Tickets must be purchased online prior to event.  Tickets are not available at the door.

ABOUT the NIU New Music Ensemble and Festival Created in 2008 by its director, Dr. Gregory Beyer, the Northern Illinois University New Music Festival is a 2- to 3-day event dedicated to historically groundbreaking music of the 20th Century and the emerging musical voices of the 21st Century. 

PROGRAM

Carve (2023) - Igor Santos (b.1985)

2+ (2021) - Ania Vu (b.1994)

Sugarhocket (2017) - Alex Temple (b.1983)

Diplacoustics (2024) - Brian Penkrot (b.1978)

PAUSE

Mara’s Lullaby (2011) - Marc Mellits (b. 1966)

• Amy Wurtz, piano
• Gregory Beyer, marimba
• Daphne Gerling, viola

Aika (2019) - David Maki (b. 1966)

• Amy Wurtz, piano
• Gregory Beyer, marimba

Graft (2018/2024) - David Clay Mettens (b. 1990)

• Jonathan Hannau, Amy Wurtz – pianos
• Kyle Flens, Greg Beyer – percussion

INTERMISSION

The Huskie Sound Garden (a sound installation) (2024) - Jacob Parra (b. 2001), D’Andrae Atkins (b. 2004)

• Members of the NIU Percussion Ensemble

!Vamos! (2024) - Josh Rodriguez (b. 1982)

Emome (2021) - Amy Wurtz (b. 1976)

• NIU Philharmonic
• Silas Huff, Conductor
• Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor