Submissions for scores and applications for guest artists are open on our website! Click here if you have a score you'd like us to play for our New Music Festival on October 15th-16th, 2022, and click here if you're interested in performing a 30-minute set on one of the concerts. The Festival will feature three concerts in downtown Eugene, from the Park Blocks to the First Christian Church and the New Zone Gallery. The Light and Art show in the Park Blocks will draw on the energy of ArtCity's BEAM, with amplified music and an interactive light exhibit for audience members. Our audience participation concert draws trained and untrained musicians alike into a collective sound-making space at the First Christian Church, and our concert at New Zone will set pieces for the ensemble in an inviting visual atmosphere. The Call for Scores closes June 1st, and the Guest Artist Application closes July 1st.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Our annual New Music Festival is a four-concert series featuring experimental scored and unscored works, improvisations, and audience participation pieces. Our EDME musicians, selected guest artists, and invited guest performers present a variety of styles by a diverse array of composers. The first concert partners with artist Mage Chadowitz to light up Kesey Square with their custom psychedelic animations. All performances are free and open to the public.
2025 New Music Festival Program:
2025 Schedule
Concert 1: Guest Artists
Friday 10/3, 6:00-10:00pm
Kesey Square
10 E Broadway
Concert 2: Impulse
Saturday 10/4, 12:00-2:00pm
Beall Concert Hall
961 East 18th Avenue
Concert 3: EDME
Saturday 10/4, 3:00-5:30pm
Whirled Pies
199 W 8th Ave
Concert 4: EDME
Saturday 10/4, 7:30-9:00pm
First Christian Church
1166 Oak St
Concert 5: EDME
Sunday 10/5, 12:00-1:30pm
First Christian Church
1166 Oak St
Click here for the list of selected composers, guest artists, and pieces.
PAST CONCERTS
Guest Artists 2024
First Christian 2024
Impulse 2024
ArtCity 2024
WOW HALL 2023
FIRST CHRISTIAN 2023
GUEST ARTISTS 2022
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 2022
IN THE GALLERY 2022
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