We are excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for our finale concert and reception. Don’t miss the premier concert event of the summer in Northeast Louisiana! Featuring exciting new music by composers from around the world, exquisite original choreography performed by local dancers, and a reception catered by Restaurant Sage, Marsala Beverage and RoeLA Roasters! Click here to purchase your tickets!
April 27th, 2017
In the few weeks remaining until New Music on the Bayou 2017, we will be highlighting samples of work from each of our composers through our Facebook page and events.
You can also learn more about these artists, as well as our performers here on our website any time.
May 4th, 2017
Be a part of something NEW this summer, and help give modern music a voice! We have levels of giving for everyone, and all of our generous sponsors are invited to our Downtown Art Crawl Pre-party Thursday, June 1. You’ll have a chance to meet our composers and performers, and enjoy a wine and cheese menu curated by Tonore’s Wine Cellar in the beautiful Hamilton House Gallery. This event is co-hosted by our Northeast Louisiana Arts Council!
May 3rd, 2017
This Saturday, April 22, come see our featured percussion ensemble, Implosion, perform selections from New Music on the Bayou 2016: Tao Li’s Dance in the Fire and Brian Nozny’s Parallel. Learn more on the LSU Day of Percussion Facebook page.
April 17th, 2017
We were honored to have received an incredibly large number and variety of scores from all around the globe. We wish that we could have programmed more of the submitted pieces, but are limited by our number of performers, rehearsal hours, and performance slots.
| Joseph Adams | Oh Shit! (Inspired by the Bats of Wyoming) |
| Eduardo Caballero | Maya |
| Oliver Caplan | Connect All. We All Connect. |
| Brian Ciach | Chacconne for Cello and Elctr Mus |
| Charles Corey | Hemispheres (Selected movements TBD) |
| Ken Davies | Around 3 AM |
| Peter Dayton | Mar de Lurín, after paintings by Fernando de Szyszlo |
| Thomas Dempster | the bunyip |
| Ferdinando DeSena | Between Logic and Rhetoric |
| Brett Dietz | Revenant Mass (Selected movements TBD) |
| Anthony Donofrio | The ________ of __________ |
| Jonah Elrod | Urban Sky Glow |
| Daniel Farrell | The Moon |
| Daniel Fawcett | Neoteric Air |
| Riotous Thrashing | |
| Juro Kim Feliz | Gandingan sa Kagiliran |
| Alan Goldspiel | Purple Nokh A Moll |
| Nathaniel Haering | Welter |
| Jackson Harmeyer | Etude Spectrale I |
| Daniel Harrison | Sometimes My Arms Bend Back |
| Douglas Hedwig | A certain Slant of Light (Selected movements TBD) |
| Tao Li | Little Wild Goose (Gu Yan Er) |
| Stephen Lilly | Puzzles and Patterns |
| Andrew List | Night Fantasy for Alto-Saxophone and Piano |
| Christopher Lowry | Concert Fantasy for Trombone and Piano (2010) |
| Time Lapse: Five-and-a-Half Reflections on a Tennessee Sunset (2011/2016) | |
| Mel Mobley | Tributaries |
| Allen Molineux | Impulsive Behavior |
| Jason Mulligan | For Jessica |
| Michael Murray | Penny Whistles |
| Uri Netanel | Nouri |
| Norberto Oldrini | Fuoco fatuo |
| Zack Pentecost | Interlude: 1882 |
| Matt Petty | Sang pour Sang |
| Stephanie Pieczynski | Ashes and Sparks |
| William Price | I/O |
| Kory Reeder | November 12, 2014 |
| Gregory Robin | Far Beyond the Dissonance |
| Jessica Rudman | Trigger |
| Katherine Saxon | Or161n |
| Philip Schuessler | Patchwork Lauds |
| Baljinder Sekhon | Gradient 2.0 |
| Greg A Steinke | Suite in Memory of Chief Joseph (selections) |
| John Teske | ad;sr |
| Paul Thomas | Filament |
| James Waller | Solo For Marimba |
| Daniel Walzer | Groove Nuance for Alto and Tenor Saxophone |
| Amit Weiner | The Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin |
| Stephen Wood | Drosera: the morning dew of the sun |
| Yiheng Yvonne Wu | Carvings for Flute and Voice |
We would also like to extend our invitation to the following presenters:
If your name and work(s) are listed above, you will receive an e-mail by Monday, April 17, collecting additional information, including confirmation of your attendance at the festival. Per the submission guidelines, composers must be present in order for their works to be performed. If you have any questions in the interim, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
April 13th, 2017
The Call for Scores for our 2017 festival closed on March 25, 2017. Thanks to all who submitted! Our selection committee will begin reviewing scores immediately, and notifications of acceptance will be made on April 13. Should you have questions in the interim, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
More details about our festival will be rolling out in the coming weeks; keep an eye on our map of venues and schedule of events.
March 25th, 2017
New Music on the Bayou board members Mel Mobley and Tina Mullone (M2) hosted A Concert of Inclusion on January 20, 2017.
From the artists: “M2 and friends…celebrate the vision of a world that is inclusive and diverse, an America that builds up rather than tears down, and an arts community that is committed to the exploration of life’s possibilities. With music, dance, and poetry we…reject the darker views championed on this day and any other.”
January 21st, 2017
January 1st, 2017
Implosion Percussion will be performing at Sundown Tavern this Saturday, December 3, from 5:30 to 7:30, as part of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council’s Holiday Arts Tour. Implosion was featured at New Music on the Bayou 2016 and includes members of our board of directors. The community is welcome at this free event; see the links above for more details.
November 28th, 2016
We are honored to be awarded a New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Community Partnership Grant for the 2016-2017 grant cycle. The Foundation is well known as the owner and presenter of JazzFest, the proceeds from which fund community outreach programs like Partnership Grants. The $2,000 award presented to New Music on the Bayou will be used exclusively to compensate Louisiana-based artists performing in our 2017 summer festival.
Learn more about the Community Partnership Grant program here.
November 7th, 2016