SoundNOW Festival offers Atlantans a full week of contemporary classical music | EarRelevant

Earrlevant Staff | 25 MAR 2022

Now in its 5th year, Atlanta’s SoundNOW Festival returns to present performances by 10 of Atlanta’s best new music ensembles coming together to showcase their music in an eight-concert series beginning this Sunday afternoon, March 27, running through April 3.

This 5th Anniversary celebration includes two additional events: a panel discussion on the Atlanta New Music Scene – Past, Present, and Future after the opening concert, and a post-concert party at Orpheus Brewing on Saturday.

The festival week promises a wildly eclectic mix of musical styles and chamber music experiences.

Here are the venues and schedule:

The Venues

Kopleff Reciatl Hall
15 Gilmer St, Atlanta, GA 30303
Orpheus Brewing
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30324</strong=””>
Core Dance
133 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA 30030

SoundNOW 2022 Calendar of Events

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 @ 3 PM *
KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission
TERMINUS ENSEMBLE & PERIMETER FLUTES
Hanna Lisa STEFANSSON: Insulator
Brent MILAM: Because I Have No Words
David Warin SOLOMON: Freilach
Paul OSTERFIELD: Sapphire Heat
Brent MILAM: Framed
Joshua NUNEZ: Glass
SUNDAY, MARCH 27 @ 5 PM
KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission
PANEL: ATLANTA’S NEW MUSIC SCENE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
A lively one-hour discussion with prominent figures in the Atlanta Contemporary Classical community. Moderated by Doug Deloach.
MONDAY, MARCH 28 @ 8 PM *
KOPLEFF RECIAL HALL • Free Admission
BENT FREQUENCY DUO PROJECT & DUET FOR THEREMIN & LAP STEEL
Bent Frequency Duo Project
Jan Berry Baker, saxophone
Stuart Gerber, percussion
Laurie ANDERSON: From the Air by, Arranged by Jan Berry Baker & Stuart Gerber
Jeff HERRIOTT: I Stood on the Shore and Looked Up at the Birds
Elainie LILLIOS: Hazy Moonlight
Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel
Scott Burland, theremin
Frank Schultz, lap steel
Films by Robbie Land
Program announced from stage
TUESDAY, MARCH 29 @ 8 PM *
KOPLEFF RECIAL HALL • Free Admission
NEOPHONIA NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Project Noise
Noah Samuelson, musical director
James DINSMOOR: Sound of The Streets (Premiere)
Bryan WYSOCKI: Your Favorite Streaming Service (Premiere)
Jordan BENATOR: Sleepwalking (Premiere)
Ariel Sol Bertulfo SCHWARTZ: Elegy and Celebration (Premiere)
Ethan PRADO: Breaking The Earth (Premiere)
Pantera Trio
Wolfgang RIHM: Stück
Carlos STASI: Dimensoes
Karel GOEYVAERT: Litany II
Steven SNOWDEN: A Man with a Gun Lives Here

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 @ 8 PM *
KOPLEFF RECIAL HALL • Free Admission
CHAMBER CARTEL
Drew BAKER: Riding with Death
Christopher ADLER: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart
Aaron Jay MYERS: Night of Pan
John Luther ADAMS: Three Canticles of the Birds
Carolyn CHEN: Cold Mountains, One belt, heart-break green
Drew BAKER: Domination of Black
THURSDAY, MARCH 31 @ 8 PM
ORPHEUS BREWING • Free Admission
WHISPERS OF NIGHT •
Program announced from stage
FRIDAY, APRIL 1 @ 8 PM
ARTIFACTUAL STRING UNIT • ORPHEUS BREWING • Free Admission!
Program announced from stage
SATURDAY, APRIL 2 @ 8 PM
SMOL ENSEMBLE • ORPHEUS BREWING • Free Admission
Program announced from stage
Following the concert, join us for a special After Party in celebration of SoundNOW’s 5th Anniversary!
SUNDAY, APRIL 3 @ 7 PM
CORE DANCE • Free Admission
ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
This concert features compositions by the winners of the Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble 2020 Composition Competition. The composers will have their music performed to choreography by Corian Ellisor, while the art of Krista M. Jones is projected against the back of the stage.
Martin ROKEACH: Going Up
John ALLEMEIER: The Devil’s Turn
David HAMILTON: Electric