Wild Shore New Music returns to Alaska, and to Fairbanks, for a 12th season that will feature the work of acclaimed composer Eve Beglarian.
The concert in Fairbanks is Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, part of the Circumpolar Music Series, created and presented by percussion professor Sean Dowgray. Tickets are available in advance or at the Davis Concert Hall prior to the concert. General admission: $10; military/senior/children: $5. UAF students free with student ID.
Wild Shore New Music will also perform on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the Anchorage Museum, MainStage concert at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept, 28 at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Artist Talk at 3 p.m., MainStage concert at 4 p.m.
Wild Shore New Music is Alaska’s presenter of contemporary chamber music.
At the heart of this 2025 season is a new commission by Eve Beglarian, “The Light is Always Changing,” developed during her May residency at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer and inspired by her travels through Alaska’s Interior up to Fairbanks. The work reflects Beglarian’s fearless, genre-defying approach and deep engagement with Alaska’s landscapes and cultural richness.
She has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as a “humane, idealistic rebel” and by The New York Times for her ability to translate landscapes into evocative music.
The world premiere will be performed in September and October 2025 by Wild Shore’s founding musicians — Katie Cox (flute), Andie Tanning (violin), and Conrad Winslow (piano) — joined by Dr. Miriam English Ward (viola), James Moore (guitar), Mariel Roberts (cello), and Beglarian herself on voice. The program also features selections from Beglarian’s diverse catalog, including “Peggy in the Twilight” and a new interpretation of “Wolf Chaser,” which incorporates a traditional Inupiaq whale baleen tool gifted to the composer.
This season also includes a special community performance in which young violinists from across Alaska will join the ensemble in Beglarian’s Baby-Angel Barcarolle.
Together, these performances reaffirm Wild Shore’s commitment to bold artistry, deep listening, and celebrating the profound resonance of music rooted in place.
Founded in 2013 by Alaskan musicians Conrad Winslow, Andie Tanning, and Katie Cox, Wild Shore New Music is one of Alaska’s few organizations dedicated to contemporary chamber music. Wild Shore brings together visiting artists and Alaskans through adventurous programs that reflect the region’s cultural and natural landscape. The group has partnered with the National Park Service, Bunnell Street Arts Center, the Anchorage Museum, and the University of Alaska Anchorage, and have presented leading new music performers while commissioning works inspired by Alaska’s people and place.
Wild Shore New Music presents adventurous contemporary chamber music in Alaska and explores how art engages with the natural world. Wild Shore incubates new collaborative music and interdisciplinary work in Alaska, celebrates the diversity of Alaska-raised and Alaska-based creators, and creates opportunities for artists from across the globe who are interested in connecting the classical music tradition with contemporary identities and broader cultural currents. Wild Shore is committed to working alongside Alaskan communities to bring awareness to our nation’s untouched land and to help preserve the North for future generations.
