Bach, Beethoven and Brahms are brilliant, but there’s something to be said for more recent music by living composers.
The Johnstone Fund for New Music offers just that – bold new works by forward-thinking, contemporary artists – in its New Music at Short North Stage series.
The series will open its 13th season on Sept. 9 with “Origins-Reimagined,” showcasing Columbus percussionists Pendulum Duo and offering three world premieres.
All concerts are free and will begin at 7 p.m. in the Green Room at Short North Stage, 1187 N. High St. The series will continue with:
- Pathos Trio – “Polarity,” Oct. 7: These Brooklynites merge contemporary classical music with alternative rock, progressive and black metal, cathedral songs, minimalist music and electronic synth-wave.
- Unheard-of//Ensemble – “Ohio Premieres,” Nov. 11: The Brooklyn group connects communities across the U.S. to new music through programs using technology and interactive multimedia.
- Chamber Brews – “Inter/cepted,” Dec. 2: This Columbus ensemble is known for its multi-genre collaborations and interactive programming that fosters meaningful dialogue between performers and audiences.
- Ligament – “A Roaring Flame,” Feb. 10: Their experimental works demonstrate the unique combination of voice and double bass in pieces such as Zac Fick-Cambria’s “Machina,” in which Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun dissents in a capital punishment case.
- Missing Piece – “Unsettling,” March 10: A violin and cello team from Chicago’s South Side, Missing Piece spans numerous styles and uses both standard music notation and pure improv.
- eco|tonal – “Mythologies,” April 14: Brooklyn-based collab eco|tonal’s densely layered electro-acoustic sound weaves together ambient, contemporary classical and experimental indie pop.
- Deux Saisons – “interCONNECT,” May 12: Known for incorporating audience participation, this voice-and-guitar duo performs works that range from the Renaissance through today.
- Columbus Ohio Discovery Ensemble – “Reflections,” June 9: CODE returns for their 13th performance, with a program including the dramatic work “At the Detention Center for Immigrant Children” by local composer Jennifer Bernard Merkowitz and local poet Louise Robertson.
For more information about the Johnstone Fund for New Music, visit johnstonefund.org and facebook.com/johnstonefund.
Entertainment and Things to Do reporter Belinda M. Paschal can be reached at [email protected].
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