Five College New Music Festival 2024

FIVE COLLEGE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024

In a New Light

September 6-8, 2024
Bezanson Recital Hall
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Admission to all performances free!

Welcome to Five College New Music Festival 2024, the eighth celebration of contemporary music as performed by faculty of the Five Colleges. The festival weekend will feature five programs of new and recent compositions by nineteen composers. The diversity of the music and creators represents a range of contemporary music being created in our region, the U.S., and around the world. This music speaks not only to the present but to a living history working to reclaim neglected figures and currents from the classical tradition. Thirty-eight performers from the Five Colleges will bring this music to life. We invite you to join us to hear the music of our transformative time.

Festival Coordinators: Elizabeth Chang, Salvatore Macchia, Eric Sawyer, Jiayan Sun, Steven Beck

Click here for more information about our programs.