New Music Festival (March 3 - 4, 2025)
Since 1988, the annual New Music Festival at Western Illinois University has provided the WIU community the opportunity to hear concerts of recently-composed acoustic and electroacoustic music, curated and performed by WIU faculty and guests. In addition to concerts, the NMF features lectures, panel discussions, masterclasses, workshops, and other interactions between students, faculty, and invited composers that further connect our community to the world of contemporary music.
This year's featured composer/performer is Marilyn Shrude.
This year's guest performer is John Sampen.
The festival directors are Hong-Da Chin and James Romig.
the WIU Performing Arts Society and the WIU School of Music.
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