SoundNOW Contemporary
Music Festival 2024
THAT’S A WRAP!! THANK YOU Atlanta for once again supporting contemporary classical music and the artists that create and bring it to life! SoundNOW was once again proud to present the very best in classical contemporary music as performed by Atlanta’s premiere new music ensembles. From January 28 - February 3, 2024, Atlanta audiences once again had an opportunity to experience an incredible week of contemporary music as 9 Atlanta new music ensembles came together for a dynamic showcase of the city's vibrant new music scene! It was a full week of wildly eclectic musical styles and chamber experiences performed by some of the finest musicians in the United States!
Please check back here often as we will be announcing the dates for SoundNOW 2025 soon! Also coming soon, we will be providing a form on this site for interested ensembles and performers to join us for our 8th year!
Featured ARTISTS & Ensembles IN 2024
Calendar of Events | SOUNDNOW 2024
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2024:
ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE • 7 PM • CORE DANCE STUDIO (DECATUR) • Free Admission!
MONDAY, JANUARY 29. 2024:
NEOPHONIA NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE PRESENTS PERCUSSIONIST JEREMY MULLER • 7 PM • KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024:
BENT FREQUENCY • 7 PM • KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024:
CHAMBER CARTEL • 7 PM • KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024:
MAJID ARAIM • 7 PM • KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024:
ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY MUSIC COLLECTIVE & ARTIFACTUAL STRING UNIT • 7 PM • KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2024:
SMOL ENSEMBLE & ATLANTA IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA • 7 PM • KOPLEFF RECITAL HALL • Free Admission!
SoundNOW 2024 Gallery
The Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble opened the festival at Core Dance in Decatur! Sunday, January 28. Photo: Tracy Woodard.
The Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble gave a multi-disciplined performance featuring beautiful artwork and amazing dance! Sunday, January 28. Photo: Tracy Woodard.
Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble (l-r): Amy Wilson, conductor; Krista M. Jones, artist; Tracy Woodard, violinist.
neoPhonia New Music Ensemble was pleased to present composer/percussionist Jeremy Muller in a solo performance on the second concert of the festival on Monday, January 29 at the Kopleff Recital Hall., He opened his performance with Quociente: Lagos for berimbau (Brazilian instrument) and computer. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Jeremy Muller performing his work Blackwater: the little prince for snare drums, mobile phones, and animation. January 29. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Jeremy Muller performing Arpanet for nine tablets! January 29. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Bent Frequency presented their program PATTERNS & INTERIORS on the third concert of the festival which took place on Tuesday, January 30 at the Kopleff Recital Hall. Pictured above (l-r): Kellen King & Stuart Gerber performing Red by Marc Mellits. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Stuart Gerber & Marc Fleury performing Interiors. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Kellen King & Stuart Gerber performing Sarah Hennies’ memsmorizing Settle Photo: Nickitas Demos..
The full Chamber Cartel ensemble performing Carolyn Chen’s Sky doesn’t talk. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Composer Majid Araim presented his work, Giants’ Moot on the fifth concert of the festival which took place on Thursday, February 1 at the Kopleff Recital Hall. Vocalist Monique Osorio began the work with a beautiful reading of text morphing effortlessly into song. Photo: Nickitas Demos
Majid Araim talking to the audience about his work, Giants’ Moot and contextualizing the composition within his larger composition aesthetic. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The Athens, GA based ensemble, Mixed Media Saxophone Quartet were special guests on the February 2 concert. The group featuring (l-r) Dan Phipps, baritone saxophone; Lindsey Welp, soprano & tenor saxophones; Michael Chapa, soprano & alto saxophones; and Julien Berger, alto & baritone saxophones performed Les fils de Métal by Sylvain Grotto. Photo: NIckitas Demos.
Sleepwalking for voice & vocoder, piano, double bass, vibraphone, percussion composed by Jordan Benator. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
For the seventh and final concert of the festival given on Saturday, February 3, at the Kopleff Recital Hall, the smol ensemble, featuring performers (l-r): Justin Greene; Monica Pearce; Paul Stevens; and Amy O’Dell performed works by members of the group as well as Atlanta area composers. Their concert began with Take It Anywhere! by Olivia Kieffer. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Quiet Rhythms No. 5 by William Susman. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Premiere performance of Amy O’Dell’s playful Can We Play Too? Friend-of-the-group Cecilia Trode-Nguyen joined Amy for the fun! Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The premiere performance of the riveting work, Salt in My Lungs by Monica Pearce & Justin Greene. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The Atlanta Improvisors Orchestra concluded the festival on the second half of the February 3 concert, Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Eccentricities. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Chamber Cartel was the featured ensemble on the fourth concert of the festival which took place on Wednesday, January 31 at the Kopleff Recital Hall. Pictured above: Andrew Uhe, violin and Caleb Herron performing Mirror Universes by Adam Scott Neal. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Chamber Cartel (l-r): Andrew Uhe, Caleb Herron, Megan Williams, Alana Bennett-Garcia, Jennifer Betzer, and Paul Scanling.. Photo: Adam Moore.
The full ensemble (l-r): Monique Osorio, soprano; Majid Araim, mandolin, voice, and composer; Benjamin Shirley, cello and voice; Ofir Klemperer, Korg MS-20 and voice; Chris Childs, percussion and voice; Alexandria Smith, trumpet; and Jeff Albert, trombone. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Artifactual String Unit kicked off the sixth concert of the festival which took place on Friday, February 2 at the Kopleff Recital Hall. The group featuring Chip Epstein, violin; Benjamin Shirley, cello; and Gabriel Monticello, double bass performed pieces composed by members of the ensemble. Pictured above, their performance of Mother of Pins. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The newly formed Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective rounded out the February 2 concert. Pictured above, the full ensemble (Vicki Lu, flute; Allyson McKoon, clarinet; Taylor Bandon, trombone; Dominic Ryder, percussion; Jordan Benator, electronics & percussion; Cole Hankins, electric guitar; Aly Soriano, piano; Sydney Dremel, violin; Will Ruff, viola; Christopher Jeffrey, double bass, and Bryan Wysocki, conductor) performing Waiting for Billy Floyd by Eve Beglarian. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The full ensemble concluded the February 2 concert with a performance of Fool’s Journey by Jared Tubbs. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Fifth member of the group, Olivia Kieffer joins the ensemble in a premiere performance of pulse piece by Paul Stevens. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Premiere performance of Immediate Action by Stefanie Lubkowski. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart by Christopher Adler. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
smol ensemble concluded their portion of the program with a premiere performance of Hip/no-tech by Michael Kurth. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
Subject to Change by Majid Araim. Photo: Nickitas Demos.
The epic final improvisational work concluded the 2024 SoundNOW Festival! Photo: Nickitas Demos.