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Versipel New Music Presents: Loadbang Café Istanbul – February 15, 2017 at 7:30 pm Versipel New Music invites you to the sonic worlds of loadbang – an ensemble for baritone voice, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet – whose eye (and ear) for the ever new has invited the creation of a bold new body of works…

Versipel New Music Presents: In the Shade Geoffrey Gartner, solo cello Marigny Opera House, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 24, 2017  7pm: audience is invited to interact with the In the Shade installation 7:30: cello performance begins Join Versipel New Music for a special event featuring Australian cellist Geoffrey Gartner in a solo recital that…

Versipel New Music Presents: Pulses and Lines The opening concert of Versipel New Music’s season brings to life works bound together by pulse, motion, and texture. From the palpable momentum of Timo Andres‘ “Safe Travels” and Zack Browning‘s “Moonthrust” to the haunting textures of Philip Glass’ “Metamorphosis” and the curiously abstract sound world of John…

Join us on February 17th for an exciting evening of powerful new chamber music from Louisiana, New York, and beyond! For our first visiting artist ensemble of the new year, we are excited to present New York’s Iktus+ Combo! Many of you will remember the high-octane performance Iktus+ Duo gave on our Visiting Artist Series. This year,…

Versipel New Music opens 2016 with an adventurous concert of works exploring the fringes of experimental “classical” chamber music. This collection of graphic scores, electronics, conceptual and improvisatory works explores the varied relationships between composer, performer and audience by considering extended musical and notational resources. Works by Versipel Collective composers Kari Besharse, Rick Snow and…

Join us October 14th for our season debut concert at Cafe Istanbul! Versipel New Music’s opening concert of the season features two twentieth-century classics as well as works chosen from the Annual Call for Scores by composers spanning three continents. Together, these works cover a vast landscape of dynamic contrasts, vibrant colors, and virtuosic performances…

Versipel New Music presents Versipel on the Edge Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center – April 29, 2015 at 9pm Join us for the last concert of our debut season! Versipel New Music’s season finale features an evening of music situated on the very fringes of contemporary “classical” music. Versipel on the Edge will feature works that…

Visiting Artist Series III: Mabel Kwan, piano Friday, April 3 @ Cafe Istanbul, 8pm For our next event, we are absolutely stoked to bring in Chicago-based pianist Mabel Kwan, for her New Orleans debut concert. A champion of living composers, Ms. Kwan has performed throughout the world, both as a soloist and a member of Ensemble Dal Niente,…