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  • Between Shadow and Light

    November 2, 20257:30 PMNew Marigny Theatre


  • Chaos Cultures III

    May 18, 2025, 7:30 pmNew Marigny Theatre Program Notes and Bios:


  • Chaos Cultures II

    May 30th, 2024 at 8:00 pm New Marigny Theatre 2301 Marais Street, New Orleans, LA 70117 Versipel New Music closes its tenth season with a special collaboration with a trio of incredible guests. The concert will feature the world premiere of James May‘s commissioned work dredge i for the Versipel Collective with Chris Alford, Byron…


  • Soundscapes II: Louisiana Edition

    8pm, May 5, 2024 at Dixon Concert Hall,Tulane University Notes and Composer Bios: Pre-concert and Interlude field recordings from Tulane Libraries “Sounds of Louisiana” collected by Lisa Hooper, Joseph Stolarick, Philippe Landry, Jeff Rubin with additional recordings by James May and Kari Besharse. Contact lisa Hooper (lhooper1@tulane.edu) if you’re interested in learning more or would…

    Soundscapes II: Louisiana Edition

  • Soundscapes I

    March 26th, 2024 – New Marigny Theatre, New Orleans, LA Program Notes and Bios: Karen Power Karen’s compositions utilise two primary sources; acoustic instruments and everyday sounds, spaces and soundscapes. Her works are experienced as concert music, sound art, expanded instruments, real+imaginary sonic environments and as multi-sensory moments. Everyday environments and how we hear everyday sounds…


  • Soundscapes I

    On March 26th, Versipel New Music presents Soundscapes I, the first in an ongoing  series of programs designed to immerse the audience in specific places, times, and environments with electro-acoustic and instrumental sonic landscapes. Gabriella Smith’s Anthozoa takes us on a journey through the coral reef off the coast of French Polynesia. John Luther Adams’s The Light Within is inspired by a moment…

    Soundscapes I

  • Versipel + Electronics

    November 8, 2023 | 8:00 PM |Dixon Annex Recital Hall| Tulane University| Featuring the Versipel Collective and guest artists Reumert/Elten Percussion Duo (Copenhagen) and composer Rand Steiger (UCSD) performing works by Rand Steiger, Kaija Saariaho, Philippe Manoury, and Louis Aguirre. Program: Liminalities (2023) | Rand Steiger Chloe Groth, violin; Jennie Brent, cello; Erin O’Shea, flute; Cari Sands, bass clarinet;…


  • Different Trains

    May 25th and 26th, 7:30 PM The Marigny Opera House Program: ***click on the title for more information about each work and the performers*** ***click here for Versipel Collective bios*** Twenty Answers (2007) Pamela Z Fast-Paced World (2022) Mendel Lee Island of the Sirens (2017) Eve Beglarian —–Intermission—– Different Trains (1988) Steve Reich Part I:…


  • Chaos Cultures

    tuesday, april 4th @ 8 P.m.rogers memorial chapeltulane universityNew orleans, LA Join the Versipel Collective for an exciting, hybrid evening featuring works performed by the Collective with special guest NOLA improvisers Alexandria Smith and Byron Asher. The concert features works by composers on the edge of composition and improvisation such as “Artificial Life” by George…

    Chaos Cultures

  • Chamber Cartel performs Crippled Symmetry

    Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 7:30 pm University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center Versipel New Music presents Atlanta’s Chamber Cartel in their debut performance in New Orleans. Hailed as “the darlings of Atlanta’s [New Music] scene, Chamber Cartel has performed more than sixty unique concert programs since 2012, including the performance of twenty commissioned works…

    Chamber Cartel performs Crippled Symmetry