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  • Versipel New Music hosts Iktus+ Combo on Feb. 17 @ Cafe Istanbul

    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 hosts Iktus+ Combo on Feb. 17 @ Cafe Istanbul

  • Versipel on the Edge: January 19, 2016 @ Blue Nile Balcony Room

    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…

    Versipel on the Edge: January 19, 2016 @ Blue Nile Balcony Room

  • Versipel New Music 2015 Fundraising Campaign!

    We have launched a fundraising campaign on RocketHub to in order to finance the remaining concerts of our 2015-2016 season! Please check out our page and video to learn more about what we have in store for this year and to see some highlights from our first season! Please consider supporting new music in New Orleans,…


  • Meet the Composers!

    For our October 14th season debut, we have selected three works from our anonymous call for scores for performance. We couldn’t be more excited to perform these works which show a breadth of diversity in terms of influences and style and in terms of nationality as well. We selected Guirapuap for alto flute, percussion and cello…


  • Versipel Collective presents Workers Union – October 14 @ Cafe Istanbul

    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 Collective presents Workers Union – October 14 @ Cafe Istanbul

  • The Versipel Collective presents Versipel on the Edge – April 29th @ Zeitgeist

    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…

    The Versipel Collective presents Versipel on the Edge – April 29th @ Zeitgeist

  • Visiting Artist Series #3: Mabel Kwan, piano – Friday, April 3 @ Cafe Istanbul

    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,…

    Visiting Artist Series #3: Mabel Kwan, piano – Friday, April 3 @ Cafe Istanbul

  • Visiting Artist Series II: Iktus Duo – January 27 @ Cafe Istanbul

    Visiting Artist Series II: Iktus Duo January 27 @ Cafe Istanbul 8pm Versipel New Music is excited to host the Iktus Duo from New York City for our first show of 2015! The Iktus Duo consists of Chris Graham, percussion and Hristina Blagoeve, flute. Specializing in the performance of engaging new and recent music for…

    Visiting Artist Series II: Iktus Duo – January 27 @ Cafe Istanbul

  • Dec. 4th Show – VENUE AND TIME CHANGE!!!

    Hello friends of Versipel New Music! Due to an unexpected turn of events at the Marigny Opera House, we have had to find a new venue for our December 4th show: Homegrown New Music. We will now be performing at Cafe Istanbul @ 7pm rather than 8pm. Tickets: A suggested donation of $20 adults/$10 students will be…


  • Meet the Louisiana Composers!

    On December 4, we are cooking up a diverse show of chamber music by composers based in Louisiana! This program presents a sampling of the unique compositional voices coming out of Louisiana today and shows the varied concerns and influences of modern composers. Five of the pieces were chosen from our 2014 Call for Scores…