The Next Festival of Emerging Artists 2020 Goes Online with Free Events Open to All, June 9 – July 2

Participants Include: Ashley Bathgate, Derek Bermel, Fred Child, Anthony Davis, Rob Deemer, Vijay Iyer, Wang Jie, JACK Quartet, Aaron Jay Kernis, Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, Jessica Meyer, Joshua Roman, S. Ama Wray

A unique contemporary music festival founded in 2013 by composer, conductor, and bassist Peter Askim, The Next Festival of Emerging Artists normally takes place over two weeks in May and June at Music Mountain in Connecticut as well as at National Sawdust and NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts in New York City, with 35 young musicians, composers, and choreographers taking part in lessons and chamber music coaching, rehearsals, masterclasses, and talks – culminating in performances and recordings of new works. In addition to offering a wide slate of talks and workshops, this year’s festivalwill culminate in performances by the festival musicians of new works created by remote collaboration.

Open to the Public (through Eventbrite registration via www.next-fest.org and Facebook Events.) Most of these events will be recorded and archived within 48 hours for viewing through the Next Festival website and YouTube channel.

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Continuing in the spirit of Next Fest Connects, the festival’s initiative in April and May to provide free programs in response to the pandemic’s devastation of the music world, this year’s Next Festival is extending its outreach to invite any and all to witness and join in its goals of entrepreneurial career- building, contemporary music performance, and intensive, personalized artistic development. The events are led by a collection of guest artists and faculty comprised of Pulitzer Prize winners, a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients, TED Talks presenters, and Grammy Award winners and nominees, among others.

The festival will also be responding to the incidents of violence and racism that are causing pain and division across the country. “It’s more important than ever that the arts lead the way in activism, support, community and healing,” said Peter Askim. “We hope that by sharing the work of great artists,presenting and amplifying diverse voices and creating a forum for dialogue and growth, we can somehow provide a source of solace, community and inspiration. The 2020 festival presents a multiplicity of voices throughout its events, including artists whose activism is an integral part of their artistic identities.“

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

A Conversation with Composer & Pianist Vijay Iyer – Tuesday, June 9, 4 pm ET

“Exploring Modalities of Collaboration” with Composer Wang Jie – Thursday, June 11, 3 pm ET
“In this talk, I’m excited to be contemplating with you what collaboration can mean for composers who have been accustomed to working alone. I hope to lead you through a living world that is both intrinsicand collaborative. It needs exploring, especially from living composers.”

“Who Are You?” with Fred Child – Thursday, June 11, 4:30 pm ET
There are more platforms than ever to tell your story. So: what IS your story? What is the work, the life,the art you’re devoted to? What is the story about you and your work that’s out in the world? And howcan you shape that narrative, even when someone else is telling it? Fred Child will help you create and shape the tools to share your story with the world.

“Finance for Artists” with Financial Adviser Elaine Grogan Luttrull – Thursdays, June 11, 18, 25, 1:30 pm ET
A three-session mini-course

“Collaboration with Composers” with Cellist Ashley Bathgate – Thursday, June 16, 1:30 pm ET“Tuning Talks: Practical Knowledge to Improve Your Intonation” with the JACK Quartet – Tuesday, June 16, 4 pm ET

“Extended Techniques for String Players” with Composer-Performer Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti –Tuesday, June 16, 7 pm ET

A Conversation with Rob Deemer, Composer and Founder of Institute for Composer Diversity –Tuesday, June 23, 1:30 pm ET

A Conversation with Nathalie Joachim, Flutist, Composer, and Vocalist, and Allison Loggins-Hull, Flutist, Composer, and Producer, of Flutronix – Tuesday, June 23, 2:30 pm ET

A Conversation with James Dargan, Baritone, Violinist, and Composer – Tuesday, June 23, 4:00 pm ETA Conversation with Anthony Davis, Composer – Tuesday, June 23, 5:00 pm ET

“Miraculous Futures” with Ashley Baccus-Clark, Molecular and Cellular Biologist and Multidisciplinary Artist – Tuesday, June 23, 7:00 pm ET

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Private Sessions, Some with Public Components

Composer Derek Bermel and Performance Architect S. Ama Wray Collaborative Workshop Sessions: Young composers Ryan Lindveit, Adeliia Faizullina, and Samantha Wolf and choreographers Endalyn Taylor, Brandi Kelley, and Vitor Luiz de Souza Santos work with Next Festival musicians and dancers on creating innovative, collaborative works unique to this time, integrating technology. The workshop sessions are private; there will be a public showing of the works on July 2.

Composer Aaron Jay Kernis and Cellist Ashley Bathgate Collaborative Workshop Sessions: Kernis works with young composers Ryan Lindveit, Adeliia Faizullina, and Samantha Wolf on works to be performed by Ashley Bathgate. The workshop sessions are private; there will be a public performance of the works later in the summer.

Collaboration with Composer Lisa Bielawa on her Broadcast from Home series: Next Festival musicians will work with Lisa in developing and recording the musical materials for her innovative, crowdsourced work for Broadcast from Home, Episode 13. The workshop sessions are private, the episode will be premiered on July 2.

Awakening Your Inner Composer with Composer and Violist Jessica Meyer: A four-session mini-course (private, for festival musicians only)