Contemporary Music Festival

58th Annual Contemporary Music Festival

The ISU Contemporary Music Festival Committee is proud to announce the 58th Annual Contemporary Music Festival, scheduled for October 23-25, 2024. The festival will feature Grammy nominated American composer Shawn Okpebholo whose music has been hailed as "devastatingly beautiful" and "fresh and new and fearless" (Washington Post), "affecting" (New York Times), "lyrical, complex, singular" (The Guardian), "searing" (Chicago Tribune), "dreamy, sensual" (Boston Globe), and "powerful" (BBC Music Magazine). The featured guest performers for the festival will be Chicago-based guest chamber ensemble Picosa. Other guests will include winners of the Music Now Contest.

Schedule:

9:00 a.m. Session: Principal Guest Composer, Shawn Okpebholo
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 159

10:30 a.m. Concert: ISU Student Performer and Composer Recital
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall

12:05 p.m. Open Rehearsal: Wind Orchestra with Shawn Okbebholo
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 159

2:00 p.m. Session: Panel Discussion with Festival Guests
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 150

3:30 p.m. Open Rehearsal: Guest Chamber Ensemble: Picosa
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall

6:30 p.m. Session: Concert Comments with Picosa
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall

7:30 p.m. Concert: Guest Chamber Ensemble: Picosa
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall