upcoming concerts

Prize Winners
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 PM
St. Paul's Syracuse, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free

Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei Residues: I. Ostinato, for clarinet, violin, cello, and prepared piano (SNM's 2023 Israel/Pellman Prize winner)
Benjamin Rieke Bloom, for string quartet (SNM's 2023 NYS Federation of Music Clubs Prize winner)
Christopher Auerbach-Brown Blue Kaleidoscope, for violin and harp
Armando Bayolo (Unplanned) Obsolescences, Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings (commissioned by the American Chamber Orchestra and the Society for New Music)

Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.
Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.

past concerts

Vision of Sound: New Music with Dance
Sunday, February 18, 2024, 2:00 PM
Linehan Chapel, Nazareth College, Rochester

Program features music of Jaclyn Breeze, Daniel Thomas Davis, Sam Evans, Paul Leary, Ivan Malcolm, Mark Olivieri, Nicolas Scherzinger, and Octavio Vazquez, with choreography by Rosita Adamo, Maya June Dwyer, Aldo Kattón, Brian Lawson, Angela Lopez, Aaron Loux, Kaley Pruitt, and Heather Roffe.

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Vision of Sound: New Music with Dance
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 7:30 PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart and William Smith campus, Geneva

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Vision of Sound: New Music with Dance
Friday, February 16, 2024, 7:30 PM
Palace Theater, Eastwood, 2384 James St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free

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The Future of Music . . . Here, There and Everywhere
Sunday, January 21, 2024, 4:00 PM
St. Paul's Syracuse, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free

George Walker Cello Sonata, 1957
Marc Mellits David, 2023
Florence Price Song to the Dark Virgin, 1941
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson A Child’s Grace, 1977
Charles Lloyd, Jr. Compensation, 1977 and Prayer, 1961
William Grant Still I Dream A World, from Troubled Island, 1938
Emmanuel Sikora Fantasy on "The Death of Faust", 2023
César Franck Final, Op. 21, FWV 33, 1860
Andy Akiho Pillar I from Seven Pillars, 2023

Performed by the Society Players: Rob Bridge, percussion; Dominic Fiacco, organ; Noah Fields, violin; Andrea Scheibel, percussion; Jason Schirripa, percussion; Gregory Sheppard, bass-baritone; Sar Strong, piano; Zachary Sweet, cello; Jennifer Vacanti, percussion

lake effects
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 4:00 PM
Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free

Ryan Chase lake effects 2023 (world premiere)
Natalie Draper Evolutions, 2022 (second performance)
Marc Mellits DAVID, 2023 (honoring David Stam)
Jin Ping Southern Air, 2022 (American premiere)

Performed by the Society Players, conducted by Heather Buchman.

support us

We welcome donations by check to: Society for New Music 109 Military Dr. Manlius, NY 13104
Suggested giving levels
Friend: $100-$199 Patron: $200-$299 Angel: $300-$499 Sustainer: $500-$749 Sponsor: $750-$1000

Society for New Music's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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