As the ensemble prepares to perform at the Thailand International Composition Festival, July 18-22 in Chiang Mai, there is still time to lend your support to our Kickstarter project. A donation in any amount will provide vital financial assistance to help newEar cover travel expenses. Keep your web browser trained on newear.org for in-country reports from the ensemble coming very soon!

newEar performs June 23 at Musica Aestas

This FREE event is part of the summer concert series of the Community Music and Dance Academy at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. The concert features the works of James Mobberley, Mara Gibson, Matthew Burtner, Ingrid Stölzel, William J. Lackey, and Narong Prangcharoen. Three of these pieces will be performed in Thailand in July, so come hear a preview of what the ensemble will bring to the international arena! More information about this special performance and the Musica Aestas series may be found here.

Season 19: Verge tickets on sale NOW!

Remember that it pays to buy your newEar season passes early and often: flexible ticket packages are just $60 through June 15! That's right, you get 4 tickets for the price of 3. Don't delay, for after June 15 the price of this package increases to $70. We hope you'll join us for another epic season of challenging and innovative music making as we approach the VERGE!

Mizzou New Music Summer Festival
July 11-16, 2011

The Second Annual Mizzou New Music Summer Festival is part of the Mizzou New Music Initiative, a diverse array of programs launched by the MU School of Music intended to position the school as a leading center for music composition and new music. The festival will take place on the MU campus and the Missouri Theatre Center for the Performing Arts. The six-day festival includes four performances; ten world premieres; presentations by guest composers Roger Reynolds, 1989 Pulitzer Prize recipient and Anna Clyne, Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, along with W. Thomas McKenney and Stefan Freund, MU faculty members and Co-Artistic Directors of the festival; composition masterclasses and select rehearsals open to the public. For a detailed schedule of the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival events and tickets, visit http://newmusicsummerfestival.missouri.edu/.