Events & Tickets
2022-23 NWS BLUE PROJECTS
During the 2022-23 season, NWS Fellows and alumni are participating in NWS BLUE projects. Standing for Build, Learn, Understand and Experiment, NWS’s BLUE program is a combination of leadership and entrepreneurship training and hands-on experimentation that provides NWS Fellows and alumni with a comprehensive skill set to complement their musical training.
NWS BLUE projects allow all Fellows and selected alumni to pursue musical activism based on their personal interests with their own original initiatives, from concept to execution. These special projects guide their continued development, while demonstrating music's ability to have a positive impact on the community, and benefiting South Florida programs and businesses. The selected alumni projects for 2022-23 will receive support and mentorship virtually as they execute their entrepreneurial endeavors around the globe.
The impacts and value of the unique NWS BLUE program are currently being studied as part of a long-term research project on sustainable entrepreneurship in the performing arts supported by NEA Research Labs: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.
Performance-Based Projects
INSIDE THE MUSIC: COMPOSERS IN CONFLICT
Monday, October 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Hyunjae Bae (leader), Christina Choi, Ye Jin Min
Whether political, social or personal, composers have always been inspired by the collective human experience of struggle. Drawing on their own individual backgrounds while also reflecting on current events, Fellows will explore a range of works centered around the concept of composers creating in the midst of conflict, from whom powerful and poignant artistic statements have emerged.
Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Peter Ayuso, Vivian Chang, Julianna Darby, Nicholas Pelletier, Tanavi Prabhu
Curated and produced by the Fellows, Musicians’ Forums come alive in the New World Center’s Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall through musical inspiration, spontaneity and unique artistic partnerships.
Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET
Fellows: Julia Karstens (co-leader), Luis Salazar (co-leader), James Zabawa-Martinez (co-leader), Yankı Karataş, Natalie Lee, Gabrielle Monachino, David Olson
A celebration of the variety of musical and visual art that Mexico has to offer, El Maíz de mi Gente is a multimedia experience that seeks to celebrate the similarities and differences in all of us as humans through the narrative lens of a Mayan creation story.
SOLO SPOTLIGHT: FELLOW FAVORITES
Monday, November 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Dominique Bégin, Wesley Ducote, India Hooi, Beatrice Hsieh, Yu-Chia Hsu, Ye Jin Min, Ayrton Pisco, Brendon Sill, Noah Sonderling, Seth Van Embden
Fellows bring their favorite works to the stage, sharing personal stories of musical connection that bring new meaning to the first Solo Spotlight of the season.
CAROL OF THE BASSES
Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 1:00 and 3:00 PM ET
Fellows: Lindsey Orcutt (leader), Bryan Bailey, Jakob Gerritsen, Josephine Kim, Logan May, Matthew Peralta, Eric Windmeier
A festive ensemble of double basses will perform arrangements of holiday favorites plus newly-written seasonal creations for those being served by Lotus House and Chapman Partnership within the local Miami community.
Monday, December 5, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Peter Ayuso, Vivian Chang, Julianna Darby, Nicholas Pelletier, Tanavi Prabhu
Curated and produced by the Fellows, Musicians’ Forums come alive in the New World Center’s Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall through musical inspiration, spontaneity and unique artistic partnerships.
INSIDE THE MUSIC: HONORING HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellow: Alan Tolbert
This program pays homage to the tireless efforts of healthcare heroes in recent years, featuring the southeast premiere of Ted Babcock’s String Quartet No. 2, “A Hero Quartet.” See and hear the stories of individual frontline personnel interspersed between the movements of this new work, illuminating the similarities between artistic and medical institutions in their ever-resilient ability to uplift humanity and affect change.
SOLO SPOTLIGHT: SOUNDSCAPES – A MUSICAL EXPEDITION THROUGH THE SEASONS
Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Benjamin Cruz (leader), Emily Bieker, Kamila Dotta, Carolyn Farnand, Min Ha Kim, Jakob Lenhardt, Sabrina Parry, Noah Sonderling, Allison Taylor, Seth Van Embden
Join Fellows for an artistic journey through the four seasons in a program that aims to evoke a sense of urgency for preserving the beauty of the earth through a collective call to climate action.
INSIDE THE MUSIC: CELEBRATING BERNARD GARFIELD
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Brendon Sill (leader), Wesley Ducote, Jessica Hong, Beatrice Hsieh, Noah Sonderling, Seth Van Embden
This program celebrates the life, works and career of bassoonist, educator and composer Bernard Garfield, retired principal bassoonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra with a tenure of over 40 years. Hear from the field’s current generation of leading bassoonists about how Garfield’s influence was pivotal to their own careers as he instilled important lifelong lessons about humanity over artistry.
SOLO SPOTLIGHT: GET IT! — CONTEMPORARY WORKS FOR CELLO AND PERCUSSION
Monday, January 23, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Amy Sunyoung Lee (leader), Ben Cornavaca, Joe Desotelle, Matthew Kibort, Jennifer Marasti, Jacquelyn O’Brien, Phoebe Powell
Discover the unique and rarely paired sonic landscape of cello and percussion. Using skillful techniques, specialized technology and theatrical elements, Fellows will showcase a variety of styles and timbres as they highlight the compelling relationship possible between these two instrument families when thoughtfully combined.
Monday, February 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Peter Ayuso, Vivian Chang, Julianna Darby, Nicholas Pelletier, Tanavi Prabhu
Curated and produced by the Fellows, Musicians’ Forums come alive in the New World Center’s Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall through musical inspiration, spontaneity and unique artistic partnerships.
INSIDE THE MUSIC: SOUNDS OF THE EARTH – A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH NATURE
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Ye Jin Min (leader), Dominique Bégin, India Hooi, Victor Huls, Jiyoung Lee, Minglun Liu, Carolyn Farnand, Yu-Chia Hsu, Ayrton Pisco, Jingyi Rebecca Hou, Jaewon Seo, Mario Rivera, Emily Yoshimoto
Explore the ever-changing facets of nature in this immersive program that aims to inspire appreciation for the harmonies present throughout the natural world while reckoning with the discord between the environment and humankind.
Monday, March 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellow: Ka-Yeon Lee (leader)
Alum: Antonio Escobedo
Full of comfort and warmth, this program aims to activate the healing power of music through a lovingly selected list of works that have ignited passionate fires of musical inspiration within the Fellows performing on stage.
Monday, March 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Peter Ayuso, Vivian Chang, Julianna Darby, Nicholas Pelletier, Tanavi Prabhu
Curated and produced by the Fellows, Musicians’ Forums come alive in the New World Center’s Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall through musical inspiration, spontaneity and unique artistic partnerships.
NWS IN THE CARIBBEAN
Wednesday, April 5 through Sunday, April 9, 2023
Fellows: Nash Ryder (leader), Hosanna Carella, Emily Yoshimoto
Fellows will embark on a multi-day residency in the Turks and Caicos, developing engaging and collaborative outreach performances and educational exchanges in support of the accessibility-focused Ashley’s Learning Center.
SOLO SPOTLIGHT: EMBRACING THE WILDERNESS
Monday, April 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellow: Eleni Katz (leader)
Journey through the wilderness and tangled webs of friendship in this multimedia recital that intertwines reed instruments with vocals, poetry, and visual art.
INSIDE THE MUSIC: QUEER AMERICANA
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellow: Wesley Ducote
Programmed within Miami Beach Pride Month, celebrate the rich history of queer U.S. artists in this concert highlighting the many contributions of LGBTQIA+ musicians to American classical music.
BEER AND BRASS
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
Fellows: Morgen Low (leader), David Alexander, Spencer Bay, Henry Bond, Kyle Thompson
Brass chamber repertoire is paired with a variety of beers during a uniquely effervescent program in partnership with local craft breweries.
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Fellows: Peter Ayuso, Vivian Chang, Julianna Darby, Nicholas Pelletier, Tanavi Prabhu
Curated and produced by the Fellows, Musicians’ Forums come alive in the New World Center’s Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall through musical inspiration, spontaneity and unique artistic partnerships.
NWS LOW BRASS TOUR AND ALBUM RECORDING
Fellows: Andrew Abel (leader), Guangwei Fan, Noah Roper, Chase Waterbury
With a focus on education and resource-building, New World Symphony’s low brass section embarks on a season-long endeavor to bring master classes, section leadership training, and chamber performances to higher learning institutions throughout the southeast, culminating in an album release project featuring previously unrecorded repertoire. Residencies include:
- University of South Florida (Tampa), October 31-November 1, 2022
- Florida State University (Tallahassee), March 6-7, 2023
Digital Projects
Fellows: Thea Humphries (leader), Joo Bin Yi
AudienSync is a robust, interactive online guide that facilitates meaningful audience interactions and experiences by bringing confidence to teaching artists and performers of all experience levels. This user-friendly resource site is full of adaptable and accessible interactive concert activities categorized by audience, musical elements, interactivity, and more.
Fellows: Carson Marshall (leader), Natsuko Takashima
Clearing the Stage combines guided meditation with music and spoken word to deepen listening experiences and help audiences build emotional resiliency and self-regulation via podcasts and live events. Through the commission of musicians, poets and meditation guides, listeners are brought through an emotional arc of intensity, embracing musical tension and dissonance as an engaging focal point.
Fellows: Kenneth Chauby, Carolyn Farnand, Sabrina Parry
Through the active management of a social media account featuring engaging Fellow-curated content, @fellowsofnws aims to create a living archive of the fellowship experience by celebrating all the individuals that make us America's Orchestral Academy.
SPOTLIGHT SERIES WITH MUSIC:DECONSTRUCTED
Fellows: Allison Taylor (leader), Jacob Buhler, Shomya Mitra, Toby Winarto
This digital media series intends to promote widely accessible social learning, creative participation and meaningful discourse, highlighting the role of intersectionality in the arts and the importance of representation in collaboration with Music:Deconstructed.
Internal Projects
BLUE AND GREEN
Fellows: Zoë Merrill (leader), Jacob Buhler, Hana Cohon, Mark Debski, Maggie O’Leary, Justin Park, Mario Rivera
By building a Green Team of environmentally conscious advocates and experts, Fellows aim to contribute towards a long-term artistic future for NWS through a sustainability planning process intended to reduce institutional climate impact, promote an internal culture of environmental responsibility and stewardship, and bring awareness to the ideologies of intersectional environmentalism.
FELLOWS CHOIR
Fellows: India Hooi (leader), Victor Huls, Ye Jin Min, Noah Sonderling
Through the establishment of an informal internal choral ensemble, Fellows will build community, well-being and new musical leadership skills to enhance their interpersonal and artistic experiences at NWS.
College Track Mentorship Program
Fellows: Caleb Breidenbaugh, Christina Choi, Kamila Dotta, Eleni Katz, Josephine Kim, Maggie O’Leary, Luis Salazar, Allison Taylor, Chase Waterbury, Eric Windmeier
Fellows participating in the College Track Mentorship Program will spend the 2022-23 season coaching and mentoring local high-school-aged musicians with demonstrated financial need from underserved communities.
Alumni Projects
Alum: Andrea Beyer (double bass, 2017-2020)
Location: Austin, Texas
Austin Unconducted is a new, conductor-less orchestra that builds community by creating inclusive, immersive and relevant concert experiences to engage diverse audiences. As a cooperative orchestra, they re-examine the long arc of musical tradition through a contemporary lens with performances that promote equity and generate new excitement for art music in their ever-changing city. Unconfined by tradition, unafraid to feature unheard voices, and unapologetically Austin, they are keeping music current.
VIGOROUS TENDERNESS: A VERNAL EQUINOX CONCERT
Alum: Kal Sugatski (viola, 2012-2014)
Location: Portland, Maine
March 2023
Vigorous Tenderness is an outdoor concert series that amplifies marginalized voices in classical music and democratizes new and experimental works. Featuring performances on the solstices and equinoxes, Vigorous Tenderness brings classical music out of the rarified concert hall into Maine’s enchanting public spaces.
HOLD FAST STRATEGIES
Alum: Doyle Armbrust (viola, 2002-2005)
Location: Digital, based in Chicago, Illinois
In transitioning from the role of performer to that of advocate and catalyst, the NWS alum behind Hold Fast Strategies aims to address vital community needs with tangible implications for progressive programming, authentic inclusivity and musician job security through the creation of a public relations and brand development consultancy serving classical and new-music artists.
SONORITY SISTERS: 6 IN THE 6IX
Alumni: Clare Semes (violin, 2016-2017) and Kelly Zimba Lukić (flute, 2015-2017)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sonority Sisters is a violin and flute duo first formed in the summer of 2020 to share music in creative and safe ways in response to a need for shared human connection. After connecting with over 1 million Canadians and sharing over 15,000 minutes of classical music, the duo will now commission a relay-style musical work co-created by six composers in celebration of Toronto’s unique diversity, enabling citizens of “The 6ix” (a local nickname for Toronto) to experience a more personal relationship with classical music.
NWS BLUE projects are made possible with support from the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation and NWS’s Fund for New Ventures. If you have any more questions, please Contact Us today.
We invite you to learn more about NWS BLUE by perusing the program’s most recent annual reports:
