NUNC!

One of the leading conferences for new music in the world, the Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC!) brings together composers, performing musicians, scholars, and other new music advocates for a series of workshops, panel discussions, and concerts.

NUNC! 5: April 21-23, 2023

NUNC! 5: April 21-23, 2023

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Below are the results of the Calls for Electronics, Performers, Presentations, and Scores.

Call for Electronics

Han geul Lee  
Elliott Lupp 
Maya Nguyen  
Mauricio Pauly 
Sunhuimei Xia 
Jay Alan Yim 

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Call For Performers

Fidan Aghayeva-Edler, piano
Yu-Fang Chen, violin and Peter Opie, cello
Constellation Men’s Ensemble 
Sandra Coursey and Stephen Ekhert, piano
Gresham Duo (David Gresham, clarinet; Momoko Gresham, piano)
Casey Grev, tenor saxophone
Mabel Kwan, piano
Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet  
Pinson Chamber Band  
Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon and Peter Kramer, piano
Yumi Suehiro, piano
Tower Duo (Erin Helgeson Torres, flute; Michael Rene Torres, saxophone)

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Call for Presentations

Aaron Helgeson 
Mari Kimura 
Camilo Mendez 
Ryne Siesky 
Alissa Voth

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Call for Scores – Saxophone

Luis Miguel Delgado Grande  
Keaton Garrett 
Karola Obermueller 
Cole Reyes 
Yuting Tan

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Call for Scores – Yarn/Wire

Luis Fernando Amaya  
Kyong Mee Choi 
Jack Langdon

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NUNC! History

NUNC! 4

April 24, 2021: Featured artists of the all-virtual conference included Arditti Quartet, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Jennifer Walshe, and Katherine Young.

NUNC! 3

April 20–22, 2018: NUNC! 3 featured Claire Chase, Derek Bermel, Simon Steen-Andersen, Ashley Fure, and the Jack Quartet.

NUNC! 2

November 6–8, 2015: Guest artists included Third Coast Percussion, Ensemble Dal Niente, Ted Hearne, Donnacha Dennehy, Kate Soper, Ann Cleare, and Rick Burkhardt.

NUNC! 1

The first NUNC! took place in April 2014 and featured composer Brian Ferneyhough, pianist Nicolas Hodges, Ensemble Dal Niente, and the Mivos Quartet.