Presented in partnership with New Music Concerts

The renowned International Contemporary Ensemble presents Afrodiasporic new music from around the world, including two Canadian composers and two world premieres. The Ensemble’s Artistic Director, George Lewis, will host a pre-concert discussion at 4:30 pm with New Music Concerts Composer-in-Residence Rashaan Allwood, former Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke, and UT Professor Beth Coleman.

Yaz Lancaster: ourselves in the other (2025, Canadian premiere)
Corie Rose Soumah: Tossed Parachutes of Lilacs and Lungs (2025, Canadian premiere)
Marcos Balter: Árvore (2025, Canadian premiere)
Joshua Uzoigwe: “Egwu Amala” from Talking Drums (1991)
Beth Coleman: new work, (world premiere)
Rashaan Allwood: new work (world premiere)