Composers Now empowers all living composers, celebrates the diversity of their voices and honors the significance of their artistic contributions to the cultural fabric of society. Founder and artistic director Tania León leads the organization since 2010. Composers Now features a broad spectrum of performances in concert halls, jazz mobiles, opera stages, experimental spaces, conservatories, museums and other musical venues.

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2026 Composers Now Festival

02/21/2026

BlackBox Ensemble

BlackBox Ensemble Performs Leon, Mamlok, Joachim, and NYC Premieres by Ileana Perez-Velazquez and Douglas Boyce.

Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
520 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 - 8 pm
2026 Composers Now Festival

02/21/2026

Mari Kimura | Pamela Z | Thea Farhadian

Mari Kimura, Pamela Z, and Thea Farhadian perform solo works and and trio improvisations for acoustic and gesture-controlled instruments

Mari Kimura (violin & electronics), Pamela Z (voice & electronics), and Thea Farhadian (violin and electronics) will perform solo works and trio improvisations for violins, voice, live electronics, and gesture-controlled instruments.

Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102​​ - 7:30 pm
2026 Composers Now Festival

02/22/2026

Boyd Meets Girl

TGatherNYC’s own artistic directors, cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd, take the stage to share several World Premieres for the unique combination of cello and guitar by Stephen Goss, Reinaldo Moya and more, as well as works from their upcoming third album release.

GatherNYC @ MAD
2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY - 11 am

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