New Music Forum would like to announce that the deadline for the selection process has been extended until April 2. 2013.  Have received many great entries and it is taking us a little longer to get through the process than usual.  We will be notifying on or around April 2, 2013. Thank you for your [...]

The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music concludes this evening with the Composer/Voice program.   This concert will feature vocal music as well as composer performed pieces.  The concert will take place at the Community Music Center at 544 Capp Street in San Francisco.  Tickets are $15 general and $10 students.   PROGRAM Renaissance Songs – [...]

The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music continues on Saturday, July 23, 2012.  This concert “Chamber Winds Celebration” will feature seven pieces and will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center at 544 Capp Street in San Francisco.  Tickets are $15 general and $10 senior or students. Program – July 28, 2012 Brian [...]

The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music kicks off this Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at the Trinity Chapel located at 2320 Dana St., Berkeley, CA.  The first concert of the tenth season is featured as a part of the Trinity Chamber Concert Series.  Tickets are available at the door for $15 adult/$10 [...]

The deadline for the Call for Scores for the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music is March 25, 2012 @ 11:59 p.m.  The Festival will be a 3 concert event taking place on June 23, 2012 in Berkeley, CA; July 28 and August 18, 2012 in San Francisco, CA. Click here to view the details [...]

Definiens will present a concert of chamber music from the 20th and 21st century on Tuesday, March 20th at 8pm at the Ivy Substation at 9070 Venice Blvd, Cluver City, CA. Jennifer Higdon – Pale Yellow and Fiery Red for piano trio Albert Roussel – Duo for bassoon and double bass Jennifer Stevenson – Distances [...]

New Music Forum is proud to announce the concert schedule for the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music.  Now in its 10th Season the Festival has been expended to three concerts.  So mark your calendars and make plans to come see the exciting summer concert series. Saturday, June 23, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, [...]

On Saturday, June 23, 2012 the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will begin its season as the finale concert for the 38th season of the Trinity Chamber Concert Series.  The FCM was recently accepted as the finale concert and we are thrilled to be apart of the long-standing tradition of the Trinity Chamber Concert [...]

On January 7, 2012 the Avenue Winds will be presenting a concert of contemporary compositions for woodwind quintet.  They will be performing Samuel Barber’s Summer Music as well as Eric Ewazen’s Roaring Fork plus works by Auric, Olsen, and Wood.  The concert will is presented as a part of the Trinity Chamber Concert Series and will take place [...]

On Saturday, December 31, 2011 Goat Hall Productions presents Fresh Voices XI: Festival of New Works.  The New Year’s Eve Bash will take place from 10 p.m. to midnight at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.  The concert will feature works by composers Ji Yoo, Kurt Weill, Martha Stoddard, Lisa Scola Prosek, Dylan Greengard, Philip Friehofner, Nancy [...]

On Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 7:30 PM, American Lyric Theatre presents a concert reading of The Poe Project – three one-act operas inspired by the fiction of Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive by Jeff Myers and Quincy Long; …of the Flesh by Jay Anthony Gach and Royce Vavrek; and Embedded by Patrick Soluri and Deborah Brevoort. The operas in this exciting new trilogy are not simply [...]

The Irregular Resolutions Fall concert is set to take place on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.  The annual concert presented by “not-so-like-minded” SF Bay Area Composers will feature performances by Avenue Winds and other guest artists. PROGRAM Ed Dierauf: A Woodwind Walk, for wind quintet David [...]

Photos from the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music have been added to the FCM 9: Gallery page.  The gallery currently consists of photos in my personal collection.  More photos may be added as I receive additional photos from the other composers and performers. Click here to view the photos: FCM 9: Gallery

Tonight is the second concert of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. Come check it out! Where: San Francisco Community Music Center 544 Capp Street San Francsico, CA When: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 8:00 p.m. Cost: $10 adults, $5 students (with valid ID), seniors and ARTS Card members Program: Thomas Kotcheff – Four Vignettes for [...]

The 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music continues on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center.  The second concert will feature 8 pieces ranging from solo instrumental to chamber ensemble music.  Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students, seniors and ARTS Card. 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music [...]

Tonight is the first concert of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. Come check it out! Where: San Francisco Community Music Center 544 Capp Street San Francsico, CA When: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 8:00 p.m. Cost: $10 adults, $5 students (with valid ID), seniors and ARTS Card members Program: Mendel Lee – Timpani Forces for [...]

The 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music kicks off on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center.  This year’s Festival will feature 17 pieces ranging from solo instrumental to chamber ensemble to vocal music.  Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students, seniors and ARTS Card. 9th Annual Festival [...]

The Midsummer Concert of contemporary music featuring ChamberMix takes place tonight.  See below for complete details.

Underground Sound presents an evening of music featuring the Kurt Weill Project: Songs of Ship and the Sea…  The concert will take place at Stage Werx, 533 Sutter at Powell in San Francisco.  Tickets are $12 and are available at the door to online at brownpapertickets.com

Here is the official poster for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music.  The two concert event will begin on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center.

Bay Area instrumental ensemble ChamberMix will be performing a program of new American, Canadian and European music on July 16, 2011.  The concert held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco will begin at 8:00 p.m.  ChamberMix will be joined by special guests Joyce Lee on violin and Charlotte Ridgway on piano.  Tickets will [...]

On Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. the symphonic band at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School conducted by Adam Noel will premiere Brian Bice’s Night Sky. The program will also include Joseph Compello’s Gypsy Dance, an abridged arrangement of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, a medley from Les Miserables and Corsage for Winds by John Cacavas.

The following composers and pieces have been selected for inclusion in the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music.

Later this afternoon the selected composers for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will be announced on New Music Forum. There were may great entries this year and we are excited about the upcoming concerts. Check back later to see who was selected.

New Music Forum is excited to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The annual two concert summer event will take place on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Both concerts will take place at the San Francisco Community Music Center.

John Bilotta wanted me to pass along information about his upcoming performances. If you happen to be in the area please check them out. February 14, 2011 – 5:30PM University of Nebraska at Kearney 2011 New Music Festival Andrew R. White, baritone and associate professor of voice, will perform Mr. Hale’s Monologue (Scene 1) of John’s [...]

From everyone here at New Music Forum and the Festival of Contemporary Music I would like to wish all of our supporters a Happy New Year! There will be some exciting things happening here are New Music Forum in 2011 so please stay tuned.

On Saturday, November 13, 2010 the San Francisco Cabaret Opera and Goat Hall Productions will present Opera and Song – An Autumn concert.  The concert will take place at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center and will feature new chamber operas and song cycles by Mark Alburger, John Bilotta, Edward Knight and [...]

The second concert of the 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music was a great success. On behalf of John Bilotta and myself I would like to thank all of the composers and performers involved in the concert. There was a lot of great music and amazing performances. We wish you all the best and hope [...]

The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music conludes tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. Tickets are just $10 general/$5 student, senior and ARTSCard. The Community Music Center is located at 544 Capp Street, SF, CA. Tonight’s Program: Paul Hembree – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass Peter Lane [...]

The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. Tickets are just $10 general/$5 student, senior and ARTSCard. The Community Music Center is located at 544 Capp Street, SF, CA. Tonight’s Program: Kyong Mee Choi – Reminiscences for piano Stacey Barelos – Letters from [...]

The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will present two concerts—on Saturday, July 17, 2010 and Saturday, August 7, 2010.  Both concerts will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street.  This year’s Festival will feature twenty works by twenty composers.  Audience members will be able to meet the composers [...]

Saturday, August 7, 2010, 8:00 p.m. San Francisco Community Music Center Paul Hembree – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass Peter Lane – Aeromancer for bassoon and electronics Nikolas Jeleniauskas – Metamorphosis for 2 violins Matthew Dotson – Left Unsaid for stereo digital audio media Jean Ahn – Berkeley Arirang for piano and electronics [...]

Saturday, July 17, 2010 8:00 p.m. San Francisco Community Music Center Kyong Mee Choi – Reminiscences for piano Stacey Barelos – Letters from Jenny for soprano and piano Micheal Vickers – Home Movies for piano J. Richard Freese – Scattered Memories for guitar Sylvia Rickard – Three Cabaret Songs for soprano and piano INTERMISSION Robert [...]

Festival of Contemporary Music is pleased to announce the schedule for this year’s concert series. Saturday, July 17, 2010 Barelos, Stacey – Letters From Jenny for soprano and piano Bice, Brian – 4-5 for piano Choi, Kyong-Mee – Reminiscenes for piano Denham, Robert – The Kraken’s One Day… for tuba and piano Freese, J. Richard [...]

The Fresh Voices X Festival of New Music kicks off on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley, CA. There are two sets of programs one on Thursday, June 17th and one on Friday, June 18th. Thursday’s program will be repeated on Saturday, June 19, 2010. Friday’s program will be repeated [...]

Trifles a new opera by San Francisco Bay Area Composer is set to premiere on Thursday, June 17 and Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at the Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley, CA. The performances are a part of the Fresh Voices X Festival of New Works. For more information visit the opera’s website: [...]

The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010 & August 7, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Both concerts will be held at the San Francisco Community Music Center.