NEW YORK COMPOSERS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES 2026–2027 CONCERT SEASON
Thursday, September 24, 2026 9:45 AM
24th Season Celebrates New Voices, New Works, and the Continuing Vitality of Contemporary Music
NEW YORK, NY — September 24, 2026 — The New York Composers Circle (NYCC) is pleased to announce its 2026–2027 Concert Season, marking the organization’s 24th season of presenting new music by living composers. With this season, NYCC continues its longstanding commitment to the creation, performance, and appreciation of contemporary music with a series of concerts featuring works by NYCC composer members performed by distinguished guest artists and ensembles.
The 2026–2027 season features six concerts showcasing 46 works by 31 NYCC composer members. Over 40 of these works will receive their World, U.S. or New York Premiere performances.
Among the season’s highlights will be a performance of Luca Pasquini’s Sospira for string quartet, unanimous winner of NYCC's 19th-annual John Eaton Memorial Competition. The competition’s two runners-up — Kolten Heeren for his Scherzo for string trio and Whitney Sheng for her Foxfire for solo alto flute — also join the NYCC roster with complimentary one-year memberships in recognition of their fine work.
The new season will introduce NYCC's audiences to works by five composers who have recently joined the group: Matt Krane, Alon Nechushtan, Clovis Nicolas, Karl Schultz and Emilia Tamburri. Also featured will be works by honorary composer members Richard Brooks and Robert Paterson, the most recent members to receive this honor.
“New York Composers Circle is a unique organization, doing work like no other to maintain the vitality of musical art in New York City,” said David Mecionis, Artistic Director of NYCC. “Each concert season takes shape even while some of the pieces are still being composed. New music doesn't get much more 'new' than this.”
NEW YORK COMPOSERS CIRCLE 2026–2027 CONCERT SEASON
Friday, December 4, 2026 | 7:00 PM
New York Composers Circle presents: Beginnings
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street, New York, NY
Monday, January 25, 2027 | 7:00 PM
New York Composers Circle presents: Stories and Inventions
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street, New York, NY
Friday, February 26, 2027 | 7:00 PM
New York Composers Circle presents: "Light songs we breathe..."
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street, New York, NY
Monday, March 29, 2027 | 7:00 PM
New York Composers Circle presents: Whispers of Echoes
Marc A. Scorca Hall at OPERA America's National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY
Thursday, April 22, 2027 | 7:00 PM
New York Composers Circle presents: Manhattan Gothic
Marc A. Scorca Hall at OPERA America's National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY
Wednesday, May 19, 2027 | 7:00 PM
New York Composers Circle presents: Spaces
Marc A. Scorca Hall at OPERA America's National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY
Tickets, complete program information, performer biographies, and additional details are available on the New York Composers Circle website.
For more information, visit: www.newyorkcomposerscircle.org
About New York Composers Circle
New York Composers Circle is an artistic and educational organization formed to support and accelerate the growth and artistic development of composers and performers of new music in New York City and beyond, while elevating public awareness and appreciation of new music as a valuable, major artistic and cultural experience. NYCC provides composer members — emerging and established alike — with concert opportunities and exposure to wider audiences through online content. NYCC also hosts a series of public salons where members and applicants share and discuss new works and works in progress.