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New Currents
Rising Artists Concert · Music of Our Time
NOV 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM · MONROE, LA · SPYKER THEATRE, ULM
A fall showcase featuring emerging performers
THE SEASON
Ride the current to our 11th season
NOVEMBER 15, 2026
New Currents concert
DECEMBER 1, 2026
Call for scores opens
MARCH 31, 2027
Selections announced
JUNE 2–5, 2027
The festival
Rising artists, music of our time.
ON NOW
FROM THE ARCHIVE
One decade of new music
Missed the 2026 festival, or want to hear it again? Just head over to our YouTube channel. New pieces are added throughout the summer.
New Music on the Bayou is a contemporary-classical music festival held each summer across Ruston and Monroe, Louisiana. New works performed live, free and open to all.
SUPPORTED BY THE NEA · LOUISIANA DIVISION OF THE ARTS · NE LOUISIANA ARTS COUNCIL
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