New Music on the Bayou | Free Contemporary Music Festival

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APPLICATIONS OPEN · CLOSES NOV 1

New Currents
Rising Artists Concert · Music of Our Time

NOV 15, 2027 · 2:00 PM · MONROE, LA · PRESENTED BY NMB AND ECOUTEZ PRESS

A fall showcase for emerging performers from ULM, Louisiana Tech, and Northwestern State. Venue announcement coming soon.

Apply to perform

NMB illustration of fish jumping

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

Watch 2026 on YouTube →

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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