NextNOW Fest 2016
Most events are free. All events are freeing.
Just because class will be in session doesn’t mean festival season will be over! NextNOW Fest kicks off the school year and The Clarice’s 2016–2017 season with a creative welcome and welcome back for Terps. Experience two days of nonstop music, theatre and dance performances and immersive, technology-driven installations by artists from around campus and the country.
NextNOW Fest is open to all. Be a part of what’s next now!
2016 NextNOW Fest Lineup
Youth Orchestra Day Performance
Joining the National Orchestral Institute is an aspirational achievement for young performers across the nation and here in our community. In launching Youth Orchestra Day at the National Orchestral Institute + Festival, top musicians from the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras, DC Youth Orchestra Program, and the McLean Youth Orchestra join with members of NOI for a day of uplifting mentorship through side-by-side rehearsals and sectionals led by NOI members and guest conductors.
SPARK!: Post-Concert Lobby Lounge Meet/Mix/Mingle
Spend some time in the lobby lounge with friends, family and musicians from the National Orchestral Institute.
The National Orchestral Institute and Festival brings together aspiring orchestral musicians from across the country for a month of dynamic music-making and professional exploration. Chosen by a rigorous, cross-country audition process, these young artists present passionate and awe-inspiring performances of adventuresome repertoire at The Clarice and in the community.
SPARK! : NOI Pre-Concert Conversation in Lobby Lounge
Join members of the National Orchestral Institute Festival Orchestra as they talk about their experiences working on a concert with no conductor. Orchestra members will be wearing special “Talk To Me” buttons to identify themselves for conversations and questions.
SPARK!: Post-Concert Lobby Lounge Meet/Mix/Mingle
Spend some time in the lobby lounge with friends, family and musicians from the National Orchestral Institute.
The National Orchestral Institute and Festival brings together aspiring orchestral musicians from across the country for a month of dynamic music-making and professional exploration. Chosen by a rigorous, cross-country audition process, these young artists present passionate and awe-inspiring performances of adventuresome repertoire at The Clarice and in the community.
SPARK!: NOI Pre-Concert Lobby Lounge Conversation with Samuel Adams
American composer Samuel Adams will be mixing live sound design during the performance of his piece Drift and Providence. Spend some time with him before the concert to learn more about his unique approach to composing and performing music.
Spark!: Post-Concert Lobby Lounge Meet/Mix/Mingle
Spend some time in the lobby lounge with friends, family and musicians from the National Orchestral Institute.
The National Orchestral Institute and Festival brings together aspiring orchestral musicians from across the country for a month of dynamic music-making and professional exploration. Chosen by a rigorous, cross-country audition process, these young artists present passionate and awe-inspiring performances of adventuresome repertoire at The Clarice and in the community.
NOI Community Concert (OFF-SITE)
Members of the National Orchestral Institute perform works for brass and organ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Maryland. Repertoire includes Haufrecht’s Symphony for Brass and Timpani and Grand Chœur Dialogué by Eugène Gigout. The brass section will be joined by organist David Houston.
A free pot-luck picnic follows.
SPARK! : NOI Pre-Concert Conversation in Lobby Lounge
Join Paul Cote, an expert on film scores and their composers, to learn more about the making of the music you’ll hear during the opening Pops Extravaganza concert by the NOI Festival orchestra. Free popcorn will be available!
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