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Collage New Music 2026-27 Season: In Dialogue
Eric Nathan, Artistic Director
Frank Epstein, Founder
David Hoose, Music Director Emeritus

Artistic Partners:
Tony Arnold, soprano
Kebra Seyoun-Charles, double bass

Conductors:
Eric Nathan
Ken-David Masur
Jakub Przybycień (Boston Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor)
David Hoose

Concert I: The Fire Within

Conductor: Eric Nathan
October 4th, 2026 at 3:00pm - Longy School of Music
Pre-Concert Talk at 2:00pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and composers

This program, “The Fire Within,” is centered on the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity, celebrating the joy and beauty that can result from artistic striving, dreaming and invention.

World premiere by Ileana Perez Velazquez
Music by: Paola Prestini, Katherine Balch, Nilou Nour, JaRon Brown, and Joan Tower

Concert II: Scenes from a Novel

Conductor: Ken-David Masur
Soloists: Tony Arnold (soprano), Kebra-Seyoun Charles (double bass)
November 15, 2026 at 7:30pm - Goethe-Institut Boston
Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm with Artist Director Eric Nathan and composers

This program focuses on the act of homage and an embrace of influences from folk music from Europe, Asia and America, each work a vignette about love and loss and strength of the human spirit.

World premieres by Eun Young Lee and Peter Child
Music by: Kebra-Seyoun Charles, György Kurtág, and Eric Nathan

Concert III: Doubles

Conductor: Jakub Przybycień, Boston Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor
Featuring vocal students from Longy School of Music
February 28, 2027 at 3pm - Longy School of Music
Pre-concert talk at 2pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and composers

The program “Doubles,” features a series of duos, exploring various ways two voices can be put in dialogue.

World premieres to be announced
Music by: Eric Nathan, Amy Williams, Sid Richardson, Kay Rhie, Juri Seo, Curtis Stewart, and Arthur Levering

Concert IV: Triple Duo

Conductor: Davigd Hoose
April 25th, 2027 at 3pm - Longy School of Music
Pre-concert talk at 2pm with Artistic Director Eric Nathan and composers

The season finale welcomes back David Hoose to the program in a concert whose centerpiece is Elliott Carter’s Triple Duo, a virtuosic work that divides the sextet into three duos.

Music by: Richard Cornell, Yu-Hui Chang, Augusta Read Thomas, Gunther Schuller, Elliott Carter

Collage 2026-2027 Season Subscriptions

Purchase your subscription for Collage New Music's 2026-27 season for only $120! Your subscription includes a ticket to each of the season's four concerts.