Cuban-Chinese composer and cellist combines ambient cello, sound design, and poetic storytelling on "Dark Therapy". The immersive work premieres at National Sawdust on Oct. 10.

See Bill Frisell with Icelandic bassist Skúli Sverrisson / jazzer Mary Halvorson with drummer Tomas Fujiwara on June 13; guitarist Derek Gripper and oud player Rahim Al-Haj on June 26. 

Vocalist, choreographer, and composer Meredith Monk and her Vocal Ensemble team up with new music supergroup Alarm Will Sound to perform her music at Kaufman Center on May 30. 

The next New Sounds Live is a "Dream Trio" from Montreal of violinist Sarah Neufeld, multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and cellist Rebecca Foon on Jan. 30 at National Sawdust.

Detroit-based chamber band Hub New Music presents new works commissioned for Hub’s 10th birthday by Angélica Negrón, Tyshawn Sorey, and many others at Merkin Hall on Dec. 5.

R&B singer-songwriter and producer Dawn Richard and multi-instrumentalist and composer Spencer Zahn showcase their collaborative progressive avant-garde R&B on Oct. 29.

Ganavya, the Tamil Nadu-raised and New York-born vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, performs at National Sawdust on Oct. 3.

ETHEL, the GRAMMY®-winning electrified string quartet joins forces with composer and flutist Allison Loggins-Hull for a quintet program of new commissions at Merkin Hall on Sept. 24.

The NY Guitar Festival celebrates 25 years on June 14 and 15 at Kaufman Music Center, with an eclectic mix of performers exploring the full range of the guitar's musical personality.