BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:New Music Detroit - Michigan Tech Music X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T010914Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50464012594515 DTSTART:20250927T233000Z DTEND:20250928T003000Z DESCRIPTION:MICHIGAN TECH MUSIC SERIES EVENT\n\nNew Music Detroit with gues t composer David Biedenbender. New Music Detroit is a collective of musici ans dedicated to performing groundbreaking musical works from the late-20t h century to the present day. NMD will be performing The 12 Color Sonnets by Aliona Yurtsevich and Red Vespers by David Biedenbender.\n\nDavid Biede nbender (b. 1984) is a composer\, conductor\, performer\, educator\, and i nterdisciplinary collaborator. A dedicated teacher\, he is currently Assoc iate Professor and Chair of Composition in the College of Music at Michiga n State University. He holds degrees in composition from the University of Michigan and Central Michigan University\, and has also studied at the Sw edish Collegium for Advanced Study\, the Aspen Music Festival\, and in Mys ore\, India where he studied Carnatic music. For more information\, visit: www.davidbiedenbender.com.\n\nThis program is partially funded/sponsored by the Visiting Professor Program which is funded by a grant to the Office of the Provost from the State of Michigan's King-Chávez-Parks Initiative and funding from the Institute for Policy\, Ethics and Culture (IPEC) at Michigan Tech. \n\nThings to know\n\nDATE | Saturday\, September 27\, 2025 \nTIME | 7:30 p.m.\nLOCATION | Rozsa Backstage\nEST. RUN TIME | approx. 75 mins.\, no intermission\nSEATING | General Admission\nPUBLIC TICKETS | Pa y As You're Able Tickets ($20 Full Fee) What is Pay As You're Able?\nMICHI GAN TECH STUDENT RUSH TICKETS | Request from the Rozsa Box Office in advan ce or walk up What is Student Rush?\n\nCONTENT GUIDANCE | TBA\n\nRozsa Lob by is open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F and 1-8 p.m. on Saturdays. Closed during acad emic recesses. Seating begins a half hour prior to the event start time. V iew Rozsa Box Office Hours.\n\n Thanks to Our Sponsors\n\nSupport for this Michigan Tech Music Event provided by:\n\n \n\nand the Visual and Perf orming Arts Circle of Supporters.\n\n About the Artists\n\n \n\nNew Music Detroit (NMD) is a collective of musicians dedicated to performing groundb reaking musical works from the late-20th century to the present day. A hig hly flexible ensemble with a cast of core members and prominent guest arti sts\, NMD performs new and adventurous classical music in a wide variety o f settings\, for a wide variety of people.\n\nNMD strives to collaborate w ith the most exciting creative voices of our time and regularly gives perf ormances of rarely-heard works by today's major composers.\n\nThrough inno vative programming and risk-taking\, virtuoso performances\, NMD continues to explore new ways of bringing the best of new and experimental music to the City of Detroit.\n\nMeet the performers\, creative team\, and product ion team in the event's digital program. Programs are published at least o ne day prior to the event.\n\n \n\nLibby Meyer is a composer whose work re flects the natural rhythms and patterns of the world around her. Her music includes chamber\, orchestral\, choral\, wind symphony\, film\, dance and theater has been commissioned and performed throughout the United States. \n\nLibby has served as Composer-in-Residence at Isle Royale National Park and the Visby International Center for Composers (Sweden). She has receiv ed awards from the National Endowment for the Arts\, The Jackson Center fo r Teaching and Learning\, The Michigan Tech Research Excellence Fund\, The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs\, The Sorel Foundation and The American Composers Forum.\n\n About the Presenter\n\n \n\nThe Michiga n Tech Music Series unites students\, faculty\, and community members for a vibrant season of live music in the Keweenaw. Enjoy the commanding Kewee naw Symphony and experience Michigan Tech Jazz as it transforms the Rozsa and McArdle Theatre into Orchestra\, stirring Michigan Tech Choirs\, and i nventive New Music events. Feel the dynamic energy of the Superior Wind Sy mphony\, Campus Concert Band\, and iconic Huskies Pep Band\, intimate jazz clubs.\n\nPart of the annual Rozsa Season\, the Michigan Tech Art\, Music \, and Theatre Series are presented by the Visual and Performing Arts Depa rtment. Through these series\, students from across campus\, community mem bers\, and faculty create art that connects us to the world. With majors i n audio production and technology\, sound design\, theatre and entertainme nt technology\, and nine minors\, the department fosters creativity\, self -motivation\, and the development of practical and artistic skills. Everyo ne is welcome\, and there's something for everyone.\n\nView all Michigan T ech Music Series Events.\n\n Plan Your Visit to the Rozsa\n\nRozsa Box Off ice InformationAccessibility Services Find a Digital ProgramPlan your Par king​ \n\nGet Involved\n\nVolunteer to UsherDonate to Support the RozsaM eet Our DonorsGet Updates via Email View All Upcoming Events LOCATION:Rozsa Backstage SUMMARY:New Music Detroit - Michigan Tech Music URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.mtu.edu/event/new-music-detroit-michigan-tech- music CATEGORIES:Arts and Entertainment CATEGORIES:Cultural CATEGORIES:Music CATEGORIES:Academics CATEGORIES:Social CATEGORIES:Art END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR