Bringing together leading performers and composers of new music, the second edition of New and Newest Music Festival will be held online on 26, 27 and 28 February. The festival will offer the audience and researchers an intense and interactive experience through a three-day programme comprised of online panels, film screenings, and workshops under the artistic direction of Matthias Osterwold.

The first day of the festival will focus on the rise of new music in Turkey and across the world, along with its conceptual premises and evolution as a music genre. On its opening day, the festival will present online screenings of films that explore the presence of new music within the avant-garde, providing a detailed framework both for new listeners and for the afficionados of the genre.

During its second day, the festival will bring into focus the creative processes of composers from different generations with online panels on the conventions of new music and its future projections.

On its third and final day, the festival will feature online workshops that invite participants to experience the production processes of new music, as well as hosting an online panel that will address the intricate relationship between new music and technology through contemporary practices.

Friday, 26 February 2021

18:00    New Music 101: Development and Practices of New Music in the World and in Turkey 

Semih Fırıncıoğlu

20:00    Across and Beyond Genres: A Conversation on the Theory of New Music

Alper Maral, Onur Türkmen, Tolga Yayalar
Moderator: Michael Ellison

22:00    Film Screening: A Selection from the Performance Archives of Composers Inside Electronics, Inc.

Saturday, 27 February 2021

16:00    Contemporary Composers on Creative Processes

Mahir Cetiz, Zeynep Gedizlioğlu, Mehmet Can Özer
Moderator: Jeremy Woodruff

18:00    Tradition and Future in New Music: Roots, Trends, Perspectives 

Sandeep Bhagwati, Turgut Erçetin, Brigitta Muntendorf, Enno Poppe
Moderator: Matthias Osterwold

Sunday, 28 February 2021

16:00    Behind the Stage: IBULOrk Workshop 

18:00    Behind the Stage: Istanbul Composers Collective Workshop 

20:00    Algorithms and Live-Coding: Contemporary Practices 

Uğur Can Akkaya, Kerem Altaylar, Selçuk Artut
Moderator: Konstantinos Vasilakos