New Sounds Live: Hub New Music at Kaufman Music Center
Dec. 5. 7:30PM. $30.

The program features eight new works commissioned for Hub’s 10th birthday by composers whose work gives a snapshot of music being written today: Angélica Negrón, Jessica Meyer, Tyshawn Sorey, Nico Muhly, Donnacha Dennehy, Marcos Balter, Sage Shurman and Andrew Norman. 

Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by The Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a “prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire” (The Washington Post). With a distinctive ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin and cello, Hub actively collaborates with today’s most celebrated composers on projects that traverse today’s rich musical landscape.

Currently based in Detroit, Hub New Music is Michael Avitabile (flutes), Gleb Kanasevich (clarinets), Magnolia Rohrer (violin/viola), and Jesse Christeson (cello). The ensemble’s name is inspired by its founding city of Boston’s reputation as a hub of innovation. Upcoming commissioning projects include substantial electroacoustic works by Christopher Cerrone and Daniel Wohl (2025); a work by Yaz Lancaster co-created with Black Mountain College Museum & Art Center (2025); and a collaborative project with composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Bora Yoon (2026).

The program includes:

JESSICA MEYER  –  Spirits and Sinew
TYSHAWN SOREY  –  For Alvin Singleton
NICO MUHLY  –  Drown
ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN  –  Pedazos intermittentes de un lugar ya fragmento
DONNACHA DENNEHY  –  Concertina
MARCOS BALTER  –  Young Blood
SAGE SHURMAN  –  Shatter Me
ANDREW NORMAN  –  New Work