RAM supports the creation and performance of new music through the Queens New Music Festival. This festival, which was first produced in 2012, is an annual event that brings new music front and center into Queens. Each year, RAM invites ensembles to participate and accepts dozens of concert proposals from various artists. RAM then selects and curates the proposals, and, with the invited ensembles, creates a multi-day festival celebrating the diversity of styles and voices in new music today.
Queens New Music Festival 2019 The Secret Theatre 4402 23rd St, Long Island City, NY
Headliner: Pianist Kathleen Supové Special appearances: Soprano Yolanda F. Johnson; Bassist Hilliard Green; Iktus Duo Performances by: RAM Players; Cape Diem String Quartet; Kinga Augustyn; ÆON Ensemble; Nelson Ojeda; Ju-Ping Song; NakedEye Ensemble; and others.
The schedule this year is:
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6pm Carpe Diem String Quartet: From the Sands of Persia to Montana “Newgrass”
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 8pm RAM Presents: Combo Bend
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 RAM Presents: Spirituals & Art Songs
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 8pm Kinga Augustyn: Exposed. 20th and 21st Century Unaccompanied Violin
Friday, May 17, 2019, 6pm ÆON Ensemble: Songs Are Sung
Friday, May 17, 2019, 8pm RAM Presents: Consortium
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 5pm Nelson Ojeda Presents: The Once and Future New Yorker, the Music of José Luis Greco
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 7:30pm Iktus Duo: Sceiron
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8pm Kathleen Supové: At Home In My Skin
Sunday, May 19, 2019, 2pm Ju-Ping Song: All Varieties of Existence
Sunday, May 19, 2019, 5pm NakedEye Ensemble: Beating Back Boring Production Deadlines
Sunday, May 19, 2019, 7pm Random Access Music: Episodes & The End of Time
General/Student/12 and under: $20/$15/Free Tuesday Pass: $30.00 Saturday Pass: $30.00 Sunday Pass: $45.00 All Festival Pass: $120.00 All tickets also available at the door.
4402 23rd Street Long Island City, NY 11101