Upcoming concerts and events
Musical Sculpture Garden
Wednesday, July 27 from 7:00-8:30pm | River School Farm, 7777 White Fir St, Reno, NV 89523
Free (donations accepted at entrance)
Guests walk at their own pace around the beautiful River School Farm, nestled next to the Truckee River, listening to pieces written specifically for this event. Audience members will have ample opportunities to engage in curious conversation with performers and composers, celebrating our wonderful creative community.
Featuring new works by Bijou Bell, Larry Enstrom, Kelly Dugger, Nur Slim, Jean-Paul Perrotte, and Jonathan Sokol. Performed by Bijou Bell, Jef Derderian, Eileen Brownell, Rose Sciaroni, Jennifer Day, and Emily Barnes.
Reno Modern Brass
Thursday, August 25 | CRAFT Wine and Beer
Reno's favorite New Music brass quintet is back! Premiering pieces by Larry Engstrom and Timothy Gay, and including many other pieces written by local composers specifically for this dynamic group.
reNEW String Quartet
October TBD | CRAFT Wine and Beer
One of the flagship ensembles of reNEW Music, featuring music by local and internationally-known composers.
Composers' Workshop
June 2023 | University of Nevada, Reno
reNEW Music's educational workshop, welcoming novice composers of all age to learn music-writing skills. Helmed by master composer Dr. Jean-Paul Perrotte, Associate Professor of Composition at UNR, and including some of the most sought-after New Music educators and ensembles acting as guest artists and clinicians.
reNEW Ensemble
June 2023 | The Alpine, Reno
reNEW's largest and most ambitious project - featuring new works for large chamber ensemble by Mark Lenz, April Guthrie, Timo Andres, and more.
Past concerts and events
Beyond the Cool: Music of Miles Davis and more!
July 20, 7pm | Cypress | Midtown District | 761 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501
Suggested donation, $20
Featuring the entire Miles Davis Birth of the Cool album, plus selections by composer Paul Johnston, composed for the original 9-piece instrumentation of Davis's album.
Tristan Selzler Improvisation Workshop
June 25, 2021 | Potentialist Workshop
Reno-area jazz legend Tristan Selzler hosts an educational workshop on improvisation. NOT a workshop designed to train musicians to read changes or play a jazz solo, but improvisation in its most basic sense. Specifically designed for musicians who are knowledgeable in playing their instruments but interested in learning more about using improvisation as a method of communication, this workshop will develop a new appreciation for making music with others.
Musical Sculpture Garden
June 22, 2021 | May Arboretum, Rancho San Rafael
Visit the arboretum for a guided tour of new, live works by our outstanding musicians, composed by local composers specifically for this space and this event.
reNEW String Quartet
September 9, 2021 | Craft Wine and Spirits
September 12, 2021 | Learning Center at Western Nevada College
SHAW, Caroline: Plan & Elevation
BERNOFSKY, Lauren: Anacostia Journal
HOUGHTON, Monica: String Quartet No. 3^
FROMME, Jason: Partita for Strings*^
Lucie Zalesakova and Rose Sciaroni, Violin
Dustin Budish, viola
Eileen Brownell, Cello
July's Month of New Music
July 2021
reNEW released an audio/video recording of a new piece EVERY DAY throughout the month of July, featuring new or previously unperformed works by composers from both Reno and around the globe. Check out our YouTube channel for all the new videos released during this exciting month.
We are happy to announce our at-large selections for inclusion in our Month of New Music project for July, 2021! Here they are, in no particular order:
Chihchun Chi-sun Lee Rights, Fairness, Equality vs Suppression for trombone
Ross Whitaker Ground for cello
Gaston Gosselin In the moment for clarinet
Ashley Floyd Stick for violin
Jeremiah Evans A little shimmy for oboe
Brittney Benton Forgotten for piano
Wolfgang Ordoñez Solo corno for horn
Joseph David Spence Deathstick for clarinet
Sebastian Birch Canto Notturno for oboe
Jeff Manookian Amoroso for violin
Gerson de Sousa Batista My Bipolar Disorder for piano
William Jae Raindroplets for oboe
Reno Modern Brass
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | Craft Wine and Spirits
MUHLY, Nico: Saro
^NOVAK, Paul: Je suis plus prés de toi dans l'obscurité...
CLAUSEN, Andy: Robert Henry
GUTHRIE, April: The Whitney Reno Cure
VAN ZANDT LANE, Peter: Fugue State
ARUTIUNIAN, Alexander: Armenian Scenes
Josh Reed and Cassidy Robinson, Trumpets
Kevin Miescke, Horn
Paul Fleming, Trombone
Eric Rogers, Bass Trombone
reNEW's Musical Sculpture Garden
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | Wilbur D. May Arboretum, Rancho San Rafael
reNEW Music has connected eight of the most talented musicians in the Reno area with eight locally-connected composers to create brand-new, short pieces specifically for this event, which will be performed, at a safe and responsible distance, throughout the May Arboretum. As an interactive project, audience members will not only have the opportunity to hear the pieces, but will also be encouraged to speak with the performers and composers about their instrument, the collaborative process, and any other question that comes to mind.
New Works by: Mica Redden, Monica Houghton, Paul Novak, Tristan Selzler, Charles Taggert, Harry Gilbert, Jean-Paul Perrotte, and Brandon Sherman.
Performed by: Eileen Brownell, Jeff DePaoli, Jason Fromme, Lucie Zalesakova, Rose Sciaroni, Kevin Miescke, Aaron Hill, and Paul Fleming.
2020 Micro-Commissioning Series
July 2020
reNEW placed an open call for new works, to be performed and recorded by the members of reNEW Music. Of the roughly 100 works we received from all over the world, we selected our favorite ten. Please visit our YouTube playlist to hear all the selected composers/pieces!
Winning composers and pieces
Jeff Manookian - Vision Fugitive for solo violin
Kent Philip Baker - The Bearer of Evil Tidings for solo horn
Eddie Bean - Petition for solo cello
Dario Argentesi - Captain Violin's Arrival, Sword Fight & Goodbye for solo violin
Neo Korths - The blackbird in the forest for violin and horn
Moritz Laßmann - Epigram for solo cello
David Jason Snow - A bisl shnaps far di fidler
Monica Houghton - Yellow grass for solo violin
Jean-Pierre Vial - Rêverie for solo horn
John Secunde - A window for solo cello
Zach Gulaboff Davis - Whirlwind for solo violin
Giliad Cohen - La Petit Amaleque for two violins
Reno Composers Workshop
2019-2020
This 6-month workshop provided the skills needed to start composing. Featuring educational seminars, one-on-one coaching sessions, and play-through sessions in which professional musicians collaboratively workshopped composers' pieces in real time, reNEW helped in the creation of half a dozen pieces by developing composers.
Reno Modern Brass
November 3, 2019
*GUTHRIE, April: The Whitney Reno Cure
*^SELZLER, Tristan: Mass in F
TOWER, Joan: Copperwave
GLASS, Philip: Brass Sextet
Jef Derderian and Brandon Sherman, Trumpet
Kevin Miescke, Horn
Paul Fleming, Trombone
Andrew Williams, Bass Trombone
with special guest Kris Enstrom, horn
For more information, please visit renomodernbrass.com
works marked with an asterisk (*) indicate world premiere
works marked with a caret (^) indicate Reno-area local composer.