Season 32
New Worlds

newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble is proud to present
New Worlds.

For our thirty-second season, we return to the stage to share new music with in-person audiences. We hope you join us for the most meaningful season yet. 

Concert I

Christopher Stark
This is Not a Story - violin, cello, clarinet, piano

Hans Bridger Heruth
Shattered Flame flute - clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano

Viet Cuong
Electric Aroma - clarinet, soprano sax, percussion, piano

Yunfei Li
Chasing - fl cl violin cello

Laura Whitney-Johnson
String Quartet


Concert II: Eklektikos

KC VITAs is excited to collaborate on this concert with another fantastic Kansas City new music ensemble, newEar Contemporary Ensemble, for "Eklektikos." As the name suggests, this 'eclectic' concert will feature both vocal and instrumental music performed separately, as well as new choral and orchestral works that have yet to be performed in this region. You won't want to miss it!

Concert III

Gabriela Ortiz
Rios - flute, alto sax, cello, five percussionists

Angelica Negrón
Say Something in Spanish - soprano, clarinet, tenor sax, violin cello, 2 percussion

Matthias Pintscher,
Study II for Treatise on the Veil - violin, viola, cello

György Ligeti
Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedűvel - Mezzo soprano, four percussionists

Concert IV

Lee Hyla
We Speak Etruscan - bari sax, bass clarinet

Zhou Long
String Quartet

Kurt Knecht
Influences - piano trio

Tania León
Toque - clarinet, alto saxophone, percussion I&II, piano, violin, contrabass

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate
Snake Oil - saxophone, cello, piano 

Susan Kander
newEar Commission


Concerts 1, 3 and 4 will be held at

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

4501 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64111

Concert 2 will be held at

Country Club Christian Church

6101 Ward Parkway KCMO