Free ‘New Music Miami Festival’ concerts 2025

The New Music Miami Festival (NMMF) is back with festival discussions and concerts that are free to the public, no ticket required thanks to the generosity of the Festival's sponsors. The concerts take place Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.

The FIU School of Music celebrates its 27th year of the New Music Miami ISCM Festival, directed by FIU Festival Artistic Director Orlando Jacinto Garcia.

The festival runs Jan. 22 through April 16, 2025 and includes the presentation of music by composers from around the world, many of whom are present to discuss their music for FIU students and audiences.

The festival has continued to expand, featuring new music concerts for acoustic and electro-acoustic instrumentations.

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• Jan. 22: Opening concert with The Amernet String Quartet & Guest Composer Laura Schwendinger. Click here for full program details.
• Jan. 29: Concert by Byrne Kozar Duo featuring soprano Corrine Byrne and trumpeter Andy Kozar. Click here for full details.
• Feb. 5: FIU Alumni Composers Concert. Click here for full details.
• Feb. 19: An Evening of Piano and Electronics with cellist Jason Calloway, pianist Chen-Hui Jen and composer/computer musician Jacob Sudol. Click here for full details.
• March 5: Performance by Mexican Quintet Onix Ensemble. Click here for full details.
• March 12: Concert by Taiwanese saxophonist Chun-Hao Ku. Click here for full details.
• March 26: Music from North and South America by FIU NODUS Ensemble featuring music by Cuban composers. Click here for full details.
• April 9: Duo Jeonghyeon on the haegem and trumpeter Ethan Marks blend Korean traditions with contemporary music. Click here for full details.
• April 16: Closing concert by the FIU NODUS Ensemble and guest composer Nina Young. Click here for full details.

Free and cheap concerts and music events this week: