The Louis Moreau Institute for New Music Performance is celebrating twelve years of new music in New Orleans. This year’s festival will feature a new class of institute artists, including violinist Christopher Herz, violist Stephen “Adam” Savage, and cellist Olivia Marckx. They will be joined once again by the Institute’s Artistic Director, acclaimed pianist Wesley Ducote.
The festival’s second and final concert, on Sunday, March 22nd at the New Marigny Theatre (2301 Marais St, New Orleans, LA 70117), will feature works inspired by visual artworks. The centerpiece of this performance will be Steven Hartke’s ‘King of the Sun,’ inspired in part by ‘Dutch interior,’ by the Spanish-Catalan painter Joan Miró, itself based on a picture postcard of a painting by the 17th century Dutch genre painter Jan Steen. Complementing Hartke’s piano quartet will be works by Karim Al-Zand, Sarah Gibson, and Augusta Read Thomas.
As is our tradition, both concerts will feature a group improvisation on a traditional New Orleanian song. This year’s festival will reimagine the quintessential Jelly Roll Morton song, Whining Boy.
March 22nd, 2026
7:30 PM
The King of the Sun
Karim Al-Zand – Lines in Motion
Sarah Gibson – You are still here
Steven Hartke – King of the Sun
Jelly Roll Morton – Whining Boy
Augusta Read Thomas – Klee Musings
The year’s Institute Artists are:
Christopher Herz, violin
Adam Savage, viola
Olivia Marckx, cello
Accompanied on piano by Artistic Director, Wesley Ducote.
Admission: $20 in advance /$10 Student tickets available at the door.
New Marigny Theatre
2301 Marais St
New Orleans, LA 70117
