The Louis Moreau Institute for New Music Performance is celebrating its 11th anniversary season and over 10 years of presenting contemporary classical music to audiences in New Orleans. This year’s festival will feature Institute Artists from past seasons including violinist Rhiannon Banerdt, clarinetist Nicholas Davies, and cellist Zhihao Wu. They will be joined by violinist Emelyn Bashour as well as the Institute’s Assistant Artistic Director, acclaimed pianist Wesley Ducote.
March 27th, 2025
7:30 PM
Small Plates: A Mélange
Admission: $20/$10 Students
New Marigny Theatre
2301 Marais St
New Orleans, LA 70117
Unsuk Chin – Advice from a Caterpillar
Mario Davidovsky – Synchronims 9
Johnson, Johnson,and Cole – Didn’t He Ramble
György Ligeti – Études for Piano
György Ligeti – Sonata for Solo Cello
Igor Stravinsky – Elegy
Augusta Read Thomas – Dancing Helix Rituals
Andrew Waggoner – Summer
The year’s Institute Artists are:
Rhiannon Banerdt, violin
Emelyn Bashour, violin
Nick Davies, clarinet
Zhihao Wu, cello
Accompanied on piano by Assistant Artistic Director, Wesley Ducote
Information on the 2025 season can be found here.