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BNMI's annual concert series is supported in part through collaboration from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and by supporters such as yourself.  We are sincerely grateful for the continued support.



BNMI SEASON 9: 2017 - 2018


Opera Bites | November 10,11 & 12, 2017

Three performances at 8PM on Friday and Saturday, and 3PM on Sunday

Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA

Presented in collaboration with the Boston Opera Collaborative and Longy School of Music of Bard College

This program is supported in part by a George Henschel Community Award from the Harvard Musical Association.

This year’s set of 10-minute operas includes:

Oliver CaplanSymposium, Libretto by Anne Ray
Carrie MaginVoice on the Wire, Libretto by Kendall A.
Eva KendrickWish You Were Here, Libretto by Claudia Hass
Tony SolitroTriangle, Libretto by Jane Martin
David WolfsonRapture, Libretto by David Wolfson
Tom CipulloLucy, Libretto by Tom Cipullo
Beth RatayWomb with a View, Libretto by Rich Orloff

Presented by the Boston Opera Collective, Longy School of Music of Bard College, and the Boston New Music Initiative core ensemble conducted by Nathan Lofton and Tian Hui Ng

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FIVE'S A CROWD | January 27, 2018 – 8 pm

with Special Guest patchtax

The Record Company, 960 Massachusetts Ave, Boston

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This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. 
Henrique Coe- Filius Prodigus
Steven GudinoThe Blonde Moon Whispers*
Jeremy Rapaport-Stein
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Sofia Scheps- As I Knit for Matilde
Kevin Wilt- Out in the Storm
Evelin RamónTemporary Fields
Jee Seo- Four Pieces for Two Violins
Charles Corey- Excursions
Elvira MuratoreSpaces of absence: Inside


*winner of our 3rd Annual Young Composer Competition

Recommended Donation $10




image by Melanie Long

DRAMATIC TENSIONS | April 5, 2017 – 8 pm

featuring guest conductor Yuga Cohler and soprano Erin M. Smith

Arts at the Armory - 191 Highland Ave, Somerville

Missed it? See the full concert here.


This program is supported in part by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. 

Charles Peck*Kindling
William Toutant
Bagatelle 1
Brendan McMullen
Seven Cicadas
Nemanja Radivojevic
Courants II
Gabrielle Owens
Three Folk Songs
Jonathan Russ
Eat Your Vegetables
Adrienne Steely
Green 311.13
Harrison Birtwistle
9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker
Guillaume Connesson - Techno-Parade

*winner of our 5th Annual Commissioning Competition
Recommended Donation $10
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