World Premiere

Soprano Arianna Zukerman, mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson, and pianist Jason Wirth come together on May 6, 2026 at Guarneri Hall for an evening of Jewish American composers including Leonard Bernstein, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Laura Kaminsky, closing with the world premiere of a new NLM commission by David Hanlon.

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On December 3, 2025, the Catalyst Quartet performed two NLM-commissioned world premieres at Nova Linea Musica's Against All Odds concert in Chicago. Composer Andrea Casarrubios was in the room; Derrick Skye joined by satellite from Los Angeles. Jessie Montgomery and Stacy Garrop were among those listening.

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What happens when you put a world premiere, a composer willing to talk about it, and a room full of curious people in the same space? Something you can’t get anywhere else.

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