The Next Festival of Emerging Artists also has its eyes on the future. An annual event founded by composer-conductor Peter Askim in 2013, it brings together young like-minded string players and cutting-edge composers for a week of intensive preparation followed by a pair of performances.
American Roots Music is an acoustic music oral tradition that echoes the story of man and his relation to land and community through words, music, and dance. The music’s origins date back thousands of years.