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.
Titled “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman,” the program celebrated the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York but included pieces that predate the American suffrage movement by many decades.
The River Art Project aims to raise awareness of the beauty and importance of the river environment and to offer educational opportunities to educate about how to protect the resource.
