Composers Now empowers all living composers, celebrates the diversity of their voices and honors the significance of their artistic contributions to the cultural fabric of society. Founder and artistic director Tania León leads the organization since 2010. Composers Now features a broad spectrum of performances in concert halls, jazz mobiles, opera stages, experimental spaces, conservatories, museums and other musical venues.

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January 27, 2026

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2026 Composers Now Festival

02/27/2026

Composers Interviewing Composers

Sarah Rose Weaver: Transmission Series Album Release Event

The event is part of the COMPOSERS INTERVIEWING COMPOSERS initiative. Guest composer at the event: Alexis Cuadrado.

Transmission Series Album Release Event features artists of the Sarah Rose Weaver Ensemble in performance and discussion. Transmission Series is a set of contemplative contemporary works for solo, chamber, and large ensemble performance.

Last Frontier NYC
520 Kingsland Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11222​​ - 7:30 pm
2026 Composers Now Festival

02/27/2026

Carol Liebowitz & Nick Lyons

Ibeam Brooklyn
168 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 - 8 pm
2026 Composers Now Festival

02/28/2026

KeyedUp Music Project: Celebrating Mason Bates!

A celebration of the incredible musical world of composer Mason Bates.

The concert will include his Piano Sonata No. 1 (1993), Red River (2007), and Shenandoah (2019). Also included on the program will be a work by Bate’s mentor and dear friend, David Del Tredici.

National Opera Center
330 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001 ​​ - 7 pm

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