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Congrats to our 2024 Artists!

the reviews are in for Next Fest’s program of World premiere performances at NYC’s Merkin hall

What Is The
THE Next Festival?

The Next Festival is a rural residency, a New York performance tour, a groundbreaking cross-disciplinary workshop — and much more.

The festival brings together outstanding early-career string players, composers, dancers, and choreographers from around the world for two weeks each June. Through weeklong residencies in upstate New York and New York City, Festival Fellows immerse themselves in collaboration — working alongside pathbreaking professional artists, performing world premieres, participating in recording sessions, and developing exciting new work.

As part of The Next Festival’s commitment to supporting the artists of tomorrow and ensuring equity and access for ALL, we offer a unique “pay-what-you-can” policy — enabling every artist to attend at a price they can afford.

202310th Anniversary
 Season Highlights

Listen to highlights from our concert lineup here

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We make contemporary music accessible for everyone, including middle schoolers. Last month, we had the privilege to play with orchestra students, grades 6-8, from Chatham Central School District as part of the 2024 Festival. Learn more about the Fe
"As a performer-composer fresh out of school and with no large ensemble recordings on my resume, the Next Fest was life changing for me. I find that most festivals, grants and residencies for composers seek out participants with previous experi
"The Next Festival of Emerging Artists provided me the space to reflect and question what it means to be a 21st century artist. While it is easy to get caught up in the transition from student to early career professional, @peteraskim designed t
"Attending the music festival was a truly transformative experience for me as a music student from a foreign country. The festival’s generous coverage of my tuition and housing made it possible for me to participate and focus entirely on t
Every year, over a few short days, our Composer and Choreographer Fellows cross the disciplinary divide to create something truly original. Here are some snapshots from the open showing we had at @gibneydance earlier this month. More to come! LEARN
The photos are coming in, and they're glorious. Here we are performing at @ps21chatham earlier this month. 20 String Performance Fellows, hailing from all over the world, presented adventurous works by @curtis.stewart_violin, @mr_dudley.mp3, @andrea
What a whirlwind! It's been a world-expanding two weeks of performances, recordings, workshops and celebrations across New York. Thank you for being part of it. There's still time to contribute to our 2024 string performance fellow fund! DONATE TO