The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Music and Dance is proud to host the first Five College New Music Festival, a celebration of the rich musical life of the Pioneer Valley both past and present. The Festival includes nearly fifty performers and composers, primarily current and former faculty members but also a few members of our student community as well as the community at large.
CONCERTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11

• 8 PM - Five College Composers’ Concert

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12

• 2 PM - An Afternoon of Premieres
• 7 PM - Panel Discussion
• 8 PM - Heritage Concert

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13

• 2 PM - "The Hungarian Strain"
• 3 PM - Hungarian Program
• Post Concert Reception

Salvatore Macchia and Elizabeth Chang, festival coordinators

All concerts are free of charge and will take place in Bezanson Hall, UMass Amherst. Click here for more information about our program.

• Five Colleges, Inc.
• UMass Amherst Arts Council & UMass Amherst Department of Music & Dance
• Music Departments of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke & Smith Colleges
• Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency