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paul novak composer

events in 2026

january 9th - february 6th, 2026
         Artist-in-residence at MacDowell
​         Peterborough, NH
         ​www.macdowell.org/

​january 30th, 2026
        prisms and mirrors for sextet
        Polymorphia; FSU Festival of New Music
        Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
        
https://music.fsu.edu/event/festival-of-new-music-polymorphia-new-music-ensemble/​

​march 4th, 2026
        gravity dances for ensemble 
        University of Texas New Music Ensemble
        Austin, Texas

        https://music.utexas.edu/ensembles/new-music-ensemble

​march 5th, 2026
        seven dreams about my body for sextet
        Blackbox Ensemble
        UC Davis, Davis, CA

        https://www.blackboxensemble.org/events/uc-davis-residency​

​march 6th, 2026
        prisms and mirrors for sextet
        CAMPGround Festival
        Tampa, FL
        
https://www.contemporaryartmusicproject.org/​

​march 8th, 2026
        seven dreams about my body for sextet
        Blackbox Ensemble
        San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

        https://www.blackboxensemble.org/events/sfsu-residency​

​march 11th, 2026
        seven dreams about my body for sextet
        International Contemporary Ensemble
        Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn, NY

        https://iceorg.org/events/call-for-concert

march 18th, 2026
        gardensongs for string quartet
        Varo Quartet
        Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
        
https://wmumusic.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200495468​

march 20th, 2026
        mycelium new music with artist Ruby Que
        s.p.o.r.e. series; music by Baldwin Giang, Cole Reyes, Katherine Balch, Dylan Feldpausch

        the CheckOut, Chicago, IL
        
https://www.myceliumnewmusic.com/spore-series-no-1.html​

march 26th, 2026
        gardensongs for string quartet
        Varo Quartet
        UChicago Tea Time Concert, Fulton Recital Hall, Chicago, IL
        
https://www.varostringquartet.com/events/university-of-chicago-tea-time-concert

march 26th, 2026
        every song has an unsung third stanza for narration and string quartet
        Formosa Quartet
        Guarneri Hall, Chicago, IL
        
https://guarnerihall.org/event/american-mirror-with-the-formosa-quartet-mar-26/

march 27th, 2026
        every song has an unsung third stanza for narration and string quartet
        Formosa Quartet
        Guarneri Hall, Chicago, IL
        
https://guarnerihall.org/event/american-mirror-with-the-formosa-quartet-mar-27/​

march 27th, 2025
        unruly clock etude for solo alto saxophone
        Phil Pierick, Chicago Bagatelles Project
        Fourth Presbyterian Church Noonday Concert Series, Chicago, IL
        
https://philpierick.com/event/noonday-concert-series-at-fourth-church/​

march 28th, 2026
        gardensongs for string quartet
        Varo Quartet
        the CheckOut, Chicago, IL


march 28th, 2026
        impossible inventions for string quartet
        Balourdet Quartet
        Eureka Chamber Music Series, Eureka, CA

        https://www.eurekachambermusic.org/​

march 29th, 2026
        impossible inventions for string quartet
        Balourdet Quartet
        Eureka Chamber Music Series, Eureka, CA

        https://www.eurekachambermusic.org/​

april 18th, 2026
        gardensongs for string quartet
        Varo Quartet
        The Block, Muskegan, MI
        
https://westmichigansymphony.org/events/varo-string-quartet-classical-chamber/​

april 25th, 2026
        a diagnosis and when i was nine for voices and ensemble
        Blackbox Ensemble

        DiMenna Center, New York, NY
        
https://www.blackboxensemble.org/events/blackbox-at-dimenna-center​

may 28th, 2026
        mycelium new music 
        music by Saad Haddad, Cheng Jin Koh, Charles Peck, and Luciano Berio

        Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL
        
https://www.myceliumnewmusic.com/folk-songs.html​

july 25th, 2026
        new work for sinfonietta
        Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, conductor; Mizzou International Composer Festival

        Columbia, MO
        
https://www.alarmwillsound.com/event/columbia-mo-33/

august 7th, 2026
        new work for string quartet
        JACK Quartet 
        New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, NM
        
https://santafechambermusic.org/concert/new-music-with-the-jack-quartet/​

past events in 2026

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