The Shirley and Chas Hockett Chamber Music Series

Masterclass
April 6, 2027 | 6-8:00pm

Performance with the Ithaca College Concert Band
 April 7, 2027 | 8:15pm
Ford Hall,
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Concert
April 8, 2027 | 7:00pm
Hockett Family Recital Hall
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Performance with the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble
featuring guest composer Gala Flagello
April 9, 2027 | 8:15pm
Ford Hall
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Hailed by The Washington Post as “a prime mover of piping hot 21st-century repertoire,” Hub New Music has earned a reputation as one of today's leading champions of living composers. Hub has expanded the repertoire for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello through over forty commissions. In its dynamic concert programs, Hub New Music strikes notes of contemporary relevance.

Recent and upcoming performances include concerts presented by the John F. Kennedy Center, Seattle Symphony, Miller Theatre, Suntory Hall (Tokyo), the Williams Center for the Arts, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, King’s Place (London), Thailand International Composer’s Festival (Bangkok), Krannert Center, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, University Musical Society, and Celebrity Series of Boston.

Hub New Music’s collaborations explore the rich diversity of today’s contemporary music scene. This season, Hub launches Converging Voices, a multi-year commissioning project that supports rising composers. The inaugural cycle of Converging Voices features Elijah Daniel Smith, Akshaya Avril Tucker, and Geli Li.

In recent seasons, Hub has collaborated on commissions with Angélica Negrón, Nico Muhly, Tyshawn Sorey, Donnacha Dennehy, Christopher Cerrone, Carlos Simon, and Nina C. Young, among others. The group has also developed genre-defying collaborations with the Asia/America New Music Institute, Boston’s Urbanity Dance, Silkroad’s Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi), and trumpeter/spoken word artist MK Zulu.

Hub New Music is Michael Avitabile (flute), Gleb Kanasevich (clarinet), Magnolia Rohrer (violin), and Jesse Christeson (cello). The ensemble’s name is inspired by its founding city of Boston’s reputation as a hub of innovation. Hub New Music is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.