Abstract
This year nienteForte has partnered with the University of New Orleans and New Orleans-based arts presenter and online periodical FOCI Arts in addition to its regular partnership with Tulane University to host the esteemed TAK Ensemble for a series of concerts and masterclasses. These concerts feature the work of prominent New Orleans-based composers Maxwell Dulaney, Yotam Haber, and Ray Evanoff alongside that of nationally and internationally recognized artists such as Kate Soper, Lewis Nielson, Taylor Brook, and TAK’s own Charlotte Mundy. Performances will include New Orleans-based musicians as well as the members of TAK. The cumulative offerings of the 2017 nienteForte Festival mark an exciting contribution to contemporary music and culture in New Orleans that continue the festival’s aim of fostering aesthetic experiences and dialogue between the local community and national artists.