columbus new music

Long a fixture of sci-fi film soundtracks, the theremin will sail through central Ohio this weekend when the Central Ohio Symphony and thereminist Caroline Scruggs perform the world premiere of the Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra by Linda Kernohan.

The world premiere of a work by Columbus composer Mark Lomax, the culmination of a major new music commissioning project and a return appearance in one of the world's top concert halls. Find our what Columbus' world-class Carpe Diem String Quartet has in store for the 2024-25 concert season.

The experimental music quintet TAK will perform a concert of cutting-edge musical works with electronics Sunday, June 11 in Columbus, under the auspices of The Fuse Factory

How does a child navigate the hardships and heartaches of a world run by adults? Columbus composer Rocco Di Pietro grapples with this and other questions about the dark side of childhood in his piano work The Children’s Journey. Acclaimed pianist and contemporary music specialist Kathleen Supové will perform the world premiere of The Children’s Journey in Columbus on Nov. 15.

It has been said that life begins at 40. Columbus composer Sharon Udoh explores the upheaval of her life as a 40-year-old in a new musical work full of surprising twists and turns.