Coming out this Friday — Robert Honstein: Horizon Line Composer Robert Honstein's three works for string quartet on Horizon Line explore how pastoral expressions open up spaces in our psychology, an oasis from an overcrowded mental environment roberthonstein.bandcamp.com/album/horizo...

Out now — Joseph Franklin: The Horror of the Avant-Garde(s) A piano and percussion concerto integrating several modes of improvisation by composer Joseph Franklin, featuring pianist Marc Hannaford and percussionist Satoshi Takeishi

Out now — Diego Tedesco: Varietas The debut portrait album of composer Diego Tedesco, featuring his frequent collaborators violinist Miranda Cuckson, guitarist Daniel Lippel, soprano Natalia Cappa, counter)induction, Orquesta Amigos de la Nueva Música, and the Composers Conference Ensemble

From composer Joseph Franklin's new piano and percussion concerto The Horror of the Avant-Garde(s) coming out tomorrow, here's the final movement featuring pianist Marc Hannaford and percussionist Satoshi Takeishi josephfranklin.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho...

From composer Diego Tedesco's new album Varietas coming out tomorrow, here's an electroacoustic work for violin and electronics performed by Miranda Cuckson newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/varietas

Coming out this Friday — Joseph Franklin: The Horror of the Avant-Garde(s) Australian composer Joseph Franklin's album features a concerto for piano (Marc Hannaford) and percussion (Satoshi Takeishi) that far exceeds the expectations of the genre newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho...

AMN Reviews: Ekmeles – Nonsongs (2026; New Focus) The Platonic ideal of a choral group premiering new music is something like that of a referee in a big sporting event: If they do their job perfectly, you won't notice the musicians as such. The work itself will take center stage. Ekmeles is too…

Coming out this Friday — Diego Tedesco: Varietas Argentinean composer Diego Tedesco's debut portrait album Varietas highlights his charged, gestural style in works for chamber ensemble, instrument plus electronics, and orchestra newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/varietas

Out now — Nirmali Fenn: When Apathy is Betrayal An album length work by composer Nirmali Fenn for two sopranos and ensemble reflecting on an absence of empathy for displaced peoples globally, performed by Prague Modern newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/when-a...

From composer Nirmali Fenn's new album When Apathy is Betrayal coming out Friday, here's the opening movement of the album length work for two sopranos and ensemble newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/when-a...

Coming out this Friday — Nirmali Fenn: When Apathy is Betrayal An album length work for two sopranos & ensemble that interrogates the absence of empathy that allows us to disconnect from the profound suffering of displaced peoples in the modern world newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/when-a...

Out now — Ekmeles: Nonsongs Three new works written for the vocal sextet Ekmeles by George Lewis, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, and Katherine Balch Ekmeles has distinguished itself as one of the elite vocal ensembles, cultivating a specialization in microtonal singing that is pushing the boundaries

▶︎ Nonsongs | Ekmeles | New Focus Recordings newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nonsongs

Coming out this Friday — Ekmeles: Nonsongs The intrepid contemporary vocal ensemble Ekmeles, directed by Jeffrey Gavett, releases their third recording featuring works written for the ensemble by George Lewis, Wolfgang von Schweinitz & Katherine Balch newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nonsongs

Out now — David Bird: Hinterlands New works exploring the impact of technology by composer David Bird, featuring performances by lovemusic, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward, cellist Isidora Nojkovic, Grossman Ensemble, and Mivos Quartet newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/hinter...

Out now — A Forest Unfolding: A Collaborative Cantata Inspired by Trees A collaborative cantata inspired by trees by composers Eric Moe, Melinda Wagner, Stephen Jaffe, and David Kirkland Garner, featuring mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway, baritone Thomas Meglioranza & author Richard Powers as narrator

Music Review: SydeBoob Duo – ‘Au Naturel,’ New Music for Voice and Flutes "The fertile pairing of #soprano voice and #flute feels very natural (as well as “au naturel”) throughout this collection of works..." Jon Sobel has our #musicreview: blogcritics.org/music-review... @newfocuslabel.bsky.social

From composer David Bird's new album Hinterlands coming out this Friday, here's the title work performed by Lovemusic david-bird.bandcamp.com/album/hinter...

From a collaborative cantata inspired by trees coming out this Friday and written by composers Eric Moe, Melinda Wagner, Stephen Jaffe, and David Kirkland Garner, here's a movement by Eric Moe setting a text by W.S. Merwin newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/a-fore...

Music Review: K!ART Performs Matthew Shlomowitz’s ‘Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders, Vol. 5’— Musical wonders! Polytonality! You know we love it. Our review: blogcritics.org/music-review... #music #musicreview @newfocuslabel.bsky.social #polytonality

Coming out this Friday — David Bird: Hinterlands David Bird's compositions explore the impact of technology on our world, both musical and beyond, both from the past and into the future newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/hinter...

Coming out this Friday — A Forest Unfolding: A Collaborative Cantata Inspired by Trees A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/a-fore...

Out now — Noah Meites: Counting A collection of Los Angeles based composer Noah Meites's chamber music, featuring performances by Brightwork New Music, HOCKET, violist Linnea Powell, pianist richi valitutto, New Thread Quartet, and Meites' own ensemble LA Signal Lab

From composer Noah Meites's new album Counting coming out on Friday, here's the title work for four voices and large ensemble newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/counting

Coming out this Friday — Noah Meites: Counting Los Angeles based composer Noah Meites releases a collection of his chamber music that chronicles his vibrant artistic voice and his role as an active member of that city's fertile music community newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/counting

Composer Eric Chasalow is tonight’s guest on Evening Eclectic. He’ll talk about his latest portrait album “…arching, reaching, breathless,” which was released on April 17 on @newfocuslabel.bsky.social. Tune in at 8 p.m. on air or online.

Out now — a·pe·ri·od·ic: aus der nacht An album length work made up of 71 distinct sections by composer Magnus Granberg, performed by the Chicago based post-Cagean experimental ensemble a·pe·ri·od·ic newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/aus-de...

Out now — Stanzas in August: Armenian Music, New and Rediscovered Stanzas in August presents the sixth through ninth volumes, released under one cover, of an ambitious and laudable project spearheaded by Movses Pogossian to document the richness and history of modern Armenian concert music

From a·pe·ri·od·ic's new album coming out tomorrow, here's an excerpt from the album length title work by composer Magnus Granberg newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/aus-de...

From a four disc set of music by Armenian composers curated by violinist Movses Pogossian coming out tomorrow, here's a movement from Vahram Sargsyan's Vox Temporum newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/stanza...

Coming out this Friday — a·pe·ri·od·ic: aus der nacht a·pe·ri·od·ic is a Chicago-based experimental music ensemble featuring post-Cagean music. Their third release on New Focus features an album length work by Magnus Granberg written for them newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/aus-de...

Coming out this Friday — Stanzas in August: Armenian Music, New and Rediscovered Movses Pogossian and his colleagues in the Armenian Music Project continue their tireless advocacy for the music of Armenia with this ambitious 4 CD collection newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/stanza...

Out now — SydeBoob Duo: Au Naturel The debut release by the soprano and flute Sydeboob Duo, featuring music by Rebecca Saunders, Eric Moe, Anthony Braxton, Ramin Akhavijou, Max Johnson, and Beat Furrer newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/au-nat...

Coming out this Friday — Ann DuHamel: Prayers for a Feverish Planet: New Music about Climate Change, Vol. 1 Pianist Ann DuHamel releases the first volume of her commissioning project of solo works that are inspired by and draw attention to the climate change crisis

Coming out this Friday — SydeBoob Duo: Au Naturel SydeBoob Duo is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of performance in repertoire for soprano & flute, bringing their virtuosity to ambitious works that highlight their commitment to broad representation and the highest aesthetic standards

Out now — Michael Jones: The Promise of Escape Three solo percussion works by composers Pluto Bell, Nicholas Deyoe, and Scott Wollschleger, performed by Michael Jones newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-pr...

Out now — Eric Chasalow: ...arching, reaching, breathless This collection of Eric Chasalow’s music for strings balances his extensive work in electroacoustic contexts with his chamber music and spotlights his integration of literary sources

Coming out this Friday — Michael Jones: The Promise of Escape Percussionist Michael Jones releases an album featuring three works that resulted from close collaborations he has had with composers Pluto Bell, Nicholas Deyoe, and Scott Wollschleger newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-pr...

Coming out this Friday — Eric Chasalow: ...arching, reaching, breathless Composer Eric Chasalow releases ...arching, reaching, breathless featuring several pieces for strings in chamber and electroacoustic settings newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/archin...

Out now — Lei Liang: Six Seasons — Instrumentation Lab A two disc set of multidisciplinary works by composer Lei Liang, with musicians from Ensemble Dal Niente, Mivos Quartet, loadbang, [nec]shivaree, and pianist Stephen Drury newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/six-se...

From composer Lei Liang's new album Six Seasons: Instrumentation Lab coming out tomorrow, here's Season 6: Bloom performed by [nec]shivaree led by Stephen Drury newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/six-se...

Coming out this Friday — Lei Liang: Six Seasons: Instrumentation Lab Lei Liang crafts multi-disciplinary works that bridge scientific research, electroacoustic composition & contemporary improvisation to create a cohesive message of holistic symbiosis newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/six-se...

Out now — Matthew Shlomowitz: Explorations in Polytonality and other Musical Wonders, Volume 5 An EP of short form pieces exploring genre and tonality by composer Matthew Shlomowitz, written for the K!ART ensemble newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/matthe...

Coming out this Friday — Matthew Shlomowitz: Explorations in Polytonality and other Musical Wonders, Volume 5 Composer Matthew Shlomowitz embraces short form pieces, each of which engage with a historical trope from the compositional toolbox newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/matthe...

Out now — José Martínez: Short Stories Five electroacoustic works by composer José Martínez, integrating tradition, technology, and text, featuring performances by percussionist Jordan Walsh, saxophonist Noa Even, HOCKET, Hot Second and Martínez himself

Coming out this Friday — José Martínez: Short Stories Composer José Martínez releases Short Stories, a collection of his compositions that integrate tradition, technology, and text to tell stories, both direct and surreal newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/short-...

Out now — Peter Kramer: To a Green Thought in a Green Shade Solos, duos & trios for winds, strings, piano & guitar by composer Peter Kramer, featuring Longleash, clarinetist & recordist Zachary Good, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward, guitarist Daniel Lippel, and Kramer himself on piano

From composer Peter Kramer's new album To a Green Thought in a Green Shade coming out Friday, here's Pietà performed by Longleash newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/to-a-g...

Coming out this Friday — Peter Kramer: To a Green Thought in a Green Shade Peter Kramer cultivates a compositional library of ideas from which he draws on and fashions lyrical, thoughtful music newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/to-a-g...

Out now — Wilfrido Terrazas: Trilogía del Dolor An album length work by composer Wilfrido Terrazas exploring the complexities of pain wilfridoterrazas.bandcamp.com/album/trilog...