Join us for our 5th season Finale as we celebrate American composers and America’s first female conductor of a major orchestra, Maestro JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Native-Buffalo, New Yorker, and Artistic Director of Mostly Modern (and now Saratoga Springs resident), Robert Paterson, brings us a performance of the first part of his colorful Journey of a Dragonfly.

Winner of the 2023 Concert Artist Guild Elmaleh Competition, the Dior Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1 on this program, which features Mostly Modern Festival composers and selections from the Dior Quartet’s repertoire.

Performance of Ouvir Estrelas for soprano and piano, along with a spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs, and song cycles. Ten top vocalists from across the United States & abroad will be showcasing their talents, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance.

World Premiere of New York Stories for two singers and chamber ensemble at Mostly Modern Festival, featuring librettos by New York City-based librettists and scenes inspired by the Five Boroughs. Librettists include Mark Campbell, David Cote, Margot Connolly, Briana Elyse Hunter, John de los Santos, and Sokunthary Svay.

Performance of Relative Theory, along with brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

World premiere Celestial Harmonics, featuring Mostly Modern Orchestra, David Amado, conductor. Other works include classical standards and Elliot Carters’s bracingly American Clarinet Concerto, featuring one of the two winners of our annual MMF Concerto Competition.

A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs, and song cycles, including Robert Paterson’s and David Cote’s Extraordinary for soprano, baritone, and chamber ensemble. Ten top vocalists from across the United States & abroad will be showcasing their talents, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance.

Join us for an evening concert celebrating all American composers, featuring JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mostly Modern Orchestra, and the Neave Trio performing in the world premiere of Robert Paterson’s Triple Concerto.

Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

World premiere of Summit Trio, a new piano trio consisting of a suite of the three solo trio movements from Triple Concerto, which will be premiered at Mostly Modern Festival. This program also features our Mostly Modern composers and selections from Neave Trio’s repertoire.

Performance of Elegy (version for two bassoons and piano) at Mostly Modern Festival. Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

This program features the European premiere of Dark Mountains, as well as works by Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands composers, including two new works by composers from the MMF | NL Cultural Institute, a performance of a work by the Ukrainian/Dutch composer Svitlana Azarova, and the European premiere of Robert Paterson’s Dark Mountains.

This program features our Mostly Modern composers, as well as works by our composition faculty members and other classic 20th and 21st-century chamber works.

This program features our Mostly Modern composers, as well as works by our composition faculty members and other classic 20th and 21st-century chamber works.

This program features selections from the classical percussion repertoire, the world premiere of a new work by Celia Swart, and the European premiere of Robert Paterson’s Stealing Thunder and Stillness for alto flute and marimba, featuring special guest Daniela Mars on alto flute. Enjoy free admission to the opening concert!

Mostly Modern Festival’s Season Three Finale, celebrating all New York State composers, featuring JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Concert includes the stunning Rouse Flute Concerto, with Henrik Heide as soloist, and a brand-new world premiere for the Neave Trio and orchestra by Robert Paterson.

A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias, art songs and song cycles, including selections from Robert Paterson’s Autumn Songs, featuring Sarah Stevenson, mezzo-soprano.

Neave Trio performance of Moon Trio by Robert Paterson, as well as world premieres by composers at the Mostly Modern Festival.

Performance of a I See You (version for string orchestra and fixed media) by the American Modern Orchestra at the Mostly Modern Festival, Scott Terrell, conductor.

The first half of the program opens with beloved modern arias of the 20th/21st century. After intermission, get ready for The Companion from the opera Three Way, a comic opera set in the future for soprano, baritone, and tenor.

Performance of Sonata for Bassoon and Piano on this American Modern Ensemble program at Mostly Modern Festival.

This program features our Robert Paterson’s Dash and Mostly Modern composers, as well as a mix of Atlantic’s repertoire from the 20th century. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception!

Join us for an afternoon concert, featuring the American Modern Orchestra, with the exquisite Peter Bay, conductor for the Austin Symphony. Composers include Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Paterson, and Einojuhani Rautavaara, as well as a brand-new work from one of our ‘Mostly Modern Composers’.

Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad, come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres, including a performance of Robert Paterson’s Eating Variations. Featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

Exponential Ensemble performs Robert' Paterson’s Relative Theory. Program also features world premieres by composers from the Mostly Modern Festival, as well as a mix of repertoire from the 20th century.

Monica Yunus & Christopher Herbert will sing Robert Paterson's Extraordinary, libretto by David Cote, with Amir Farid on piano.

European premieres of Closet Full of Demons and I See You (string orchestra version) at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands. Robert Paterson, Conductor. Program also includes works by Christian Blaha and Magnus Lindberg. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

European premiere of Helter Skelter at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, presented in partnership with Musiiekschool Zeeland. Performance also includes works by Stephen Cabell, John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, and a world premiere by David Roche. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.

Performance of selected movements from String Quartet No. 2 at the inaugural season of Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, presented in partnership with Musiiekschool Zeeland. Performance also includes works by Christian Blaha, Daan Manneke, and Martijn Padding, as well as a world premiere by Nathan Kelly. All performances take place at Zeeuwse Concert Zaal.