Juventas New Music Ensemble, led by Medford composer and conductor Oliver Caplan, opens its 2020-21 virtual concert season with "American Mirror," music that reflects the social fabric of America. Featuring works by Allison Loggins-Hull, Mari Kotskyy, Jessica Meyer, Miguel de Aguila, Derrick Spiva Jr. and Oliver Caplan. With performances by Nick Southwick, flute; Wolcott Humphrey, clarinet; …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble, led by Medford composer and conductor Oliver Caplan, continues its 2020-21 virtual concert season with "The Voice of the Rain," featuring music inspired by autumn and nature. "Watershed," a piece Caplan composed and scored for flute, clarinet, horn, cello and piano, was inspired by the Mystic River corridor in Medford. "Walks …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble, led by Medford composer and conductor Oliver Caplan, presents "Wolcott Humphrey: Center Stage," celebrating the clarinet virtuoso's nine seasons with the ensemble. This concert will feature repertoire personally curated by Wolcott from all living composers and covering a range of styles. Tune in to the live performance on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9a09VdPtY&feature=youtu.be  

Juventas New Music Ensemble, led by Medford composer and conductor Oliver Caplan, continues its 2020-21 virtual concert season with "Small Bear, Large Telescope," featuring music from from Eric Whitacre, Emma Wine, Caplan, Stephanie Ann Boyd, Jessie Montgomery, J A J Sedarski and Carson Cooman. The concert will be live streamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5JSADQKqNk Also, at 7 p.m. via …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble, led by Medford composer and conductor Oliver Caplan, concludes its 2020-21 virtual concert season with "One World," featuring music from every continent on the globe. The concert will include works by Katy Abbott, Tamilla Ahadova, Oliver Caplan, Daniel Cueto, Evan Fein, Martin Loridan, Bongani Ndodana-Breen and Chun-Hay Shing. Performers will be …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble, led by Medford composer and conductor Oliver Caplan, invites you to "Yearning to Breathe Free," a live concert exploring what it means to be patriotic in a country that has not always afforded freedom to everyone. Featuring Julia Carey, Kelley Hollis and James Dargan, this program combines amazing musicianship and pertinent …

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The Juventas New Music Ensemble opens its 2022-23 season with a performance of "Cloud Anthem" at Tufts University's Distler Hall. In a special collaboration with the New Hampshire Master Chorale, the program will feature choral music by Juventas Artistic Director Oliver Caplan, of Medford, and lyrics by Maya Angelou, Richard Blanco, Meghan Guidry, Naseem Rakha …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble and First Baptist Church of Medford present “Reflections,” a free concert featuring the extraordinary talents of violist Lu Yu and percussionist Tom Schmidt. Juventas, led by Medford resident Oliver Caplan, is a cutting-edge chamber group that spotlights emerging voices and re-envisions classical music as a vibrant, living art form. They bring …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble and First Baptist Church of Medford present “To The Seasons,” a free concert featuring soprano Kelley Hollis, hornist Anne Howarth, and pianist Julia Scott Carey featuring music by nine living composers: Oliver Caplan, Michael Donovan, Gina Gillie, Nyokabi Kariũki, Mary Montgomery Koppel, Mari Kotskyy, Andrew Porter, Eric Whitacre, Emma Wine. Led …

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Juventas New Music Ensemble opens its 2024-25 concert season — its 20th — with "Limestone and Felt," a free Neighborhood Series Concert at First Baptist Church of Medford. The program will include mesmerizing music by living composers featuring the unique pairing of cello and percussion. It will feature works by Osnat Netzer, Caroline Shaw, and …

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