MISE-EN FESTIVAL 2025
June 23-27, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the 11th MISE-EN FESTIVAL!
Thanks to your continued interest and encouragement, the festival has grown and evolved each year. Since its inception in 2011, all of our concerts and events have remained free and open to the public—a tradition we proudly uphold.
This year, we are especially excited to inaugurate our new home, MISE-EN_PLACE Harlem, with the opening concert of the festival. In addition, composer talks featuring participating musicians will be held at the New York University Music Department.
These events are made possible through the generous support of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council) and the Music Department at New York University.
Below is a brief overview of the upcoming events. We invite you to explore each event page for full details about the talks, performances, and inspiring artists you’ll encounter.
Festival Musicians
Kelley Barnett, flute
Ford Fourqurean, clarinet
Erin Rogers, saxophone
Mark Broschinsky, trombone
Josh Perry, percussion
Yumi Suehiro, piano
Johnna Wu, violin
Lauren Conroy, violin
Philip Carter, viola
Iva Casian Lakos, cello
Chris Gross, cello
Neil Beckmann, guitar
Moon Ha, conductor
Team and Volunteers
Akiva Zamcheck, moderator/ board president
Adam Mirza, sound engineer/composer
Eli Parrish, intern
Conrad Tilroe, intern
Jerry Huang, volunteer
Benjamin Ha, volunteer
Jailen Mitchell, assistant manager
Ann Sunwoo, graphic design
Michael Yu, Photography
Borad of Directors
Akiva Zamcheck, president
Moon Ha, member
Nicholas Walls, vice-president
Lydia Brown, secretary
Monday, June 23, 2025
Concert I
June 25, 8PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Massimo Vito Avantaggiato (Italy/Italy): VANA IMAGO (2015)
Alexey Logunov (Russia/USA): Let’s play together? (2023)
Yumi Suehiro, piano
Charles Mason (USA/USA): Short Circuit (2024)
Yumi Suehiro, piano / Josh Perry, percussion /
Erin Rogers, saxophone
-Intermission-
João Quinteiro (Portugal /Portugal ): Canção III Pairs: à propos de l’intériorité (2023)
Yumi Suehiro, piano / Josh Perry, percussion
Josh Perry (USA/USA): the core burns hot (2025)
Josh Perry, percussion
Orientation
June 23, 2:00PM
New York University
Faculty of Arts and Science
Silver Building Room 220
24 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10003
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Concert II
June 24, 7:00PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Maja Cerar (Switzlerland/USA) and Douglas Geers (USA): Icon Echo (2025)
Ben Lunn (UK/Scotland): String Trio (2023)
Johnna Wu, violin / Philip Carter, viola /
Iva Casian Lakos, cello
Ursel Quint (Germany/Germany): Troubled Bridge over Water
Adam Mirza (USA/USA) & Akiva Zamcheck (USA/USA): Studio NYC (2025)
Concert III
June 24, 8:30PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Asclépiades (Charlotte Layec & Camille Rosset-Balcer) : Almanach
Composer Talk
June 24, 10:30AM – 2:00PM
New York University
Faculty of Arts and Science
Silver Building Room 220
24 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10003
Speakers and Presenters
10:30AM Coffee/ pastries
11:00AM Alexey Logunov
11:30AM Tarik Inman
12:00PM Charles Mason
12:30PM Rodrigo Cadiz
1:00PM Charlotte Layec & Camille Rosset-Balcer
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Concert IV
June 25, 7PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Hannes Dufek (Austria/Austria): studies in intimacy II: the deep mirror (2020)
Lauren Conroy, violin / Neil Beckmann, guitar
Oliver Kwapis (USA/USA): Nocturnes
Yike Zhang (China/USA): Arroios (2023)
Julian Bennett Holmes, drums
George Brunner (USA/USA): Transform
Cenk Ergün (Türkiye/USA): Taksim (2022)
Mark Broschinsky, trombone / Ford Fourqurean, clarinet
Concert V
June 25, 8:30PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Alissa Voth (USA/USA): Deiopea (2023)
Ford Fourqurean, clarinet
Tarik Inman (USA/USA): Idiom III (Quarrel) (2024)
Mark Broschinsky, trombone
Inga Chinilina (Russia/USA): Learning to Love America (2023)
Kelley Barnett, flute
Jess Rowland (USA/USA): New Work (2025)
Kelley Barnett, flute / Mark Broschinsky, trombone / Ford Fourqurean, clarinet
Composer Talk
June 25, 10:30AM – 2:00PM
New York University
Faculty of Arts and Science
Silver Building Room 220
24 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10003
Speakers and Presenters
10:30AM Coffee/ pastries
11:00AM James May
11:30AM Alissa Voth
12:00PM Inga Chinilina
12:30PM Yike Zhang
1:00PM Cenk Ergun
1:30PM João Quinteiro
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Concert VI
June 26, 6PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Maja Cerar (Switzlerland/USA) and Douglas Geers (USA): Icon Echo (2025)*
*Family-friendly program
Concert VII
June 26, 8:00PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Program
Alicia Castillo (USA/USA): Billow (2024)
Kelley Barnett, flute / Ford Fourqurean, clarinet /
Yumi Suerhio, piano / Josh Perry, percussion
Rodrigo Cadiz (Chile/Chile): Pedesis (2025)
Kelley Barnett, flute / Ford Fourqurean, clarinet / Johnna Wu, violin /
Chirs Gross, cello / Yumi Suerhio, piano / Josh Perry, percussion
Moon Ha, conductor
Ali Latif Shushtari (Iran/Switzerland): Quartet (2021)
Kelley Barnett, flute / Chirs Gross, cello / Yumi Suerhio, piano /
Josh Perry, percussion / Moon Ha, conductor
James May (USA/USA): dredge i (2024)
Ford Fourqurean, clarinet / Johnna Wu, violin /
Chirs Gross, cello / Yumi Suerhio, piano
Moon Ha (South Korea/USA): beauty in (2025)
Kelley Barnett, flute / Ford Fourqurean, clarinet / Johnna Wu, violin /
Chirs Gross, cello / Yumi Suerhio, piano / Josh Perry, percussion
Moon Ha, conductor
Composer Talk
June 26, 10:30AM – 2:00PM
New York University
Faculty of Arts and Science
Silver Building Room 220
24 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10003
Speakers and Presenters
10:30AM Coffee/ pastries
11:00AM Hannes Dufek
11:30AM Jess Rowland
12:00PM Alicia Castillo
12:30PM Ursel Quint
1:00PM Ben Lumm
1:30PM Conrad Tilroe
Friday, June 27, 2025
Open Talk
June 27, 12:30 PM
MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)
Panelist:
Oksana Nesterenko, Todd Tarantino
Generous supporters for this year’s festival include:
