Directed by Dimitri Chamblas and Nadia Sirota
With Laura Cocks, Doug Perkins, C.J. Camerieri and Trever Hagen
Produced by Liquid Music
Presented by Center for the Arts at Kayenta
October 25, 2025
Snow Canyon State Park, Southern Utah
Environmentalist composer John Luther Adams’s Crossing Open Ground, an outdoor work for winds, brass and percussion, offers an opportunity to rediscover and reconsecrate place—an invitation to listen to the older, deeper resonances beneath our feet.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 7:30 pm
The 92nd Street Y, New York
Produced by Liquid Music
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 4 pm
Northrop, Minneapolis
Copresented by Liquid Music and Northrop
Writer Karl Ove Knausgård (My Struggle, The Morning Star) and composer/percussionist Glenn Kotche (Wilco) come together for a shared evening of words and music that celebrates collaboration, craft, and friendship, featuring visuals by director Johan Renck (HBO's Chernobyl, David Bowie's "Blackstar").
Sat, Nov 8, 7:30 pm
Walker Art Center
Copresented by Liquid Music, the Walker Art Center, and Schubert Club
Gabriella Smith is an environmentalist as well as a composer. Channeling both the awe-inspiring beauty of nature and the effect of the climate crisis in sound, Smith makes a moving plea for the planet we call home in Aquatic Ecology. Acclaimed chamber ensemble yMusic presents the Twin Cities premiere of the major new work, which was written for the sextet.
Select projects co-produced by LA Phil and Liquid Music
Jan–Apr, 2026 (Dates TBA)
Multiple sites in Los Angeles, CA
Liquid Music co-produces three projects with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as part of its Body and Sound festival Jan–Apr 2026—a selection of events aimed at transforming audiences’ perception of music by drawing attention to a full range of senses. Programs include: John Luther Adams: Crossing Open Ground with Christopher Rountree and Dimitri Chamblas; Mary Prescott: Ancestral Table; and Georg Friedrich Haas: String Quartet no. 3 "in iij Noct" performed by JACK Quartet.
New Music, New Dance Premiering Spring 2027
Los Angeles-based choreographer Kate Wallich and experimental pop musician Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) continue their rich artistic collaboration alongside collaborators Alan Wyffles and Tate Justus with a Northrop | Liquid Music creative residency supporting a new evening-length work to premiere in the 2025.26 arts season.
With Eliza Bagg (voice), Naomi Woo (conductor, piano), Ellis Ludwig-Leone (composer, piano), and chamber ensemble
Produced by Liquid Music
A night of haunted and transcendental works
Produced by Liquid Music
An ongoing series, Sun Dogs brings together inspired composer and filmmaker pairs to create short-format films with new music for live orchestra, exploring how stories can be told (both musically and visually) from equal footing.
Liquid Music and Northrop at the University of Minnesota join forces for a new, ongoing partnership beginning in 2024. This inspired series will bring singular artists from across the globe to Northrop's iconic stage, showcasing boundary-defying performances and new works in contemporary music, dance, and beyond.
Liquid Music heads to southern Utah for a new partnership with Center for the Arts at Kayenta. Nestled in a breathtaking desert landscape, the Center is known for its commitment to fostering creativity and showcasing exceptional artistic talent. Liquid Music is thrilled to join forces with the Center to present inspiring, boundary-defying work in an intimate yet awe-inspiring setting.
