Copresented by Northrop and Liquid Music
Thu, Mar 20, 7 pm
Northrop
Composer and organist Kali Malone makes her Liquid Music debut with music from All Life Long, her critically acclaimed album for pipe organ, choir, and brass quintet. Malone will perform on Northrop’s iconic pipe organ accompanied by musician and artist Stephen O’Malley and choral and brass ensembles comprised of advanced students from the UMN School of Music.
Copresented by Liquid Music and Berlin
Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 8 pm
Berlin
New York-based composer and producer Kelly Moran makes her Minneapolis debut with music from her latest album, Moves in the Field—a personal and energetic work exploring the interplay between human and machine, technical precision and emotional expression.
Directed by Dimitri Chamblas and Christopher Rountree
With Nathalie Joachim, Sidney Hopson, 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.
New Music, New Dance Premiering Spring 2026
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.
