The Livewire 16: We the People new music festival celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States and the composers and musicians who helped share our musical landscape. Through concerts and other events, Livewire celebrates the innovators, the brave, and the experimental, celebrating artists who forge new directions, challenge barriers, and open doors. This year, the newRUCKUS ensemble and the Zohn Collective present three evenings of music by Kenji Bunch, Raven Chacon, Chen Yi, Viet Cuong, Ruby Fulton, Brittany J. Green, Lou Harrison, Edgar Meyer, Daniel Pesca, Steve Reich, Frederic Rzewski, Gabriella Smith, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon.
Thursday, October 22
7 p.m. — Pre-concert talk by Kenji Bunch
7:30 p.m. — The newRUCKUS ensemble presents The American Experiment, featuring music by Kenji Bunch, Viet Cuong, Ruby Fulton, Brittany J. Green, and Gabriella Smith.
Friday, October 23
7 p.m. — Pre-concert talk
7:30 p.m. — newRUCKUS and Zohn Collective join forces for Coming Together, an evening of works by Raven Chacon, Steve Reich, and Frederic Rzewski.
Saturday, October 24
12 p.m. — Emerging Artists Concert (in The Music Box)
4:30 p.m. — Pre-concert talk
5 p.m. — The Zohn Collective presents a concert entitled Songs of Ourselves, featuring works by Chen Yi, Edgar Meyer, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Kenji Bunch, Daniel Pesca, and Lou Harrison.