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Drawing inspiration from America’s 250th anniversary, Sounds of US is an immersive new music festival that asks patrons to imagine the future they want to live in for the next 250 years. Created and curated by Jennifer Koh, the one-day festival will fill The REACH with nonstop music and visual art with four mainstage concerts in Studio K alternating with performances in the Peace Corps Gallery. Commissioned by ARCO Collaborative for this event, more than 40 new works will be premiered during the festival. Notable composers of these commissions include Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, Angélica Negrón, Vijay Iyer, Nina Young, David Ludwig, and others.
Filled with nonstop music and visual art, the festival includes over 40 world premiere commissions by ARCO Collaborative, featuring new works by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, as well as Vijay Iyer, Nina C. Young, David Ludwig, D.C.-native inti figgis-vizueta, and more. Highlighting the importance of mentorship and education, commissions will also come from students of The Juilliard School and Georgetown University.
A centerpiece of Sounds of US will be Hear Here, an innovative commissioned work by Angélica Negrón that represents the diversity of America. This world premiere will be created out of sounds that remind us all of home, featuring submissions from people across the nation.
Studio K concerts at 2, 4, 6 & 8 p.m. are paid, ticketed events. FREE performances open to the public take place at 1, 3, 5 & 7 p.m. in the Peace Corps Gallery at the REACH.
