The Next Festival Of Emerging Artists
Comprised of some of the most exciting young artists of tomorrow, The Next Festival of Emerging Artists is an intensive and immersive residency for young professional string players focused on musical exploration, entrepreneurial thinking and Contemporary Performance Practice. Founded by Artistic Director Peter Askim in 2013, the festival provides a setting for the next generation of artists to hone their craft in a beautiful setting, with generous financial support and the opportunity to collaborate with world class guest artists, including cellist Matt Haimovitz, ETHEL, cellist Jeff Zeigler and violist Nadia Sirota.
 
Peter Askim
Active as a composer, conductor and bassist, Peter Askim is Artistic Director of the Next Festival of Emerging Artists and conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. He is on the faculty of North Carolina State University and was previously Music Director and Composer-in-Residence at Idyllwild Arts. As a composer, he has been called a “Modern Master” by The Strad and has had commissions and performances by the Tokyo and Honolulu Symphonies, ETHEL, Ransom Wilson and Timothy Fain. He has conducted World Premieres by Nico Muhly, Aaron Jay Kernis, Christopher Theofanidis, Pierre Jalbert and Richard Danielpour and has collaborated with the Miró String Quartet, Matt Haimovitz, Vijay Iyer, Sō Percussion, Paul Neubauer and Tony Arnold. He has collaborate several times with guitarist/songwriter Richard Thompson, premiering his “Cabaret of Souls” in both the US and UK and on CD.
 
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