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Now in its 15th year, ASU’s PRISMS Festival continues its mission of promoting contemporary music to a wider audience. This year’s festival presents several world and Arizona premieres, as well as the winner of our 2026 call for scores, and music by ASU faculty and students. The program includes a wide variety of genres and performance practices, ranging from acousmatic works to chamber music, from electronic improvisation to works that incorporate performance art.

All events are free and open to the public.


Performances by: 

Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME)
Kodachrome Saxophone Quartet
byte duo
ASU Brass Ensemble
ASU Percussion Ensemble
Herberger String Quartet


Festival Schedule


Saturday, February 28, 2026

Time TBD: Guest composer talks and roundtable. 

7:30pm – Concert 1. Katzin Concert Hall.

Amy Brandon - Threads. Herberger String Quartet
Matthew Huang Mailman - Do not derail the train of thought. Kodachrome
Josiah Tayag Catalan - Rift. Kodachrome
Phil Acimovic - Echo Flute. Elizabeth Buck
Robert McClure - Flora. byte duo
Dutoit/Mancuso

Sunday, March 1, 2026

11:00am – Concert 2. Katzin Concert Hall.

Gabby Isaac, Briggs Kennedy, Alex Temple - UWU, TRIANGLE, GAB. All Dogs Hate Demons
Charles Eppley - beating. 
Ben Zucker - Massumi Distributions. ACME
Morgan Pinkerton - Bound. Fixed media
Han Hitchen - Feeding Fire. Fixed media
Noemy Esparza-Isaacson - Cyborg Cumbia Queen (excerpt). Fixed media
Marco Molteni - Lacquer, Jelly & Gum (Achilles' first dream of Glory) (ePWsM 09). Fixed media
Vera Ivanova - Panic.Melancholy. Fixed media


4:00pm – Concert 3. Katzin Concert Hall.

Maria Vittoria Agresti - BK. ASU Percussion Ensemble
Jia Yi Lee - Impetus. ASU Brass Ensemble
Kyle Motl - improvisation
Jordan Nobles - 30 Crows. ACME
Jody Rockmaker - Invincible Summer. ACME
Arnau Brichs - Supra Temps Amalgamat. ACME + faculty



Getting here:


Arizona State University Music Building: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tGjRSGrbBgYLSkuJ7

Katzin Hall: https://app.mappedin.com/map/66833b618d6e78000b7f324c?floor=m_86f01ba155d8fd18&location=s_e07ec86ec60c9857


PRISMS


contemporary music festival