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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 and honorable mentions 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: 

All Dogs Hate Demons
Andrea Pitman Will
Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME)
ASU Brass Ensemble
ASU Percussion Ensemble
byte duo
Charles Eppley
Dutoit/Mancuso
Elizabeth Buck, ASU Flute Studio + ASU Community Flute Ensemble
Herberger String Quartet
Kodachrome Saxophone Quartet
Kyle Motl

Festival Schedule


Saturday, February 28, 2026


3:30 - 6:00 pm - Guest composer talks and round-table discussion. Music W218.

3:30 - 3:40Introduction
3:40 - 4:00Guest presentation: Arnau Brichs
4:05 - 4:25Guest presentation: Jia Yi
4:30 - 4:50Guest presentation: Phil Acimovic (and Gala Garrido, piano)
4:50 - 5:00Break (Coffee, Donuts, Bagels)
5:00 - 6:00Round Table and discussion with students/audience. 

Guests: Arnau Brichs, Charles Eppley, Jia Yi, Josiah, Kyle Motl, Matthew Mailman, Phil Acimovic
ASU Faculty: Alex Temple, Fernanda Navarro, Gabrie Bolaños, Simone Mancuso


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

Matthew Huang Mailman - Do not derail the train of thought. Kodachrome
Josiah Tayag Catalan - Rift. Kodachrome
Phil Acimovic - Echo Flute. Elizabeth Buck + ASU Flute Choir
Dutoit/Mancuso - STEIN (Part I). Simone Mancuso and Annie Dutoit.
Robert McClure - Flora. byte duo  
Amy Brandon - Threads. Herberger String Quartet

Sunday, March 1, 2026

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

Gabby Isaac, Briggs Kennedy, Alex Temple - 666. All Dogs Hate Demons
Han Hitchen - Feeding Fire. Fixed media
Ben Zucker - Massumi Distributions. ACME
Noemy Esparza-Isaacson - Cyborg Cumbia Queen: Mvmnt 1 Cumbia Fragmentos. Fixed media
Morgan Pinkerton - Bound. Fixed media
Charles Eppley - beating. Charles Eppley



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

Arnau Brichs - Supra Temps Amalgamat. ACME + Andrea Pitman Will
Vera Ivanova - Panic.Melancholy. Fixed media
Kyle Motl - in crystalline orbit. Kyle Motl
Jordan Nobles - 30 Crows. ACME
Marco Molteni - Lacquer, Jelly & Gum (Achilles' first dream of Glory) (ePWsM 09). Fixed media
Jia Yi Lee - Impetus. ASU Brass Quintet




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