Monarch Butterfly by rocío sánchez (2026 AIR) features Melissa Almaguer (tap dance and percussion) and Kenneth Jiménez (double bass). Together, the trio explores the elusive monarch’s migratory journey through sound and movement, with each instrument articulating distinct states of motion.
Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents "Envelop/e," her second program as ISSUE’s 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Bringing together choreographers Jade Manns and Ella Dawn W-S for site-specific duets, they navigate presence and absence, repetition and rupture, and the tension between inherited geometries and shifting landscapes.
"Spiriting Off" is a new solo work by luthier Webb Crawford (2026 AIR) for electric guitar, tenor banjo, and five-string banjo.
ISSUE closes the summer season with the return of Matana Roberts (2009 AIR). Opening the evening, Ben Vida (2013 AIR) will perform music from his 2026 release, "Oblivion Seekers" with vocalist Sara Magenheimer.
The closing party for Expo '74, a user conference dedicated to Cycling 74's Max software, with performances by Luke DuBois, the primary architect of Jitter and an ISSUE Project Room board member, and violinist Todd Reynolds, longtime member of Bang On A Can, Steve Reich and Musicians, and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
Pete Swanson of Yellow Swans, performs with Mothus- a duo of Brian Sullivan and Nate Nelson, and Golden Retriever, a modular synth/bass clarinet duo of Jonathan Sielaff and Matt Carlson.
ISSUE Project Room presents Dutch lutanist Jozef van Wissem in a two-day residency including collaborations with Jim Jarmusch, Susan Alcorn, Richard Bishop, Gregg Kowalsky, Paul Metzger, Loren Connors, and Heresy of the Free Spirit (Che Chen and Robbie Lee).
Hubble, the solo guitar project of Ben Greenberg of Zs and Pygmy Shrews performs joined by bass clarinetist Jason Stein. The Stein/Jones/Gerstein/Niggenkemper/Hertenstein Quintet will perform original pieces by Jason Stein, Darius Jones, and Ben Gerstein.
ISSUE presents three ensembles exploring and pushing the boundary of contemporary vocal music: Ergodos, a production company and ensemble based in Dublin, Ireland; The Ascoli Ensemble, a vocal sextet performing medieval and contemporary work based in The Netherlands; and New York's own Ekmeles.
Doron Sadja premieres Breath, Heart, Skin— a new work for solo electronics utilizing ISSUE’s multichannel sound system. Delicate, slow, and synthetic, the work combines pristine electronics with lush romantic synthesizers, extreme frequencies, and computer-enhanced cello, clarinet, and percussion.
