Non-Event is pleased to present a rare Boston performance by Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society and a duo set by electronic musician/percussionist Jake Megnisky & trumpeter Lemuel Marc.
Waterworks 2026 – Festival of Experimental Sound (April 24 & 25)
Non-Event is pleased to present two nights of experimental music in the extraordinary acoustics of the Great Engines Hall of the Waterworks Museum.
Night 1: Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm (listed in alphabetical order)
A. Campbell Payne
The Bicentennial Memorial Accordion Choir (expanded version)
Bob Bellerue
Dave Seidel
SUTUR
Night 2: Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm (listed in alphabetical order)
Amirtha Kidambi & Music Research Strategies
Bill Nace & David Watson
Greg Kelley presents “A Fanfare for Non-Event” featuring Kelly Bray, Eric Dahlman, Ellwood Epps, Forbes Graham, Lemuel Marc, and Kimmie Sabio
Jesse Kenas Collins x Michael Rosenstein x Yoona Kim (trio)
Michiko O.
Dafne Vicente-Sandoval and Charles Curtis
Non-Event is pleased to present the return of bassoonist Dafne Vicente-Sandoval and cellist Charles Curtis. In this concert, Vicente-Sandoval will premiere a new version of Tashi Wada's Witness, in which a series of microtonally inflected scales and tetrachords are explored through repetition, variation and improvisation. Vicente-Sandoval's own Minos Circuit Rewired, for microphone feedback, voice and disassembled bassoon, will close the evening. Curtis will intersperse short performances, possibly including Tashi Wada, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Alvin Lucier and/or other works-in-progress.
Lea Bertucci with Norbert Rodenkirchen, Olivia Block
Non-Event, MIT List Visual Arts Center, MIT Music & Theater Arts Section, and the Goethe-Intitut Boston are pleased to present an evening of original multichannel works by composer & electronic musician Lea Bertucci with master flutist Norbert Rodenkirchen and composer & musician Olivia Block.
Subwoofer Duo and EndGrain
Non-Event and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts are pleased to present the duo of Alma Laprida and Bryce Hackford playing experimental music for two subwoofers, and a performance EndGrain, the duo of Huichun Yang and Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez.
Evicshen, Cursed Image, and Kelly Bray at Boston City Hall
Non-Event and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture are pleased to present the return of EVICSHEN to Boston City Hall for her first area performance in five years. The show also features performances by the art/noise duo CURSED IMAGE and trumpeter/improvisor Kelly Bray.
Charlotte Mundy and Madison Greenstone
Non-Event is pleased to present a concert by vocalist Charlotte Mundy of Morton Feldman’s Three Voices (1982) and clarinetist Morgan Greenstone of new iterations of their project exstatic resonances.
Nmperign and Brittany Karlson/Nick Neuberg duo
Non-Event is pleased to present a rare local performance by Nmperign, the saxophone/trumpet duo of Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelley, and the duo of bassist Brittany Karlson and percussionist Nick Neuberg.
BLINK x Blonk
Non-Event presents a special double bill, featuring the legendary Dutch poet, electronic musician, and improviser Jaap Blonk, and saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra’s latest group BLINK.
Eliad Wagner, Dei Xhrist, Richard Tarantino
Non-Event and the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present an evening of experimental & improvised electronics, vocals, and movement from Berlin and New England.
Non-Event Year-End Party
Non-Event presents a party to celebrate the end of 2025 and the imminent arrival of our 25th anniversary season! Featuring live sets by The Bicentennial Memorial Accordion Choir, Rachel Devorah, Heathen Shame, Isabella Koen, Abduo Hamid Sherzai, and Teignmouth Electron. Plus DJ sets by EHRDZ and Carl Schmidt… and food, a raffle, cash bar, and more..
Yoona Kim, Retribution Body, sadnoise
Non-Event and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture present an evening of deep bass, avant ajaeng, site responsive electronics inside Boston’s iconic, Brutalist City Hall.
Kieran Daly / Ben Bennett duo and Ed Osborn
Non-Event and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture present a free concert of textured improvisation and experimental electronics.
Jan Jelinek and Cryptwarbler
Non-Event and the Goethe-Institut Boston present an evening of idiosyncratic & circuit bent electronics in the amazing acoustics of the Great Engines Hall at Waterworks.
id m theft able – Non-Event for Kids
Non-Event presents a special children’s program with the musician id m theft able. Kids will learn about using everyday objects and toys to make music and will hear a short performance by id m. Free and open to children of all ages!
Weston Olencki, Webb Crawford, and Victoria Cheah
Non-Event and the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present an evening of experimental composition and free improvisation from Berlin, Boston, and New York.
Lori Goldston + Greg Kelley: Sound + Light + Movement
Revolutions per Minute, Engauge Experimental Film Series, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, and Non-Event present a free evening of live performance and experimental silent film inside Boston’s iconic City Hall.
Jon Mueller + Tom Lecky, All Colors Present and Tomonari Nishikawa short films
Non-Event and the Revolutions per Minute festival present a special double bill, featuring a live performance by percussionist Jon Mueller of All Colors Present, his collaborative work with visual artist Tom Lecky, and a special screening of short films by the late filmmaker Tomonari Nishikawa, honoring Nishikawa’s unique artistic vision and enduring impact.
Yvette Janine Jackson and Jessica Shand at Waterworks
Non-Event presents a collaborative performance by Yvette Janine Jackson and Jessica Shand based on Jackson’s radio opera ENTF (Backspace) in the unique acoustics of the Great Engines Hall of the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. The piece is presented as part of the Radio Opera Workshop, a project exploring narrative soundscapes.
sinonó and Katie Porter/Lucio Capece duo
Non-Event and Agora Cultural Architects present the Boston debuts of the atmospheric & dynamic experimental trio sinonó and the Phase to Phase clarinet duo of Katie Porter with a very special guest from Argentina by way of Berlin.