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.
All in 2025
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.
Deep Listening Workshop with Nomi Epstein
Non-Event is pleased to partner again this year with the composer and musician Nomi Epstein to present a workshop of Deep Listening®, a practice developed by Pauline Oliveros, exploring an awareness of our attention to and relationship with sound. The workshop is geared toward adults. No musical experience is necessary.
Joseph Allred, Ben Hersey, Liam Grant
Non-Event & the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present an evening of acoustic guitar, performance art, and spoken word
Tom Anchorsmith, Leo Zappak, Staubitz & Waterhouse
Non-Event, MIT Spatial Sound Lab, and the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present an evening of music featuring performances using the Serge modular synthesizer, field recordings, found objects, and electronics with artists from Germany, Japan, and Rhode Island.
MANAS and Kane Loggia Hypothesis
Non-Event presents an evening of high intensity improvisation with sets by the trio MANAS (Che Chen, Tashi Dorji, and Thom Nguyen) and the duo the Kane Loggia Hypothesis (Bonnie Kane and John Loggia)
Morton Subotnick at MIT
Non-Event is pleased to partner with the MIT Media Lab to present a rare solo performance by the electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick
Laura Cocks and Huichun Yang
Non-Event is pleased to present a performance of solo flute by Laura Cocks and amplified balloons by Huichun Yang
Waterworks 2025 – Festival of Experimental Sound (April 25 & 26)
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 7:30pm, Music 8pm
id m theft able and The Choir Required, The Peeling Revealing
Nima Janmohammadi
Keith Fullerton Whitman
Night 2: Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm
Regan Bowering
Lean
Mariam Rezaei
Sheer Anxiety
Ollie Becker, June Violet Aino, Edward Longo and The Bicentennial Memorial Accordion Choir
Non-Event is pleased to present a performance of a suite for string quartet by Ollie Becker, June Violet Aino, and Edward Longo, plus a performance by The Bicentennial Memorial Accordion Choir.
Christoph Heemann, Lauren Sarah Hayes, and Matt Krefting
Non-Event & the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present an evening of experimental electronics and (cassette) tape music.
Jules Reidy and crys cole
Non-Event, the Goethe-Institut Boston, and Studio 170 are pleased to present a double bill of experimental music and song by the Berlin-based musicians Jules Reidy and crys cole
RAFGAK, Lorenzo Abattoir, Guillermo Pizarro
Non-Event and the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present a triple bill of joyous noise with the Berlin-based duo RAFGAK, Lorenzo Abattoir, and Guillermo Pizarro.