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.
All tagged Q2
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.
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.
Jake Muir / Ted Reichman
Non-Event and the Goethe-Institut Boston are pleased to present a night of immersive electronic music featuring an a/v performance of “Bathhouse Blues” by Jake Muir and a rare Boston-area live set by the acclaimed composer and educator Ted Reichman.
Yoona Kim – Non-Event for Kids
Non-Event presents a program of music for children at the Codman Square branch of the Boston Public Library. Learn about experimental music and the ajaeng (Korean zither) and hear a short performance by local ajaeng player and composer, Yoona Kim. Free and open to children of all ages!
Deep Listening® Workshop with Nomi Epstein
Non-Event is pleased to partner 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. Please note that capacity has been reached.
S*Glass / Sailor Beware / id m theft able & Angela Sawyer duo
Non-Event presents an evening of improvised music featuring a rare appearance by S*Glass along with Sailor Beware and a duo by id m theft able & Angela Sawyer.
Noeplace (Nomi Epstein and Laura Cetilia) / Bonnie Jones and Liew Niyomkarn duo
Non-Event is pleased to present a double bill featuring improvised sets by by Noeplace (Nomi Epstein, piano and Laura Cetilia, cello) along with a duo by Bonnie Jones and Liew Niyomkarn.
Waterworks 2024 – A Festival of Experimental Sound (April 26 & 27)
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 — SOLD OUT
Alex Bernhardt (Cryptwarbler)
Isabella Koen & Rachel Devorah (duo)
Arnold Dreyblatt
Night 2: Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm — Advanced tickets sold out. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
Lemuel Marc
sadnoise
Lea Bertucci & Henry Fraser
Neil Leonard performing Phill Niblock (duo)
Sawt Out / suzueri & Bonnie Jones
Non-Event is pleased to present the Berlin-based trio Saw Out along with the duo of suzueri (Elico Suzuki) & Bonnie Jones.
Arthur Brooks Ensemble V
Non-Event is pleased to present Arthur Brooks Ensemble V featuring Arthur Brooks (trumpet and flugelhorn), Bill Heminway (trumpet and flugehorn), Polly Vanderputten (cello), Jeremy Harlos (bass), Anthony Santor (bass, Tibetan bowls. and Chinese gong) and Matthew Weston (percussion).