Contemporary chamber trailblazers perform at WKCTC's Clemens Fine Arts Center October 28

Paducah, KY (10/13/2022) — Called "contemporary chamber trailblazers" by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music - composed of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello - will play the Clemens Fine Arts Center (CFAC) at West Kentucky Community and Technical College October 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Forging new pathways in 21st-century repertoire, the New Yorker said the ensemble's ambitious commissioning projects and "appealing programs" celebrate the rich diversity of today's classical music landscape. Its performances have been described as "gobsmacking" by Cleveland Classical, "innovative" by WBUR, and "the cutting edge of new classical music" by Taos News.

Hub New Music's 2021-22 highlights include concerts presented by the Morgan Library and Museum, Celebrity Series of Boston, Seattle Symphony, Soka Performing Arts Center, and Williams Center for the Performing Arts. Season residencies include visits to Baylor, Portland State, Illinois State, and Georgetown universities. The coming season brings premieres of new works by Nathalie Joachim, Laura Kaminsky, and Nina C. Young.

The ensemble's debut album, Soul House, released on New Amsterdam Records in 2020 was called "ingenious and unequivocally gorgeous" by the Boston Globe. The group's upcoming recording with Silkroad's Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi) and Asia-America New Music Institute (AANMI) will be released on Toro Records in 2022.

Hub New Music is a group of passionate educators whose approach to teaching melds the artistic and entrepreneurial facets of modern musicianship. The ensemble was recently in residence with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship program, working with 10 outstanding high school-aged composers. Other residency activities include those at New England Conservatory, Princeton, Harvard, University of Michigan, University of Texas-Austin, UC Irvine, and the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

CFAC Director Todd Birdsong said, "This ensemble combines a unique and amazing caliber of classical and contemporary music that will absolutely WOW our audience! We would like to thank the Paducah Symphony Orchestra for helping us promote this special performance."

For tickets to the Hub New Music concert in the CFAC, visit, artsinfocus.org or call 270-534-3212. Tickets are $30 or $20 for adults.