The Betsy is proud to celebrate a long term partnership with the Miami New Music Festival, founded and directed by FIU Composer Dr. Orlando Garcia:
'As part of the centennial celebration of Morton Feldman’s birth, we have programmed one of his most important late works, For Bunita Marcus. The piece runs slightly over an hour, creating a full evening-length, deeply meditative experience. It will also be the Florida premiere of the work.'
The XXIX New Music Miami ISCM Festival returns January–April 2026, marking 29 years of bringing bold contemporary music to Miami. This season showcases an extraordinary lineup of internationally recognized composers and performers, giving South Florida audiences rare, up-close experiences with the creators shaping today’s contemporary musical landscape. Each evening begins with a 7:00 PM conversation with guest composers, offering insight into their creative process, followed by a 7:30 PM performance featuring powerful works. All events are free and open to the public, inviting the community to discover new sound worlds through concerts, masterclasses, and forums presented across South Florida.
About Adam Tendler - A recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, Adam Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern, and classical composers. He has been called "currently the hottest pianist on the American contemporary classical scene" (Minneapolis Star Tribune), a "remarkable and insightful musician" (LA Times), and "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post) "joyfully rocking out at his keyboard" (New York Times), Adam Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern and classical composers. He is a pioneer of DIY culture in concert music who has commissioned and premiered major works by Christian Wolff and Devonté Hynes alike. In his early twenties, Tendler performed in all fifty United States as part of a grassroots recital tour he called America 88x50, which became the subject of his memoir, 88x50, a Kirkus Indie Book of the Month and Lambda Literary Award nominee. He has become one of classical and contemporary music's most recognized artists with recent engagements including appearing as soloist with the LA Philharmonic and on the mainstages of Carnegie Hall and BAM. He has been presented by the NY Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and a host of other leading series and platforms including The Broad, The Guggenheim, Liquid Music, The Kitchen, le Poisson Rouge, National Sawdust, Knockdown Center, Issue Project Room, Maverick Concerts, Roulette, Death of Classical, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and NYC Pride. A graduate of Indiana University, Tendler lives in New York City. He has served as a guest lecturer at academic institutions including The New School, Manhattan School of Music, Princeton University, Bennington College, Kenyon College, Boston Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory, Portland State University, University of Nebraska, University of Alaska and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Adam Tendler is a Yamaha Artist, and serves on the piano faculty of NYU Steinhardt.