Miller Theatre at Columbia University
School of the Arts
announces

The 2021-22 Season

Miller welcomes live audiences back to Broadway & 116th Street for the first time since March 2020

Season opener is a Composer Portrait of Kati Agócs on December 9, 2021

* Subscriptions on sale starting Tuesday, November 16 *
* Single tickets on sale starting Monday, November 29 *

O V E R V I E W  

COMPOSER PORTRAITS
Miller's signature series since 1999 | Each composer to attend their Portrait

KATI AGÓCS: Vocalist Lucy Dhegrae and Third Sound perform the world premiere of Agócs' striking new chamber cantata, co-commissioned by Miller Theatre (12/9)
 
LUCA FRANCESCONI: Ensemble Signal's first live concert since COVID features two large-scale premieres by the Italian composer whose work Brad Lubman has often conducted in Europe (2/3)
 
FELIPE LARA: As longtime champions of this Brazilian-American composer, International Contemporary Ensemble brings his transformative sonic world to life, including an epic piece for bassoon and electronics (3/3)
 
MATANA ROBERTS: A much-deserved Portrait of their challenging, engaging, socially relevant music features a multimedia world premiere Miller commission played by International Contemporary Ensemble & improvising musicians (4/7)
 
THOMAS MEADOWCROFT: The Australian-born Berlin-based composer is a close collaborator of Yarn/Wire who performs two sprawling world premiere Miller commissions of his "dreamy post-rock" music (4/21)

JAZZ SHOWCASES THREE VISIONARY BANDLEADERS 
MIGUEL ZENÓN QUARTET (2/12)
UPDATED: DEZRON DOUGLAS QUARTET (3/5)
 KENNY BARRON TRIO (4/2)
 

EARLY MUSIC ON THE MILLER STAGE
STILE ANTICO—the famed Renaissance vocal ensemble from London—
performs sacred music, chansons, and madrigals by masters including
Byrd, Monteverdi, and Tallis (2/19)

BACH WITH SIMONE DINNERSTEIN AS CURATOR & PIANIST
Cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach joins Dinnerstein in Bach's three Gamba Sonatas (2/17)
Dinnerstein performs her signature Goldberg Variations (3/31)

Plus:
SEASON TWO of Miller's MISSION: COMMISSION PODCAST
This spring, the much-praised reality podcast—which was first produced during the pandemic—follows a new group of composers across a six-week deadline

Read the full press release