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January 15, 2026

Miller Theatre presents a Composer Portrait of Lisa Bielawa

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Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

Miller's 2025-26 Composer Portraits series continues with

Lisa Bielawa

Contemporaneous, in its Miller debut, joins forces with the Rome Prize-winning composer/vocalist for a world premiere Miller commission

featuring

Lisa Bielawa, vocalist
Contemporaneous
David Bloom, conductor

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:30PM

Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street)
Tickets starting at $20; Students with valid ID starting at $10

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Composer Portraits

Lisa Bielawa

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:30PM

Composer and vocalist Lisa Bielawa—a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow and a Rome Prize winner—creates music that The New York Times has described as “ruminative, pointillistic, and harmonically slightly tart.” She takes inspiration for her work from literary sources and close artistic collaborations, and often incorporates community-making as part of her artistic vision. The dynamic Contemporaneous ensemble makes their Miller debut performing alongside the composer.

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