New Music Circle

Experimental musicians have been flocking to St. Louis for nearly 64 years.

Jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell was taking a break from college when she started volunteering at Third World Press, a Chicago bookstore and publishing…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 3, 2013: When Marty Ehrlich was attending University City High School in the early 1970s, he…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: New Music Circle concludes its 2012-13 season with a concert Friday, May 10, that celebrates the 99th…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 17, 2013 - Over the past few years, performances of contemporary and avant-garde music have…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 27, 2012 - The New Music Circle has been presenting contemporary and avant-garde music in St.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 13, 2011 -The New Music Circle's 52nd season of presenting contemporary, cutting edge music comes…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 11, 2010 - Wadada Leo Smith has been playing music since the age of 13, when he began trying to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 28, 2009 - St. Louis has a reputation as a city that is solidly Midwestern in its respect for…