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February 15, 2025
ANNOUNCING - FUSE: Collaborations in Song 2025!
We are so excited to be opening applications for our third annual FUSE: Collaborations in Song program, in partnership with Boston Singers’ Resource!
Mark your calendars… this year, FUSE will take place on Sunday, September 28 at 3pm.
FUSE brings together composers, writers, and singers to generate beautiful and impactful new song cycles that inspire, delight, and mesmerize.
Artists must apply by March 7 to be considered for this year’s FUSE program. Click HERE for more information about FUSE!
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November 25, 2024
TRANSFORMATIONS now available!
Catalyst New Music’s Co-Artistic Directors Omar Najmi and Brendon Shapiro have released a new song album in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary.
Transformations is now streaming on all major platforms and available for purchase! All proceeds go to support the mission of Catalyst New Music.
Featuring music by Gerald Finzi, Ernest Chausson, Robert Schumann, and Omar Najmi, with poetry by Marlanda Dekine. Click HERE for more information about Transformations.
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November 19, 2024
Catalyst New Music is bringing ZAL & THE PHOENIX to local schools!
Catalyst is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $5,000 Creative Projects for Schools Grantfrom the Massachusetts Cultural Council!
This generous grant will allow us to bring Shohreh Shakoory's beautiful new fairy tale opera Zal & the Phoenix to schools around Boston in the Spring of 2025. Stay tuned for more information!