This event is in the past.It took place on June 11, 2025 at ISSUE Project Room.




Founded by Philip Glass, this 27-year-old festival incubates emerging composers exploring cosmic and ancestral sound worlds. Four nights feature Sun Ra Arkestra, FLUX Quartet, and 18 boundary-pushing new works.
experimental music
emerging composers
Sun Ra Arkestra
cosmic soundscapes
Tips
🎼"nondogmatic, even antidogmatic" (NYT)
🎵"how composers are thinking now" (WSJ)
🚀world premiere of Jessie Cox's Sound Drape Painting
27th Annual MATA Festival: Enter the Impossible
Downtown Brooklyn




Founded by Philip Glass, this 27-year-old festival incubates emerging composers exploring cosmic and ancestral sound worlds. Four nights feature Sun Ra Arkestra, FLUX Quartet, and 18 boundary-pushing new works.
experimental music
emerging composers
Sun Ra Arkestra
cosmic soundscapes
Tips
🎼"nondogmatic, even antidogmatic" (NYT)
🎵"how composers are thinking now" (WSJ)
🚀world premiere of Jessie Cox's Sound Drape Painting
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