Contemporary Music Festival

Below is the schedule for the 60th Annual Contemporary Music Festival. All festival events are free and open to the public.
Schedule subject to change

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

7:30 p.m. Opening Showcase Concert: Student Ensembles
Tilson Auditorium.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

9:00 a.m. Session: Principal Guest Composer, James Stephenson
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 159

10:30 a.m. Concert: ISU Student Performer and Composer Recital
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall

1:15 p.m. Session: Panel Discussion with Festival Guests
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 150

2:30 p.m. Open Rehearsal: Guest Artists
University Hall Theater

4:00 p.m. Collaborating with Composers
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 150

6:45 p.m. Session: Concert Comments with Principal Guest Composer, James Stephenson
University Hall Theater

7:30 p.m. Concert: Guest Artists
University Hall Theater

Friday, October 30, 2026

9:30 a.m. Session: Composition Masterclass with James M. Stephenson
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 159

11:00 a.m. Open Rehearsal: Guest Artists
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall

1:00 p.m. Session: Music Now Composers
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Room 159

2:00 p.m. Concert: Music Now Recital
Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Boyce Recital Hall

Official 2026 Festival Program

Download the 2026 Festival Program (PDF)

Official 2025 Festival Program

Download the 2025 Festival Program (PDF)

Official 2024 Festival Program

Download the 2024 Festival Program (PDF)

Official 2023 Festival Program

Download the 2023 Festival Program (PDF)

Campus Map
ISU Venue/Parking Map

Parking Information
The Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts is located at 300 7th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47809. Guests invited to participate in the festival will receive a free parking pass for the duration of the festival. Please visit the School of Music office at the front entrance of the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts when you arrive to receive your pass.

The closest ISU parking lot to the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts is directly across 7th Street behind the Centenary United Methodist Church. Other ISU parking lots can be found just east of this location on 9th Street. If you don’t have a parking pass, street parking can often be found and there is also a pay parking lot two blocks south of the music building at Wabash Street and 7th Street. All ISU lots are free to the public after 5:00 p.m.

Hotels

Recommended hotels include:

• Hilton Garden Inn (a short walk from the School of Music)
• Drury and Pear Tree Inns (both located on the corner of Hwy. 41 and I–70)
• Comfort Suites (located on Margaret St, close to the corner of Hwy. 41 and I–70)

Information about Terre Haute
terrehaute.com offers in-depth travel information including hotels, restaurants, etc.

Google Map
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Links to CMF photo galleries

CMF 2026
CMF 2025
CMF 2024
CMF 2023
CMF 2022
CMF 2021
CMF 2020

Kurt Fowler, Artistic Director, Music Faculty
Yunjung Lee, Music Faculty
Susie Ling, Music Faculty
Angela Reynolds, Music Faculty
Eric Scott, Music Faculty