An Evening of Today is a showcase for young new-music ensembles and composers, offering a highly diverse view of contemporary music. Imagination takes centre stage: in previous editions, composers surprised audiences with unusual setups, balloons, table tennis, video, new playing techniques, frayed nightclub atmospheres, electronics, fake news, a rock band, and ‘visual music’ without sound.
From 2013 to 2018, the Nieuw Ensemble presented An Evening of Today each spring. Young composers were given free rein to write a new work. This created a true tradition, which has continued in the same spirit following the disbanding of the Nieuw Ensemble. A rotating team of composers, musicians, and artists now runs the project.