Happy Thanksgiving!

We wish all of you gratitude ❤️ and excitement for a terrific 2025


We’re grateful for…


…the phenomenal composers and world-class performers who have made HEAR NOW possible through 14 festivals (including the next one).


…the funding organizations and donors who believe in what we do, and have offered continued support through all these years.


…visiting artists who expand our community and have relished becoming a part of our Los Angeles new music landscape.


…staff, board members, contractors and volunteers whose hard work, vision, expertise and enthusiasm makes these events possible.


…the generous venues who have opened their spaces to us, supporting new music across the Southland and beyond.


…every audience member, fan and follower who continue to spread the word about creative programming and what this art form can do.

HEAR NOW is in the TRADITION, the 200-year-old Western tradition of innovation, wherein artists create work that expresses what it feels like to be alive in the here and now of socio-historical reality.

With an exciting announcement coming soon, HEAR NOW 2025 — “Voices Raised” — is setting up to be the best yet. We know you recognize how important it is for our community to have a vital, out-of-the-box festival of outrageously improbable and explosive music.

Thank YOU for being part of our community, and for making these dreams possible. We wish you a beautiful holiday, and hope to see you soon.

If you’d like to share your gratitude with Hear Now…

Or you may send a check to:

4209 Via Arbolada, Suite 231, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Donate whatever you can, and HEAR NOW will move forward with the talent and passion of LA Composers and players!!!

All photos by Melba Levick

Warmest wishes to all,

Hugh Levick, Artistic Director
On behalf of the entire Hear Now Family