Cube Fest 2026 - Spoken Words
August 21-23, 2026
Immerse yourself in the adventure of sound at Cube Fest, Virginia Tech’s premier biennial spatial music festival. The 2026 edition focuses on spoken word, celebrating innovative composers forging rich connections to poetry, soundscapes, and human expression. From intensely musical to delicately digital, Cube Fest’s international creators speak with dramatic originality.
Friday, August 21
10 AM-6 PM
Tesseract Jukebox
Sandbox
Free
5 PM
Studio Experiences I
Perform Studio
Free; registration required
7 PM
Sonic Performances I
Cube
Free; registration required
9 PM
Playback Experiences I
Cube
Free; registration required
Saturday, August 22
10 AM-6 PM
Tesseract Jukebox
Sandbox
Free
1 PM
Earworms and Auditory Explorations
David F. Green
Perform Studio
Free
5 PM
Studio Experiences II
Perform Studio
Free; registration required
7 PM
Sonic Performances II
Cube
Free; registration required
9 PM
Playback Experiences II
Cube
Free; registration required
Sunday, August 23
The Declaration of Independence: Spatial Audio Remix
1-2:30 PM: Installation (Tyechia Thompson)
2:30 PM: Audience Discussion (Sherri Craig)
Cube
Free; registration required
3 PM
Master Class | Where the Poem Lives: Spoken Word, Image, and Sound
Brittney S. Harris
Sandbox
Free; registration required
7 PM
Playback Experience III
Cube
Free; registration required
9 PM
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Spatial orchestration designed by Eric Lyon
Cube
Free; registration required
All Cube Fest 2026 events are free.
Access to Cube Fest events requiring registration will go live on Tuesday, July 14 at 10 am.
Programs/composers and ticket information coming soon.
Cube Fest 2026: Spoken Words is sponsored by the Center for the Arts, the Center for Humanities, and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT).
