New Music + Technology Festival
March 22-25, 2026
The Virginia Tech New Music + Technology Festival is a biannual, multi-day event celebrating experimentalism, new music, performance, multimedia, and interdisciplinary research at the forefront of innovation.
Founded in 2021 and directed by Kyle Hutchins, D.M.A., assistant professor of practice in the School of Performing Arts, the festival features professional concerts, listening lounges, lectures, technical demonstrations, student works, and installations.
Fife — 5pm
Saxophone, Percussion, and Dance featuring
H2 Quartet, Takuma Itoh, and VT faculty and students
No reservation needed. Free and open to the public.
Cube — 7:30pm
ARTx presents
Kendra Wheeler (Louisiana State University)
and Kyle Hutchins (Virginia Tech)
Saxophone Duo
Cube — 7:30pm
Eric Lyon and
Margaret Lancaster: Music for Flute and Spatial Electronics
Visitors to the Blacksburg campus Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. will need to display a parking permit, utilize the ParkMobile app, pay the daily charge for a pass, or pay for parking using an hourly meter. A range of parking options can be found here.
All campus parking, including along Alumni Mall, requires a parking permit from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., unless otherwise noted by signage.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact sopa@vt.edu at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Seat reservations are free and available online or at the door.