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Who We Are

ConTempus Initiative is a Michigan-based contemporary music collective, 
committed to making new music accessible to everyone by creating
collaborative performances that connect with today's audiences.

Our Initiatives

"create. collaborate. connect"


Drawing on the members’ wide-ranging careers as performers, composers, educators, and scholars, ConTempus’ principal activities include: commissioning new works, discovering unpublished works by living composers, collaborating with other forms of art, and presenting educational workshops and community outreach.

ConTempus Initiative has been featured in the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s annual Chamber Series and Library Family Series, Lansing Absolute Music Chamber Series, Detroit National Association of Asian American Professionals Gala, Detroit Dance City Festival, WKAR-PBS Kids Day at the Library, Friday Night Live! of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and as guest artists and speakers at Spring Arbor University and Michigan State University. 

 

JI HYUN KIM
founder & artistic director
SARAH PATTERSON 
co-founder, administrative & education director
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