NAT 28

Pittsburgh-based contemporary music ensemble NAT 28 strives to champion the work that will shape the next phase of musical and artistic evolution.

To that end, NAT 28 seeks to:

- Amplify the voices of Pittsburgh artists
- Reflect Pittsburgh's innovation and diversity through the creation of internationally competitive works of art
- Perform music by a diverse body of composers
- Present contemporary classical music at the highest level of craftsmanship and artistry

05/23/2026

What a gorgeous and meaningful place to share some of our favorites at last weekend! Thanks so much to our amazing hosts and audience ❤️

05/16/2026

Out and about at Millvale Music Festival today? Join us at 12:30pm at St. Nicholas Church for some new & local chamber music! A huge thank you to CutTime Productions for sponsoring a classical stage at Millvale 🎶

05/04/2026

Thanks to for having us last week to read and record works by the composition studio! We loved working with these fine composers and making music together. Special shout-out to Riccardo for hosting and recording us in the studio! 🎶

03/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at Kelly Strayhorn! The Pittsburgh new music community is incredible and such a source of support, love, and inspiration! ❤️

03/21/2026

Stage is set! See you at 7:30! ✨

03/19/2026

Some scenes from rehearsals this week…. there is nothing like working together with a composer to bring their music to life! Come hear these incredible pieces this Saturday at Kelly Strayhorn!!

03/13/2026

Meet our 2025-2026 call for scores winners!

Based in Pittsburgh, Victor Valle is a composer, performer, and educator whose evocative work expresses lived experiences through music. His post-minimalist works have been praised for their narrative clarity and exploratory spirit.

Drawing on a wide range of life experiences and a deep sense of nostalgia, Victor’s music intertwines memory and musical expression, often reflecting change and personal narrative. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington and Carnegie Mellon University. Currently, Victor teaches piano at Carnegie Mellon University’s Preparatory Music School, where he guides young pianists discovering music for the first time– celebrating the small moments that often spark a lifetime of music-making.

Victor’s music has been recognized through numerous awards and performances. He is a recipient of the Lloyd-Carr Taliaferro Award for isolated joy, the Harry G. Archer Orchestra Competition Award for and the fool leaped, and the 2023 Pittsburgh Composer Project Call for Scores for the first brushstroke on a blank canvas. Most recently, his piece i’m taking you to the sun was premiered at the 2025 NASA Convention. Other recent premieres include then comes change with the UTA Saxophone Choir at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, and the fool leaped with the CMU Philharmonic, crezco for saxophone and piano, and sad bird suite for solo piano.

Come hear Victor's piece "piosol" at Kelly Strayhorn on March 21st!

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03/12/2026

Meet our 2025-2026 call for scores winners!

Ali Sadeqi is an Iranian composer, setar performer, and multimedia artist based in Pittsburgh. His work draws on Persian traditional music, poetry, and political issues, while integrating contemporary performance practices, visual media, and technology.

Visual art plays a central role in both Ali’s compositional thinking and performance practice. Inspired by ideas of color, brushstroke, and spatial movement, he treats timbre and gesture as a visual artist would treat their materials, often building sonic structures that unfold like images. In live performance, he makes this visual logic explicit through projection and video design, and allows image and sound to work in tandem rather than as separate layers.

His chamber and orchestral works explore timbral and microtonal possibilities, often pushing instruments to their limits, yielding new colors and sonic textures. Alongside his acoustic practice, he designs custom electroacoustic instruments and musical interfaces that challenge established modes of music-making and expand the live performance environment.

He has collaborated with ensembles such as Momenta Quartet, New Thread Quartet, Modern Medieval Voices, and Hub New Music. Ali holds an M.M. from Binghamton University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory at the University of Pittsburgh.

Come hear Ali's piece "REng" at Kelly Strayhorn on March 21st!

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03/11/2026

Meet our 2025-2026 call for scores winners!

Corey Denham is a percussionist, collaborator, and composer committed to the performance of new and improvised music. Corey is a founding member of Forward Motion, a chamber ensemble that commissions and performs contemporary music in various spaces. As a soloist and chamber musician Corey has premiered dozens of new works. Corey can be heard on recordings through labels such as Potenza Music, Temporary Residence Limited, Medium Sound and numerous self-released projects. As a collaborator Corey has worked closely with musicians, composers, dancers, choreographers and multimedia artists. Most recently his composition Looking Glass for Harp and Vibraphone was released through C. Alan Publications.

Corey is a staff dance accompanist at Point Park University and teaches a studio of private students at Sunburst School of Music. Corey is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and serves on the New Music/Research Committee.

Corey holds a D.M.A. from the University of Arizona an M.M. from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and bachelors degrees in music education and performance from Mars Hill University.

Come hear Corey's piece "Scattered" at Kelly Strayhorn on March 21st!

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02/25/2026

We are so happy to once again team up with Bright Archives and the ever inspiring Dave Bernabo to produce videos for our upcoming Pittsburgh Composers’ Project concert! Dave masterfully combines composer and performer interviews with his art to create the captivating videos this concert has become known for. See them yourself on March 21! 🤩

Address

120 E Swissvale Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
15218

Website

http://www.nat28.org/

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