nF partners with UNO
nienteForte is pleased to further our partnership with the University of New Orleans by having masterclasses and performances on their campus in addition to the concerts at Tulane University. Learn more about music at UNO
Special Thanks!
A large group of organizations and individuals contribute to nienteForte’s success. Our heartfelt thanks!
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In the first semester of my masters degree, I was in a graduate-level 20th Century Music class with about thirty graduate students. I remember the class vividly because aside from the small handful of composition …
The nF 2015 Festival
When I first started nienteForte as a single concert in 2011, the primary objective I had in my head was simply to inspire. I wanted to give my students and the Tulane community an avenue …
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A newsletter set up will be coming soon following our 2015 festival. For now, you can email us at info@nienteforte.com, like us on our facebook page, or add our google plus page to your circles. …
Mendel Lee, Founding Executive Director
Mendel Lee (he/him) (b. 1975) is a music professional whose career oscillates between composition/artistic entrepreneurship and music education/pageantry arts. His work has been performed across the globe, including the World Expo 2020 Dubai, and his …
Maxwell Dulaney, Artistic Director
Currently Associate Professor of Composition & Theory at Tulane University, MAXWELL DULANEY received his Ph.D. in Composition & Theory from Brandeis University, where he studied with David Rakowski, Marty Boykan, Eric Chasalow, and Yu-Hui Chang. …
Stephen Montalvo, Operations and Outreach Director
Stephen Montalvo (b. 1984) is an active composer and performer of acoustic and electronic music, as well as an audiovisual installation artist, based in New Orleans, LA. Through his music, he explores concepts related to …
The History of nienteForte
nienteForte started as a result of founder Mendel Lee’s passion for contemporary music and contemporary music advocacy. When Mendel was an undergraduate at West Chester University as a music education major, he attended a contemporary music …