NOW Society | NOW Society

Spring free reads in red/black letters with two performers drawn in brushed lines playing instruments

Satoko Fuji Tokyo Trio reads in grey letters above a blue, brown, and grey abstracted landscape

In black text NOW Spring Workshops 2025 with the facilitators headshots in a grid

Hand Drums laid on the floor with photos of Deanna Gestrin and Russell Wallace

Purple text reading Trading Places: Un Échange with a purple, orange, pink and yellow background with 2 folder oragami butterflys in the background

A dark tree with orange light behind - with green text - LUCENT Festival

pink and purple text read NOW nummena orchestra on top a purple, blue, pink disc.

FOREST in green text above a glowing red, yellow, blue, and white orb sitting in a forest backdrop

Operated and led by musicians since 1977, the New Orchestra Workshop (NOW) Society was formed to present improvising musicians. We provide and share opportunities for collective creation. We support community projects and uphold diversity. We balance being present in the moment with skillful preparation, producing concerts, workshops, residencies, recordings, broadcasts, commissions, tours, events, and publications. We encourage the expression and exchange of music, culture and ideas at our Social Space for New Culture, 8EAST, located on unceded territories of the the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside, in the place known as Vancouver.

The NOW Society values representation, inclusiveness, fairness and equity. We hold dear competence and respect in challenging and inspiring collective creation. We embrace risk-taking, integrity, mindfulness and trust. Egalitarian non-hierarchical forms are vital to our practices. We protect the safety of our members, artists, participants, staff, audience members, volunteers and neighbours.