MILTON NEW MUSIC & WIND FEST – a free family new music & arts festival
05/31/2025 at 02:00 PM
Location: Federal Street, Milton, DE 19968
Address: 612 Federal Street
Milton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Milton New Music & Wind Fest
WHAT: MILTON NEW MUSIC & WIND FEST – a free family new music & arts festival
WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025 – 2pm until dark (rain date Sunday 6/1)
LOCATION: 612 Federal Street at Park Street – Milton, DE
2PM – BOB BOILEN (electronic/ambient soundscape)
3:30 – LUKE STEWART’S SILT TRIO (new jazz) –
Luke Stewart (b), Brian Se[les (t), Chad Taylor (d)
5PM – JANEL LEPPIN’s ENSEMBLE VOLCANIC ASH (chamber/jazz) – Janel Leppin (c), Anthony Pirog (g), Brian Se[les (ts), Luke Stewart (b), Larry Ferguson (d)
6:30 – THE MESSTHETICS (punk/jazz) – Anthony Pirog (g), Joe Lally (b), Brendan Candy (d)
8PM – TERRY RILEY’s “IN C” (minimalist/large ensemble) – to be announced
Hosted by BOB BOILEN, LADY MYRRH, BOBBY HILL, and MILO SHEPHERDSON Programmers from the FEST media sponsor – WOWD LP – takomaradio.org
The Town of Milton, DE in partnership with Federal St. Arts Project, and the Milton Arts Guild, presenting the 3rd annual Family Day with Serious Music and Art! This event is made possible with the generous support of patrons, sponsors, artists and volunteers!
Bring your favorite chairs, blankets, and a picnic basket from home OR get carry-out from neighborhood restaurants. Free Parking on Federal St. and at Dogfish Head Brewery (2 blocks away). Bring your favorite kites or create hand-kites with members of the Milton Arts Guild, visit the neighborhood playground at Milton Elementary, but most of all, bring your BIG EARS!
MILTON NEW MUSIC & WIND FEST was originally created in 2022 to showcase creative new music from the broader Mid-Atlantic region and the visual works of the Milton Arts Guild membership. This year’s line-up is phenomenal, with a trail walk into the sunset set to “In C” as the grand finale!
“IN C” BY THE SEA – this year’s FEST will feature a 60th anniversary performance of “In C,” a seminal work by minimalist composer TERRY RILEY (who turns 90 in June) performed by as many as fifteen musicians under the direction of Anthony Pirog. The audience is encouraged to walk the mile on the Milton Trail to experience the 53 minute hypnotic composition fading into the woods and fields beyond.
Free programs are subject to change