Featuring Works By Juventas Artistic Director Oliver Caplan

Chasing Dreams for Later Light follows the unfolding of a composer’s creative journey. Each work on the program—composed by Juventas Artistic Director Oliver Caplan—is connected, some emerging from musical fragments once set aside, others rooted in shared musical or collaborative origins. This program brings them together for the first time, offering a window into Oliver’s distinctive voice as a contemporary composer.

Founded in 2005, Juventas New Music Ensemble is a dynamic contemporary chamber group with a special focus on emerging voices. We reimagine classical music as a vibrant living art form, uplifting rising voices and bringing audiences music from a diverse array of composers that live in today’s world and respond to our time.

Juventas is thrilled to announce its 2025–2026 Mainstage season, Journeys. Each program in the season examines a unique type of voyage, from the changing of the seasons, to cultural explorations, to the artistic process. Through music, each concert provides an opportunity to reflect on how these experiences shape us — both as individuals and as a community.

“As we began Juventas's third decade, I considered Juventas's next chapter," says Artistic Director Oliver Caplan. "A theme of evolution began to take shape in my mind. This season explores the many ways one can embark on a journey - including natural, artistic, and cultural."

This season continues the ensemble’s rapid growth with more mainstage performances than ever before (15 in total) at 4 venues: the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, First Parish Sudbury, the Brattleboro Music Center, and New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston. The season also continues the ensemble’s mission of lifting up emerging voices that speak to the time we are living in, featuring 50+ living composers, 18 of whom are new to the Juventas stage.

Juventas - Chasing Dreams for Later Life

Juventas - Chasing Dreams for Later Life