Wild Truth brings composers, performers, instruments, bodies, and technology into close creative contact.

New Music LAB and Quasar Saxophone Quartet present a program of premieres that explores new forms of musical collaboration. The saxophone quartet becomes a meeting place for contrasting compositional approaches, from dreamlike and meditative sound worlds to sharply defined gestures and changing sonic contours.

In D. Andrew Stewart’s Wild Truth, the Karlax digital instrument transforms physical movement into sound. The performer’s gestures become an integral part of the composition, creating a direct connection between body, technology, and musical expression.

Featuring five premieres, the concert offers audiences the opportunity to experience new work at the moment it enters the world. It reflects SALT 2026’s theme of proximity through close collaboration between composers and performers, and through the encounter between acoustic instruments and digital environments.

This concert is a coproduction between SALT Festival and New Music Lab.

The Canadian tour is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).