The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at RPI and its curatorial program will host the TOPOS Music Festival beginning August 28, 2025. The inaugural festival brings together some of today’s most innovative artists working at the edge of sound, space, and perception. From ethereal chamber minimalism to immersive electronic ritual, TOPOS invites you to gather, listen, and imagine differently. 

TOPOS features the world premieres of commissioned projects by composer-performers Raven Chacon and Sarah Davachi, alongside performances by King Britt, Suzi Analogue, and Myles Ortiz-Green in Liberation Meditations: A Call.

Two rare presentations of Iannis Xenakis’s landmark electronic piece Persépolis, realized by sound artist Micah Silver, and a screening of the documentary Xenakis: Portrait 1971-72 round out the program. A community barbeque celebrates the festival’s final day.

The events are open to all, with reduced-price festival passes available for RPI students. Details, including ticketing information, are available at the festival website.