Nief-Norf is co-founded as a performance collective by Andy Bliss and Kerry O’Brien to explore their mutual interests in performance and research.

First ensemble tour occurs throughout the Southeastern United States, touring must by Steve Reich, Dennis DeSantis, Christopher Deane, and John Luther Adams

The first Nief-Norf Summer Festival is launched at Furman University, thanks to the collaboration of Omar Carmenates.

NNSF moves to Knoxville, TN to be housed in the recently built Natalie L. Haslam Music Center at the University of Tennessee.

Nief-Norf wins the bid to host the Society for Music and Minimalism’s International Conference as an embedded facet of the annual Summer Festival. Guests from around the world attend the festival to present research and witness performances surrounding minimalistic music. Kerry O’Brien serves as Artistic Lead for the conference.

Andy Bliss (Percussion) & Ashley Walters (Cello) premiere Bogen und khre by Lewis Nielson as part of Knoxville Concert Series (February). The Summer Festival (in June) guests include Leo Smith and Sarah Kirkland Snider.

Organization bands together to host its 10th annual festival as a Virtual 10+ hour marathon on YouTube following 8 weeks of live streamed weekly content.

NNSF returns for the first in-person festival since the pandemic began in March 2020.

SANTA BUŠS
NATALIIE DIETTERICH

ANUJ BHUTANI
TIM FEENEY
JUNE YOUNG WILL KIM
RAIN MICHAEL
SOPHIE STONE

NATHANIEL HEYDER
YI-TING LU

EMRE SIHAN KALELI
LEAH REID

VIET CUONG
JURO KIM FELIZ
JIN HEE HAN
THOMÁS LA PORTA

CAROLYN CHEN
BROOKS FREDERICKSON

SHIUAN CHANG
BEAVAN FLANAGAN
NICHOLE MURPHY
FILIPPO SANTORO
BRIAN SIMALCHIK

ROBERT HONSTEIN
SID RICHARDSON

AARON HELGESON

TRAVIS ALFORD
BRYAN CHRISTIAN
LEWIS NIELSON

NICHOLAS DEYOE
SAMUEL ANDREYEV
STEVE GISBY
DEVIN MAXWELL

CAROLINE MALLONÉE
STEVEN SHOWDEN

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FIRST FRIDAY SHOWCASE
EMPORIUM ARTS CENTER

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KNOXVILLE BOTANICAL GARDENS

KNOXVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: BEETHOVEN & THE ART OF RHYTHM
TENNESSEE THEATRE

JORDAN MUNSON
RELIX VARIETY THEATRE

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CHURCH STREET UNITED METHODIST
THE STANDARD

FRESH INK
THE SQUARE ROOM

ALLISON ADAMS
NATALIE L. HASLAM MUSIC CENTER

SEASON OPENER CONCERT
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BIG EARS FESTIVAL
THE MILL & MINE
KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART

BIG EARS FESTIVAL
THE SQUARE ROOM
THE POINT
IJAMS NATURE CENTER

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TENNESSEE THEATRE