Flautist Naomi Johnson and composer Connor D’Netto are fellows at this year’s Summer Festival for new music.

Two Australian musicians will be taking part in the Bang On A Can Summer Festival, a three week new-music extravaganza held at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, billed as a “musical utopia for innovative musicians”. Flautist Naomi Johnson and composer Connor D’Netto have been chosen to take part in the festival, which runs July 17 to August 6.

“Bang On A Can is one of the few new music names known around the world,” said composer, artist and Limelight contributor Julian Day, a previous Bang On A Can participant. “For 30 years they’ve led the way with their bold programming and dynamic initiatives: the All Stars, the People’s Commissioning Fund, and their famous annual Marathon. Each year a handful of the world’s most promising musicians are selected to participate in their summer festival.”

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Composers at the festival will have their works performed by the festival’s ensembles in daily concerts at the museum, while players will perform in ensembles alongside their teachers. The festival also includes African and Latin music...