National Sawdust
concert hallNon-profit new-music performance venue and commissioning organization housed in a former sawdust factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The intimate space presents and supports multidisciplinary artists and ensembles, accommodating roughly 170 seated or 350 standing, and is known for commissioning and debuting innovative contemporary work.
Upcoming Events (16)
TIME TO ACT: A Live Opera Recording with Audience & Composer Laura Kaminsky
Attend a rare live recording of Laura Kaminsky's new opera Time to Act at National Sawdust, confronting gun violence through the voices of high school students and being captured for national release on the Bright Shining Things label.
TIME TO ACT: A Live Opera Recording with Audience & Composer Laura Kaminsky
Attend a rare live recording of Laura Kaminsky's new opera Time to Act at National Sawdust, confronting gun violence through the voices of high school students and being captured for national release on the Bright Shining Things label.
Parker Quartet & Fleur Barron: Ecopoetics, Nature, Heritage
Parker Quartet and mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron premiere a new Anthony Cheung work exploring ecopoetics, nature, and heritage inspired by poets Arthur Sze and Victoria Chang at National Sawdust.
Ana Roxanne
New York-based ambient musician Ana Roxanne performs at National Sawdust in NYC, blending electric meditation, dream pop and ambient songcraft for an intimate live set in a renowned Brooklyn venue.
Sessa with support from Kolumbo
Sessa (Sergio Sayeg) brings material from his third album Pequena Vertigem de Amor to National Sawdust with support from Kolumbo, presenting an experimental electronic live set that explores intimacy, desire and relationships.
New York Youth Symphony: Composition Date 2026
New York Youth Symphony presents an evening of world-premieres by NYYS composers across orchestra, chamber and jazz, performed and conducted by apprentice conductors at National Sawdust on May 19, 2026.
May Community Happy Hour With The Foundation For Community Psychoanalysis
Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month at National Sawdust with a free community happy hour. Kick off with drink specials, then a live discussion on music therapy with the Foundation for Community Psychoanalysis, followed by audience Q&A and more music.
Opera Montana presents A River Runs Through It: Page to Stage
A page-to-stage preview at National Sawdust pairing readings by John Maclean from Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It with selections from a newly commissioned opera by Opera Montana ahead of its Bozeman premiere.
The Voice of Miles: A Symphonic Celebration
Celebrating Miles Davis's centennial, The Voice of Miles: A Symphonic Celebration transforms the Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool documentary into a live orchestral experience at National Sawdust, featuring visuals and new orchestrations alongside isolated trumpet performances.
Felipe Lara / Talea Ensemble / Conrad Tao: Mazes and Portals (NY Premiere)
Contemporary-classical concert at National Sawdust presenting the NY premiere of Felipe Lara’s works performed by Talea Ensemble and Conrad Tao, exploring fractal-inspired, electronics-influenced instrumental writing.
The Next Festival 2026 Featuring Andrea Casarrubios
The Next Festival at National Sawdust spotlights women immigrant composers with evocative world premieres and a guest appearance by GRAMMY®-nominated cellist-composer Andrea Casarrubios, celebrating diverse voices in contemporary classical music.
Bedouine – Neon Summer Skin Record Release Show
Bedouine performs the Neon Summer Skin record-release show at National Sawdust in New York City. Expect intimate indie-folk songs inspired by family and childhood, delivered with ethereal vocals and warm guitar in the venue’s intimate, wood-accented space.
Gracie and Rachel
Brooklyn duo Gracie and Rachel bring their elevated indie-pop with baroque strings and spare songcraft to National Sawdust for an intimate concert showcasing material from If We Could, Would We.
Sonido Gallo Negro
Sonido Gallo Negro brings psychedelic tropical grooves from Mexico City with guitars, eccentric organs, analog synths and theremin plus hypnotic visuals by Dr. Alderete for a dance-driven, genre-bending live show at National Sawdust.
Derya Yildirim and Grup Şimşek, co-presented by World Music Institute
Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek blend Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul in a vibrant live set co-presented by World Music Institute at National Sawdust.
Eli Fola Presents The Healing Scapes
Eli Fola’s The Healing Scapes is an immersive audio-visual performance blending electronic, ambient, jazz, techno and West African instrumentation into evolving sonic environments paired with abstract visuals.