NIEF-NORF IS A COMMUNITY OF CURIOUS LISTENERS, ADVENTUROUS ARTISTS, AND INNOVATIVE SCHOLARS.

Nief-Norf envisions a world in which adventurous music thrives, artists are empowered to explore bold ideas, and communities connect through sound. Nief-Norf’s mission is fostering the advancement of innovative chamber music through the collaboration of performers, composers, and scholars within immersive educational and artistic environments.

WHAT DOES “NIEF-NORF” MEAN?
“The term ‘nief-norf’ came from some older graduate students who call any experimental or strange music ‘nief-norf.’ It’s meant as onomatopoeia for strange sounds, like ‘bleep-blop.’ Andy and I bonded over the fact that we secretly loved the music that these grad students were deriding. Although nief-norf was born as a derogatory term, we flipped it and created a group that specializes in this kind of experimental music.” – Kerry O’Brien, Nief-Norf Co-Founder