Each year, Emory CompFest brings innovative national and international musicians to Emory and Atlanta. Featured artists have included Sam Pluta & Peter Evans, Natacha Diels, Timuçin Şahin, Annea Lockwood, Yarn/Wire, and others. During their residencies, the artists work with students and faculty and present their music in concert. We seek artists who work in ways that expand traditional compositional frameworks and who can offer exciting and meaningful creative exchanges with the community.

CompFest 2025 “In Our Own House” looks local to explore building creative arts community within and around Emory. The festival features Atlanta-based new music ensemble Bent Frequency and composer Alvin Singleton. The CompFest program includes several works commissioned by Bent Frequency as well as new collaborations between Bent Frequency and Emory faculty and students.

All events take place in Emory's Performing Arts Studio, free and open to the public.