At the New Music on the Bayou Summer Festival, composers and performers intersect over the course of an intense multi-day, multi-city, multi-venue series of rehearsals, presentations, and concerts. The goal of the festival is to inspire the region with new ideas about music and to inspire composers with the unique landscapes and cultural offerings of North Louisiana. The schedule is designed to create several opportunities for composers to engage with each other, the performers, and appreciative audiences.