Contemporary music ensemble 'bringing a refreshing edge' to classical music (VICE). 📷: @olivialocher. The Nouveau Classical Project (NCP) is a hybrid music ensemble and creative production hub that is putting “a new face on classical music" (NPR Deceptive Cadence) and “leading [the] unlikely intersection of classical music and fashion" (The New York Times). NCP began in 2008 with collaborations with fashion designers to create music-inspired looks to be worn by musicians and has since expanded to pursuing more diverse and ambitious projects. NCP's mission is to reach audiences beyond the classical music world by re-imagining the concert experience in modern and dynamic ways through adventurous projects, new repertoire, and collaborations with fashion designers, dancers, composers, and other artists. By primarily performing the music of living composers, NCP demonstrates that classical music is still a living, breathing art form. Its performances attract a diverse audience that is becoming today's most enthusiastic supporters of new music.