MusicNOW Festival takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio from March 11-15, 2015. Originally founded in 2006 by the National's Bryce Dessner, this year's lineup for the collaborative festival includes the National performing with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Dessner/Sufjan Stevens/Nico Muhly collaborative work Planetarium, Perfume Genius, Arcade Fire's Will Butler, and more.

Over the course of the weekend, Ragnar Kjartansson's video art piece "A Lot of Sorrow", documenting the National's six-hour MoMA PS1 performance of their song "Sorrow", will be installed at the Contemporary Arts Center.

Said Dessner of the event:

Many of my most significant memories as a musician have taken place in Cincinnati during the MusicNOW Festival over the last 10 years. When we started, we were driven to create an intimate music festival that was as much a creative refuge for the artists as it is for the audience to partake in intimate and rare performances. We have celebrated works in progress and new commissions, new collaborations, and detailed music of all kinds regardless of genre or popularity.

Check out the MusicNOW schedule below.

MusicNOW 2015:

Wednesday, March 11th

Woodward Theater - 1404 Main St, Cincinnati, OH*

Will Butler*

Thursday, March 12th

Woodward Theater - 1404 Main St, Cincinnati, OH*

concert:nova with Jeff Ziegler*

Friday, March 13th

Cincinnati Music Hall - 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH*

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, The National with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and new commission by Caroline Shaw*

Saturday, March 14th

Cincinnati Music Hall - 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH*

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Songs from Planetarium featuring Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly & Bryce Dessner, new commission by Daníel Bjarnason* and So Percussion

Sunday, March 15th

Memorial Hall - 1225 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH*

Perfume Genius, The Lone Bellow, Mina Tindle*

March 11th-20th

Contemporary Arts Center- 404 E. 6th St, Cincinnati, OH*

A Lot Of Sorrow – by Ragnar Kjartansson featuring The National*

An ongoing installation