Let’s cut right to the chase: Brooklyn ensemble Sō Percussion owned Saturday’s MusicNOW program. Everything else was stupendous, but this was their night. Check out photos from the performances here. A decent-sized crowd arrived for their pre-concert performance of Bryce...

When Bryce Dessner of The National started MusicNOW in 2006, it was a small two-night event held at the Contemporary Arts Center. Over the past decade, it’s become a landmark annual affair, internationally renowned for commissioning new works by classical music’s most innovative...