The tenth edition of the MusicNOW Festival got underway last night at The Woodward Theater. It’s a landmark year for the event, sprawling out to five nights (three more than in 2014) at four venues, and boasting a lineup that’s eclectic even by the festival’s diverse standards....

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...