The NextNow Fest was so much fun. Tonight I went to many different events including the hip-hop orchestra, Maryland filmmaker screening, stand up comedy, and Ari Lennox. Everything was amazing. Something new that I saw was actually at the hip-hop orchestra. The instrumentation was different than anything I have seen. In jazz and hip hop bands I have never seen a cello and a violin incorporated into the pieces until today. It was a very interesting combination but I really enjoyed it. My favorite part of the night was also during the hip-hop orchestra, specifically during their Devon piece. It started with just the guitar and bass and had a good groove and beat to it but also not too repetitive. It had the same beat and rhythm each time but which each repeat a new instrument was added, including piano and tambourine, which added new styles and textures. Finally one performance can be related to the migration theme of this year was the filmmaker screening. One film started two people, one Asian student and one African American student. Both were talking about their struggles of being accepted as immigrants or outsiders. This is related to the theme of migration because these different people migrated here and showed their struggles of being integrated into this whole society.