Batture Contemporary is a three-day new music festival showcasing the diverse array of composers and performers based in Louisiana. The festival includes concerts, workshops, and rehearsals free and open to the public in various venues in the city of New Orleans.

Batture Contemporary was created and is run by Versipel New Music. The festival is supported in part by:

• a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by Arts New Orleans. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts.
• a grant from the New Orleans Theatre Association
• Acadiana Instrument Repair

Batture Contemporary and Versipel New Music would like to give our heartfelt thanks to the following outside people who have offered their time and resources to make this festival possible: