[3] New founded and directed the Maryland music collective Lunar Ensemble, with which she has premiered 26 compositions.

[9][10] In the 2014–2015 season, she was a Dudamel Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

[14] In September 2018, New directed the opening concerts of the SLSO's 2018–2019 season, the first female conductor ever to do so.

[18] The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) appointed New as its artistic adviser and principal conductor in 2022, the first woman to hold the posts.

[21][22] In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, New was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music direction.