For the opening night of the Uncaged Toy Piano Festival, Nick Yulman will fill the DiMenna Center’s Benzaquen Hall with 'Song Installation', an array of digitally controlled mechanical instruments, creating an immersive listening environment for listeners to explore. These musical automata will accompany disembodied voices emanating from radios, and perform a musical program that ranges […]
We start off this 9th season of UnCaged with an all-inclusive performance of Terry Riley’s iconic work In C. For a typical uncagean twist, In C will be performed entirely on toy instruments! In C is a minimalist masterpiece composed by Riley in 1964 for an indefinite number of performers which uses a mosaic of […]
After a successful debut in Massachusetts, the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra (MSO) is thrilled to present their NYC debut at the DiMenna Center's Cary Hall. This concert will include the world premiere of a new work by Jesse Limbacher, as well as the NYC premiere of Alex Burtzos's "Megalopolis" and Stephen Dankner's Symphony for Saxophone Chamber […]
This program features José Maurício Nunes Garcia’s Solo pieces for Harpsichord played by Prof. Mário Trilha, Phd at Universidade do Estado do Amazonas and a Multimedia work: José Maurício: Epiphany 250 by Composer Angelica Faria inspired by Garcia’s Work, performed by Orquestra Brasileira de Arte, Cultura e História - OBACH, from Brazil. José Maurício: Epiphany […]
This program features José Maurício Nunes Garcia’s Solo pieces for Harpsichord played by Prof. Mário Trilha, Phd at Universidade do Estado do Amazonas and a Multimedia work: José Maurício: Epiphany 250 by Composer Angelica Faria inspired by Garcia’s Work, performed by Orquestra Brasileira de Arte, Cultura e História - OBACH, from Brazil. José Maurício: Epiphany […]
“Interhere” is an evening of two contemporary compositions by Sarah Weaver based on concepts of networked spaces. “Polydimensional Transformation” (2016) is a work for solo bass, dedicated to bassist Mark Dresser. The music incorporates Dresser’s unique approach to harmonics and expresses an accumulation of inner networked spaces, multiple states of material, and transformation over time. […]
Pianist and faculty member of the Puerto Rico International Piano Festival gives a recital to benefit the 2018 edition of the festival. He will perform works by Medtner, Scriabin and Mussorgsky.
The League ISCM is proud to sponsor emerging virtuoso sextet ALL OF THE ABOVE in a moving and visceral program of new works by American composers Edward Smaldone and Douglas Knehans. All of the Above is a contemporary chamber group devoted to creating unique and innovative musical experiences by collaborating with composers and challenging the […]
Pianist and composer of the award-winning solo piano album Solo: Live in New York, internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Takeshi Asai, is back in New York for a series of solo piano concerts. Acclaimed for his trio works, such as the French Trio and the New York Trio, Takeshi’s solo works are no less popular and […]
The concert consists by Russian Composers, Scriabin, Stravinsky and Arensky. Szuyin will be the pianist playing throughout the concert. The program includes Scriabin Prelude Op.11 No.15 in D-flat Major, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring for four hands version, and Arensky Piano trio No.1 in D minor, Op.32.
Hailed as an ensemble of "impeccable technique and inspired interpretation" by composer Stephen Dankner, the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra will present the fourth and final concert of their New Works Series. Featuring works by: Werner Wolf Glaser (NYC Premiere) Edvard Grieg Gleb Kanasevich (MSO Commission and NYC Premiere) Nima Janmohammadi (MSO Commission and NYC Premiere)
For the first time in its long history, the Leeds International Piano Competition comes to New York for the First Round. Since its beginnings in 1963, ‘The Leeds’ has discovered the world’s most exciting pianistic talent and has brought the artistry and technical brilliance of young pianists to audiences for more than 50 years. Past […]
New location/time Christ & St. Stephen's Church 120 West 69th Street New York, NY 10023 June 03, 2018 at 3:00 PM The PRISM Quartet presents Color Theory 2.0 following the 2017 release of the group’s critically acclaimed COLOR THEORY album with So Percussion and Partch. Color Theory 2.0 spotlights Susie Ibarra and Tyshawn Sorey, groundbreaking […]
"We live in a world where silence has been lost. We live in the constant search for social acceptance, and our universe revolves around social networks. "How can we talk about what is happening today in the world, if we do not know what is happening within us?" The song cycle "Experimentelle und unbestimmte Lieder […]
This program features works for voices augmented by exceptional instrumentalists and innovative systems of electronics. Bass clarinetist Carlos Cordeiro, trombonist Will Lang, and International Contemporary Ensemble’s Jacob Greenberg on celesta will join with the voices of Ekmeles. The program includes classic works by established masters of vocal and electronic music, as well as new works […]
Ten composers vie for your affection in this highbrow, irreverent classical reboot. Dress up with style and attitude and get ready to yell "Again!" if something gets your blood going. Think ‘The Voice’ for composers, but way rowdier. Nuttier. Cheering in the middle of the music. Heckling the emcee. Drinking. Voting for the pieces you […]
Jerome Kitzke returns to Tribeca New Music's concert series with an evening of his Complete Works for Amplified Speaking Pianist (1994-2009) along with the world premiere of A Lament and Cry for These United States, for oboe/English horn/drum/vocals and piano/drum/vocals. Performing Artists: Sarah Cahill, Anthony de Mare, Lisa Moore, Kathleen Supové, piano/voice; Jerome Kitzke, piano […]
Capella Peregrina A musical path is lively by the spirit and seeks an spirit to share: this is the mission, profound and intense that characterizes to Capella Peregrina, that spontaneously links with those languages that engage in the same direction, in all its varieties. By this will of inquiry on non-conventional roads, Capella Peregrina includes […]
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 8:00 PM @ The DiMenna Center in New York City, Lisa Moore will World Premiere her new CD: Julián De La Chica's Preludes Op. 8 (For piano and synthesizer) produced and published by Brooklyn based, independent record label, Irreverence Group Music (IGM). For the first part of the concert, Ms. Moore […]
Soprano Hyunah Yu; Piffaro, The Renaissance Band; and the PRISM Quartet present the premiere of a new monodrama by composer David Ludwig and poet Katie Ford. "The Anchoress" imagines the life of a medieval mystic, merging the sounds of ancient and modern worlds to explore issues of faith, gender, isolation, and social power. An anchoress […]
MuseConnect, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is proud to present its opening gala concert at The DiMenna Center in 2018! This concert features renowned musicians Lan-In Winnie Yang, Kevin Shue, Max Tan, Tzuyi Chen, Julia Kang, and Jordan Bak. At MuseConnect, our Board Chair Pauline Huang, Music Director Lan-In Winnie Yang, Program Director Kevin Shue, Marketing […]
Khari Joyner and friends invites you to join for an exciting evening of music for a the live release of Cel=Locomotion, his debut solo album recently released. You will hear music from around the world and from the baroque era through the 21st century, which includes recently released and unpublished works by Joyner, PetrolMusic and […]
New Focus Recordings celebrates the release of Unraveling Beethoven, the exceptional new album from violinist Nicholas DiEugenio and pianist Mimi Solomon. Unraveling Beethoven ushers Beethoven into the 21st century, with unique sensibilities to complement and transform his timeless violin sonatas with new works created by visionary composers Tonia Ko, David Kirkland Garner, Jesse Jones, Robert […]
RAM's opening program of the 2018-19 season, “Modern Americana,” celebrates quintessential American sounds from this century and last. In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial, RAM clarinetist Thomas Piercy and guest pianist Karén Hakobyan will perform his Sonata for clarinet and piano, a work reflecting his youthful enthusiasm. Ned Rorem’s 95th birthday will also be celebrated […]
We're celebrating the release of our second album, Wired, on New Focus Recordings! With musical inspiration ranging from Aphex Twin to electronic dance music, Wired is a portrait of technology's integration into modern life. As people try to emulate computers and we build computers that emulate people, the question of who is controlling whom becomes […]
Please join us for a an intimate evening of chamber music with the Brentano Quartet in celebration of our 10th Anniversary! Funds raised will support Lyra Music Workshop students and programming as we enrich lives and build community through classical music. 6:00PM Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres 7:00PM Lyra Workshop Student, Ari Freed 7:15PM Brentano Quartet […]
The Ear - a composer duel. Think ‘The Voice’ for composers, but way rowdier. Nuttier. Cheering in the middle of the music. Heckling the emcee. Drinking. Voting for the pieces you want to hear again. Six composers vie for your affection in this irreverent classical reboot. Dress up with style and attitude and get ready […]
Composers Concordance presents 'Estonian Connections’. Featuring flute soloists Maarika Järvi and Monika Mattiesen, pianist Mark Kostabi with the CompCord String Orchestra, Arkady Leytush – conductor. Performing compositions by Estonian composers: Juri Reinvere,Tuulikki Bartosik, Kristjan Jarvi, Mark Kostabi and Heino Eller. As well as music inspired by Estonian culture composed by: Gene Pritsker, Charles Coleman, Dan […]
NY Jazz Composers' Mosaic is happy to announce that its first concert will be held at this beautiful venue The DiMenna Center in Midtown West, Manhattan, NYC. Founded by three New York-based composers, Jihye Lee (South Korea), Rafael Piccolotto de Lima (Brazil) and Migiwa Miyajima (Japan), the Composers' Mosaic produces events that connect cultures from […]
iconiQ The Soundtrack Orchestra presents the history of American animation through music and song. The nostalgic scores and lively themes from classic Hanna-Barbera, Disney, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon series will be performed by a chamber pop orchestra accompanied by live projection.
Contemporary works by composer Sarah Weaver. "Sound in Peace (2016)" Joe McPhee, multiple instruments, Sarah Weaver, electronics. "Symmetry of Presence (2018)" David Taylor, bass trombone, electronics, Sarah Weaver, electronics. "Fountain of Synthesis (2018)" Jane Ira Bloom, soprano saxophone, Yoon Sun Choi, voice, Julie Ferrara, oboe, english horn, Joe McPhee, multiple instruments, Ned Rothenberg, woodwinds, Min […]
The PRISM Quartet joins forces with Miguel Zenón and Susie Ibarra in a wide-ranging program for saxophones and percussion. Zenón and PRISM perform works by Chris Potter, Matthew Levy, and Zenón himself from the Quartet’s Heritage/Evolution project. H/E draws on the saxophone’s cross-cultural heritage to blend jazz with everything from Western and South Indian classical […]
Talujon Percussion performs recent works by the dynamic and groundbreaking composers of the Wet Ink collective in an evening of immersive sound. At the center of the program is Sam Pluta’s Four Sixes, an eighteen minute work in which the performers surround the audience, enveloping them in a process that develops inexorably from sparse attacks to […]
Immerse your children in music and astronomy. You and your child will take your seat inside a full symphony orchestra and experience Gustav Holst's The Planets as you never have. Not only will you hear, see and feel the music unfold around you sitting with the musicians inside the orchestra, but you will be treated to […]
Fasten your seat belts for an interstellar ride sitting INSIDE a full symphony orchestra experiencing Gustav Holst's intergalactic tone poem "The Planets" and Ligeti's evocative "Atmosphères". We are joined in this InsideOut Concerts immersive orchestral experience by Dr. Jacqueline Faherty — senior scientist and astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden […]
Wet Ink's debut program of works for piano trio, featuring a new set-length trio by Eric Wubbels (piano) written over an extended period of close collaboration for Josh Modney (violin) and Mariel Roberts (cello). Eric Wubbels's new work combines a microscopic attention to tuning with the austerity and simplicity of Medieval music, following complexes of […]
