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The NYC Contemporary Music Symposium presents the Zodiac Trio in a musical journey through six bold, contemporary works for clarinet, violin, and piano. Heralded by Radio France as "A breathtaking ensemble of virtuosity and sensitivity," the Zodiac Trio... Read More
Lucina Yue plays GUZHENG and KONGHOU 3 New KONGHOU pieces with world premieres 3 GUZHENG Classical piece Composers Anlun Huang Yuzhai Zhao Yuguo Zhou Sam Wu Tian Tian Masatora Goya This event is free of charge. No kids,... Read More
Lost Dog presents an all-star concert, featuring three of New York's most dynamic new music ensembles, in celebration of the 75th birthday of distinguished American composer Marilyn Shrude. Including performances of: LOST DOG NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Sotto Voce... Read More
Join Talea for a free, immersive program featuring the world premiere featuring inti figgis-vizueta's 'Primavera crown,' Alvin Lucier's 'Music for Cello & One or More Amplified Vases,' and the world premiere of Wang Lu's 'November Airs.' Inspired loosely... Read More
Ensemble Ipse is delighted to present this concert of four new commissions by acclaimed composers Peter Apfelbaum, Aruán Ortiz, Kirsten Broberg, and Ursula Kwong-Brown, and a world premiere by the late composer James Sellars. PROGRAM: Peter Apfelbaum, new... Read More
The BlackBox Ensemble, an NYC-based contemporary music collective, presents the world premiere of Erich Barganier's "Flyover Country," an evening-length piece for speaker and chamber ensemble based on the poetry collection of the same name by John McCarthy. The... Read More
Iranian-American pianist and composer Ramin Amir Arjomand presents an evening-length solo improvisation. Arjomand's work is born of a complex opposition of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations pursue extremes of sound intensity, pushing the limits of spontaneous thinking... Read More
Chamber Players International presents a program of both standard repertoire AND new works, including: the premiere of Michael Woods’ “Sanctuary City” ; Steven Gerber’s “Two Lyrics” violin concerto; F. Schubert’s “Quartet Satz”; David Winkler’s String Quartet No. 4... Read More
Part I Giacomo Franci The Plot Against You Poema Sinfonico for Violin and Dark Orchestra (World Premiere) Garry Ianco, Violinist Giacomo Franci, Conductor Part II John Russo Three Studies for Clarinet and Orchestra (World Premiere) A Winter... Read More
Our 2021-22 season finale, and first in-person concert in two years, will feature the exquisite pianist Alexandra Joan in Dvorak's Piano Quartet No. 2 alongside two works by brilliant young composers, Brittany J. Green and Anthony R. Green.
In times of tragedy, it can be difficult to find words to express our grief, anguish, and frustration. This concert is intended to serve as a response to recent mass shootings and rising gun violence across the U.S.,... Read More
Amy Williams Telephone, 2021 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Felipe Lara Metafagote, 2015 Heller and Lewandowski Arnold Schoenberg Kammersymphonie op 9, 1906 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Todd Phillips, violin Eric Wyrick, violin Ramon Carrero-Martínez, viola Eric Bartlett, cello... Read More
Stefan Prins Piano Hero #1, 2011-12 for midi-keyboard, live electronics and video David Bird Iron Orchid, 2021* for piano and electronics * US premiere Stefan Prins Piano Hero #2, (2011, rev. 2013/2016) for midi-keyboard, grand piano, live cameras, video... Read More
Yannis Kyriakides hypothetical islands, 2012 Sky Macklay Choppy, 2017 Michael Gordon New Work, 2022* * world premiere Sam Pluta New Work, 2022* * world premiere with Sam Pluta, electronics Splinter Reeds Kyle Bruckmann, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet David Wegehaupt, saxophone Jeff Anderle, bass clarinet Dana Jessen, bassoon
Michael Klingbeil Tear of the Clouds, 2008 Andile Khumalo Broken Mirrors of Time, 2021* * US premiere Erin Gee Mouthpiece XI , 2009 with Erin Gee, vocal soloist Sky Macklay Microvariations, 2016-17
Angélica Negrón Gone, 2018 Commissioned by Andrew W. Siegel Premiered on June 22, 2018 at Caramoor Music Fesival, Katonah, New York. Written for Sō Percussion. Angélica Negrón Go Back, 2022 Written for Sō Percussion Vijay Iyer Torque, 2018... Read More
Darian Donovan Thomas New Work, 2022* * world premiere Commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Ensemble Signal George Lewis Seismologic, 2017 Jessen and Stine George Lewis Tales of the Traveller, 2016* * US premiere Ensemble Signal with Nicole... Read More
A marathon day led by guitarist Yaron Deutsch offering lectures, master classes, and a workshop dedicated to the sonic and functional evolution of the electric guitar as heard in contemporary avant-garde music.
Fausto Romitelli Trash TV Trance, 2002 Pierluigi Billone Sgorgo Y, 2012* * US premiere Klaus Lang chanson lointaine et douce, 2021* * world premiere Lisa Illean Tiding I, 2021* * US premiere Avshalom Ariel All the boys forgot about you, 2018*... Read More
Misato Mochizuki Le Monde des Ronds et des Carrés, 2015 Igor Santos New Work, 2022* * world premiere Commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Enno Poppe/Wolfgang Heiniger Tonband, 2008/12 Yarn/Wire Laura Barger, piano Russell Greenberg, percussion Sae Hashimoto, percussion... Read More
Eric Wubbels phren, 2022* * world premiere Co-commissioned by Bludenzer Tage Zeitgemäßer Musik and the Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Catherine Lamb string quartet / grow (out), 2009 JACK Quartet Christopher Otto, violin Austin Wulliman, violin John Pickford Richards, viola Jay... Read More
Maxime Corbeil-Perron New Work, 2022* * world premiere Co-commissioned by Bozzini Quartet and the Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Simon Martin Musique d'art, 2015* * US premiere 'Musique d'art (2015)'' is a work originally conceived by "Projections libérantes'', Quebec.... Read More
International Youth Music Competitions presents the Prize Winners Recitals. Come and experience world class performances by Category Winners from around the world. IYMC is a monthly online music competition for all ages, instruments and genres. Two Recitals are... Read More
Join Pianist-Composer Satoko Fujii and Her All-Star Band for the Live Recording of her 100th album as a Leader featuring: Wadada Leo Smith and Kappa Makion, trumpet Ingrid Laubrock, saxophones Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon Ikue Mori, electronics Brandon Lopez,... Read More
TALUJON and Jamie Jordon give the world premiere of Mathew Rosenblum's We Lived Happily During the War for soprano and six percussionists. Based on a poem by Ilya Kaminsky, it is also a meditation on the composer’s family... Read More
Iranian-American pianist and composer Ramin Amir Arjomand presents an evening-length solo improvisation. Arjomand's improvisations have drawn attention in the United States and abroad. Arjomand's work is born of a complex opposition of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations... Read More
Designed for families with vaccinated children: Join us for a musical journey from Bach through Haydn leading to Mozart, featuring Christopher Martin, principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic as our soloist. You and your family will experience... Read More
Designed for Adults: Join us for a musical journey from Bach through Haydn leading to Mozart, featuring Christopher Martin, principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic as our soloist. You will experience some of the most beautiful and... Read More
We celebrate composer Lukas Foss on the 100th anniversary of his birthyear with chamber works from five decades, performed by faculty of the University at Buffalo’s Department of Music. Foss was a brilliant, exploratory musician whose compositional output... Read More
On October 15, 2022, The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM, New York City Chapter, Inc. 57 Years of Artistic Dedication presents The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, Conductor, Petr Kotik performs the music of the... Read More
Music From China presents the 28th season of contemporary Chinese music featuring premieres of commissioned works and music composed for Chinese and Western instruments. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR ONLY ON DAY OF CONCERT. $20 for general admission $10... Read More
On November 5th Jessie Cox and the Sun Ra Arkestra present a new work, commissioned by the Paul Fromm Foundation at Harvard University, at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Doors open at 7pm with the first live... Read More
Pegasus: The Orchestra celebrates its Fifth Season with Bach's magnificent Brandenburg Concerti No. 4 and No. 5 and Vivaldi Trio Sonata. Join us for this special evening focused on some of the most innovative Baroque masterpieces held in... Read More
Curtis Stewart, one of the most penetrating artists of his generation, joins Experiential Orchestra and Grammy®-winning conductor James Blachly as guest artist and curator in a concert that features the New York premiere of Julia Perry's Concerto for... Read More
Save the date! Join us to hear New Music by 5 brilliant composers from the republic of Georgia. Performed by world class musicians and filled with diverse program, this event is sure to please every art enthusiast. Welcoming... Read More
The complete culmination of works written and arranged by David “Cestari” Chung for his upcoming album “In A Moment”, “Moments” is a story of reflection and maturity. Throughout his epic, sounds of music of all genres collide: Jazz, classical, RnB,... READ MORE
Asian Cultural Council (ACC) fellow Maria Christine Muyco will be presenting her song cycles on Saturday, April 27, at 3:30 PM. The program includes Voices Lost in Industrial Winds with Nicole Eliev (soprano) and Yuk Shing Tang (pianist); and Ohoy with Titus Levi (baritone) and Amber... READ MORE
The 35th Annual Stony Brook Premieres! Concert takes place on April 19th, 7:30pm at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. This annual new music tradition features a multitude of cutting-edge premieres by Adam Roberts, David Feurzeig, and Joseph “Butch” Rovan... READ MORE
On FRIDAY, APRIL 12, at 7:30pm, there will be a concert in Benzaquen Hall, presenting Tcherepnin’s compositions inspired by his wife Lee Hsien-Ming, and by his enthusiasm for Chinese culture. Also featured will be prize-winning works incorporating Chinese musical concepts,... READ MORE
The world premiere of Sang Song’s Hoarding Behaviors for Soprano and Ensemble, which is inspired by the tragic case of Homer Collyer and Langley Collyer, commonly known as the Collyer Brothers. Also on the program: Octandre by Edgard Varèse, Mother... READ MORE