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Talea Ensemble, in collaboration with the composers of New York University, will premiere works written by Ioannis Angelakis, Federico Camara Halac, Joel Rust, and Vasiliki Krimitza.
To mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's status as a Special Administrative Region of China, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office presents a free concert (reservations suggested) on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 7:30 pm, at... Read More
Arcus Collective, is presenting a concert of ten newly commissioned works for two violins and trumpet paired with ten selections from Luciano Berio’s “Duetti per Due Violini”. The new works were commissioned by Arcus to celebrate the personal... Read More
The three works on this concert are all inspired by poetry, to very different effect - Michael Hersch's powerful septet "A Forest of Attics" in only its second-ever performance and New York premiere, is a terrifying scream; James... Read More
Collide-O-Scope Music will present a concert spotlighting the music of internationally renowned Puerto Rican composer, Roberto Sierra at the DiMenna Center, NYC. The program will include a number of works for small ensemble including his Trio no. 2,... Read More
New York’s most adventurous saxophone quartet returns for its 2nd annual program exploring new music for saxophones, pushing the ensemble beyond its traditional boundaries. Explorations Vol. 2 features hyper-modern works by 4 next-generation voices: Karst* by Max Grafe... Read More
For our first concert in 2017, we have a very special guest - the great Brazilian baritone Paulo Jose, along with our amazing conductor and composer Arthur Barbosa. Along with Paulo Jose, we will travel from South to... Read More
Chamber Music Concerts in Hell's Kitchen, featuring musicians participating in OSL's Mentorship Program for Pre-Professionals–the best and brightest of the next generation. #YASOSL All performances are free and open to the public. RSVP below. If you would like... Read More
An original one-act chamber opera with music and text by Ian Ng. This intimate opera takes place on a promenade at sunset, where two strangers share a brief encounter that changes them subtly but distinctly. The work focuses... Read More
The Safari Chamber Orchestra, based in Tokyo, will join with local musicians for a free concert at the Benzaquen Hall the evening of Thursday, May 4th. There will be a reception after the concert. The program will include... Read More
"A formidable new-music force" is how Time Out New York describes loadbang. The unique, lung-powered instrumentation of this virtuosic quartet has provoked diverse responses from composers, resulting in an inclusive snapshot of composition today. loadbang has premiered over... Read More
ACA PRESENTS CANTATA PROFANA: As a vocal and instrumental chamber ensemble, Cantata Profana brings a wide range of baroque and contemporary music to its uniquely invigorating programming style. The ensemble is devoted to new music, old music, vocal... Read More
Ekmeles performs the World Premiere of Christopher Trapani’s End Words, a Chamber Music America commission. It will be paired with the U.S. premiere of a work by Joanna Bailie, as well as Ekmeles commissions by Courtney Bryan and... Read More
Kick off your Memorial Day weekend with the Fair Trade Trio and pianist Taisiya Pushkar as we celebrate the end of our second season with a concert featuring local composer Molly Herron‘s “Nelson,” Ernő Dohnanyi’s Serenade for string... Read More
On May 26th and 28th, Qubit presents "Sound, Space, Simulation", a two-day event highlighting complex relationships between architecture and music. These events will feature music by David Bird, Carolyn Chen, and Alec Hall, performed by renowned soloists, Laura... Read More
Musicambia is hosting their Second Annual Gala on May 26th at 7:00pm. Join us for an evening of food, drink, merriment, and music! The event will feature compositions and performances by Musicambia faculty and former students of Musicambia.... Read More
On May 26th and 28th, Qubit presents "Sound, Space, Simulation", a two-day event highlighting complex relationships between architecture and music. These events will feature music by David Bird, Carolyn Chen, and Alec Hall, performed by renowned soloists, Laura... Read More
Taking the graphic scores of Earle Brown that were musical gifts as a point of departure., pianist Kathleen Supové intersperses these with premieres of compositions written for her as gifts. In addition to Earle Brown, featured composers will... Read More
C4 joins with Miranda Cuckson, Oren Fader, Christopher Oldfather and Matthew Ward to present works for chorus and rock ensemble, featuring Anthony Korf's Cantata, a subtle exploration of love, and Jonathan David's Hounds of Spring, a very unsubtle... Read More
This year, we will honor Rachel Chanoff, Founder and Director of THE OFFICE performing arts & film, Curator of performing arts & film at MASS MoCA, and Artistic Director of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, in recognition of her... Read More
Modern classical composer Frederick Adler and visual artist Jonathan Sinagub merge to present a musical and visual experience rising from their fascination with William Carlos Williams’ epic poem, Paterson, and with the city of Paterson. The music will... Read More
The Earle Brown Music Foundation in conjunction with the Avaloch Farm Music Institute proudly hosts the 2017 EBMF International Summer Academy for Young Composers as part of the 2017 TIME SPANS Festival! New York’s Talea Ensemble will present works... Read More
The Earle Brown Music Foundation in conjunction with the Avaloch Farm Music Institute proudly hosts the 2017 EBMF International Summer Academy for Young Composers as part of the 2017 TIME SPANS Festival! New York’s Talea Ensemble will present works... Read More
2017 TIME SPANS CONCERTS III: JACK Quartet As part of the 2017 TIME SPANS Festival, JACK Quartet presents the New York premiere of John Luther Adams' Everything That Rises (2017). The 2017 TIME SPANS Festival is presented by... Read More
As part of the 2017 TIME SPANS Festival, Quatour Bozzini presents a concert of works by Jürg Frey - Unhörbare Zeit (2004-06) and String Quartet 3 (2010-2014). Bozzini’s CD featuring these two masterpieces has already become a critically... Read More
2017 TIME SPANS CONCERTS V: Talea Ensemble As part of the 2017 TIME SPANS Festival, Talea Ensemble presents the US premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas' Hyena with Mollena Lee Williams-Haas as storyteller. The 2017 TIME SPANS Festival is... Read More
The Chelsea Symphony is thrilled to return to The DiMenna Center for Classical Music for the opening series of its twelfth season, SEA CHANGE, featuring music inspired by the natural world. This season showcases compelling works with a... Read More
The Chelsea Symphony is thrilled to return to The DiMenna Center for Classical Music for the opening series of its twelfth season, SEA CHANGE, featuring music inspired by the natural world. This season showcases compelling works with a... Read More
An evening of music, cocktails, and conversation to benefit The DiMenna Center for Classical Music Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce, mezzo-soprano superstar Joyce DiDonato, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg, and Maestro Rob Fisher share the stage for one night only at... Read More
This concert event celebrates the release of “Simplicity Itself,” a debut offering from New Morse Code (Hannah Collins, cello; Michael Compitello, percussion) on New Focus Recordings. New Morse Code will perform works by composers featured on the album... Read More
Join composer-guitarist Steven Mackey and composer-percussionist Jason Treuting to celebrate the release of their first collaborative album, Orpheus Unsung, on New Amsterdam Records. Door at 7:30. The "smart and dazzling" (Village Voice) quartet So Percussion (of which Treuting... Read More
The principal string players of Pegasus: The Orchestra – with founder, conductor, and acclaimed pianist Karén Hakobyan – present their season opener and debut performance with a unique program that takes us from the traditional to the innovative,... Read More
We invite you to join the Talea Ensemble for an all American program of new and recent works, including Shawn Jaeger’s “The Cold Pane” (2013), Ben Johnston’s String Quartet #4 “Amazing Grace” (1973), and Christopher Trapani’s “Waterlines” (2005/2012).... Read More
On October 21st, at 7:30 p.m. Benzaquen Hall, composers from the USA and Italy will gather to create a concert that fuses acoustic and electronic music with film. Internationally acclaimed guitarist Nando Di Modugno, flutist Linda Wetherill, and... Read More
A Transatlantic Something is a program comprised of works by American composers Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper, and by a duo of leading Slovak contemporary composers, Daniel Matej and Martin Burlas. It presents the current sound of contemporary... Read More
CSP celebrates the 203rd birthday of Adophe Sax, the father of the saxophone. Students of Western Connecticut State University will perform, in small and large ensembles, a diverse array of music featuring the entire saxophone family of instruments!
Soprano Saxophone and String Quartet delves into the intricacies of contemporary chamber music, featuring saxophonist Shivam Patel, pianist Karl Larson, and string quartet. Works by Mark Kuss and Scott Lindroth offer a glimpse into nuanced compositional worlds, while Bobby Ge’s... READ MORE
"music of introverted intensity" - The New Yorker "[the] evening’s high point ... tender to tough to chillingly still and mysterious ... magical" - San Francisco Classical Voice Written during the height of the Covid pandemic, a complete presentation of... READ MORE
This concert presents the world premieres of two works for solo violin by Samuel Clay Birmaher that attempt to recall the experience of existence before life. Both pieces were written for Christopher Otto—a founding member of the JACK Quartet—and this... READ MORE
Join the Westside Chamber Players for an exciting evening of music, featuring orchestral works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Beethoven, alongside Schumann's Cello Concerto at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Cary Hall. Julius Akira Mauldin, Conductor and Artistic Director Wangshu... READ MORE
Lisgar Collegiate Institute, a high school for grades 9 to 12, was established in 1874. The music program began in 1918 with the orchestra being formed to raise the spirits of students from the daily news of WWI casualties. At... READ MORE