Toomai String Quintet, an ensemble dedicated to expanding the Latin American chamber music repertoire, celebrates the release of its new album “Passos Brasileiros” (Brazilian Steps) with a concert featuring music from the recording. Honoring Brazil’s vibrant musical legacy, this event highlights Toomai’s original arrangements of popular songs by Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, and Dona Ivone […]
The concept of “X is the new Y” has long been used in culture, fashion, and art to suggest a shift in perception or a redefinition of tradition. It plays on the idea that something seemingly unconventional or unexpected can take on the role of the established standard. This dynamic formula highlights how innovation and […]
Join us on November 26th, 2024, for an evening of time-honored repertory. We are giving you a sneak preview in anticipation of our milestone 25th anniversary season in July 2025. This momentous occasion celebrates renowned artists, choreographer Cherylyn Lavagnino and Composer Scott Killian, and the exceptional talents of Lavagnino’s current and former CLD dance artists. […]
Welcome to Echoes of Latin América: A Classical Music Journey for Flute and Piano! Join us for an enchanting evening of music at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music - Cary Hall. Immerse yourself in the rich and vibrant sounds of Latin American classical music performed by talented musicians on flute and piano. Let the […]
Piano 360 is a groundbreaking concert featuring Marilyn Nonken, acclaimed as "one of the greatest interpreters of new music" (American Record Guide). Her performance will showcase immersive new works surrounding the audience with a spatial audio ring of speakers, including recent compositions by Elizabeth Hoffman, Ellen Fishman, Natasha Barrett, and a remastered Alvin Lucier classic. […]
Aram Khachaturian was devoted to ballet music and produced two masterpieces of the genre – Spartacus and Gayane. Distinguished by indelible thematic beauty of which the ‘Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia’ is a perfect example, the ballets are symphonic in conception and, in the case of Gayane, marked by the use of leitmotifs. The Masquerade […]
Luna Composition Lab and ChamberQUEER present The Nebula Project on November 4. This ongoing partnership, supported by the New York Community Trust, aims to foster emerging composers of diverse identities from Luna Composition Lab and cultivate their authentic voices through mentorship and the commissioning of new work. At this inaugural event, ChamberQUEER will premiere new […]
Yarn/Wire presents commissions from two composers fascinated with the nature of sound production and perception. Eric Wubbels’ Diagrams of the Ear is premiered in a new, extended version and finds Wubbels “thinking about hearing, thinking about listening, thinking about the physiology and the neurology and the psychology of listening but then treating that very much […]
Experience the music of maestros Hidayat Husain Khan and Jay Gandhi in a specially curated event.
Ustad Mohi Bahauddin Dagar is the world's leading performer of dhrupad, the oldest living form of Indian classical music. Members of the Dagar family have practiced dhrupad for at least twenty generations. Dagar’s father, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, revolutionized dhrupad in the twentieth century. Bahauddin has become acclaimed for his highly responsive playing style; expansive sound; […]
Olga Neuwirth Black Dwarf, 2023* * US Premiere Co-commissioned by Donaueschinger Musiktage and the Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Peter Evans Animations, 2023* * US Premiere featuring Peter Evans, trumpet
Andrew Norman Try, 2011 Claude Baker Carmen Infernarum Machinarum Fugax, 2022-23* * NY Premiere Chelsea Komschlies Hexactinellida, 2019* * NY Premiere Felipe Tovar-Henao Enjambres, 2022* * NY Premiere Kelley Sheehan splitting to collapse, 2023* * NY Premiere Marcos Balter Code-Switching, 2022-23* * NY Premiere
Timothy McCormack your body is a volume, 2016-19
Uri Kochavi dermis, 2024 Sasha J. Blondeau État d’exception, 2014* * NY Premiere David Bird Moln, 2019 Sivan Cohen-Elias Still Life With Squares, 2014* * NY Premiere Shasha Chen The bee is present, 2022* * World Premiere Alec Hall Vertigo, 2017* * US Premiere
6:30pm Pre-Concert Talk with Olivia de Prato and select composers on ‘I, A.M. // Artist Mother Project’ Natacha Diels automatic writing mumbles of the late hour, 2022* * Live Premiere Miya Masaoka Mapping a Joyful Path, 2022 Jen Baker Fire in the Dark, 2021 Katherine Young Mycorrhiza I, 2021 Samantha Fernando Balconies, 2023* * US […]
Steven Takasugi Piano Concerto "Sinfonietta Version", 2023* * US Premiere featuring Roger Admiral, piano
Klaus Lang Drei Allmenden, 2020* for saxophone quartet and harmonium * US Premiere featuring Klaus Lang, harmonium Klaus Lang the long field, 2024* a new string quartet for Bozzini Quartet * World Premiere
Jürg Frey Continuité, fragilité, résonance, 2020-21* Octet: string quartet and saxophone quartet * US Premiere
Kate Soper Epithets, 2023-2024* * World Premiere Commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust Alex Mincek Nomadic Science, 2024* * World Premiere Commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust
Jonah Haven cells mold me, 2022* * NY Premiere Katherine Balch different gravities, 2023* I. Agile, crisp II. Fragile, sinking III. Jittery, mechanical IV. Brisk, bells clanging * NY Premiere Igor Santos Nossas Mãos (Our Hands), 2024* * World Premiere Note: Piece will contain strobing video effects
Brigitta Muntendorf Trilogy for two pianos, tape, and live electronics, (2014-2018)* * US Premiere
Fausto Romitelli Professor Bad Trip, Lesson 1-3, 1998-2000 Steve Reich Radio Rewrite, 2012
North/South Consonance, Inc presents a special concert featuring first performances of four recent works by Christopher James. Performers include baritone Tyler Duncan, violinist Claudia Schaer, pianists Marc Peloquin and Erika Switzer, as well as members of the North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz. Admission is free. Since limited seating is available, please […]
Saturday, May 25th, at 7:30PM at the DiMenna Center's Cary Hall, Ekmeles performs Octet, a program expanding Ekmeles's normal roster of six singers to take on repertoire for larger forces. Andile Khumalo - New Work (World premiere) Ben Johnston -Sonnets of Desolation Cassandra Miller - Guide Josh Levine - Cicada June | Geheimlicht Elaine Mitchener […]
On Thursday, May 23rd, at 7:30 pm in the DiMenna Center’s Cary Hall, the League of Composers/International Society for Contemporary Music presents a concert of vibrant new music for orchestra by Robert Carl, Paul Novak, Allen Cohen, and Cynthia Wong, featuring the Orchestra of the League of Composers conducted by Louis Karchin and Luke Poeppel.
New York Composers Circle presents acclaimed European operatic soprano Dominika Zamara in her debut New York City solo recital. She will perform new works by New York Composers Circle members including Galen Brown, Robert S. Cohen, Eric Heilner, Barrett Kalellis, Timothy L. Miller, Anton Rovner, David See and John Wineglass. She will be accompanied by […]
This program, known as A.I.RE, stands for A. (Artificial) I. (Intelligence) R. (Rhythm) E. (Evolution) and it is a collaborative program between myself, Lisa Pegher as percussion soloist, my portrayed alter ego character Magenta-Z, the composers of the ICEBERG New Music Collective and visual multimedia artist, Kat Zhang (aka The Poet Engineer). The program invites […]
Please join us in experiencing the music of Hidayat Husain Khan. A direct descendant and proponent of one of the most treasured lineages of Eastern classical music and the youngest son of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Khan, Hidayat Husain Khan harbors a rare, creative brilliance that effortlessly takes him across all genres and nuances of […]
This chamber opera with lush projections by composer Frances White and librettist/photographer Wendy Steiner features soprano Sherezade Panthaki and the members of Parthenia: Lawrence Lipnik on recorders; Beverly Au, Rosamund Morley, and Lisa Terry on viols. The setting is a gallery opening where a young photographer invites her guests to find her in each of […]
This chamber opera with lush projections by composer Frances White and librettist/photographer Wendy Steiner features soprano Sherezade Panthaki and the members of Parthenia: Lawrence Lipnik on recorders; Beverly Au, Rosamund Morley, and Lisa Terry on viols. The setting is a gallery opening where a young photographer invites her guests to find her in each of […]
Nutsa Shanshiashvili a famous Georgian jazz Diva performing a piano concert for her audience, on April 24th at 7 PM
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 as well as Stony Brook’s own composition faculty Margaret Schedel, performed by the Stony Brook […]
At the center of our celebration of Crossing Borders is our second concert, which is devoted to the music of the Ukrainian-American composer, Virko Baley, on the event of his 85th birthday.
Since the start of Russia’s current war against Ukraine, Ukrainian music has taken on new purposes. Each of the works on this program has a function, but their utility goes beyond conventional music for purpose–entertainment, education, …–and serves a function for the composer and their audiences directly related to Ukraine’s last decade.
Join us for an evening of music and community as we usher in Spring with a very special concert featuring Jay Gandhi and Ehren Hanson. The event will start with a vocal performance by Indian Classical vocalist, Monica Joshi. She will be accompanied by Shailesh Chirputkar and Chinmay Paranjpe. Ibha Kumar, a senior executive in […]
Join us for a free event at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music on March 22, 2024, for I Will Transform: A Trans Day of Visibility Concert, a powerful evening presented by NYCGMC. This profound performance not only celebrates but also illuminates the joys and triumphs of the trans community. Featuring a diverse ensemble from […]
