Benjamin Hochman
Benjamin Hochman
The recital includes the world premiere of Frederic Variations by Tamar Muskal and additional works selected demonstrate Mr. Hochman’s passion for the compositional technique and championship of contemporary composers.
Monday, March 10 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $30
SubCulture, 45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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Jay Campbell
Cellist Jay Campbell is the first-prize winner of the 2012 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition. His eclectic musical interests and diverse repertoire have led to collaborations with musicians ranging from Elliott Carter, Pierre Boulez, and David Lang to members of Radiohead and Einstürzende Neubauten. Recent highlights include his New York Philharmonic debut at Avery Fisher Hall in “Silk Road Encounters” from Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto and a concerto with the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall. Jay has premiered nearly one hundred new works, including concertos by Chris Rogerson and David Lang.
Monday, March 10 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20
Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY
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Xiayin Wang & Ray Wong Play World Premiere of Richard Danielpour’s The Celestial Circus
Pianist Xiayin Wang will be joined on stage by pianist Ray Wong and percussionists Lisa Pegher, Andrew Beall, and Joe Kelly for the World Premiere of Richard Danielpour’s The Celestial Circus, a suite in five movements for two pianos and percussions which is inspired by ancient mythological creatures from various cultures.
Monday, March 10 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $30-$40
Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway, New York, NY
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Sounds of Serendipity
Part 2 of concert series curated by NY-based conductor and composer Peter Breiner, great grandson of Antonin Dvorak.
Tuesday, March 11 at 7 PM
Free
Czech Center, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
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Aventa Ensemble: Strange News | Ear Heart Music
Strange News tells the story behind the news – about youths drawn into militias and gangs, about the associated violence and terror, about forces breaking down the ability to feel – and finally the path to healing and empathy. Aventa Ensemble returns to Ear Heart Music with the New York premiere of Rolf Wallin’s Strange News as part of their 2014 winter tour. Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin and Ugandan actor Arthur Kisenyi join Aventa in the presentation of this work, which features live video and electronics, surround sound and the participation of local media. These concerts also include works from Canadian composers Zosha di Castri and Christopher Butterfield.
Tuesday, March 11 at 8 PM
General Admission $20, Members/Students/Seniors $15, FREE for All Access Members
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Bang on a Can’s People’s Commissioning Fund Concert | Ecstatic Music Festival
Bang on a Can All-Stars – Photo by Peter Serling
The Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund (PCF) concert is one of the most anticipated and reliable launching pads for emerging composers in New York and beyond. Founded in 1997, long before crowd-funding became the norm through Kickstarter and the like, Bang on a Can’s PCF has pooled contributions of all sizes from hundreds of friends and fans and since its inception has commissioned over 40 works of music. This year, the Bang on a Can All-Stars will give the world premieres of works by three PCF-commissioned composers: Alvin Lucier, Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry and Daniel Wohl, in addition to a performance of Julia Wolfe’s driving classic from 1994 Lick, and David Lang’s haunting death speaks featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars with special guest Shara Worden.
Thursday, March 13 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $25
Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th Street, New York, NY
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Gleb Kanasevich
Gleb Kanasevich performs pieces with electronics or live processing.
Thursday, March 13 at 8 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, New York, NY
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The Knights | Blueshift
The Knights unveils its new chamber music series, “Blueshift,” in the intimate, informal setting of SubCulture, a new venue for eclectic music in New York City’s NoHo neighborhood. Members of the ensemble will take turns curating and performing in concerts that showcase the diverse array of creative influences from which they take inspiration. The inaugural program, curated by The Knights co-founders, Colin and Eric Jacobsen, juxtaposes new contributions to the repertory by contemporary composers William Bolcom, Giya Kancheli, and Andrew Norman with a pair of 20th-century chamber classics: Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony, arranged for quintet by Webern, and the Suite from Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.
Thursday, March 13 at 8 PM
Tickets $20-$25
SubCulture, 45 Bleecker Street, Downstairs, New York, NY
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Unsuk Chin
Born and raised in 1960s South Korea, Unsuk Chin developed a one-of-a-kind musical voice from an early age. Largely self-taught, she received her first formal training at Seoul National University, where encounters with avant-garde Western forms, sounds, and techniques made a big impression. She moved to Europe and studied with Ligeti. Her music—colorfully orchestrated, rhythmically vital, and influenced by studies in electronics—has since won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award and been championed by orchestras, new-music bands, and conductors worldwide.
Thursday, March 13 at 8 PM
Tickets $20-$30
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
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Eleonor Sandresky | Musical Ecologies
- Eleonor Sandresky
Musical Ecologies continues Thursday, March 13 with New York-based composer/pianist Eleonor Sandresky. In a program of works for piano, live electronics and choreography that use her custom-designed digital sensor system called the Wonder Suit, Sandresky activates computer generated-sounds and processes through her pianistic and choreographic gestures. Working at the forefronts of music technology and avant-garde concert-as-theater, Sandresky will offer her 21st-century vision of the traditional composer/pianist.
Thursday, March 13 at 8 PM
Admission by contribution ($20 suggested)
The Old Stone House in Washington Park, 3rd Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Composers Concordance | Pitches at an Exhibition II – The Ides of March
Music and Art by David Chesky, Luis Andrei Cobo, Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Franz Hackl, Rose Hackl, Carmen Kordas, Gene McBride, Milica Paranosic, Gorazd Poposki, Gene Pritsker, Dana Richardson, Eric Somers, and friends. Special performance by Gregor Kitzis on Musical Saw.
Saturday, March 15 at 7 PM
Tickets $15
Gallery MC, 549 West 52nd Street, 8th floor, New York, NY
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A/B Duo
The A/B Duo will bring their “Happy Hour” show to Spectrum on March 15th. The casual and amplified concert will include two works written by California chiptune artist Matthew Joseph Payne as well as compositions by Adam Cuthbért, Ivan Trevino and Iannis Xenakis.
Saturday, March 15 at 7 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, New York, NY
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New Music Bake Sale
Brought to you by Newspeak and Exapno, The New Music Bake Sale is delicious event featuring live performances, bountiful beverages, merchandise, revelry, buffoonery, tomfoolery, and of course …plenty of baked goods.
Sunday, March 16 at 4 PM
Tickets $10
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Ramin Arjomand: Reinterpretations Series
Ramin Arjomand presents an original all-improvisation program.
Sunday, March 16 at 4 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, New York, NY
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