Ramin Arjomand

This week: concerts in New York (September 15 – September 21, 2014)

Heart & Breath

Amy Beth Kirsten

Amy Beth Kirsten

A 21st-century fantasia on 17th-century Italian music and theater, Heart & Breath combines modern arrangements of music by Gesualdo and Monteverdi with contemporary works that blend music, dance, and theater, including composer Amy Beth Kirsten’s Colombine’s Paradise Theatre.
Thursday, September 18 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $25-$40
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
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Musical Ecologies: Dante Boon

The 2014-15 season of Musical Ecologies opens with a program of piano music by composers of the Wandelweiser group performed by Dutch pianist and composer Dante Boon.
Thursday, September 18 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $10
The Old Stone House in Washington Park, 3rd Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Tokyo To New York

Tokyo To New York is series of concerts in Tokyo and New York City to celebrate, honor, and recognize the connections between Tokyo and New York City. Since 2012, Tokyo to New York concerts have presented over 50 world premieres. The concerts feature new works composed for Western classical instruments as well as traditional Japanese instruments.
Friday, September 19 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $35, $30 seniors, $15 students
Bargemusic, Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
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Coding of Evidentiality Ensemble

Coding of Evidentiality Ensemble performs at Spectrum.
Friday, September 19 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, New York, NY
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New Juilliard Ensemble

Harrison Birtwistle

Harrison Birtwistle

The concert features the world premiere of Alessandro Annunziata’s Ritrovare as well as Bernd Franke’s Veil 1, Shulamit Ran’s Fault Line, and Harrison Birtwistle’s Cantus Iambeus in honor of the composer’s 80th birthday.
Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 PM
Free
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W 65th St, New York, NY
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Chamber Music NY

The concert will feature a world premiere by engaging composer, Danielle Eva Schwob with special guest artists, The American Modern Ensemble Quartet with violinists Robin Zeh and Victoria Paterson, violist Jessica Meyer and cellist Arash Amini. Works by Bach, Scarlatti, Tournier and Caplet will also be on this 2014-15 season kickoff show.
Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 PM
Free
The Bruno Walter Auditorium at the NY Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, 111 Amsterdam Avenue at West 65th Street, New York, NY
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Ramin Arjomand: Reinterpretations

Ramin Arjomand

Ramin Arjomand

This month at Reinterpretations, Iranian-American composer/pianist Ramin Arjomand presents a long form all-improvisation solo program.
Sunday, September 21 at 3:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Jenny Q Chai

Pianist Jenny Q Chai holds a CD Release Event at Spectrum.
Monday, September 21 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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