NONCLASSICAL // NYC
The concert will include performances by New York based genre-bending musicians and ensembles Maya Beiser, FLUTE TRIO, Owen Weaver, and a special appearance by NONCLASSICAL founder Gabriel Prokofiev. This show will mark the first time Prokofiev is DJing at NONCLASSICAL // NYC. Pieces on the program include Prokofiev’s CELLO MULTITRACKS and ‘Observations for Flute Trio’ as well as Memory Palace by Christopher Cerrone.
Monday, January 12 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $8
Cameo Gallery, 93 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL
Focusing on innovative chamber-scale works, PROTOTYPE shows opera like it’s never been seen before: high-tech, edgy, and up-close. Operas include The Scarlet Ibis, Kansas City Choir Boy, Toxic Psalms, Sunken Cathedral, Winter’s Child, Aging Magician, and Timur and the Dime Museum.
Monday, January 12 to 17 at Various Times
Various ticket prices
Various locations
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Mad Rush – Lisa Moore plays Philip Glass
Lisa Moore
Pianist Lisa Moore performs works by Philip Glass.
Tuesday, January 13 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15-$20
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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String Theory | American Modern Ensemble, Del Sol Quartet, JACK Quartet, PUBLIQuartet
JACK Quartet – Photo by Henrik Olund
The program includes world premieres by Jacob Bancks, Sidney Boquiren, and Robert Paterson, along with music of Chinary Ung, Jessie Montgomery, John Zorn, and John Luther Adams. At the end of the show all of the ensembles will perform together under conductor Delta David Gier.
Thursday, January 15 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $20 Advance, $30 Day of Show
SubCulture, 45 Bleecker Street, Downstairs, New York, NY
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Ensemble Chartreuse
Chartreuse, the all-female, all-contemporary string trio, presents a performance that breaks out of the trio repertoire, creating an immersive concert experience well-matched to two of New York’s most intimate new music venues. The performance will center around Katherine Young’s graveled crumbled strewn, a grungy audiovisual exploration of the sounds and processes of a construction site.
Friday, January 16 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Judith Berkson
Judith Berkson presents new music for piano and voice exploring microtonal tuning.
Friday, January 16 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Wicked Women | SacroProfano
Doug Balliett
Some of the most fabled and powerful women of mythological history come to life in a program of new and old music, performed by the baroque chamber ensemble SacroProfano in their east coast debut. Acclaimed storyteller and composer Doug Balliet’s song cycle Wicked Women is the centerpiece of this 1-hour seamless musical production.
Friday, January 16 at 9:30 PM
$20 suggested donation
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 West 65th Street, NY, NY
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Mana Quartet
Saxophone quartet Mana Quartet perform music by Xenakis, Shore, Minchew, and Villalta.
Saturday, January 17 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Ensemble Chartreuse
Chartreuse, the all-female, all-contemporary string trio (read our interview), presents a performance that breaks out of the trio repertoire, creating an immersive concert experience well-matched to two of New York’s most intimate new music venues. The performance will center around Katherine Young’s graveled crumbled strewn, a grungy audiovisual exploration of the sounds and processes of a construction site.
Saturday, January 17 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $10
The Firehouse Space, 246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY
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Dark Circuits Series: David Simons
Taking a few steps beyond Leon Theremin’s invention, Simons uses motion and proximity to activate and manipulate audio samples.
Saturday, January 17 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Ramin Arjomand: Reinterpretations
Ramin Arjomand
Ramin Arjomand’s Reinterpretations series continues at Spectrum.
Sunday, January 18 at 3:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Taylor Deupree
Legendary sound artist (and founder of 12k) Taylor Deupree in a rare duo performance with labelmate Marcus Fischer, utilizing tape loops, surround sound, piano, and electronics.
Sunday, January 18 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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