Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival 2015
Victoria Bond
Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival 2015 concludes with a staged workshop performance of Victoria Bond’s opera Clara, with a libretto by Barbara Zinn Krieger, inspired by the life of Clara Schumann. The opera focuses on Clara Schumann’s tormented relationship with her father, her tempestuous romance with Robert Schumann and her struggle to balance her family obligations with her brilliant career. The performance features Gramercy Trio, and vocalists Meredith Mecum, Benjamin Bloomfield, Robert Osborne, and Paul Han.
Monday, April 27 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20 advance, $30 day of show
Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY
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PUBLIQuartet
PUBLIQuartet presents works by Villa-Lobos, Ligeti, Jessie Montgomery, Howie Kenty, David Biedenbender, Eugene Birman, and an original composition by PUBLIQuartet.
Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $25
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY
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AACM50 | S.E.M. Ensemble & Ostravská banda
John Cage – Photo by Steven Gunther
Petr Kotik leads the SEM Ensemble and Ostravská banda (Czech Republic) in works for chamber ensembles by AACM members George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell (with Thomas Buckner, baritone), and Henry Threadgill. The works will be featured alongside compositions by John Cage, Petr Kotik, and Christian Wolff.
Tuesday, April 28 at 8 PM
Free
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
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Letters from Spain: A World of Song in Spanish Poetry | NYFOS
This concert features music from Dmitri Shostakovich, Robert Schumann, William Bolcom, and works by Sergei Taneyev, Hugo Wolf, Peter Lieberson, Xavier Montsalvage, Enrique Granados, and many others.
Tuesday, April 28 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $40-$55
Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY
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AACM50 | S.E.M. Ensemble & Ostravská banda
Composer George Lewis at Bowling Green New Music Festival (photo courtesy BGSU Marketing & Communications, all rights reserved)
Petr Kotik leads the Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble and members of Ostravská banda in large orchestral pieces by George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell (World premiere, with Thomas Buckner, baritone), Wadada Leo Smith, and AACM founder Muhal Richard Abrams. The evening will include a rare performance by the distinguished improvising trio of Muhal Richard Abrams (piano) George Lewis (trombone) and Roscoe Mitchell (saxophone).
Wednesday, April 29 at 8 PM
Free
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY
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Silencio en Juárez CD Release Concert | Juan Pablo Contreras
Exploring the Metropolis and the Turtle Bay Music School present Juan Pablo Contreras’ Silencio en Juárez CD Release Concert. Kristi Shade (harp), Sergio Sandí (piano), Tema Watstein (violin), and Adrían Sandí (clarinet) will perform selections from Contreras’ works Silencio en Juárez, La más Remota Prehistoria, and Ángel Mestizo.
Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 PM
Free
Turtle Bay Music School, 244 Eeast 52nd Street, New York, NY
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Music for Contemplation
Music for Contemplation concludes its spring season Saturday May 2nd with an evening of carefully crafted interpretations of Pauline Oliveros’ text scores. Growing out of her practice of Deep Listening™, each piece is a set of simple directions designed to encourage attentive listening and communication between musicians.
Saturday, May 2 at 8:05 PM
$15 suggested donation
Church of the Annunciation, 259 North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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