Berio, Cage, Mozart
Five acclaimed musicians come together for a program featuring one of Mozart’s chamber masterworks and music by iconic 20th century composers Luciano Berio and John Cage.
Monday, April 6 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20
Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 W 37th St, New York, NY
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Alternative Sound Worlds | Toomai String Quintet’s Early Quintets Project
Toomai String Quintet plays music of Ted Hearne, James Tenney and young composers.
Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Helmut Lachenmann + Bach
Helmut Lachenmann
This program features Bach and Lachenmann works for solo violin and cello, an early Lachenmann trio, plus a unique collaboration across the centuries: a contemporary third part written as a companion to Bach’s Two-Part Invention.
Thursday, April 9 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $30-$45
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
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I am nothing without you- new works for bondage artist, piano, violin, drumset, and dance
Pianist Adam Tendler performs with bondage artist Bound to Fly in the New York premiere of Tame Your Man by Nathan Hall. Also on the program are two works for solo dancer and violin and drumset by Scott Rubin and Dorian Wallace. Performers include Hajnal Pivnick, violin, Elliot Wallace, drumset, Diane Skerbec, and Tiffany Mangulabnan, dancers.
Thursday, April 9 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $10 advance, $15 day of show
The DiMenna Center, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY
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Voluptuous Virtuosity
Pianist Mayuko Yamashita plays Chin, Dusapin, Ligeti and Birtwistle.
Friday, April 10 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $20, $10 students
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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New Juilliard Ensemble
New Juilliard Ensemble
The New Juilliard Ensemble performs world premieres by Juilliard composers Simon Frisch and Max Grafe, winners of the New Juilliard Ensemble’s annual composition competition.
Friday, April 10 at 8:00 PM
Free
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
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Music for Contemplation | New Thread Quartet
The New Thread Quartet performs new works by Elizabeth Adams, Elisa Corona, Assaf Gidron and Beau Sievers.
Friday, April 10 at 8:05 PM
$15 suggested donation
Church of the Annunciation, 259 North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Rétes Series
Eleonor Sandresky
Pianist Eleonor Sandresky and electro-acoustic violist Martha Mooke are featured on this iteration of the Rétes Series.
Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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The Latvian National Choir
Arvo Pärt – Photo by Peeter Langovits
The Latvian National Choir performs an eclectic program including works by Arvo Pärt, 2014 Grammy nominee Ugis Praulins, and three U.S. premieres of works by acclaimed Latvian composers Jekabs Janchevskis, Gundega Smite, and Raimonds Tiguls.
Saturday, April 11 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20
Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 W 37th St, New York, NY
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Charlotte Mundy and Stuart Breczinski
This concert features pieces for violin and electronics by John Cage, Erin Gee, Doug Balliett, Lester St. Louis, and Stuart Breczinski.
Saturday, April 11 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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They’re Alive! 4.0 | Washington Square Winds
Washington Square Winds – Photo by Philip Varricchio
The Washington Square Winds woodwind quintet perform pieces exclusively by living composers, including Douglas Fisk, Paul Moravec, Alex Weiser, and the world premiere of a piece they commissioned from Nicky Sohn.
Sunday, April 12 at 3:00 PM
Tickets $10
Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St, New York, NY
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Sandbox Percussion | Concerts on the Slope
Sandbox Percussion performs works by Allen, Caccesse, Crowell, Kotcheff, Lang, Ligeti and the world premiere of a work by composer-in-residence, Robert Sirota.
Sunday, April 12 at 3:00 PM
Free
Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St Johns Pl, Brooklyn, NY
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The Impossible Will Take a Little While | Eric Lemmon
Eric Lemmon
Eric Lemmon will present a workshop performance of his work-in-progress, The Impossible Will Take a Little While, for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra. The piece highlights how eventual political success is not achieved through heroic, iconic moments, but rather the small actions of many, many people. These acts mobilize and give hope to others, which is the ultimate tale of political power through democratic principles.
Sunday, April 12 at 6:30 PM
Free
Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 West 108th Street, New York, NY
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Tangent: Trio
Each member of the trio takes a crack at a Gesamtkunstwerk. The evening is divided into 3 total pieces performed by the trio, and the roles of creator/director and performers reach full rotation by the end of the evening– Engaging the artists’ ability and role-switching agility to realize each others’ visions with the same care and attention they bring to their own.
Sunday, April 12 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $12, $8 members/students
Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY
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Curious Chamber Players
The Swedish ensemble Curious Chamber Players performs a concert of contemporary music.
Sunday, April 12 at 8:00 PM
$10 suggested donation
The DiMenna Center, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY
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