Kate Soper

This week: concerts in New York (September 7 – September 13, 2015)

Sven Helbig

LPR will host Sven Helbig’s New York City premiere of his recent project, Pocket Symphonies.
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15-$25
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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The Impossible Will Take a Little While | Eric Lemmon

Eric Lemmon

Eric Lemmon

The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a song cycle for mezzo-soprano, three ensemble voices and chamber orchestra, and is based on poetry from a collection of essays of the same title, which was compiled and edited by Paul Rogat Loeb. The goal of the work is to celebrate the impact that ordinary people can achieve through small political acts.
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $25, $20 students/veterans/seniors
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY
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Opening Night: Lucy Shelton, Tony Arnold, Dawn Upshaw | Resonant Bodies Festival

The opening night of the 2015 Resonant Bodies Festival will feature sopranos Lucy Shelton, Tony Arnold, and Dawn Upshaw, and will highlight each performer’s most distinctive repertoire, including works by composers with whom each has had a close working relationship, performed with longtime collaborators.
Wednesday, September 9 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $35
Kaufmann Music Center, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY
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ACME | Five Boroughs Music Festival

ACME - Photo by Ryuhei Shindo

ACME – Photo by Ryuhei Shindo

5BMF’s 9th season kicks off with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME). Timo Andres, Caleb Burhans, Clarice Jensen, Ben Russell and Caroline Shaw will perform a program featuring their own works, as well as music by Meredith Monk and Charles Ives. The group will also present the World Premiere of 5×5, a suite of five movements commissioned by Five Boroughs Music Festival, featuring musical contributions by each of the five composer-performers on the program.
Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $25
Scorca Recital Hall, The National Opera Center, 330 7th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY
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Second Night: Du Yun, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Jessica Aszodi | Resonant Bodies Festival

The second night of the 2015 Resonant Bodies Festival will feature three diverse vocalists: Du Yun, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, and Jessica Aszodi.
Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $25
Abrons Arts Center, Underground Theater, 466 Grand Street New York, NY
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The Book Beriah | John Zorn

John Zorn

John Zorn

This second concert in John Zorn’s Beriah series features the world premiere of many new compositions and is presented in a special marathon concert featuring four bands from the extended Masada family.
Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 PM
Ticketss $35, $30 members/students/seniors
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Shelley Burgon: Music from The Powerful Bond | Musical Ecologies

The 2015-16 season of Musical Ecologies opens Thursday September 10 with harpist/composer Shelley Burgon in a program of original music for harp and electronics.
Thursday, September 10 at 8:00 PM
$10 suggested donation
The Old Stone House in Washington Park, Brooklyn, NY
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Arvo Pärt at Eighty

Arvo Pärt - Photo by Peeter Langovits

Arvo Pärt – Photo by Peeter Langovits

On the occasion of Arvo Pärt’s eightieth birthday, the Met toasts the composer’s health and long life with a concert of his music led by Joel Sachs directing members of the New Juilliard Ensemble. The program culminates with New York City Ballet Principals Amar Ramasar and Rebecca Krohn performing Christopher Wheeldon’s “Liturgy, set to Pärt’s Fratres.
Friday, September 11 at 7:00 PM
Tickets included in museum admission
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 131, 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY
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True Concord Voices & Orchestra | DCINY

Featuring Mozart’s Requiem and the New York premiere of Stephen Paulus’ Prayers and Remembrances, originally commissioned for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
Friday, September 11 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $20-$80
Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
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The Rhythm Method

The ACFNY presents The Rhythm Method string quartet, featuring the world premiere of String Quartet and Skyscraper by Bernd Klug.
Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM
Free
Austrian Cultural Forum New York, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY
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Resonant Bodies Festival 2015 Finale: Jeff Gavett, Kate Soper, and Rachel Calloway | Resonant Bodies Festival

Kate Soper

Kate Soper

The closing night of the 2015 Resonant Bodies Festival will feature Jeffrey Gavett, Kate Soper, and Rachel Calloway.
Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20, members/students/seniors $15
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Drawing Sound II | String Noise

For the second part of Drawing Sound this fall, String Noise will present a three-night event, featuring different performers each night.
Friday, September 11-13 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $10
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster Street, New York, NY
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Acoustic #5 | Ensemble Mise-En

ensemble mise-en

ensemble mise-en

Ensemble Mise-En hosts Acoustic #5 at their home studio location, MISE-EN_PLACE, situated in the heart of Bushwick. The ACOUSTIC+ series focuses on collaborative performances of new works for live performers and multimedia.
Friday, September 11 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20, $15 students/seniors
MISE-EN_PLACE, 678 Hart St #1B, Brooklyn, NY
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MufoCo Quartet | Music for Contemplation

Featuring new works by Craig Shepard, Dan Joseph, Vita Wallace & Erin Rogers.
Saturday, September 12 at 8:05 PM
$15 suggested donation
Church of the Annunciation, 259 North 5th St, Brooklyn, NY
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