Gregg Kallor and the Attacca Quartet
Composer/pianist Gregg Kallor teams up with the Attacca Quartet for the world premiere of Kallor’s new piano quintet.
Monday, June 5 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $35
Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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ICE: Animal Behaviors | Pop-Up Concerts
This Pop-Up Concert features members of the ensemble investigating the animal behavior of instruments. Duos will explore how instruments camouflage each other’s sound, while the natural and unnatural tendencies of harp, saxophone, and Indian harmonium are studied in solo works.
Tuesday, June 6 at 6:00 PM
Free
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
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Clepsydra
Hans Tammen‘s Third Eye Orchestra performs Clepsydra, a score produced from electronic sample and hold procedures.
Tuesday, June 6 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15-$20
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Percussion Music of Timo Andres and Christopher Cerrone
Sandbox Percussion Quartet – Photo by Noah Stern Weber
Percussionist Ian Rosenbaum and Sandbox Percussion perform works by composers Chris Cerrone (Goldbeater’s Skin) and National Sawdust Curator Timo Andres (Austerity Measures). They are joined by the mezzo-soprano Elspeth Davis
Wednesday, June 7 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $29
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Fabian Almazan
Cuban-American pianist & composer Fabian Almazan performs his latest work, Alcanza, a nine movement suite written for Rhizome (voice, guitar, strings, piano, bass, drums and electronics).
Wednesday, June 7 at 10:00 PM
Tickets $25
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Steinway Salon: Klara Min
Sean Hickey
Klara Min performs preludes by Scriabin and Chopin alongside Sean Hickey’s Birds of Barclay Street.
Thursday, June 8 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $15
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY
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The Heart’s Ear Presents: Cikada Ensemble | ULTIMA FESTIVAL
As a part of Oslo’s Ultima Festival, Cikada visits National Sawdust with a program consisting of music by three composers the ensemble has worked closely with over the years. Three of the pieces that will be performed on the evening were commissioned for Cikada.
Thursday, June 8 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $29
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Ensemble Connect: Immigrant Voices | Curated by Meredith Monk
Shulamit Ran
Ensemble Connect celebrates the voices of immigrants in our nation, featuring works by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Shulamit Ran, Anna Clyne, and the next generation of international composers who have come to live and create in the United States.
Thursday, June 8 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15-$20
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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The Joy Of Keeping Time | Chelsea Music Festival
The 2017 Chelsea Music Festival Opening Night Gala kicks off this year’s exploration of the theme “Measuring Time” with music celebrating the 250th anniversary of Telemann, Ludwig van Beethoven’s relationship with the metronome, and Clockwork by this year’s Composer-in-Residence Sebastian Currier. The Gala will come to an end with 2017 Festival Ensemble-in-Residence, the Verona Quartet, joined by Melinda Lee Masur on piano in a musical journey through the history of time-keeping in Clocks by Miguel del Aguila.
Friday, June 9 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $68, $58 seniors/30 and under
St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church, 315 West 22nd Street, New York, NY
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Beethoven All Night | Chelsea Music Festival
This evening, from 6 PM until midnight, experience a multi-faceted exploration on Beethoven. Through music, food, visual art and talks, the Chelsea Music Festival focuses on his obsession with the metronome and mission to understand the pulse of time. This evening features the New York premiere of Tonia Ko’s Tribute (Axis II).
Saturday, June 10 at 6:00 PM
Tickets $20-$110
St. Paul’s German Lutheran Church, 315 West 22nd Street, New York, NY
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