The Mahler Question: Fatal Cracks
For the opening concert of the 9th edition of Moving Sounds, Argento performs three recent works influenced by Mahler along with the very last music Mahler wrote before his death in 1911.
Monday, October 1 at 7:30 PM
Free (reservations required
Music Mondays at Advent Lutheran Church, 2504 Broadway New York, NY
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The Mahler Question: Emerging Austrians
Mahler, along with his young compatriot Arnold Schoenberg, was certainly one of the dominant compositional voices in fin-de-siecle Vienna, but who are the emerging Austrian composers of today?
Tuesday, October 2 at 8:00 PM
Free (reservations required)
Austrian Cultural Forum New York, 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY
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The Mahler Question: Thomas Schäfer
As part of Moving Sounds 2018, Thomas Schäfer, author of Modellfall Mahler: Kompositorische Rezeption in zeitgenössischer Musik, joins the composition seminar at the Columbia University Department of Music. This event is open to the general public.
Wednesday, October 3 at 3:00 PM
Free
Columbia University, 620 Dodge Hall, 2960 Broadway New York, NY
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The Mahler Question: The Mahler Discussion
Meaghan Burke
Two important scholars join the Moving Sounds Festival’s composers and performers to create a rich discussion on Gustav Mahler and his influence on contemporary music and culture: Columbia University lecturer Marilyn McCoy and Thomas Schäfer. These scholars join festival participating composers Elisabeth Harnik, Patricia Alessandrini, Oliver Schneller, Taylor Brook, Meaghan Burke, and Bernd Klug.
Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00 PM
Free (reservations required)
North of History Gallery, 445 Columbus Ave at W 81st Street New York, NY
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The Mahler Question: Mahler and Space
The last festival day of Moving Sounds features two concerts at Saint Peter’s Church, the first of which presents works by Oliver Schneller, Gerhard Krammer, and Gustav Mahler.
Thursday, October 4 at 1:00 PM
Free (reservations required)
St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
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The Mahler Question: Mahler and Space
The last concert of Moving Sounds 2018 features the Argento Ensemble performing works by Gerhard Krammer, Oliver Schneller as well as the world premiere of a new work by Austrian composer Elisabeth Harnik.
Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 PM
Free (reservations required)
St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
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MSM Philharmonia Orchestra
Robert Sirota – Photo by Brian Hatton
Robert Sirota’s orchestral work A Rush of Wings (2008) will be performed by the Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia Orchestra led by Perry So.
Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY
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Hidejiro Honjoh x ICE | Shamisen Evolution
Vijay Iyer
Shamisen player Hidejiro Honjoh is joined by members of International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) to deliver three world premieres composed by Vijay Iyer, Nathan Davis, and Yu Kuwabara. The program also includes pieces by Yuji Takahashi and Dai Fujikura, along with the U.S. premiere of the full score of Scott Johnson’s Up and Back for shamisen, electric guitar, cello, and piano.
Friday, October 5 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $38, $30 members
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY
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MSM Artists in Residence: American String Quartet
The American String Quartet performs Robert Sirota’s String Quartet No. 2 “American Pilgrimage.”
Friday, October 5 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall, 120 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY
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Ju-eh + Hwarg
Ju-eh+Hwarg is an experimental operatic duo that uses electronics with a dramatic stage presence. Two musical personalities collide and co-work to create a sound universe of its own, Ju-eh+Hwarg present a program mixing environmental sound samples, poetry, and singing.
Sunday, October 7 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $10
Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2, 196 Allen Street, New York, NY
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Ken Thomson Portrait
Ken Thomson
Roulette welcomes Brooklyn-based clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Ken Thomson for an evening of music featuring the New York premieres of Ripple and Pall, followed by a performance by Thomson’s ensemble project, Sextet, as they celebrate their latest album, out now on New Focus Recordings.
Sunday, October 7 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $18 online, $25 doors
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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