John Zorn’s Stone Commissioning Series Presents: Wendy Eisenberg
The John Zorn Commissioning Series celebrates The Stone, which served as a vital spot for new music in the East Village for over a decade. Held on the last Wednesday of every month, National Sawdust honors the spirit of The Stone, hosting artists selected by John Zorn presenting world premieres of new works. This month’s concert features improvising guitarist, banjo player, vocalist, and poet Wendy Eisenberg.
Wednesday, September 25 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $25
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Jessie Montgomery–Photo by Jiyang Chen
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra presents the world premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Shift, Change, Turn, and Variations.
Thursday, September 26 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $22.50 to $117
Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY
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Rocco Di Pietro & Ben Neill | Interpretations Series
The program features the music of Rocco Di Pietro, performed by Mivos Quartet (strings); Joseph Kubera (piano); Kathleen Supové (piano); Robert Dick (flute); Larry Marotta (guitar) — plus a special performance of Hail Mary composed by the late Julius Eastman, with Di Pietro on piano. The program also includes the world premiere of Ben Neill’s Fantini Futuro, an audio-visual work based on the music and life of early Baroque trumpeter/composer Girolamo Fantini. With Ryland Angel (countertenor); Gwendolyn Toth (Baroque keyboards); and a production team including Bob McGrath, Rachel Budin, Liz Prince, and Carl Brunt.
Thursday, September 26 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20, $15 members/students/seniors
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Hotel Elefant
Composer Patrick Castillo (photo: Lauren Farmer)
A program of music by Carlos Bandera and Sean Harold, selected from a recent call for scores; Patrick Castillo, Alexandra Gardner, and Kaija Saariaho (Oi kuu); and culminating in Lois V Vierk’s Red Shift, for cello, electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion.
Friday, September 27 at 7:00 PM
Pay What You Want
Areté, 67 West Street, Brooklyn, NY
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A Night of Women Composers: From Clara Schumann to Meredith Monk
Composer Paola Prestini
Featuring work by Clara Schumann, Mary Lou Williams, Meredith Monk, Missy Mazzoli, Paola Prestini, Ellen Reid, and inaugural Hildegard Competition winner Emma O’Halloran, the evening includes performances by Nico Muhly and Timo Andres.
Friday, September 27 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $35
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Pianos, Strings, and Other Things
Pianists Steven Beck, Matt Herskowitz, and Mark Kostabi join the CompCord String Orchestra, to perform compositions by Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Matt Herskowitz, Peter Jarvis, Mark Kostabi, Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker, and Dave Soldier.
Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY
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The Composing Women Project With Claire Chase
Density 21.5 with Claire Chase at Ojai Music Festival 2017–Photo by David Bazemore.
From an exploration of musical memories to a work that draws from the intricate patterns of stuttered speech, flutist Claire Chase presents five original pieces from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Composing Women program.
Sunday, September 29 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $25
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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