Covering Home | NationalSawdust+
Radio host and composer Jad Abumrad (Radiolab, More Perfect) takes part in his fourth NationalSawdust+ program: Covering Home, an evening of storytelling and song that explores ideas of home, loss, and migration. The program showcases abstracted covers of traditional song performed by singular singer/violinist and Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw; music by Korean-American composer, vocalist, and performing sound artist Bora Yoon; and the work of multi-instrumentalist/composer Shelley Washington, who will perform a solo piece on the baritone saxophone.
Tuesday, October 1 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $25
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Ladies First: HoneyTraps
In its seventh season, this year’s all-female cast/female produced Ladies First series centers its theme around female spies (honey traps) and their tactics through times, cultures and socio-political contexts. The production includes a reception, an award ceremony, a performance, and an after-party. This year, the performance portion will be an installation, complementing the museum setting. The performance will be staged throughout the museum, with the performers strategically placed in their positions and incorporated into the context. The museum curator, Agne Urbaityte, will act as a guide and will lead the audience from one performance spot to the next.
Thursday, October 3 at 6:30 PM
Tickets $25-$100
KGB Espionage Museum, 245 West 14th Street, New York, NY
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Wadada Leo Smith with Pheeroan akLaff Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi
Composer/Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith (courtesy of wadadaleosmith.com)
This iteration of Blank Forms features trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Wadada Leo Smith.
Thursday, October 3 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $25
Brooklyn Music School Theater, 126 St Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY
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ENSEMBLE / PARALLAX
Contemporary music and multimedia group ENSEMBLE / PARALLAX presents an all-Italian program in collaboration with mezzo-soprano Kathleen Roland, featuring music by composers Salvatore Sciarrino and Patricia Alessandrini.
Friday, October 4 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $25
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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andPlay
andPlay
Join violin/viola duo andPlay for an evening of music, drinks, and treats to celebrate the release of its debut CD, playlist. andPlay’s performances at the event include two works featured on the album: David Bird’s Apocrypha and Clara Iannotta’s Limun, plus a preview of a new work by Adam Roberts. Opening for andPlay, the composer/cellist/vocalist Meaghan Burke performs a set of original songs for voice and cello.
Friday, October 4 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20, $10 students
Metropolis Ensemble, 1 Rivington Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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