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| 26 September 2019 | |
| 8pm Roulettte 509 Atlantic Ave, Downtown Brooklyn New York United States of America Details: Web site US$20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors | Composer/performer Ben Neill and composer/pianist Rocco Di Pietro Interpretations Series From September 2019 to May 2020 Interpretations will continue its tradition of playing host to composers, interpreters, and improvisers — artists of both local and international scale, with myriads of approaches to music. The season begins with sets from composer/performer Ben Neill, and composer/pianist Rocco Di Pietro. Held at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, tickets are $20 for adults / $15 for students & seniors, and available on Roulette.org and Interpretations.info. Rocco Di Pietro, a composer, pianist, author, and teacher whose music crosses multiple disciplinary boundaries, celebrates his 70th Birthday with a multi-decade curation of his works, including world premieres of Interrupted Dance (Piece for Rom) (2019), and String Quartet (Imaginal Listening) (2012-17). Other works include In Ringings (from Four Preludes, 1974), The Staircase and The Safe Harbor (from Two Pastels for Lukas Foss (In Memoriam), 2019), and Wave (from Acoustic Poems, 1972). The program will also feature a special performance of the late Julius Eastman’s Hail Mary from 1984, with Di Pietro on piano. (With Mivos Quartet, strings; Joseph Kubera, piano; Kathleen Supové, piano, recitation; Larry Marotta, guitar; and Robert Dick, flute.) Also featured is the world premiere of Ben Neill’s Fantini Futuro: a new audio-visual performance work with interactive video projections, written for countertenor (Ryland Angel), Baroque keyboards (Gwendolyn Toth), and the mutantrumpet v4.0 (the debut of the newest rendition of Neill’s self-designed electro-acoustic instrument). The piece is based on the music and life of early Baroque trumpeter/composer Girolamo Fantini, who was responsible for bringing the trumpet indoors from the hunt and the battlefield to the realm of art music. The narrative depicts Fantini as a traveler through time and space, from the 17th century to the future, and reflects on the transformative power of current technology using the history of the trumpet as a metaphor. Fantini Futuro has been supported by the Nokia Bell Labs Experiments in Art and Technology program, and is a joint force with NYC early music ensemble ARTEK. (With Bob McGrath, director; Rachel Budin, lighting design; Liz Prince, costume design; Carl van Brunt, animation.) Composer/performer BEN NEILL (www.benneill.com) is the inventor of the mutantrumpet, a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument, and is widely recognized as a musical innovator through his recordings, performances and installations. Neill’s music blends influences from electronic, jazz, and minimalist music, blurring the lines between digital media and acoustic instrument performance. Neill has recorded eleven albums of his music on labels including Universal/Verve, Thirsty Ear, Astralwerks, and Six Degrees. Currently he is an Artist in Residence at Nokia Bell Labs where he is exploring new modes of emotion transfer and communication between people using music, visual media, and hybrid instruments. Performances include BAM Next Wave Festival, Big Ears Festival, Lincoln Center, Whitney Museum of American Art, Bing Concert Hall at Stanford, Cite de la Musique Paris, Moogfest, Spoleto Festival, Umbria Jazz, Bang On A Can Festival, ICA London, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Vienna Jazz Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival, among many others. Neill has worked closely with many musical innovators including La Monte Young, John Cage, John Cale, Pauline Oliveros, Rhys Chatham, DJ Spooky, David Berhman, Mimi Goese, King Britt, and Nicolas Collins. Neill also leads concerts of La Monte Young’s The Second Dream of the High Tension Stepdown Line Transformer with an international brass ensemble; performances have recently been presented in New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Amsterdam, Huddersfield, Den Bosch, Oslo, Krems, Koln, Los Angeles, and Warsaw. Neill began developing the mutantrumpet in the early 1980s. Initially an acoustic instrument (a combination of 3 trumpets and a trombone combined into one), he collaborated with synthesizer Robert Moog to integrate electronics. In 1992, while in residency at the STEIM research and development lab for new instruments in Amsterdam, Neill made the mutantrumpet fully computer interactive. In 2008 he created a new version of his instrument at STEIM, and returned there in 2016-17 to design Version 4.0 which will make its debut in 2019. A native of North Carolina, Neill holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music. He studied composition with La Monte Young and was also mentored by composer/performer Jon Hassell in the early 1980’s. Since 2008 he has been a music professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey. |
| 26 September 2019 until 28 September 2019 | |
| Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center 25th Street between Lexington & 3rd Aves New York NY 10010 United States of America Details: Web site | NTD 5th International Piano Competition Registration is currently open for the 2019 NTD 5th International Piano Competition |
| 29 September 2019 | |
| 2pm Carnegie Hall 57th Street/7th Avenue New York City NY 10019 United States of America Details: Web site | Katya Grineva, piano Acclaimed Russian pianist Katya Grineva has been described by The New York Times as 'liquid ... dreamlike'. |
| 4 October 2019 | |
| 8pm Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue at 57th Street New York NY 10019 United States of America Details: Web site US$20 | Elżbieta Woleńska, Flute and Zhang Moru, Piano at Carnegie Hall Zhang Moru, piano Elżbieta Woleńska, flute Polish flutist Elżbieta Woleńska is a dynamic artist who embraces both traditional and contemporary classical music. The recipient of numerous prizes at national and international competitions, Woleńska frequently performs as a soloist as well as with orchestras and chamber ensembles. Her repertoire includes compositions written for bass, alto, and piccolo flutes. Her latest album, Souvenir (2012) includes the world premiere recording of works by XIX century flute virtuoso Johann Sedlatzek. This concert marks Elżbieta Woleńska and Zhang Moru’s DCINY Artist Series Debut at Carnegie Hall. |
| 6 October 2019 | |
| 11am Merkin Concert Hall 129 West 67th Street, New York City New York NY 10036 United States of America Details: Web site | 2019 CAG Competition Finals Be the first to see Concert Artists Guild’s new stars at the 2019 CAG Competition Finals! CAG’s annual competition identifies musicians with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make an impact in the world. The winners receive management contracts, a New York showcase performance, and professional career development and coaching. After the finalists perform, the winners will be announced live from the stage. This event is free and open to all! |
| 14 October 2019 | |
| 8pm Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue at 57th Street New York NY 10019 United States of America Details: Web site +1 212 247 7800 US$20 | Loralee Songer, mezzo-soprano Perry Mears, piano Loralee Songer, mezzo-soprano Loralee Songer, mezzo-soprano, is an active recitalist, opera and oratorio performer, conductor, and educator. She holds a doctor of arts degree in vocal performance and choral conducting from Ball State University and teaches applied voice, conducting, and other music-related courses at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. This performance marks Songer’s DCINY Artist Series Debut at Carnegie Hall. |
| 11 November 2019 | |
| 8.30pm Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall 881 7th Avenue New York NY 10019 United States of America Details: Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Web site +1 212 707 8566 US$20-100 | The Great War: Commemorating 100 Years Distinguished Concerts Orchestra Distinguished Concerts Singers International Patrick Hawes, conductor Paul Mealor, conductor Hawes: The Great War Symphony (first US performance) Mealor: Requiem: The Souls of the Righteous (first US performance) DCINY presents the US Premieres of works by Mealor and Hawes Tickets On Sale Now Visit CarnegieHall.org or call 212-247-7800 Box Office: 57th Street and Seventh Avenue |