Composers Concordance & Marsyas Productions Presents Person Place Thing A LIVE PODCAST Featuring: Singer-Songwriter Suzanne Vega And Composer Gene Pritsker With Host Randy Cohen

On October 27th at 7pm at Gallery MC, Composer Concordance and Marsyas productions present ‘Person Place Thing’, an interview show based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result? Surprising stories from great talkers. This live version of the podcast will feature Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega and composer Gene Pritsker, with host Randy Cohen. They will be joined by the CompCord String Quartet and guitarist/composer William Anderson performing music of Vega, Pritsker and Anderson. This event is being recorded for later broadcast on Northeast Public Radio.

Listing Information

Composers Concordance & Marsyas productions
‘Person Place Thing’ LIVE
Thursday, October 27th
7pm ET

Loft393
393 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

TICKETS
$30 in advance; $40 at the door
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Composers:
William Anderson, Gene Pritsker, Suzanne Vega

Performers:
William Anderson – classical guitar
CompCord String Quartet:
Funda Cizmecioglu, Lynn Bechtold – violins,
Beth Holub – viola, Molly Aronson – cello
Staying in rotation for 39 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one’s ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene. Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead. Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance’s overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.

“Composers Concordance..a veritable New York new music institution of concerts, album production and multiple ensembles under a sweeping, tenacious brand, thriving on the emulsion of contemporary classical, free improv, jazz and rock, overt humor and fearless political statements, all very much in evidence..The ensemble..was masterful throughout.”- John Pietaro, The New York City Jazz Record

“An unwavering force in giving composers exposure through concert bookings and its own record label, the intrepid new-music organization Composers Concordance” – The Brooklyn Rail

“The Composers Concordance folks are unpredictable and at times refreshingly irreverent in a reverent sort of way….ingenious fun” – Classical-Modern Music Review

“Enterprising new music organization” – The New York Times

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