Composers Concordance presents Music & Film @ Westbeth
Composers Concordance
Music & Film @ Westbeth
New Films with Live Music
Composers:
Seth Boustead, Lynn Bechtold, Dan Cooper,
Carlos José Castro Mora, Gene Pritsker
Filmmakers:
Imelda O’Reilly, Cecilia Mandrile,
Roxana Avila
Performers:
CompCord Ensemble
Jessica Bowers – mezzo soprano
Charles Coleman – baritone
Lynn Bechtold – violin
Christof Knoche – bass clarinet
Jai Jeffryes – piano
Troy Rinker – double bass
David Cossin – drum set
Gene Pritsker – conductor
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at 7pm
Westbeth
55 Bethune St, NYC
FREE EVENT
“A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction.” — Stanley Kubrick
For Immediate Release – New York, NY – On March 2nd at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents Music & Film @ Westbeth, an event combining cutting-edge short films with contemporary music composition.
Performing live to films by Roxana Avila, Imelda O’Reilly, and Cecilia Mandrile is the renowned CompCord Ensemble: Jessica Bowers – mezzo soprano, Charles Coleman – baritone, Lynn Bechtold – violin, Christof Knoche – bass clarinet, Jai Jeffryes – piano, Troy Rinker – double bass, and David Cossin – drum set, conducted by Gene Pritsker.
Featured on the program are the animated Tango opera ‘The Tunnel’ with music by Carlos José Castro Mora; ‘Bricks, Beds and Sheep’s Heads’ with music Seth Boustead; ‘The Seamonster and the Milk Thistle’ with music by Gene Pritsker; and ‘Project Imaginaire (Robin)’ with music by Lynn Bechtold.
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Composers Concordance presents
Music & Film @ Westbeth
New Films with Live Music
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
7pm
Westbeth
55 Bethune St, NYC
FREE EVENT
Live Stream
Composers:
Seth Boustead, Lynn Bechtold, Dan Cooper,
Carlos José Castro Mora, Gene Pritsker
Filmmakers:
Imelda O’Reilly, Cecilia Mandrile, Roxana Avila
Performers:
CompCord Ensemble
Jessica Bowers – mezzo soprano
Charles Coleman – baritone
Lynn Bechtold – violin
Christof Knoche – bass clarinet
Jai Jeffryes – piano
Troy Rinker – double bass
David Cossin – drum set
Gene Pritsker – conductor
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Staying in rotation for 40 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 Gene Pritsker and Shanan Estreicher. 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
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