Stand-up / Get Up Part of the 14th Annual CompCord Festival – Comedy
New York, NY – Composers Concordance continues its 14th Annual CompCord Festival: Comedy with Stand-up / Get Up, an imaginative and genre-defying evening that fuses stand-up comedy with contemporary music.
Blending stand-up and contemporary music, this program features four stand-up comedians performing their routines live, followed by composers presenting newly created works inspired by those routines. These compositions don’t simply accompany the comedy—they reinterpret it, refract it, and expand upon it, translating timing, tone, and narrative into musical form. Jokes may become motifs, punchlines may trigger sonic surprises, and comedic rhythms may evolve into complex musical structures. The result is a playful and inventive dialogue between comedians and composers, where humor and music continuously inform and transform one another.
The evening features music by composers Seth Boustead, Dan Cooper, John Clark, Gene Pritsker, Audrey Morse, Eugene McBride, Roger Tréfousse, and Amy Wurtz, performed by the CompCord Ensemble: John Clark (horn), Lish Lindsey (flutes), Seth Boustead (synthesizer), Audrey Morse (violin), Gene Pritsker (guitar), conducted by Charles Coleman.
The lineup of comedians includes Mike Handelman, Jim Kempner, Matt Kempner, and Maggie Lalley, whose distinct comedic voices provide the creative spark for the musical responses.
Taking place at Jim Kempner Fine Arts in Chelsea, Stand-up / Get Up offers audiences a unique, intimate experience where the boundaries between concert music and comedy blur, collide, and ultimately create something entirely new.
The concert will also be live-streamed on Composers Concordance’s Facebook Page.
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Event Details
What: Stand-up / Get Up
Stand-up meets contemporary music—comedy routines become inventive musical works.
When: Friday May 22nd, @7pm
Where: Jim Kempner Fine Arts — 501 W. 23rd St., NYC
Composers
Seth Boustead, Dan Cooper, John Clark, Gene Pritsker, Audrey Morse, Eugene W. McBride,
Roger Tréfousse, and Amy Wurtz
Performers
CompCord Ensemble:
John Clark – horn
Lish Lindsey – flutes
Seth Boustead – synthesizer
Audrey Morse – violin
Gene Pritsker – guitar
Charles Coleman – conductor
Comedians
Mike Handelman, Jim Kempner, Matt Kempner, and Maggie Lalley
TICKETS
$30 at the door, $20 in advance
Facebook
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