An evening with Calvin Sexton and Friends. 2024 NYSCA Artist Grant Winner
2024 NYSCA Artist Grant Winner An evening of Calvin Sexton and Friends” at the National Jazz Museum of Harlem Friday, December 20, 2024 ¬¬ . MEDIA CONTACT: Calvin Sexton 972.951.8722 [email protected] www.calvinsexton.com WHAT: For many years, Calvin Sexton, International Touring Artist, Educator, and band leader of the ensemble, Inner City All-Stars, has excited audiences with… Read more »
Dec 15, 2024
‘Within Our Darkest Night’ Candlelight Concert
Donations at the door – no advance tickets. More info below! An intimate concert of sung meditations and improvisation featuring Moira Smiley, Mary Bonhag, Tim Parsons, and David Ruffin. Bring Blankets, dress warmly (candlelight only) Pay What You Can: $10-$30 Sliding Scale MORE INFO: Within Our Darkest Night Sung Meditations and Improvisations Join us for… Read more »
Dec 13, 2024
Moira Smiley + Seamus Egan Live on Vermont Edition
Reserve your free tickets to join the audience for a live broadcast of Vermont Edition featuring local folk musicians Seamus Egan and Moira Smiley, accompanied by guitarist Yann Falquet of Brattleboro. They will chat with Vermont Edition host Mikaela Lefrak, and also perform a few songs, in our Stetson Studio One. We will not be… Read more »
Dec 13, 2024
Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra January Concert “Echoes”
Join the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra as we present Echoes and discover how music that tells the stories of our past affects our present and future. Program: Valerie Coleman: Tzigane Emmy Wegener: Suite for String Trio Bohuslav Martinů: Nonet Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet No. 2, op. 77 The stories that we make and share echo… Read more »
Dec 12, 2024
Piano Music by Contemporary Black Composers
Pianist Chelsea Randall, founder of the American Mavericks Project (AMP) dedicated to piano music by Black American composers, presents a lecture/recital spotlighting works by some of today’s most exciting contemporary Black composers, including Shawn Okpebholo, Krystal Flagstad, Joyce Solomon Moorman, Nkeiru Okoye, AMP’s 2024 Call for Scores winners Jeremiah Evans and Lawren Brianna Ware and… Read more »
Dec 12, 2024
How Music Can Make a City: The Louisville Example
Last month, I took a trip to Louisville, Kentucky to hear the Louisville Orchestra perform a new piece by Valerie Coleman, and to meet with some of the local creatives driving the city’s vibrant music scene. I was blown away by the orchestra’s impact and the energy of the local music community. Here are just… Read more »
Dec 11, 2024
Operator
An evening length musical showcase that celebrates queer liberation, feminism, & self actualization through the lens of consensual adult sex work. (BROOKLYN, NY) Experimental flute and soprano ensemble SydeBoob Duo, in collaboration with ChamberQUEER Presents, bring you Operator, a queer made, sex-positive showcase with new music inspired by our Director's experience as a sex worker.… Read more »
Dec 11, 2024
Operator
An evening length musical showcase that celebrates queer liberation, feminism, & self actualization through the lens of consensual adult sex work. (BROOKLYN, NY) Experimental flute and soprano ensemble SydeBoob Duo, in collaboration with ChamberQUEER Presents, bring you Operator, a queer made, sex-positive showcase with new music inspired by our Director's experience as a sex worker.… Read more »
Dec 11, 2024
Wags & Whiskers: Two O-paw-ras about Family for All Ages
Generously supported by the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) and the University of Portland, New Wave Opera's winter double bill features two family-friendly operas that center on animals, found family, and love that lasts fur-ever! Pepito and Meow and Forever are both short operas, making this a purr-fect introduction to opera for listeners of… Read more »
Dec 10, 2024
Athenaeum Center Presents: An Introduction to Eighth Blackbird at the Athenaeum
Grammy-award winning sextet Eighth Blackbird kicks off their 2025-2026 Artist-in-Residence program at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture. This inaugural concert promises to be a captivating blend of music and conversation, offering a unique insight into the ensemble’s identity, and their vision for this extraordinary partnership with the Athenaeum.The evening will feature performances to… Read more »
Dec 10, 2024
Patching With Modular Synthesizers – An online, 4-day beginner workshop
PATCHING WITH MODULAR SYNTHESIZERS An online, 4-day beginner workshop on modular synthesis in VCV Rack with instructor, Matthew Ryals. This workshop is designed to provide a solid foundation in modular and general synthesis, empowering you to start creating music with modular synthesizers. Perfect for musicians, non-musicians, and anyone curious about working with sound. 🚀 💻… Read more »
Dec 09, 2024
Candlelight Concinnity: music to illuminate the holidays
"Candlelight Concinnity: music to illuminate the holidays" is a concert amid candlelight featuring holiday choral music. Join Voices of Concinnity for an evening of luminescent sound and atmosphere to help celebrate and reflect during the holiday season… together. Concert will feature favorite holiday carols, including mostly new compositions and the premiere of a beautiful new… Read more »
Dec 09, 2024
Papo Vázquez Third Annual Holiday Jazz & Latin Jazz Parranda
The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture is proud to present Holiday Jazz & Latin Jazz Parranda for its third winter season! Grammy-nominated and NEA Master Artist Papo Vázquez leads his world-class ensemble with a stellar lineup of special guest artists on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Joining him to bring the… Read more »
Dec 08, 2024
Ekmeles: DADA NONO & REJOICE
Saturday, January 25th, at 7:30PM at Saint Peter’s Church, Chelsea, Ekmeles performs DADA NONO & REJOICE, a program exploring the limits of microtonal pitch space. The world premiere of Wolfgang von Schweinitz's Plainsound Motet for Ekmeles: ‘DADA NONO & REJOICE’ represents a significant milestone in microtonal writing for voices. The composer, co-inventor of the most… Read more »
Dec 08, 2024
***Avram Fefer’s Juba Lee 4tet***
8PM: AVRAM FEFER'S JUBA LEE 4TET Falling on a spectrum between Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman, along with influences from Morocco and Ethiopia, the music of multi-instrumentalist Avram Fefer involves reconciling cultural influences, especially the long and prolific history of Jewish and African American collaboration in the field of Jazz. His goal is to create… Read more »
Dec 06, 2024
Composers Concordance Presents Jeffryes Brothers New Music for Piano and Drum Set
"Traditionally, duos get accused of lots of things." — Daryl Hall For Immediate Release – New York, NY – On Saturday, January 4th, 2025 at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents its first concert of the new year with the Jeffryes Brothers. Brand new compositions written for the unusual combination of piano and drum set. Brothers Jai… Read more »
Dec 06, 2024
Choral Chameleon x Contemporaneous Ensemble presents: Hide and Seek (SHOW 2)
Contemporaneous and Choral Chameleon join forces for a collaborative evening centered around the world premiere of Composer, Collaborator, Vocalist, Laptop Player, and dear friend to both organizations Zachary Ritter’s new work, "HEAPS". This 40-minute sound collage of Imogen Heap’s iconic track Hide and Seek melds choir, chamber orchestra, electronics, and live processed solo vocals by… Read more »
Dec 05, 2024
Choral Chameleon x Contemporaneous presents “Hide and Seak”
Contemporaneous and Choral Chameleon join forces for a collaborative evening centered around the world premiere of Composer, Collaborator, Vocalist, Laptop Player, and dear friend to both organizations Zachary Ritter’s new work, "HEAPS". This 40-minute sound collage of Imogen Heap’s iconic track Hide and Seek melds choir, chamber orchestra, electronics, and live processed solo vocals by… Read more »
Dec 05, 2024
Nicholas Southwick: Center Stage
Featuring Juventas's celebrated flautist in a virtuosic solo program. This concert features world premieres of works by Linda Chase and Soyoka Hayashi, in addition to performances of pieces by Yuko Uebayashi, and call for scores winners Chien-Yu Huang and Kaiyi Kao.
Dec 05, 2024
Nicholas Southwick: Center Stage
Featuring Juventas's celebrated flautist in a virtuosic solo program. This concert features world premieres of works by Linda Chase and Soyoka Hayashi, in addition to performances of pieces by Yuko Uebayashi, and call for scores winners Chien-Yu Huang and Kaiyi Kao.
