WEDNESDAY, November 1
7:30 pm Composing While Black, Volume One:
Two World Premieres by Courtney Bryan & Adegoke Steve Colson
Brittany J. Green – Thread and Pull (2022)
Adegoke Steve Colson – Mirrors (2023)
Wendell Logan – Runagate, Runagate
Courtney Bryan – Dreaming (Freedom Sounds) (2023)
Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor
International Contemporary Ensemble
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30
WEDNESDAY, November 1
8 pm Tim Berne – Hank Roberts – Aurora Nealand: OCEANS AND
Tim Berne, alto saxophone
Hank Roberts, cello
Aurora Nealand, accordion, clarinet, voice
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30
NOVEMBER 1-5
8pm and 10pm Tyshawn Sorey Trio
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
Aaron Diehl – Piano
Harish Ragavan – Bass
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40
FRIDAY, November 3
8pm Kronos Quartet: Five Decades
A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Performers:
Kronos Quartet with
Ariel Aberg-Riger, Laurie Anderson
Jake Blount, Peni Candra Rini
Brian Carpenter, Jacob Garchik
Soo Yeon Lyuh, Tanya Tagaq
Wu Man, Aizuri Quartet
Attacca Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars
PUBLIQuartet, Sō Percussion
VENUE: Perelman Stage (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: $21-114
NOVEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 2
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Music by Anthony Davis, libretto by Thulani Davis, story by Christopher Davis
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: $35-380
SATURDAY, November 4
7:30 pm Bridges: David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg
David Krakauer, clarinet, Kathleen Tagg, piano
Featuring students from Kaufman Music Center and Montclair State University’s John J. Cali School of Music.
The program includes:
Keepers of the Flame, Krakauer and Tagg
Osvaldo Golijov’s Prayers of Isaac The Blind (selections)
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $25
SATURDAY, November 4
4 pm Áine O’Dwyer
Áine O’Dwyer, various instruments and voice
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $15
MONDAY, November 6
8pm Tech Forward 23: Electronic Performing Arts Showcase
Innovations and inventions of technology-infused movement in new works by students and faculty of Mannes School of Music.
Curated by Levy Lorenzo
VENUE: Glassbox Theater (The New School)
ADMISSION: Free
THURSDAY, November 9
7 PM Pianos and Poets
7 PM Angelica Sanchez – Piano Solo
8 PM
Miriam Parker -movement
No Land – poetry
Melanie Dyer – viola
9 PM Cooper-Moore – Piano Solo
VENUE: The Clemente, Flamboyan Theater: 107 Suffolk St. near Delancey, NYC
ADMISSION: $25
THURSDAY, November 9
7:30PM ASM Presents Ghost Ensemble
Program includes:
Carl Bettendorf’s Variations on 4×25 Notes (2022-23)
Miya Masaoka’s Spirals of Energy (2023)
Sky Macklay’s Harmonifriends
James Ilgenfritz’s Apophenia V: Outmoded Large Crumbling Oval Lime-Green Midwestern Plastic-Frame Reading Glasses
Caroline Louise Miller’s Vessel (2013)
Performers:
Margaret Lancaster: flutes
Sky Macklay: oboe, Ben Richter: accordion
Chris Nappi: percussion, Lucia Stavros: harp
Martine Thomas: viola, Tyler J Borden: cello
Kyle Motl: contrabass, James Ilgenfritz: contrabass
Carl Bettendorf: conductor
VENUE: The Invisible Dog Art Center (51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, November 9
7:30 PM American Composers Orchestra
The Quest: Epic Journeys
Program:
Augusta Read Thomas, Sun Dance—In memoriam Oliver Knussen
George Lewis, Weathering (World Premiere)
Jack Hughes, Three Ways of Getting There (World Premiere)
Guillermo Klein, The Kingdom (World Premiere)
Nina C. Young, Out of whose womb came the ice
Vimbayi Kaziboni, Conductor
Sidney Outlaw, Baritone
Nina C. Young, Electronics
R. Luke Dubois, Video Design
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $40-50
THURSDAY, November 9
7:30pm The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Program:
R. Strauss, Serenade for Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 7
Santos Cota, Elegía for English Horn, Bassoon, and Strings (World Premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout for String Quartet
Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 Instruments
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: $84
THURSDAY, November 9
8:30 pm Odesa—A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City
Vadim Neselovskyi (piano, composition)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
November 9 – November 11
7:30 pm Song of Songs
Pam Tanowitz, choreographer
David Lang, composer
VENUE: New York City Center (131 W 55th St, NY)
ADMISSION: from $35
SATURDAY, November 11
8:30pm Pianos and Poets
Anne Waldman – poetry
Matthew Shipp – piano
VENUE: The Clemente, Flamboyan Theater (107 Suffolk St., NYC)
ADMISSION: $25
SUNDAY, November 12
8 pm Eric Wubbels “if and only if” Release Concert
Program:
Eric Wubbels: if and only if, for piano trio
https://ericwubbels.bandcamp.com/album/if-and-only-if
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $20 suggested
MONDAY, November 13
8pm Nate Wooley / Melvin Bauer / Todd Neufeld
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $15
WEDNESDAY, November 15
8 pm Sarah Belle Reid & David Rosenboom
David Rosenboom electronics, computer, e-viola, piano, auxiliary sounds
Sarah Belle Reid electronics, computer, trumpet, auxiliary sounds
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30
WEDNESDAY, November 15
8 pm Tim Dahl, Matt Nelson, Richard Edson, Alexis Marcelo
Tim Dahl – Bass
Matt Nelson – sax
Richard Edson (Sonic Youth)- drums
Alexis Marcelo, piano
VENUE: Mama Tried
ADMISSION: Free, tips the bands
THURSDAY, November 16
7:30pm Ensemble Connect
Program
Jeffrey Mumford, Her Eastern Light Amid A Cavernous Dusk
Reena Esmail, The Light Is The Same
Viet Cuong, Fine Lines
Dohnányi, Serenade For String Trio In C Major
VENUE: Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
ADMISSION: TBD
THURSDAY, November 16
7:30 pm Futuros, New Ideas in Composition
Featuring Walter Aparicio, Raquel Acevedo Klein and Pauchi Sasaki
In collaboration with New Latin Wave
VENUE: David Rubenstein Atrium (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: Free
THURSDAY, November 16
8pm John Zorn At 70
Barbara Hannigan + John Zorn
Repertoire:
John Zorn, Star Catcher (2022)
John Zorn, Split The Lark (2021)
John Zorn, Liber Loagaeth (2021)
John Zorn, Ab Eo, Quod (2021)
John Zorn, Pandora’s Box (2013)
Performers:
Barbara Hannigan, voice
Jack Quartet
Michael Nicolas, cello, Jorge Roeder, bass
Stephen Gosling, piano, Sae Hashimoto, vibraphone
Ches Smith, drums
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: From $20
THURSDAY, November 16
8pm An Evening of Music by Lampshade
Miguel Frasconi – glass, electronics
Viv Corringham – vocals, electronics
Chris Cochrane – guitar
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, November 16
8pm Lucie Vítková – Opera: Site
Lucie Vítková composer, performer, accordion, voice, movement, objects, electronics, musical sculpture
Geo Blake voice, feedback
Vered Engelhard stones, electronics
Maij Aladesuyi violoncello, dj
Ranjit Bhatnagar musical sculptures
Mae May piano, trombone, woodworking
Teerapat Parnmongkol sound engineer, navajo flute
Aine Eva Nakamura voice, movement
Leo Chang voice
Ashley Grier bel canto
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30
THURSDAY, November 16
8:30 pm Charmaine Lee / Sam Weinberg Trio
Sam Weinberg (sax), Henry Fraser (bass)
Jason Nazary (drums) + Charmaine Lee (voice)
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30
NOVEMBER 16 – DECEMBER 14
Florencia en el Amazonas
Composer: Daniel Catán
Librettist: Marcela Fuentes-Berain
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: $59-505
SATURDAY, November 18
7pm And 9pm Reggie Nicholson Percussion Concept
The Reggie Nicholson Percussion Concept, percussion ensemble
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $45 (plus fees)
SATURDAY, November 18
7.30pm and 9.30pm Trevor Watts & Jamie Harris
Trevor Watts -alto & soprano saxophone
Jamie Harris -congas & percussion
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $33- $44
SUNDAY, November 19
7 pm Philip Glass’s The Complete Piano Etudes
Featured Pianists:
Timo Andres, Inon Barnatan, Lara Downes
Daniela Liebman, Jenny Lin, Nico Muhly
Maki Namekawa, Ursula Oppens, Christian Sands
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: TBD
SUNDAY, November 19
7:30pm The 19th Annual NYC In C
Terry Riley’s 1964 Minimalist Masterpiece
Performers include:
Billy Martin, drums; Matana Roberts, alto saxophone; Lea Bertucci, alto saxophone; Matt Bauder, tenor saxophone; Pauline Harris, violin; Conrad Harris, violin; Joanna Mattrey, viola; Ben Vida, synthesizer; Cecilia Lopez, synthesizer; Simon Hanes, strings; Zach Layton, 17 string bass; Henry Fraser, bass; Alex Waterman, cello; Nels Cline, guitar; Yuka Honda, keyboard; Shahzad Ismaily, synth; and many more.
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $20-$45
MONDAY, November 20
8pm Vicky Chow plays the piano music of Michael J. Schumacher
Vicky Chow, piano
Michael J. Shumacher piano and electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30
MONDAY, November 20
8 pm Nate Wooley’s Mutual Aid Music
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30
TUESDAY, November 21
6pm Russell Greenberg
Russell Greenberg, percussion
Nate Wooley, trumpet
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free
NOVEMBER 22 – 25
7.30/8pm The Planets and Atmosphères
Program To Include:
Ligeti, Atmosphères
Perry, Stabat Mater
Holst, The Planets
Dima Slobodeniouk, Conductor
The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $65-215
SATURDAY, November 25
7.30pm & 9.30pm Peter Evans
Peter Evans -trumpet
Leo Genovese -piano
Buster Williams -bass
Billy Hart -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $45
TUESDAY, November 28
7:30 pm Adam Tendler & Conor Hanick: Piano Dialogues
Works by Steve Martland and Julius Eastman
Adam Tendler, Conor Hanick, piano
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30
WEDNESDAY, November 29
7:30 pm Ekmeles with Strings
Georg Friedrich Haas’s ……
Dan Trueman’s Delphia Gaedhlica
Carrie Frey and Giancarlo Latta join the voices on viola and violin respectively.
Zosha di Castri’s We Live the Opposite Daring
Tomás Gueglio’s Soap madrigals/Murmuring river
Evan Johnson, vo mesurando, Three in, ad abundantiam (“solo e pensoso”)
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $15-$20
THURSDAY, November 30
8 pm Shelley Hirsch: “And So It Was and Was and WaAAass” Night 1
Shelley Hirsch voice, electronics, live project text
Ka Baird piano, flute, voice/electronics
Lindsey Wagner, voice
Luisa Muhr, voice
additional performers TBA
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30
THURSDAY, November 30
8:30 pm Duos and Trios
Matt Mitchell (piano, electronics)
Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon)
Wayne Horvitz (amplified piano, electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
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