Highlight of the month: Zoh Amba and William Parker residencies at the Stone

WEDNESDAY, April 2
7:30 PM MACE-Mannes American Composers Ensemble Spring 2025 Concert
program:
Elliott Carter: Tempo e Tempi
Augusta Read Thomas: Terpsichore’s Box of Dreams
Matthias Pintscher: a twighlight’s song
Pierre Boulez: Memoriale
Lingyuan Yang: 阴阳 (Yin-Yang)
VENUE: John L. Tishman Auditorium (The New School)
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, April 2
8 PM Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio
Satoko Fujii – piano
Natto Maki – bass
Oden – drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, April 3
7:30 PM Grdina/Lil’inger with Tim Berne
Alex Skolnick (Testament), Sally Gates (Titan to Tachyons), Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
VENUE: Nublu
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, April 3
7:30 PM A Celebration of Meredith Monk
All-Meredith Monk Program:
“Wa-lie-oh” from Songs from the Hill
Ellis Island
Backlight
Parlour Games
“Early Morning Melody” from Book of Days
“Choosing Companions” from ATLAS: an opera in three parts
Stringsongs
Obsolete Objects
Paris
“Particular Dance” from impermanence
“Panda Chant II” from The Games: a science fiction opera
Performers:
Musicians, Vocalists, and Dancers from The Juilliard School
Meredith Monk, special guest
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $45

THURSDAY, April 3
8PM Ballister + Luke Stewart
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, April 3
8:30 pm Bhakti
Micah Thomas (piano) Zoh Amba (sax) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, April 4
7 PM Counter)Induction: Rotations
Kyle Bartlett: Before (2019)
Mark Rimple: Phantasmagoria (2023)
Yoon-Ji Lee: untitled
Douglas Boyce: Dit de l’alerion (2024)
Christian Carey: Spell Weavers (2024)
Performers: counter)inducton
VENUE: Williamsburg Biannual (20 South 4th Street, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: suggested donation

FRIDAY, April 4
8pm Glass, Lancaster, and Arvo Pärt Symphony No. 4 “Los Angeles”
Philip Glass: Symphony No. 3, III
Yaz Lancaster our streets
Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 4 “Los Angeles”
Eli Spindel, conductor
VENUE: St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church (Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $10-20

FRIDAY, April 4
8:30 pm Sun Ensemble
Zoh Amba (sax) Lex Korten (piano) Miguel Marcel Russell (drums) and a bassist
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, April 5
7 pm Columbia Composers Presents: Wet Ink Ensemble
new works by Sofia Ouyang, Kristupas Bubnelis, Cem Güven, solo electronic performances by Che Buford, lil yuzu, and a 16mm film by Joshua Alvarez Mastel
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

SATURDAY, April 5
6PM Anthony Coleman’s residency
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, April 5
7:30 PM John Zorn Live Concert Series: Cobra
Matt Hollenberg / Guitar
Taylor Levine / Guitar
Celine Kang / Guitar
John Medeski / Keyboards
Simon Hanes / Electric Bass
Trevor Dunn / Electric Bass
Jay Campbell / Cello
Henry Fraser / Bass
Ikue Mori / Electronics
Kenny Wollesen / Drums
Ches Smith / Drums
William Winant Perc / Vibes
John Zorn / Sax Prompter
VENUE: Drawing Center
ADMISSION: sold out

SATURDAY, April 5
8:30 pm Reflections on Emahoy
Zoh Amba (sax, guitar) Eliana Glass (piano, vocals) David Moore (pump organ) and a special guest
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, April 6
5 pm loadbang Presents: SEEN
Music by Mu-Xuan Lin, Pamela Z, Darian Donovan Thomas, Che Buford, Yu-Chun Chien, Sebastian Currier, and Yotam Haber
Ty Bouque, baritone
Adrián Sandi, bass clarinet
Andy Kozar, trumpet
William Lang, trombone
VENUE: Opera America’s National Opera Center (330 7th Avenue New York)
ADMISSION: $12-23

TUESDAY, April 8
7:30 pm Voices Of Mannahatta
Works by Raven Chacon, Cris Derksen, and Andrew Balfour
World Premiere by Danielle Jagelski
Danielle Jagelski, Artistic Director and Conductor
Hai-Ting Chinn, Curator, Voices of The New
Sage Ahebah Addington, Projection Designer
International Contemporary Ensemble
Eagle Project
VENUE: Church of the Ascension (36 Fifth Avenue at Tenth St)
ADMISSION: $25 – $55

TUESDAY, April 8
8PM David Leon: Solo
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, April 10
7 pm JACK Quartet: Round-about
JACK Quartet
Austin Wulliman and Christopher Otto, violins
John Pickford Richards, viola
Jay Campbell, cello
Program:
Chambers, Marcos Balter
HYPER, Eduardo Aguilar
ahupua’a, Leilehua Lanzilotti
i. wind sounds, breath
ii. drawing sounds
iii. humming / matching pitches / slowly blooming
Round-about, Vicente Atria
VENUE: Americas Society (680 Park Avenue)
ADMISSION: free

THURSDAY, April 10
7:30 PM Few Words: A Performance
Program:
Bryan Perri, Ephemerality
Bryan Perri, Ambient Words
Bryan Perri, No Words
Bryan Perri, Unorthodox Fairytale (World Premiere)
Bryan Perri, Exploration For Guitars And Strings
Emily Saliers, “Galileo” (Arr. Bryan Perri
Performers:
Special Guest: Aaron Tveit, Vocalist
Elena Shaddow, Vocalist
Jennifer Babiak, Vocalist
Constantine Pappas, Vocalist
Drew Seigla, Vocalist
Andrea Jones-Sojola, Vocalist
VENUE: Carnegie Hall
ADMISSION: starts at $65

THURSDAY, April 10
8:30 pm Improvisations
Annie Gosfield (sampler) Brian Chase (drums) Roger Kleier (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, April 11
7:30PM Mannes Orchestra, Mavericks: Zorn, Viet Cuong, Berio
Mannes Orchestra
Featuring Sandbox Percussion & Stefan Jackiw
Conducted by David Hayes
Viet Cuong: Re(new)al, featuring Sandbox Percussion
John Zorn: Contes de Fées, with soloist Stefan Jackiw
Luciano Berio: Sinfonia, with eight amplified singers
VENUE: Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: $17.50

FRIDAY, April 11
8 pm Labyrinth: new works for solo cello and community
Thea Mesirow, cello
works by by Maya Bennardo, ZongYun We, and Thea Mesirow
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: free (pay as you wish)

FRIDAY, April 11
8:30 pm String Noise plays Gosfield
Pauline Kim Harris (violin) Conrad Harris (violin)
Acoustic and electronic pieces for violin that feature jammed radio signals, drifting satellites, and transformed string noise.
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, April 11
6PM Gian Perez/Brandon Lopez/Nick Neuberg//Sam Newsome
VENUE: PIT
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, April 12
7:30 and 9:30 Tim Berne Warped Ensemble
Tim Berne – alto saxophone
Ralph Alessi – trumpet
Sean Conly – bass
Tim Angulo – drums
Matt Mitchell – piano
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $35

SATURDAY, April 12
6PM Anthony Coleman’s residency
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, April 12
7pm Sarah Weaver Ensemble: Transmission Series
Program:
Pieces By Sarah Weaver And Collaborations
Time Tone
In The Beginning
Here Mirror
Sub Way
Requiem: Interconnection
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: Suggested Donation $15-$25

MONDAY, April 14
8 PM Striped Light presents
Dark Circuits Suitcase Quartet (Luke Dubois, Shoko Nagai, Alez Zhu, Hans Tammen), Erin Rogers, Chuck Bettis & Jerry Lim
VENUE: Striped Light, LIC
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, April 14
7:30 PM Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline on guitar, tenor and soprano saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, bassist Chris Lightcap, and drummer Tom Rainey.
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $25

TUESDAY, April 15
5:30 Jeremiah Lockwood and Judith Berkson: Voices from the Khazones Underground
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, April 15
6 pm Miles Okazaki And Bill Frisell
Miles Okazaki, Bill Frisell, guitars
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, April 16
7 PM S.E.M. Ensemble: Music – Ideas – Concepts
Featuring:
Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble
Amina Claudine Myers — voice and piano
Kamala Sankaram — voice
Petr Kotík — conductor
Musical Program:
Lejaren Hiller — String Quartet No. 5 (1962)
Judith Berkson — Phase (2024)
Charles Ames — Divergence (2025)
Amina Claudine — Myers Knowledge Of The Known And Unknown (-2025)
Christian Wolff — I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman (1984)
Petr Kotik — The Gate (2025)
VENUE: Bohemian National Hall
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, April 16
8 PM OSL 2024-2025 Chamber Music Series
Program:
Richard Danielpour, A Standing Witness
Performers:
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Boriskin, Piano
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $65

THURSDAY, April 17
8:30 pm Trio Explorations
William Parker (bass) Matthew Shipp (piano) Rob Brown (alto sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, April 19
6PM Anthony Coleman’s residency
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, April 19
7:30 and 9:30 Sylvie Courvoisier AMALTHEA with Patricia Brennan, Thomas Morgan and Dan Weiss
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $35

SATURDAY, April 19
8:30 pm “How many Toasters can you buy” and “Music for Aquasonic Orchestra”
featuring various musicians
World Premiere composition by William Parker
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, April 21
7 PM New York New Music Ensemble: Marcos Balter
New York New Music Ensemble
Marcos Balter, Curator and Composer
Program:
Marcos Balter – world premiere
George Lewis – Thistledown (2012)
Tonia Ko – Evermore Everyday (2022)
Martín Matalón – La Rueda (2019)
Musicians:
Daniel Druckman, percussion
Emi Ferguson, flute
Chris Finckel, cello
Stephen Gosling, piano
Bixby Kennedy, clarinet
Karen Kim, violin
Eduardo Leandro, conductor
VENUE: Americas Society (680 Park Avenue)
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, April 23
7:30 pm How to Become an Idea
Christopher Otto, violin solo
Samuel Clay Birmaher, Eden Melody
Samuel Clay Birmaher, Time Escape Harmony
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $0-$25

WEDNESDAY, April 23
6PM Ada Rave//Rebecca Lane/ Clara de Asís/Ben Richter//James Ilgenfritz/ Michael Foster/Sandy Ewen/ Sam Newsome
VENUE: PIT
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, April 23
7:30 and 9:30 Yuhan Su & Matt Mitchell
Yuhan Su – vibraphone
Matt Mitchell – piano
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, April 24
8 PM Will Shore. Sonic Mud
Julia Elsas, Kenny Wollesen, Mauro Refosco, Tim Keiper, Mike Irwin and Eléonore Weill
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, April 24
8 pm Fortissimo Piano Festival
Uri Caine, piano
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20-25

FRIDAY, April 25
7:30 PM and 9:30 PM Caroline Shaw & Gabriel Kahane
Caroline Shaw, vocals & Gabriel Kahane, vocals & piano
new songs inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ 1939 short story The Library of Babel
VENUE: 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: Starting at $40

FRIDAY, April 25
7:30 pm Curtis Stewart – Seasons of Change
Curtis Stewart, violin with musicians from the Gateways Music Festival
24 American Caprices
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

FRIDAY, April 25
7:30 Michael Hersch: Scars Plummet To The Corners
Michael Hersch Scars Plummet To The Corners (2020) for flute and piano
Emi Ferguson, flute
Jacob Rhodebeck, piano
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, April 26
6PM Anthony Coleman’s residency
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, April 26
7PM Georg Frideric Handel and Nico Muhly
Jupiter Ensemble, Lea Desandre, Anthony Roth Costanzo | Spring Music Festival
VENUE: Frick
ADMISSION: sold out

SATURDAY, April 26
8pm Prospect Series House Show #46
Stephan Crump / David Leon
(bass / saxophone)
Eli Wallace / Alex Cunningham
(piano / violin, objects)
Jeremiah Cymerman / Kirin McElwain / Charlie Looker / Alex Koi
(clarinet, cello, guitar, voice)
VENUE: 1923 (8th Ave, B’klyn)
ADMISSION: Pay what you want

MONDAY, April 28
8PM An Evening with Zoh Amba
Zoh Amba’s Sun Ensemble & Zoh Amba Presents her songs
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $25

WEDNESDAY, April 30
8 pm Angelika Niescier & Tyshawn Sorey
Angelika Niescier, saxophone
Tyshawn Sorey, drums
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20