Highlights of the month:
LONG PLAY FESTIVAL, Cyro Baptista ‘s residency at the Stone
WEDNESDAY, May 1
6:30pm Yves Klein Monotone-Silence Symphony
Yves Klein, Monotone-Silence Symphony
Lévy Gorvy Dayan
S.E.M. Ensemble
Petr Kotik, conductor
VENUE: St James’ Church (865 Madison Avenue New York)
ADMISSION: $28
TUESDAY, May 2
6pm and 8pm Claire Chase & JACK Quartet Density 2036, Part XI: Terry Riley
Terry Riley, The Holy Liftoff
Performers: Claire Chase & JACK Quartet
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $30
TUESDAY, May 2
6:30pm Eyal Maoz Solo Guitar
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free
TUESDAY, May 2
7:30pm Sonic Spectrum IV
Program:
Jörg Widmann, Air for Horn
Dai Fujikura, Yurayura for Horn and String Quartet (2017)
Caroline Shaw, Selections from Microfictions, Volume 1 (2021)
Eleanor Alberga, Shining Gate of Morpheus for Horn and String Quartet (2012)
Kevin Puts, Home for String Quartet (2019)
Performers:
Miró Quartet
David Byrd-Marrow, horn
VENUE: Rose Studio (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: $35
THURSDAY, May 2
8PM Eugene Chadbourne/Jim McHugh, Brandon Lopez + Special Guest, Nate Wooley/Aaron Rubinstein/Kevin Murray
VENUE: The Record Shop (360 Van Brunt St, Red Hook)
ADMISSION: $30
THURSDAY, May 2
8pm Yumi Suehiro, piano
Fragment (1994) by Hans Thomalla
(in)harmony (2017) by Seán Ó Dálaigh
Klavierstück VI, Nr. 4 (1954, 1955) by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Perduto in una città d’acque (1990-91) by Salvatore Sciarrino
VENUE: Mise-En_Place
ADMISSION: free
FRIDAY, May 3
7:30pm Junction Trio
Program:
John Zorn, Philosophical Investigations
Ives, Piano Trio
Beethoven, Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
Performers:
Stefan Jackiw, Violin
Jay Campbell, Cello
Conrad Tao, Piano
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: starting at $74
FRIDAY, May 3
8:30pm Trio Improvisations
Matt Nelson (saxophones) Jessica Pavone (viola) Ches Smith (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, May 4
4:30pm Julia Wolfe Forbidden Love, performed by Sō Percussion + David Lang the little match girl passion, performed by Ekmeles
VENUE: The Space at Irondale
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival Pass
SATURDAY, May 4
4:30PM Sylvie Courvoisier / Mary Halvorson Duo
VENUE: BRIC Ballroom
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival Pass
SATURDAY, May 4
5pm Musicians for Gaza
Elliot Sharp, Shelley Hirsch, Anthony Coleman, Chris Cochrane, James Paul Nadien & Gabriel Boyarin, Elder Ones Improv w/ Amirtha Kidambi & Lester St/ Louis, Tree Trini Collective, with Fay Victor, Lyndon Achee and Jesse Cox, Huda Asfour & The Brooklyn Improv Orchestra, Amir Elsaffar Quartet
VENUE: NUBLU
ADMISSION: $25
SATURDAY, May 4
5:30PM Rebekah Heller plays Steve Reich (world premiere) and Julius Eastman
VENUE: BRIC Stoop
ADMISSION: free
SATURDAY, May 4
6:30PM Mivos Quartet performs the Complete String Quartets of Steve Reich
VENUE: BRIC Ballroom
ADMISSION: Long Play Festival Pass
SATURDAY, May 4
7:30pm Bang on a Can’s Long Play: Claire Chase
selections from Density 2036 commissioning project, including works by Du Yun, Marcos Balter, Suzanne Farrin, and Mario Diaz de Leon
excerpts from the latest Density installation by Terry Riley
VENUE: BRIC Stoop
ADMISSION: free
SATURDAY, May 4
7:30pm Upon Reflection: An Opera in Ten Images
Frances White, composer
Wendy Steiner, librettist/photographer
soprano Sherezade Panthaki
Lawrence Lipnik, recorders;
Beverly Au, Rosamund Morley, and Lisa Terry, viols
VENUE: Mary Flagler Cary Hall (Dimenna Center)
ADMISSION: $20
MAY 4-17
El Niño
John Adams, composer
Marin Alsop, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Davóne Tines, baritone
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: From $47
SUNDAY, May 5
2PM Chicago Underground Duo
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25
SUNDAY, May 5
2pm and 4pm J. Pavone String Ensemble
VENUE: BRIC Stoop
ADMISSION: free
SUNDAY, May 5
6PM Mivos Quartet performs Ingrid Laubrock, George Lewis and Henry Threadgill
VENUE: BRIC Stoop, 647 Fulton Street Brooklyn
ADMISSION: free
SUNDAY, May 5
8PM Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends
VENUE: Howard Gilman Opera House
ADMISSION: from $44.50
SUNDAY, May 5
8PM Resonant Chambers – Hans Tammen & Shelley Hirsch with Jenn Grossman
Hans Tammen, resonating guitars, synths
Shelley Hirsch, voice / poetry
VENUE: UnionDocs (352 Onderdonk Ave, Ridgewood, NY)
ADMISSION: $10
MAY 5- 31
The Hours
Kevin Puts / Libretto by Greg Pierce
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: From $40
MONDAY, May 6
7:30pm Ensemble Connect Up Close: Electronic Etudes
Program:
Sakamoto, Tri
Saariaho, Nymphéa
Levy Lorenzo, Consolas for Laptop Quartet (Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Terry Riley, In 261.63 Hz: An Electronic Study on In C
Performers:
Ensemble Connect
Levy Lorenzo, Artistic Partner
Nicholas Houfek, Lighting Artist and Designer
VENUE: Resnick Education Wing (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: $23
MONDAY, May 6
8pm Gabby Fluke-Mogul: Gut
gabby fluke-mogul violin
Danishta Rivero sound technician
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-30
WEDNESDAY, May 8
8:30 pm The Sasha Argov Project
Uri Gurvich (alto sax) Uri Caine (piano) Peter Slavov (bass) Rodolfo Zuniga (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, May 9
8PM Jeremiah Cymerman, Peter Evans
VENUE: Nublu
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, May 9 – 11
8 pm Foreign Experiences: An Opera by Robert Ashley (Night 1-3)
Robert Ashley’s 1993 opera Foreign Experiences for seven voices and pre-recorded electronic orchestra
Singers:
Gelsey Bell
Kayleigh Butcher
Bonnie Lander
Brian Mc Corkle
Paul Pinto
Dave Ruder
Aliza Simons
Music Director And Sound Design
Tom Hamilton
Stage Design and Lighting: David Moodey
Producer: Mimi Johnson
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-35
FRIDAY, May 10
7PM Blank Forms Eighth Anniversary: Joe McPhee with friends
VENUE: Ukrainian National Home (140 2nd Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: $35
FRIDAY, May 10
7PM Graveyard Shift: Colin Stetson & Deradoorian
VENUE: Green-Wood Cemetery
ADMISSION: $40
FRIDAY, May 10
8pm Sound On: Music of Displacement and Connection
Program to include:
Eötvös, Ligetidyll (US Premiere)
Michel van der Aa, Mask
Hannah Kendall, shouting forever into the receiver
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Andouni (Homeless), with photography by Scout Tufankjian (World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Commission)
Kwamé Ryan, Conductor
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $25
SATURDAY, May 11
8pm Dikeman, Lopez, surprise
John Dikeman Tenor Sax / Brandon Lopez Contrabass / ? Drums
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free
SUNDAY, May 12
8pm Vicky Chow performs Philip Glass Etudes Book 2
Philip Glass Piano Etudes Book 2
Vicky Chow, piano
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-30
SUNDAY, May 12
8:30pm Ayako Kanda/Elliott Sharp Duo
VENUE: The Living Gallery
ADMISSION: $10-$30
TUESDAY, May 14
7:30 PM Decoda: Reverberations
Program:
Copland, Midday Thoughts For Solo Piano
Hannah Kendall, Vera
Eisler, Septet No. 1, Op. 92a (Variations On American Children’s Songs)
Billy Bragg, “Eisler On The Go” (Arr. Claire Bryant)
Ringdown, Every Stone In Cambridge Reminds Me Of You (World Premiere, Commissioned By Carnegie Hall)
Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite For 13 Instruments
Performers:
Decoda, with Special Guest
Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan)
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: start at $41
THURSDAY, May 16
7 pm Changing Voices
Danae Venson – Atlas
Vasiliki Krimitza – Streichquartett No. 1 [World Premiere]
Giuseppe Gallo-Balma – Ornitomaquia [New York Premiere]
Angela Elizabeth Slater – Eye o da hurricane [New York Premiere]
Leo Chang – Topic of Discussion [World Premiere]
Daniel Sabzghabaei – At any rate II. باقی مانده “what remains”
Annie Aries Ruefenacht – Fragments [World Premiere]
Christian Quiñones – Artifacts [New York Premiere]
Paul Swartzel – Music for Mental Health [New York Premiere]
Performers:
Bergamot Quartet
MATA Mavens
Yuma Uesaka, saxophone
Vicky Chow, piano
Christian Quiñones, laptop/MIDI
Annie Aries Ruefenacht, mod-synthesizer
VENUE: Fotografiska New York (281 Park Ave South)
ADMISSION: $45
THURSDAY, May 16
7:30pm The Knights
Program
Jessie Montgomery, Rhapsody No. 2 (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Gabriel Kahane, Heirloom (Ny Premiere)
Gabriel Kahane, “Where Are The Arms”
Anna Clyne, Shorthand For Cello And Orchestra (Ny Premiere)
Mozart, Symphony No. 31, “Paris”
Performers: The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Violin
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director and Conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
Karen Ouzounian, Cello
with Special Guest Gabriel Kahane
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $74
THURSDAY, May 16
8pm Tim Berne W/ Tba
VENUE: Lowlands Bar
ADMISSION: TBD
FRIDAY, May 17
7:30PM and 9:30PM Kris Davis’ Pyroclastic Records Festival ‘Two Pianos In Conversation’
Kris Davis and Craig Taborn (7:30PM, Set 1)
Sylvie Courvoisier and Cory Smythe (9:30PM, Set 2)
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20-45
SATURDAY, May 18
7:30pm and 9:30pm Kris Davis’ Pyroclastic Records Festival ‘Two Pianos In Conversation’
Angelica Sanchez and Marilyn Crispell (7:30PM, Set 1)
Kris Davis and Benoit Delbecq (9:30PM, Set 2)
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20 $45
SATURDAY, May 18
2pm Ice and Either/Or Perform Music By Talib Rasul Hakim
Program:
Talib Rasul Hakim: Scope-Seven
Talib Rasul Hakim: Four
Talib Rasul Hakim: Psalm of Akhnaten; ca. 1365-1348 B.C. (1978)
Talib Rasul Hakim: Currents
Talib Rasul Hakim: Music for Nine Players and Soprano Voice
Post-Concert Talk featuring: Courtney Bryan, Tyshawn Sorey, George Lewis, Richard Carrick, Christopher McIntyre, Harald Kisiedu (via Zoom)
Performers: International Contemporary Ensemble
VENUE: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium
ADMISSION: Free
SATURDAY, May 18
7pm and 9pm Moor Mother and Irreversible Entanglements
Moor Mother, voice and poetry
Irreversible Entanglements (IE), quintet
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: from $45
SATURDAY, May 18
7 pm Open Waters
Connections, Anthony R. Green
Duke’s Fantasy I, Wenbin Lyu
Manos de Tierra, Mariel Teran
Aguas da Amazonia, Philip Glass, arr. Olivier Glissant
Brooklyn Orchestra
Olivier Glissant, conductor
VENUE: Fotografiska New York (281 Park Ave South)
ADMISSION: $45
MONDAY, May 20
6pm Takt Trio Plays Ligeti
Repertoire
György Ligeti, Trio For Violin, Horn, And Piano (1982)
Hilda Paredes, Koan (2023) New York Premiere
Marcos Balter, Atlas (2024) New York Premiere
Performers:
Austin Wulliman, violin
David Byrd Marrow, horn
Conor Hanick, piano
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free
MONDAY, May 20
8:30pm Simon Nabatov Trio (w/ Mark Helias, Tom Rainey)
VENUE: Michiko studio 3, 15 W 39th St, 7th Floor
ADMISSION: $15
TUESDAY, May 21
7:30pm David Virelles Nosotros Ensemble featuring Dafnis Prieto
Program:
Tania León, A La Par
Henry Threadgill, Where Coconuts Fall
Val-Inc, Gerta
David Virelles, Oro (World Premiere, Commissioned By Carnegie Hall)
Performers:
David Virelles Nosotros Ensemble featuring Dafnis Prieto
David Virelles, Piano and Synthesizer
Dafnis Prieto, Percussion
Gary Thomas, Flute, Bass Flute, and Tenor Saxophone
Ranee More, Bass Clarinet
Rashaan Carter, Double Bass
Dabin Ryu, Synthesizer
Brandon Ross, Guitar and Banjo
Curtis MacDonald, Conductor
Val-Inc, Sound Chemist
With Orion Weiss, Piano
Ian Rosenbaum, Percussion
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $54
TUESDAY, May 21
8 pm Weston Olencki + TAK Ensemble
Weston Olencki, when the great fires were lit on the other side of the ocean
TAK Ensemble
Laura Cocks, flute;
Madison Greenstone, clarinet;
Charlotte Mundy, voice;
Marina Kifferstein, violin;
Ellery Trafford, percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25
WEDNESDAY, May 22
7PM JACK Quartet + Taylor Deupree’s sti.ll (album release) + Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann (LP2 album release)
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25
WEDNESDAY, May 22
7:30pm Sejong Here & Now Festival
Program:
Unsuk Chin, Puzzles And Games From Alice In Wonderland (Us Premiere Of Arrangement)
Felix Mendelssohn, Octet
Texu Kim, With/Out (World Premiere)
Performers:
Sejong Soloists
Earl Lee, Conductor
Frank Huang, Violin
David Chan, Violin
Andrew Wan, Violin
Daniel Cho, Violin
Juliana Zara, Soprano
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $44
WEDNESDAY, May 22
8 pm Yarn/Wire: Currents 2024
3 world premieres by composers Jad Atoui, Bryan Jacobs, and Seong Ae Kim
Laura Barger piano
Julia Den Boer piano
Russell Greenberg percussion
Sae Hashimoto percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15-25
THURSDAY, May 23
7.30pm + 9.30pm Patricia Brennan & Sylvie Courvoisier: Talamanti
Sylvie Courvoisier -piano
Patricia Brennan -vibraphone
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $35
THURSDAY, May 23
8:30 pm Cyro Baptista/ Sae Hashimoto/ Brian Marsella/ Tim Keiper – canceled, see updates here
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Sae Hashimoto (percussion) Brian Marsella (piano, keys) Tim Keiper (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
Friday, May 24
8 pm and 10pm John Zorn: New Masada Quartet
John Zorn sax
Julian Lage guitar
Jorge Roeder bass
Kenny Wollesen drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $30-40
SATURDAY, May 25
8:30pm Cyro Baptista & Billy Martin plus guests – canceled, see updates here
Cyro Baptista (percussion) Billy Martin (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
SUNDAY, May 26
7:30pm Outlier Presents: Darius Jones Trio//August Fanon(beat set)
VENUE: P.I.T.
ADMISSION: TBD
Tuesday, May 28 – Thursday, May 30
8pm and 10 pm Brad Mehldau Trio
Brad Mehldau – Piano
Vicente Archer – Bass
Marcus Gilmore – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $50
WEDNESDAY, May 29
7:30pm Ensemble Connect
Program:
Caroline Shaw, Boris Kerner
Du Yun, “Oboe and Tam-Tam Duet” From Angel’s Bone
Wuorinen, Spinoff
Fauré, Piano Quartet No. 2 In G Minor
Performers: Ensemble Connect
VENUE: Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, ADMISSION: $15
WEDNESDAY, May 29
8:30pm TRIO
Tim Berne (sax) Miles Okazaki (guitar) Dan Weiss (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, May 30
7pm Talea Ensemble Encores & 15th Anniversary Celebration
Performers: Talea Ensemble
Program: TBD
VENUE: West End Theatre (263 West 86th Street, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: $12.50
FRIDAY, May 31
8:30pm DUO
Miles Okazaki (guitar) Craig Taborn (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
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