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NYC Calendar February 2025

SUNDAY, February 2
3 pm Allison Miller: Rivers in Our Veins
Allison Miller, drums, composition
Jenny Scheinman, violin
Carmen Staaf, piano
Jason Palmer, trumpet
Ben Goldberg, clarinets
Rashaan Carter, bass
Todd Winkler, live video projections
Claudia Rahardjanoto, tap dance
Maleek Washington, contemporary dance
Luke Hickey, tap dance
VENUE: 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: $40

SUNDAY, February 2
7 PM Eyal Maoz, guitar, James Ilgenfritz, bass, Lukas Ligeti, drums
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, February 4
7:30 pm Chris Pitsiokos +TBA
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, February 6
7:30 pm Lisa Streich
Repertoire:
Lisa Streich, Orchestra Of Black Butterflies (2023/24)
Lisa Streich, Falter For Violin Solo (2020)
Lisa Streich, Safran For Violin And Motorized Piano (2017)
Performers:
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Yarn Wire
VENUE: Miller Theatre
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 6
8:30 pm Quartet
Larry Ochs (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Trevor Dunn (bass) gabby fluke-mogul (violin)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 8
6 PM Tony Malaby’s residency at Barbes
with special guests
Tamarindo – Malaby / Lopez / Waits
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 8
7 pm Loisaida Fife & Drum Corp
Frank London, Trumpet – Ben Stapp, Tuba – Reut Regev, Trombone – Charles Burnham, Violin – Tony Lewis, Snare Drum – Satoshi Takeishi, Bass Drum
VENUE: Loove Annex (238 N12 St Bklyn)
ADMISSION: $10-30

SATURDAY, February 8
7:30 pm Owls
Paul Wiancko, When the Night (arr. Owls)
Barber, Adagio for Strings (arr. Owls)
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Rəqs (arr. Owls)
Terry Riley, The Holy Liftoff for Flute, Strings, and Electronics
Alexi Kenney, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Paul Wiancko, cello
Claire Chase, flute
VENUE: The Arnhold Center (92nd Street Y)
ADMISSION: from $25

SATURDAY, February 8
8:30 pm What Is To Be Done – night 2
Larry Ochs (sax) Nels Cline (guitar) Chad Taylor (drums) Trevor Dunn (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, February 9
5 pm Elegies and Memories
Alla Zahaykevych, Red Flowers (2023) for baritone, oboe, and accordion
Lori Laitman, Long Pond Revisited (2002)for baritone and cello
Anna Kuzina-Rozhdestvenska, Monologue of the Soul (2024) for violin solo and tubular bell
Katherine Needleman, Land Where My Fathers Died (2022–2023)
Performers:
Randall Scarlata, baritone
Katherine Needleman, oboe
Hanzhi Wang, accordion
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
Jessica Thompson, viola
Marcy Rosen, cello
VENUE: The Ukrainian Institute of America (2 East 79th Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $20-35

MONDAY, February 10
8 PM Dafna Naphtali
(w Jessica Pavone & James Ilgenfritz), Marija Kovacevic, Henry Fraser & Cleek Schrey
VENUE: Striped Light, LIC
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, February 11
7:30 PM Theatre of Voices
Program:
Michael Gordon, A Western
Julia Wolfe, Italian Lesson (World Premiere)
John Luther Adams, A Brief Descent Into Deep Time
Performers:
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, Artistic Director
Vicky Chow, Keyboard
David Cossin, Percussion
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: starts at $55

WEDNESDAY, February 12
7 PM Isaiah Collier & William Parker
https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-ancients
VENUE: Sprüth Magers Gallery (22 E 80th St, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: Free with RSVP

THURSDAY, February 13
7 PM From the Gabrielis to Zosha di Castri: Magdalena Baczewska
Program includes:
The Untellable Hour of Quiet (2023), Zosha di Castri (b. 1985)
Sonata no. 5 in C, Baldassare Galuppi (1706 – 1785)
Dreamcatcher (2018), Marcos Balter (b. 1974)
Notturno (1904), Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
Aghavni Doves, Mary Kouyoumdjian (b. 1983)
Magdalena Baczewska, Harpsichord and Piano
VENUE: Teatro, Italian Academy
ADMISSION: free

THURSDAY, February 13
8:30 pm Solo
Uri Caine (solo piano and electronics)
Original pieces and some Zorn Bagatelles.
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 13
10 PM Shelley Hirsch / Hans Tammen / Ken Filiano
VENUE: The Delancey
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, February 14
3 PM and 7 PM Flight into Egypt: M. Lamar
Flight into Egypt: M. Lamar | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Discipline- M. Lamar & The Living Earth Show
VENUE: Metropolitan Museum
ADMISSION: free with RSVP/museum admission

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, February 14-15
7:30 Florentina Holzinger’s TANZ
VENUE: NYU Skirball
ADMISSION: $70-100

FEBRUARY 14–17
12 pm/2 pm Wish Tree
Yoko Ono, composer
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, February 15
6 PM Tony Malaby’s residency at Barbes
Malaby / Sacks / Opsvik / Weiss
with special guests
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 15
8 pm John Zorn & Laurie Anderson Duo
John Zorn, sax
Laurie Anderson, voice, violin, keyboards
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $35-$45 (sold out)

SATURDAY, February 15
8 pm Matmos: Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit
Experimental electronic music duo Matmos
Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit (1964)
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $55

SATURDAY, February 15
8:30 pm “The Passion of Octavius Catto”
Barbara Walker (vocals) Uri Caine (piano) Mike Boone (bass) Ben Perowsky (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, February 16
8 pm Double Bill: Alicia Hall Moran & Carl Hancock Rux
vocalist and performer Alicia Hall Moran
multidisciplinary artist Carl Hancock Rux
DJ Spooky
multi-instrumentalist Kamal Sabri
Yoko Ono’s “Walking on Thin Ice” and other works
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $55

TUESDAY, February 18
8:30 pm Ben Goldberg Sextet
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, February 19
7:30 pm False Harmonics #22
Franck Vigroux & Werktank, Amma Ateria, Michael Foster & Strings feat. Shelley Hirsch
VENUE: Pioneer Works
ADMISSION: $10-20

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8pm Shahzad Ismaily / Standford Cheung / Andrea Scala
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8 PM Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson
Program:
Berio, “Wasserklavier” From Six Encores For Piano
Schubert, Fantasie In F Minor, D. 940
Cage, Experiences No.1
Nancarrow, Study No. 6 (Arr. Thomas Adès)
John Adams, Hallelujah Junction
Arvo Pärt, Hymn To A Great City
Performers:
Yuja Wang, Piano
Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano
VENUE: Stern Auditorium (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: Limited availability

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8 pm John Roseboro, Zoh Amba
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, February 19
8:30 pm Matthew Shipp solo piano
Matthew Shipp (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 20
9 PM Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone
Marc Ribot ~ Guitar
Ava Mendoza ~ Guitar
Chad Taylor ~ Drums
Sebastian Steinberg ~ Bass
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, February 21
7:30 pm Max Roach at 100: Tyshawn Sorey Trio & Sandbox Percussion
Program to include:
Max Roach, Morning/Midday (arr. Sandbox Percussion)
George Lewis, Le témoignage des lumières
Julius Eastman, Joy Boy (arr. Sandbox Percussion)
Tyshawn Sorey, Cogitations
VENUE: Kaufmann Concert Hall (92nd Street Y)
ADMISSION: from $25

FRIDAY, February 21
7:30 pm FIM Presents
Teté Leguía/Alina Jacobs, Brandon Lopez/Luke Rovinsky, Brittany Karlson/Sam Newsome/Nick Neuburg, Caleb Duval/Kevin Murray
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, February 21
8:30 pm Matthew Shipp and Michael Bisio
Matthew Shipp (piano), Michael Bisio (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 22
6 PM Tamarindo
Malaby / Hebert / Rainey
with special guests
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 22
7:30 pm Reflections of Memory
Strauss Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Soloists from Experiential Orchestra
James Blachly, Conductor
VENUE: The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: $25-100

SATURDAY, February 22
7.30pm + 9.30pm Kengchakaj – Lak Lan Yon Yæng
Kengchakaj – piano/synth/electronics
Caroline Davis – saxophone
Alfredo Colón – saxophone
Harish Raghavan – bass
Kobi Abcede – drums
Melissa Almaguer – tap
Nitcha Fame Tothong – visual projection
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $10 – 35

SUNDAY, February 23
1 PM Carnegie Hall Citywide: Krakauer and Tagg’s Good Vibes Explosion
Performers:
David Krakauer, Clarinet
Kathleen Tagg, Piano, Keyboard, Accordion, Cello, and Electronics
Sarah MK, Vocals
Yoshie Fruchter, Guitar, Oud, and Vocals
Jerome Harris, Bass and Vocals
Martin Shamoonpour, Daf and Darbuka
Satoshi Takeishi, Drums
VENUE: Flushing Town Hall
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, February 25
Relative Pitch Records Presents
6:30 pm Chuck Roth – Guitar / Nate Wooley – Trumpet
7:30 pm Kelsey Mines / Erin Rogers – Tenor & Soprano Saxes
8:30 pm Nate Wooley / Chuck Roth / Kelsey Mines / Chuck Roth
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: free

THURSDAY, February 27
7:30 PM Third Coast Percussion
Program:
Jlin, Please Be Still (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Tigran Hamasyan, Sonata for Percussion (NY Premiere)
Jessie Montgomery, Lady Justice (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Hussain, Murmurs In Time (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Performers:
Third Coast Percussion
Salar Nader, Tabla
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $65

THURSDAY, February 27
8 PM Carpe Diem String Quartet
Program:
Laura Kaminsky, Vanishing Point (World Premiere)
Korine Fujiwara, Mosey (World Premiere)
Mark Lomax, Ii Ubuntu (Ny Premiere)
Somei Satoh, Toward The Night
Performers:
Carpe Diem String Quartet
Sam Weiser, Violin
Marisa Ishikawa, Violin
Korine Fujiwara, Viola
Ariana Nelson, Cello
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: $50

FRIDAY, February 28
7.30pm + 9.30pm Mary Halvorson: Canis Major
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Dave Adewumi – trumpet
Henry Fraser – bass
Tomas Fujiwara – drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $10 – 45

NYC Calendar December 2024

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH: Thurston Moore and Ikue Mori Residencies at the Stone

SUNDAY, December 1
2 pm Carolyn Enger, piano
compositions by John Cage, Meredith Monk, John Luther Adams, Philip Glass, Caroline Shaw, and Sean Hickey, and others
VENUE: Klavierhaus (790 11th Avenue, NY)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested donation

MONDAY, December 2
7 PM Abasement #74
Eric Copeland, Arto Lindsay, Ayman Asfour, Gabe Lavin, John Murchinson Trio, Leila Bordreuil + Tamio Shiraishi, and Invisible Scissors. DJ Ivan Berko
VENUE: Artists Space
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, December 3
7:30 pm TAK: Holding
TAK Ensemble
works by Seare Farhat, Zeynep Toraman, inti figgis-vizueta and Eric Wubbels
VENUE: DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $10–$100

TUESDAY, December 3
8 pm Philip Glass Ensemble: Powaqqatsi
Philip Glass Ensemble, conducted by Michael Riesman
Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Dianne Berkun Menaker, director
Powaqqatsi, the second film in the Qatsi Trilogy Glass
created with filmmaker Godfrey Reggio
VENUE: The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St., NY)
ADMISSION: $68–$95

December 3–14
7:30 pm or 8 pm Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful
Direction and Choreography Kyle Abraham
Composition yMusic
Visual Design Cao Yuxi (JAMES)
Lighting Design Dan Scully
Costume Design Karen Young
Sound Design Sam Crawford
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $75-155

WEDNESDAY, December 4
8 PM Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

WEDNESDAY, December 4
8:30 pm Quartet
Zoh Amba (saxophone) Jon Leidecker (electronics) Ryan Sawyer (percussion) Thurston Moore (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $30

WEDNESDAY, December 4
9 PM Sam Newsome (Soprano Sax), Anthony Coleman (Piano), Zach Swanson (Bass), Ken Kobayashi (Drums)
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: $20

December 4-6
7 pm and 8:30 pm Ekmeles performs David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion
David Lang, Little Match Girl Passion
William Byrd, Mass for Four Voices
Ekmeles vocal ensemble
VENUE: Church of the Intercession
ADMISSION: Sold out

December 4-19
1pm, 7pm, 7:30 pm Die Frau ohne Schatten
Richard Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

THURSDAY, December 5
7:30 PM Bang on a Can Concert
Dither Quartet Plays Julius Eastman and Morton Feldman
VENUE: The Jewish Museum
ADMISSION: $15/$22

THURSDAY, December 5
8:30 pm Duo
Fred Frith (guitar) Thurston Moore (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $30

FRIDAY, December 6
8 PM Fred Frith Solo
Fred Frith, guitar and sound objects
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$35

FRIDAY, December 6 and SATURDAY, December 7
7:30 pm and 9:30 pm TJG Residency Commission 2024
Patricia Brennan’s ‘Suite Of The Near and Far’
Josh Modney – violin
Pala Garcia – violin
Kyle Armbrust – viola
Michael Nicolas – cello
Sylvie Courvoisier – piano
Miles Okazaki – guitar
Kim Cass – bass
John Hollenbeck – drums
Noel Brennan (Arktureye) – electronics
Patricia Brennan – vibraphone with electronics, compositions
Eli Greenhoe – conductor
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $30-$45

SATURDAY, December 7
3pm Remembering Gheorghe Costinescu
Stephen Gosling, piano
music by Gheorghe Costinescu
private recordings
artwork and animation films by the composer
VENUE: Rutgers Presbyterian Church (236 W 73rd Street, NY)
ADMISSION: Free

SATURDAY, December 7
8PM Normal Give or Take
Fred Frith, guitar
Lotte Anker, saxophones
Sudhu Tewari, manually & electronically manipulated home-made instruments.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$35

SUNDAY, December 8
8PM Catalytic Festival 2024
3 Sets – a group of musicians in various combinations
Lotte Anker
Ikue Mori
William Winant
Nate Wooley
Brandon Lopez
Cecilia Lopez
Zeena Parkins
Ingrid Laubrock
Tom Rainey
Ned Rothenberg
Sylvie Courvoisier
Jim Staley
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$35

MONDAY, December 9
7.30PM Nate Wooley/Florian Stuff/Hans Coke, Drew Wesely/Laura Cocks/Lester St. Louis
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, December 10
7PM Max Johnson & Sam Newsome
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, December 11
7PM Reg Bloor and C. Spencer Yeh
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, December 11
8:30 pm duos, trios, and quartet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Zeena Parkins (harp) Charmaine Lee (voice) Lotte Anker (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, December 12
7.30PM Lace Action Cards: Zeena Parkins, with Ishmael Houston-Jones and Craig Taborn
VENUE: e-flux (172 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, December 12
7:30 PM Bang on a Can All-Stars play Julia Wolfe
Bang on a Can All-Stars:
Kebra-Seyoun Charles – bass
Vicky Chow – piano
David Cossin – percussion
Arlen Hlusko – cello
Mark Stewart – guitar
Ken Thomson – clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone
Garth MacAleavey – sound engineer
Program – music by Julia Wolfe:
Lick (10′)
Big Beautiful Dark and Scary (9′)
Reeling (6′)
Flower Power (preview) (30′)
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $44.48 – $49.48

THURSDAY, December 12
7:30 pm FUTUROS, New Ideas in Composition
Pauchi Sasaki, composer, violin
ARTEMIS, a multimedia opera inspired by NASA’s program to bring the first woman to the Moon’s surface in 2026
VENUE: Lincoln Center, David Rubenstein Atrium
ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, December 12
8:30 pm Quartet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Hans Koch (sax) Florian Stoffner (guitar) Nate Wooley (trumpet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, December 13
8:30 pm TRIO
Ikue Mori (electronics) Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) special guest Lotte Anker (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, December 14
6 pm and 8 pm Wet Ink Ensemble Mini-festival: Artists-In-Residence, Soper Romance of the Rose Release
6 pm Kate Soper: Lady Reason Suite, for voice, piano, vocoder keyboard, and electronics
Carolyn Chen: Birria (2021), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano
Kate Soper: Shame, for voice and electric guitar
Carolyn Chen: Introducing Object (2018), for speaker and object
Kate Soper: Rondeau, for soprano and violin
8 pm Ben LaMar Gay: Solo (2024), for cornet
Raven Chacon: Biyan I (2011), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and percussion
Gelsey Bell: Solo, for voice and daxophone
Sam Pluta: Systems of Interaction I, for flute, saxophone, percussion, piano, violin, voice, and cornet
Performers:
Gelsey Bell, Carolyn Chen, Ben LaMar Gay
Bill Kalinkos, clarinet
Clare Monfredo, cello
James Moore, electric guitar
Wet Ink Ensemble
VENUE: Dixon Place
ADMISSION: $20 – $30

SATURDAY, December 14
7:30 pm The Living Earth Show and Post: ballet: Lyra
Artistic Direction: Vanessa Thiessen, Benjamin Tarquin, Robin Drekkers
Music: Samuel Adams
Musicians: Travis Andrews (guitars), Andy Meyerson (percussion)
Choreography: Vanessa Thiessen
Cinematography: Benjamin Tarquin
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $40

SATURDAY, December 14
8PM & 9:30PM Chet Doxas
w/Ingrid Laubrock, Tim Berne, Angelica Sanchez, Matt Pavolka, Tom Rainey
VENUE: Bar Bayeux
ADMISSION: One Drink minimum

SATURDAY, December 14
8:30 pm Highsmith +
Ikue Mori (electronics) Craig Taborn (piano) Tomeka Reid (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, December 15
3 PM Charles Curtis: Landslide
Charles Curtis, cello: Tashi Wada and Carolyn Chen
5 PM Charles Curtis: Carolyn Chen’s Rara Avis (2015)
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $25 – $40

SUNDAY, December 15
3 PM John Zorn’s New Masada Quartet
John Zorn – Saxophone
Julian Lage – Guitar
Jorge Roeder – Bass
Kenny Wollesen – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $50 (sold out)

MONDAY, December 16
8 PM Preview of Paula Cooper Gallery Concert
S.E.M. Ensemble
Petr Kotik, director
VENUE: Willow Place Auditorium (26 Willow Place, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: FREE

TUESDAY, December 17
7:30 PM Tactus Homecoming
works by David Lang, György Ligeti, Nina C. Young, Julius Eastman
VENUE: MSM (130 Claremont Avenue)
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, December 18
7pm Experimental Intermedia series
Hans Tammen, pianos, guitars, and other stringed instruments
Marcus Cummins, soprano saxophone
Shelley Hirsch, voice
VENUE: WhiteBox (9 Avenue B, New York)
ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, December 18
8 PM The Year of Czech Music In Conclusion
John Cage – Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958)
Rudolf Komorous – Olympia (1962)
Anna Heflin – The Man Who Owned the Forest also Owned the Racetrack (2023)
Luboš Mrkvička – Quartet, Part A (2021)
Morton Feldman – Structures (1951)
Petr Kotik – Why Melody? (2024 – premiere)
VENUE: Paula Cooper Gallery (534 West 21st Street, NY)
ADMISSION: $19-25

WEDNESDAY, December 18
8 pm DM R, Ledah Finck, Ian Power
solo sets:
Ledah Finck, Hardanger d’Amore
DM R (aka Diana Marcela Rodriguez), electronica
Ian Power, new rhythmic microtonal work for electric oud
VENUE: Scholes St. Studio
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, December 18
9 PM Lamy Istrefi – Out to Brunch
Out to Brunch: Jon Elbaz (keyboards), Elias Stemeseder (synthesizers), and Lamy Istrefi (drums & percussion)
VENUE: Dada Bar (6047 Myrtle Ave, Queens)
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, December 19
7 pm El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered
Music by John Adams
Libretto compilation by Peter Sellars
Musical selections by Julia Bullock
Musical arrangement by Christian Reif
Julia Bullock, soprano
Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Tingzon, countertenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
VENUE: The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: $5 – $150

THURSDAY, December 19
8 PM Contemporary East I: DoYeon Kim / Leo Chang
Set 1: DoYeon Kim Quintet
DoYeon Kim gayageum, vocal, percussion and composition
Peter Evans trumpet
Matt Mitchell piano
Sam Minaie bass
Tomas Fujiwara drums
Set 2: Leo Chang
Young Mong
Leo Chang jeonmo (electronic feedback hat), amplified gongs, voice, electronics, piri and taepyeongso (double reeds)
Alex Zhang Hungtai electronics, saxophone
Che Chen flute & megaphone, percussion, funnel reed
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25/$30

SATURDAY, December 21
7:30 pm David Lang’s poor hymnal
poor hymnal (a concert-length choral work)
David Lang, composer
The Crossing, Donald Nally, conductor
VENUE: Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall
ADMISSION: $5-35

SATURDAY, December 21
7.30pm + 9.30pm Ethan Iverson Sextet
Ethan Iverson – piano
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Sam Newsome – soprano saxophone
Jacob Garchik – trombone
Peter Washington – bass
Kush Abadey – drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $30-45

NYC Calendar November 2024

Highlight of the Month: Zeena Parkins’s residency at the Stone

FRIDAY, November 1
7:30 pm Junction Trio
Stefan Jackiw, violin; Jay Campbell, cello; Conrad Tao, piano
Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
John Zorn, Philosophical Investigations II (world premiere)
Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $25

FRIDAY, November 1
8 pm Auditory Scenes
Program:
Eric Wubbels – Diagrams of the Ear (Auditory Scene Analysis IV) (2023/24) [WORLD PREMIERE]+
Clara Iannotta – glass and stone (2024)
Performers: Yarn/Wire
VENUE: The Dimenna Center
ADMISSION: $0-30

SATURDAY, November 2
7:30 Pm Kiku Ika: Chrysanthemum Squid
Program:
Pauline Kim Harris, Duo for shakuhachi and violin
James Nyoraku Schlefer, Three Songs for soprano and cello
Matthew Shorten, Impressions from the Floating World for shakuhachi, soprano, and string trio
Debra Kaye, three zen poems
Matthew Harris, Interludes
Kaija Saariaho, Changing Light for soprano and violin
Performers:
James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi
Juliet Schlefer, soprano
Pauline Kim Harris, violin
David Yang, viola
Eliana Yang, cello
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $25-30

SATURDAY, November 2
8:30 pm Vivavida
Ikue Mori (electronics) John Zorn (sax) Brian Marsella (piano) Jim Staley (trombone) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

November 2, 6 and 9
Ainadamar
Music by Osvaldo Golijov
Libretto by David Henry Hwang
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

MONDAY, November 4
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Inti Figgis-Vizueta, seven sisters paint the earth (Spain Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Missy Mazzoli, Still Life with Avalanche (Spain Premiere)
Carlos Simon, Giants (Spain Premiere)
Steve Reich, Different Trains
VENUE: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Auditorio 400
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, November 5
8PM Flying Luttenbachers
VENUE: TV Eye
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, November 6
8:30 PM Sam Weinberg Trio, Weisblat & Lubelski, Ryan Sawyer Shaker Ensemble
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, November 7
8PM Interpretations: Marty Ehrlich / Ingrid Laubrock
Marty Ehrlich with Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon); Ron Horton (trumpet); Erik Friedlander (cello); Matt Pavolka (bass); Satoshi Takeishi, percussion and poet Erica Hunt
Ingrid Laubrock with Brandon Seabrook (guitar); Shawn Lovato (double bass); Tom Rainey (drums)
Interpretations: Marty Ehrlich / Ingrid Laubrock – Roulette
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, November 8
8PM Soloist Josh Perry
music by Moon Young Ha, Seong Ae Kim, and Dennis Sullivan
VENUE: MISE-EN_PLACE (341 Calyer St, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: free

FRIDAY, November 8 and SATURDAY, November 9
11 am–8 pm Johnny Gandelsman: This Is America
Johnny Gandelsman, violin solo
music by Clarice Assad, Kinan Azmeh, Layale Chaker, Rhiannon Giddens, Angélica Negrón, Matana Roberts, Tyshawn Sorey, and others
VENUE: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ADMISSION: free with museum admission

SATURDAY, November 9
2PM Josh Perry + Moon Ha
32nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival
electroacoustic music by Aaron Einbound, Moon Ha, and Seong Ae Kim
VENUE: Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts (Brooklyn College)
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, November 9
8pm Alta Quartet, Michael Bates’ Acrobat
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $12

SATURDAY, November 9
8:30 pm Various Instrumental TRIO
Che Chen (various instruments) C. Spencer Yeh (various instruments) Raven Chacon (various instruments)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, November 10
7 pm JACK Quartet
Program:
Eduardo Aguilar, HYPER
Seare Farhat, Aporias
Juri Seo, Three Imaginary Chansons
Anthony Cheung, Twice Removed (World Premiere)
Performers: JACK Quartet
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $40

SUNDAY, November 10
7 pm Jung Hee Choi
Composition in the Style of La Monte Young’s 1960 Sustained Friction Sounds (2000)
RICE (1999)
in a setting of
Imagic Light, Marian Zazeela
Environmental Composition 2017 #1 v. 2, Jung Hee Choi
VENUE: MELA Foundation Dream House
ADMISSION: $39-49

SUNDAY, November 10
7:30pm loadbang Presents: Premieres Vol. 24
music by Jonah Haven, Felipe Lara, and Piyawat Louilarpprasert, a NYC Premiere by Mara Gibson, and works for loadbang by Stefano Gervasoni and Adam Mirza.
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $10-23

MONDAY, November 11
8 pm Elliott Sharp & Kriton Beyer
Elliott Sharp (saxophone, bass clarinet)
Kriton Beyer (daxophone)
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, November 12
7:30PM Lisa Mezzacappa/gabby fluke-mogul/Ryan Sawyer, Sam Newsome/Eli Wallace, Kevin Murray
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, November 13
7:30 pm Pacifica Quartet
American Snapshots: JFK, Vietnam, and Ellis Island
Barber, String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
George Crumb, Black Angels
Dvořák, String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
VENUE: The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $25

WEDNESDAY, November 13
8:30 pm TRIO improvisation
Zeena Parkins (acoustic harp, objects) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Ikue Mori (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

Thursday, November 14
7:30PM JACK Quartet, Modern Medieval
Program:
Taylor Brook: Organum [2017]
Christopher Otto: Angelorum Psalat, after Rodericus [2011 / c. 1390]
Nicola Vicentino: Musica prisca caput // Madonna, il poco dolce [c. 1555]
Vicente Atria: Round-about [2024]
Austin Wulliman: Dave’s Hocket [2024]
Christopher Otto: Miserere, after Nathaniel Giles [2023 / 1594]
Taylor Brook: Phrygea [2017]
Johnny MacMillan: Songs from the Seventh Floor [2021]
Christopher Otto: Fumeux fume par fumee, after Solage [2018 / c. 1390]
Juri Seo: Three Imaginary Chansons [2024]
I. Descent of the Serpent
II. Swan Song
III. Confronted Cocks and Running Dogs
Taylor Brook: Ars Nova [2017]
VENUE: The Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street (The New School)
ADMISSION: free


Thursday & Saturday, November 14 & 16
7:30 pm John Adams, Copland, and Gabriella Smith
Program:
Arvo Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Gabriella Smith, Lost Coast (New York Premiere)
Copland, Quiet City
John Adams, City Noir
Artists:
John Adams, Conductor
Gabriel Cabezas, Cello
Ryan Roberts, English Horn
Christopher Martin, Trumpet
VENUE: David Geffen Hall, New York Philharmonic
ADMISSION: $64-128

FRIDAY, November 15
7:30 pm Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
VENUE: Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall, The 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: from $40

FRIDAY, November 15
7:30 pm Piano 360 featuring Marilyn Nonken
compositions by Elizabeth Hoffman, Ellen Fishman, Natasha Barrett, and a remastered Alvin Lucier classic. Nonken will also perform Hugues Dufourt’s Meeresstille and Jonathan Harvey’s Tombeau de Messiaen, highlighting her expertise in spectral music
Marilyn Nonken, piano
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $28

FRIDAY, November 15
8:30 pm TRIO improvisation
Zeena Parkins (electric harp) Brandon Lopez (bass) Cecilia Lopez (analog electronics)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, November 16
8:30 pm Truth Suite written for Zeena Parkins by Fred Frith and improvisations
Zeena Parkins (acoustic harp) Fred Frith (electric guitar)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, November 16
8pm Zoh Amba, Eliana Glass
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, November 17
6:30 PM Sound On: John Adams
Program:
Dylan Mattingly, Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things)
Gabriella Smith, Maré
Andrew Norman, For Chad
Anthony Cheung, pulsate, fixate
John Adams, Curator
Anna Handler, Conductor
VENUE: Museum of Modern Art
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, November 19
7 PM Floex Ensemble
VENUE: Bohemian National Hall
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, November 20
8:30 pm TRIO
Anna Webber (tenor sax, flute) Matt Shipp (piano) Joe Morris (bass)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, November 21
7 PM The Orchestra Now: Charles Ives’s America
VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $16.50

THURSDAY, November 21
7:30 pm Darius Jones: Samesoul Maker and fLuXkit Vancouver
Samesoul Maker
Gelsey Bell, voice and bell
Aviva Jaye, voice and bell
Sunder Ganglani, voice and bell
Paul Pinto, voice and bell
Levy Lorenzo, vibraphone
Marisha Roxanne Scott, visual artist
fLuXkit Vancouver
Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Gerald Cleaver, drums
Jesse Zubot, violin
Josh Zubot, violin
Peggy Lee, cello
James Meger, bass
Matti Nives, design
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

FRIDAY, November 22
8PM Holland Andrews, yuniya edi kwon, Ka Baird, Zeena Parkins
VENUE: The Parish Hall at St Mark’s Church
ADMISSION: $10

FRIDAY, November 22
8 PM Gregorio Benítez, Piano
Program:
MESSIAEN Selections from Catalogue d’oiseaux
Performers:
Gregorio Benítez, Piano
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $40

FRIDAY, November 22
8:30 pm Sextet
Anna Webber (tenor sax, flute) Ingrid Laubrock (tenor sax, soprano sax) Chris Williams (trumpet) Yuhan Su (vibraphone) Chris Tordini (bass) Jason Nazary (drums)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, November 23
1 PM Fei Tong, Violin
Performers:
Fei Tong, Violin
Huiping Cai, Piano
Program:
T. A. Vitali, Chaconne In G Minor
Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 23
Milstein, Paganiniana
Stravinsky, Suite Italienne
Wieniawski, Original Theme And Variations In A Major, Op. 15
And works by Gang Chen
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $38

SUNDAY, November 24
7:30 PM Jimin Han, Piano
Program:
Barber, Ballade, Op. 46
Barber, Nocturne, Op. 33
Aaron Jay Kernis, “Lullaby” From Before Sleep And Dreams
Schoenfield, Selections From Peccadilloes
Bumki Kim, The Wave
Heejung Park, The Little Blue Bird Dance Suite
Unsuk Chin, Piano Etudes
Performers:
Jimin Han, Piano
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $50

NYC Calendar October 2024

TUESDAY, October 1
6pm Pop-Up Concerts – Richard Carrick: L’algérie
ensemble Either/Or
Richard Carrick, L’Algérie
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, October 1
8PM Alan Licht (solo) Sam Weinberg/Thomas Buckner Duo
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

TUESDAY, October 1
9PM Užupis (Kenny Wollesen, Dalius Naujo, William Shore)
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $10

October 1-6
7:30pm, 8 pm, 3 pm Indra’s Net
Music and Direction Meredith Monk
Costume and Scenic Design Yoshio Yabara
Lighting Design Joe Levasseur
Sound Design Daniel Neumann
Video Scenarios/Direction Meredith Monk
Cinematography Ben Stechschulte
Projection Design Jorge Morales Picó
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $85-165

WEDNESDAY, October 2
8:30PM Matt Mitchell (piano) Tim Berne (alto sax) Kate Gentile (drums)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 4
7:30pm The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians New York City Chapter
Peyton Pleninger’s Biotonic
Featuring:
Peyton Pleninger, Saxophone
Will McEvoy, Bass
Bram Kincheloe, Drums
VENUE: Symphony Space
ADMISSION: $25-$30

SATURDAY, October 5
2:30pm DoYeon Kim Trio
DoYeon Kim – kayagum
Mat Maneri – viola
Steven Long – keys
3:30pm gabby fluke-mogul – violin, Charles Burnham – violin
VENUE: First Street Green (33 E 1st St, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, October 5
6 PM Loren Connors/Alessandra Novaga/James Illgenfritz/Chris Cochrane
VENUE: P.I.T
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, October 5
12:00 PM Phill Niblock Forever: A Marathon Memorial Celebration in Music, Images, Words, Movements…
Jim Staley, Shelley Hirsch, David Behrman, Tom Buckner, Yasunao Tone, Tom Hamilton, John King, Yoshiko Chuma, Susan Hefner, Keiko Uenishi, Barbara Held, Dave Soldier, Thomas Lehn, Tiziana Bertoncini, William Hooker, David First, David Watson, Bob Bellerue, Katie Porter, Al Margolis, Leslie Ross, Dafna Naphtali, SEM Ensemble, Dark Circuits Orchestra, and more TBA.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: Free with RSVP

SUNDAY, October 6
4:30pm Joe McPhee
VENUE: First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, Manhattan
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, October 6
8:30 PM Bergamot Quartet Extended
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

MONDAY, October 7
8PM Imaad Wasif with Shahzad Ismaily and Zoh Amba
VENUE: Heaven Can Wait
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, October 7
8 PM Ned Rothenberg’s Bucket Brigade
Ned Rothenberg alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi
Craig Taborn piano, electric keyboard
David Tronzo slide guitar
Stomu Takeishi fretless bass
Marcus Rojas tuba
Billy Martin drums, percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

TUESDAY, October 8
7:30 pm Marcos Balter: Three Enigmas
Marcos Balter with Conor Hanick, piano; Jay Campbell, cello; Ikue Mori, electronics; Maria Chavez, turntables & electronics; Gladstone Butler, percussion & electronics & Senem Pirler, electronics
Balter’s Three Enigmas
live electronic improvisation set
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

October 8 – 13
8pm and 10pm Julian Lage Trio
Julian Lage – Guitar
Jorge Roeder – Bass
Dave King – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $43

WEDNESDAY, October 9
7:30pm A Musical Lineage: Schoenberg and Boulez
Program to include:
Schoenberg, Suite, Op. 29
Boulez, Sur Incises
Performers:
David Robertson, conductor
Frank Huang, Violin
June Han, Harp
Daniel Druckman, Percussion
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Eric Huebner, Piano
Students from the Juilliard Orchestra
VENUE: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Lincoln Center
ADMISSION: $44

WEDNESDAY, October 9
7:30pm Welltone New Music Presents: Four Strings Around the World
music by Jerod Impichaachaaha’ Tate, Reza Vali, Violeta Dinescu, Shirish Korde, Victoria Bond and others
VENUE: Symphony Space
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 11
6 PM Sara Koller & Matt Mottel “FANDOM”
Jean Carla Rodea/Raffi Garabedian/Devin Brahja Waldman/Georgia Wartel Collins/Matt Mottel/sTo Len
VENUE: P.I.T
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, October 11
8 PM Ken Kobayashi Quartet
Anthony Coleman – piano
Jeff Miles – guitar
Michael Gilbert – bass
Ken Kobayashi – drums
9:00PM Horntet
Guillermo Gregorio – clarinet
Daniel Carter – multiple instruments
Jeff Pearring – alto sax
Ayumi Ishito – tenor sax
Stan Zenkov – multiple instruments
Amazan Audoine – trumpet
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, October 11
8pm 40th Anniversary of John Zorn’s Cobra
Brian Marsella electric piano, keyboards
Sylvie Courvoisier piano
Ikue Mori electronics
Wendy Eisenberg electric guitar
Mary Halvorson electric guitar
Taylor Levine electric guitar
Simon Hanes electric bass
Jay Campbell cello
Henry Fraser acoustic bass
Willie Winant percussion
Kenny Wollesen drums, electric vibes
Ches Smith drums
John Zorn prompter
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $35-$45

SATURDAY, October 12
2:30pm Rob Brown Trio
Rob Brown – alto sax
Brandon Lopez – bass
Juan Pablo Carletti – drums
3:30pm Trae Cruddup – drums, Craig Taborn – keyboard, Miriam Parker – dance
VENUE: First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, Manhattan
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, October 13
1:30pm Lewis / Knuffke / Mok
James Brandon Lewis – sax
Kirk Knuffke – cornet
Lesley Mok – drums
2:30pm Steve Swell Trio
Steve Swell – trombone
Dave Sewelson – baritone sax
Tcheser Holmes – drums
VENUE: First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, Manhattan
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, October 13
7:30pm Tony Malaby/Ana Fortuna/Charlie Lincoln/Ilya Blazh, Kaelen Ghandhi/Evan Palmer/Michael Larocca, Rob Magill
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

MONDAY, October 14
3:30pm Mixashawn Rozie – sax, voice, flute; Joe Morris – guitar; Michael Larocca – drums
4:30pm Drum & Dance Circle: Percussion led by Hamid Drake & William Parker, Dance led by Patricia Nicholson & Davalois Fearon
VENUE: First Street Green (33 E 1st St, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: free

October 15 – November 9
Ainadamar
Music by Osvaldo Golijov
Libretto by David Henry Hwang
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: from $35

THURSDAY, October 17
6pm Ivalas Quartet: Fate and Longing
Ivalas Quartet:
Reuben Kebede, Violin
Tiani Butts, Violin
Marcus Stevenson, Viola
Pedro Sanchez, Cello
works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Alvin Singleton
VENUE: Sugar Hill Museum of Art & Storytelling (898 St Nicholas Ave, NY)
ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, October 17 and FRIDAY, October 18
7:30 PM Afromodernism: Music of the African Diaspora
Program:
Carlos Simon, Four Black American Dances
Nathalie Joachim, Had To Be (New York Premiere–NY Phil Co-Commission with Spoleto Festival USA, Orchestre Métropolitain, and Chautauqua Institution)
D. Baker, Kosbro
Still, Symphony No. 4, Autochthonous
Artists:
Thomas Wilkins, Conductor
Toggle accordion for Thomas Wilkins
Seth Parker Woods, Cello
VENUE: David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $39-116

FRIDAY, October 18
7:30 PM Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness
Gabriela Ortiz, Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness
Performers:
The Crossing
Alejandro Escuer, Flute
Svet Stoyanov, Percussion
Ksenija Komljenović, Percussion
Shane Roderick, Percussion
Mingyu Son, Percussion
Julia Krohn, Performer
Larry S. White II, Performer
Dancers from The Ailey School
Donald Nally, Conductor
James Drake, Visual Art
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Text
Harrison Guy, Choreographer
Adam Holender, Photography
Stephen Jiménez, Producer and Director
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $60

FRIDAY, October 18
8:30PM Ryan Sawyer (drums, vocals, violin) Laura Ortman (violin, Apache violin) C. Spencer Yeh (violins, tapes)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, October 19
8PM Premieres I: Inhale
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective
Roots – Evan Fontaine
Breath – Alexa Letourneau
Perspective – Colston Reinhoff
In the News – Cynthia Shaw
Connecting Flights – Charlie Kreidler
Truth – Tara Mack
…and Everything Began – Helder Oliveira
Anima et Animus – Kelly Wang
VENUE: The Church of St. Luke in the Fields (487 Hudson Street New York)
ADMISSION: $10-50

SUNDAY, October 20
8 PM Anthony Coleman solo
Gabe Boyarin / Zoh Amba / Shahzad Ismaily trio
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7 PM Woolgathering
Directed and composed by Oliver Tompkins Ray
Choreography by John Heginbotham
Featuring Patti Smith
VENUE: Jerome Robbins Theater
ADMISSION: $39-$69

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7:30pm Caroline Shaw, Alicia Olatuja & Sō Percussion: Rectangles and Circumstance
Rectangles and Circumstance
Narrow Sea
Sō Percussion
Caroline Shaw
ADMISSION: from $40
VENUE: Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7 PM Marco Fusi, Violin: New Music by Yu Kuwabara and Salvatore Sciarrino
Marco Fusi, Violin
Program:
Kuwabara, Bai and Dharani (2020–21, U.S. premiere)
Sciarrino, Sei capricci per violino (1975–76)
Kuwabara, Mizu no Koe (2014–15/2019, U.S. premiere)
Sciarrino, Sei nuovi capricci e un saluto (2023, U.S. premiere)
VENUE: Teatro of the Italian Academy
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, October 23
8PM ASA-CHANG & Junray / Alma Laprida
VENUE: The Invisible Dog Art Center
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 23
8PM Sylvie Courvoisier: Poppy Seeds
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

WEDNESDAY, October 23
7:30pm Susana Santos Silva, trumpet
VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, October 25
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Bongani Ndodana-Breen Safika: Three Tales On African Migration
Andile Khumalo Cry Out
Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2
VENUE: Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
ADMISSION: TBD


FRIDAY, October 25
7PM M³ Festival 2024: Day 1
Zeena Parkins solo, Kenny Wollesen (drums), Craig Taborn “Shadow Plays Solo”
and many more
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, October 25
7pm Sound On: Composing While Black: Volume II
International Contemporary Ensemble
Program:
Jalalu Kalvert-Nelson, Prelude No. 1
Daniel Kidane, Foreign Tongues
Hannah Kendall, Tuxedo: Diving Bell 2.
Tebogo Monnakgotla, Wooden Bodies
Joshua Uzoigwe, Ukom and Egwu Amala from Talking Drums
Leila Adu-Gilmore, Alyssum
VENUE: Museum of Modern Art
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, October 29
6pm In Memoriam – Wolfgang Rihm
Wolfgang Rihm, Musik für Drei Streicher (Music for Three Strings) (1977)
Performers:
Josh Modney, violin
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

WEDNESDAY, October 30
7:30 PM The New Virtuoso: Borders
American Composers Orchestra
Program:
Michael Abels, Guitar Concerto, “Borders” (NY Premiere)
Paul Novak, Forest Migrations (World Premiere)
Kebra-Seyoun, Charles Bass Concerto, “Nightlife” (World Premiere)
Victoria Polevá, The Bell (NY Premiere)
Curtis Stewart, Embrace
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $50

WEDNESDAY, October 30
9PM heartsleeves: LoVid & Ka Baird
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 30
8:30pm Thunder Storm
Marcus Rojas (tuba, percussion) Tim Keiper (drums, percussion, voice) Ze Luis Oliveira (sax, flute) Brian Marsella (piano, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion, voice)
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, October 31
8:30pm Spooky Stories
Bill Gordh and Cyro Baptista
VENUE: the Stone
ADMISSION: $20

NYC Calendar September 2024

Highlight of the Month: The Village Trip festival

SUNDAY, September 1
3 PM Morton Feldman’s For Christian Wolff
Matt Mitchell (piano, celeste) and Roberta Michel (flute)
VENUE: 2b-2c (2nd St. between Avenues B and C, NY)
ADMISSION: $15-$30

SUNDAY, September 1
Pirate Utopias at the Hart Bar
8 pm Stardust Quartet (Laura Feathers, Yana Davydova, Damien Olsen, Nebula the Velvet Queen)
9 pm Eric Singer (saxotronics)
10 pm Dafna Naphtali (voice & electronics), Chris Cochrane & Hans Tammen (guitars)
11 pm: Entropic Hop (Ayumi Ishito, Aron Namenwirth, Kevin Shea)
VENUE: Hart Bar (538 Hart Street #1, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, September 2
8:30 PM Ryan Sawyer’s improvisations series
Sam Newsome (sax), Ryan Sawyer (percussion)
VENUE: Bacaro (Dimes Square, LES)
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, September 3
8 PM Tim Berne, John Belisle-Chi, Tom Rainey
VENUE: Lowlands Bar
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, September 3
8 PM Sam Weinberg Back Room Residency
Sam Weinberg Trio (with Henry Fraser & Jason Nazary)
Laura Cocks
Parker Menzimer
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

THURSDAY, September 5
8 PM False Harmonics #19: ICE Performs Earl Howard’s Boson1
International Contemporary Ensemble
Program:
Fay Victor: SafeHarbor Shade for voice and bassoon
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher: Del Lago for open instrumentation
Ingrid Laubrock: Koans (selections) for voice and cello
Rick Burkhardt: Prologue for flute, percussion, violin, cello
Nicole Mitchell: Birdsongs for Equitable Togetherness for open instrumentation
Earl Howard: Boson1 (2024, World Premiere) for electronic performer and ten musicians
VENUE: Pioneer Works
ADMISSION: $10-$30

FRIDAY, September 6
7:30 2B&2C presents
Virg Dzurinko, piano
Surprise Guest, violin
Music by Sofia Ganeshian
VENUE: 2b-2c (2nd St. between Avenues B and C, NY)
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, September 6
8 PM Prospect Series house show (#39)
Shayna Dulberger / Lucia Stavros, bass / harp
Ana González Gamboa (Ecuador) / Isabel Crespo Pardo, cello / voice
Eli Wallace / Joe Moffett / Michael Foster, piano / trumpet / saxophone
VENUE: 1923 8th Ave B’Klyn, at top of steps
ADMISSION: pay as you wish

FRIDAY, September 6
8:30 pm UR “Panama Pacific”
Ches Smith (drums) Matt Hollenberg (guitar) Shahzad Ismaily (bass) Trey Spruance (guitar)
Debut of an entire surf repertoire.
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 7
8PM Frankie Mann with David Behrman, Allison Easter, Sarah Hennies & John King / Sarah Hennies
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: $25

SATURDAY, September 7
8:30 pm Kodak Quartet plays Spruance
Edgar Donati (violin) Martin Noh (violin) Daniel Spink (viola) Blake Kitayama (cello)
Works for string quartet, some with radical electroacoustic accompaniment
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, September 8
3:30 PM Alex Zhang Hungtai- Bang on a Can Music Series
VENUE: Noguchi Museum
ADMISSION: $6-$16

WEDNESDAY, September 11
8:30 pm Solo
Craig Taborn (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, September 12
7:30 pm Composer Portraits: Courtney Bryan
Repertoire: All Courtney Bryan program
Dreaming (Freedom Sounds) for large ensemble and two voices (2023)
Blessed for voice and piano (2021)
*film by Tiona Nekkia McClodden
Requiem for four sopranos and chamber ensemble (2019)
Performers:
Damian Norfleet, voice
Alice Tessyier, Voice
Courtney Bryan, piano
International Contemporary Ensemble
Quince Ensemble
Rebekah Heller, conductor
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, September 13
8:30 pm TRIO
Craig Taborn (piano) Tomeka Reid (cello) Ches Smith (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 14
6:30PM Shahzad Ismaily
Shahzad Ismaily, electric bass, drums, percussion, guitar, or synthesizers
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 14
7.30pm + 9.30pm Yuhan Su OVER THE MOONs
Yuhan Su -vibraphone
Alex LoRe -alto sax and flute
Anna Webber -tenor sax and flute
Matt Mitchell -piano
YingDa Chen -guitar
Marty Kenney -bass
James Paul Nadien -drums
Shinya Lin -live electronics
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $35

SATURDAY, September 14
8:30 pm Weird of Mouth
Craig Taborn (piano), Ches Smith (drums), Mette Rasmussen (saxophone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, September 15
2 PM A Tribute to Virko Baley: An 85th Anniversary Celebration
Program – Music of Virko Baley
Emily Dickinson Songbook I for soprano and piano
Journey After Loves for baritone and piano
Persona II, “Borys Liatoshynsky” for Solo Clarinet (B-Flat Clarinet)
Dreamtime Suite for clarinet, violin and piano
Performed by:
Corrine Byrne, soprano
Thomas Meglioranza, baritone
Reiko Uchida, piano
Victoria Luperi, clarinet
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
VENUE: Ukrainian Institute of America (2 East 79th Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $20-35

SUNDAY, September 15
1 PM Victoria Hanna: A Workshop in Sacred Voice
VENUE: The Green-Wood Cemetery
ADMISSION: $36

SUNDAY, September 15
7 PM Taka Kigawa: Stockhausen
w/ special guest Chris Graham
Program:
Klavierstück I
Klavierstück V
Klavierstück X
Kontakte
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $20-$30

SUNDAY, September 15
7 pm The Listeners by Missy Mazzoli
The Listeners
Opera Philadelphia and Lyric Opera of Chicago
Missy Mazzoli, music
Royce Vavrek, libretto
VENUE: Peter B. Lewis Theater (1071 Fifth Avenue, New York)
ADMISSION: $15 – $55

MONDAY, September 16
8 PM Matana Roberts
A solo performance
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, September 19
7:30 PM Terry Riley’s The Holy Liftoff (Density 2036: part xi)
With Arnhold Creative Associate Claire Chase and Juilliard students
Arnhold Creative Associate Claire Chase and an ensemble of Juilliard students present Terry Riley’s The Holy Liftoff, the most recent work of Density 2036, a multi-decade commissioning initiative launched by Chase in 2013.
VENUE: Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater (155 W. 65th St., New York)
ADMISSION: $15-$30

THURSDAY, September 19
7.30pm + 9.30pm Kim Cass Levs Trio
Matt Mitchell – piano
Tyshawn Sorey – drums
Kim Cass – bass
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $25/$15 members; cabaret seating: $35/$20 members;
Livestream: $20/$5 for members

THURSDAY, September 19
8:30 pm Quartet
Sara Serpa (voice) Mark Turner (tenor sax) Marta Sanchez (piano) Qasim Naqvi (modular synth)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 21
2 pm Eliza Garth: Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage American Primitive & Inventors of Genius Weekend
VENUE: St Mark’s in the Bowery (131 East 10th Street, NY)
ADMISSION: $17.50 – $25

SATURDAY, September 21
6:30PM Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser, bass
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 21
8 PM Adam Brisbin/ Zoh Amba/ Jeremy Gustin/ Kenny Wollesen • Poppy Patica
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, September 21
8 PM and 9:30 PM Bait Ball (Tony Malaby, Michaël Attias, Dave Ballou, Angelica Sanchez, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey)
VENUE: Bar Bayeux (1066 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: TBD

SUNDAY, September 22
3 pm Genius & Invention: Schoenberg, Ives, Cage & Harrison
Program:
Schoenberg, Book of the Hanging Gardens
Ives, violin and piano sonata
Varied Trio and early keyboard music by Lou Harrison and John Cage
Performers:
Hayley Laufer Duo: Dorothea Hayley, soprano; Manuel Laufer, piano
Joan Forsyth, piano
Adam Tendler, piano
David Fulmer, violin
Lauren Cauley, violin
Bill Solomon, percussion
VENUE: St John’s in the Village (218 W 11th St, New York)
ADMISSION: $20 – $30

SUNDAY, September 22
7 pm Quattro Mani American Primitive & Inventors of Genius Weekend
duo pianists Susan Grace and Steven Beck perform works by Lou Harrison, John Cage, Arnold Schoenberg, John Adams and Fred Lerdahl
VENUE: Greenwich House Music School (46 Barrow Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $17.50 – $25

September 23–October 6
7:30pm, 8 pm, 3 pm Indra’s Net
Music and Direction Meredith Monk
Costume and Scenic Design Yoshio Yabara
Lighting Design Joe Levasseur
Sound Design Daniel Neumann
Video Scenarios/Direction Meredith Monk
Cinematography Ben Stechschulte
Projection Design Jorge Morales Picó
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $85-165

TUESDAY, September 24
7 PM Tessa Souter: The Erik Satie Project
Tessa Souter, vocals
Luis Perdomo, piano
Boris Kozlov, bass
Billy Drummond, drums
VENUE: Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $20.00 – $50.00

TUESDAY, September 24
7:30pm New Sounds Live with ETHEL String Quartet
Allison Loggins-Hull, flute
ETHEL String Quartet
Program:
Allison Loggins-Hull – Persist
Xavier Muzik – Pillowtalk
Migiwa “Miggy” Miyajima – The Reconciliation Suite
Sam Wu – Terraria
Leilehua Lanzilotti – We Began This Quilt There
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

TUESDAY, September 24
8 pm Black Chamber Folk Music
Daniel Carter (reeds, brass, words)
Cooper Moore (strings, flutes)
William Parker (strings, bamboo, brass, words)
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, September 25
8 PM Biliana Voutchkova & DARA Strings
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, September 26
8 PM Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM: Album release for Medietas
Brian Marsella piano, keys, vocals
Jessica Lurie alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet
Josh Lawrence trumpet
Itai Kriss flute
Meg Okura violin
Jon Irabagon soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
John Lee acoustic and electric guitar
Sae Hashimoto vibraphone, glockenspiel, xylophone, balafon, percussion
Jason Fraticelli acoustic and electric bass
Anwar Marshall drums
Rich Stein percussion
Cyro Baptista percussion, vocals
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, September 26
7.30pm + 9.30pm Anna Webber’s Simple Trio
Anna Webber – flute, bass flute, tenor sax
Matt Mitchell – piano
John Hollenbeck – drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $35

FRIDAY, September 27
8:30 pm Duo
Peter Evans (trumpet) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 28
6:30 PM William Parker
William Parker, bass
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, September 28
8:30 pm Symphony
Peter Evans (trumpets) Alice Teyssier (flute) Nick Joz (bass, electronics) Levy Lorenzo percussion, electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20