This episode presents an overview of major works by award-winning composer duo Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, the creators of 12 operas and the founders of Opera Aperta – a laboratory of experimental opera in Kyiv. Plunging into their unique archeological process of creation, we position their work alongside music and ideas of major 20th – 21st century artists and thinkers: Richard Foreman, David Lynch, Jorge Louis Borges, Umberto Eco, Les Kurbas, Hanna Havrylets, Karlheinz Essel and Jorge Sánchez-Chiong.
Grygoriv and Razumeiko’s Chornobyldorf won the Opera and Music Theatre Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2024 and received eight sold-out shows at LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York. Their most recent work, GAIA-24. Opera del Mondo, will be presented at O.Festival in Rotterdam and at the Venice Biennale.
Untitled, Karna rock band Live concert recording, Ivano-Frankivsk, 1999
Mass in B minor BWV 232, J. S. Bach The Netherlands Bach Society Jos van Veldhoven, conductor Hana Blažíková, soprano 1 Anna Reinhold, soprano 2 David Erler, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Peter Harvey, bass
TAU XII – Jesus stirbt am Kreuz, Karlheinz Essl Tanja Elisa Glinsner: mezzo soprano, conducting Elisabeth Möst, flutes Andreas Schablas, clarinets Daniel Loipold, french horn Eva Maria Mitter, accrodion Barbara Körber, cello
FRIDAY, March 1 8pm Wavefield Ensemble Program: Amadeus Regucera: Pendant (2017) Tonia Ko: Tilt (2021) Wolfgang Rihm: Verzeichnung – Studie for viola, cello and double bass (1986) Dennis Sullivan: Noise Level/Tone Level (2023) José Manuel Serrano: Ecos oníricos de la Basílica de San Marcos (2021) Kaija Saariaho: Nocturne (1994) Amadeus Regucera: Unfeeling (She sketches out her dreams on his skin) (2023-24 / world premiere) ADMISSION: $20 VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
FRIDAY, March 1 8:30pm QUARTET Anthony Coleman (piano) Billy Martin (drums) gabby fluke-mogul (violin) Simon Hanes (bass) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, March 2 3pm Lou Reed’s Hudson River Wind Meditations: A Birthday Celebration Laurie Anderson and Eddie Stern offer a guided meditation, a Tai Chi demonstration, and Lou Reed Drones by Stewart Hurwood (with Sarth Calhoun). VENUE: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ADMISSION: Free with RSVP
SATURDAY, March 2 7:30 pm International Contemporary Ensemble: Anthony Davis & Leila Adu-Gilmore Leila Adu-Gilmore, Mahakala Oratorio (2020-23), Alyssum (2014) Anthony Davis, Wayang No. II (Shadowdance) (1982), Clonetics (1983) solo piano performance by Anthony Davis VENUE: NYU Skirbal Center ADMISSION: $35
SATURDAY, March 2 8pm Vienna Philharmonic Program: Hindemith, Konzertmusik Für Blasorchester, Op. 41 R. Strauss, Symphonic Fantasy From Die Frau Ohne Schatten Schoenberg, Variations For Orchestra, Op. 31 Ravel, La Valse Vienna Philharmonic Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage ADMISSION: starting at $112
SATURDAY, March 2 8:30 pm Quartet G Calvin Weston (drums) Anthony Coleman (piano) Peter Evans (trumpet) Simon Hanes (bass) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
March 2–26, 2024 Illinoise Music and Lyrics Sufjan Stevens (Based on the Album Illinois) Story Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury VENUE: Park Avenue Armory ADMISSION: starting at $35
SUNDAY March 3 8pm John Zorn: Nothing Is True Everything Is Permitted Chaos Magick John Medeski organ Brian Marsella electric piano Matt Hollenberg guitar Kenny Grohowski drums Simulacrum John Medeski organ Matt Hollenberg guitar Kenny Grohowski drums VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $25-$35
WEDNESDAY, March 6 7:30 pm Mannes Orchestra Performs Saariaho, Horvitz, Ives Program: Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) – Orion Wayne Horvitz (b. 1955) – Those Who Remain (Part 1): Concerto for Orchestra and Improvising Soloist with Bill Frisell, Guitarist Charles Ives (1874-1954) – Symphony No. 4 with the New York Choral Society, Harrison Hollingsworth, Choral Preparation Mannes Orchestra David Hayes, conductor VENUE: Starr Theater, Alice Tully Hall ADMISSION: $18
WEDNESDAY, March 6 8:30 pm Marsella/Hashimoto Brian Marsella (piano) Sae Hashimoto (vibraphone) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
FRIDAY, March 8 7pm Parker Quartet: Music by Felipe Lara Program: Felipe Lara (b.1979): Sonare (2021) Valentin Silvestrov (b.1937): String Quartet No.3 (2011) Parker Quartet: Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao, violins Jessica Bodner, viola Kee-Hyun Kim, cello VENUE: Americas Society (680 Park Avenue) ADMISSION: free
FRIDAY, March 8 8:30 pm Marsella, Medeski, Martin and Baptista Brian Marsella (piano, Rhodes, keys) John Medeski (organ, keys) Billy Martin (drums, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, March 9 7pm Celebrating 90 Years: Christian Wolff String Noise Sounds quartet (Conrad Harris & Pauline Kim Harris (violin/objects), Jessie Cox (drums/cymbals), and Samuel Yulsman (piano/synths). David Behrman (electronics/violin), Laura Cocks (flute), David Cossin (percussion), Felix Fan (cello), John King (guitar/electronics), Joseph Kubera (piano), Ikue Mori (electronics), Marilyn Nonken (piano), Kevin Ramsay (daxophone/electronics), and Lucie Vítková (accordion/harmonica). Program: Duo for Violins (1950) For Piano I (1952) Bread and Roses (1976) for Solo Violin Death of Mother Jones (1977) for Solo Violin Cello Cello Variations, “Hallelujah, I’m A Bum!” (1978) for Solo Cello Stardust Piece 1 (1984) for Cello and Piano Piano Trio (1985) For Morty Glockenspiel/Vibraphone and Piano (1987) Duo 8 (2008) for Violin and Cello Small Duos for Violinists (2021) Cold Spring (1981) by Steven Swartz Quartet World Premiere Ghost Swifts (2024) by String Noise Sounds “What If” World PREMIERE (2024) for 2-20 Musicians Various Improvisations, Christian Wolff & Ikue Mori CW90 (2024) Christian Wolff, David Behrman, John King & String Noise Burdocks (1970-71) VENUE: Judson Memorial Church ADMISSION: $15-$20
SUNDAY, March 10 3 pm Escher String Quartet Béla Bartók String Quartets No. 1-6 Escher String Quartet VENUE: Alice Tully Hall ADMISSION: $43-89
SUNDAY, March 10 7:30PM Outlier Presents: Michael Foster with Strings Michael Foster, Anna Abondolo, Webb Crawford, DoYeon Kim, Zosha Warpeha, Nava Dunkelman VENUE: P.I.T. ADMISSION: TBD
WEDNESDAY, March 13 7.30pm + 9.30pm Willy Rodriguez presents A.B.A.C.O.A + 2 Willy Rodriguez -drums Dave Liebman -soprano saxophone Hery Paz -tenor saxophone Brandon Lopez -bass Kenneth Jimenez -bass VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $20- $35
THURSDAY, March 14 7:30 PM Spirit Catchers with Annea Lockwood Spirit Catchers, a live performance by Annea Lockwood with Liz Phillips, Sam Green and Sanna Almajedi. VENUE: e-flux (172 Classon Ave, Brooklyn) ADMISSION: $15
THURSDAY, March 14 8pm Avant Joik / Joan La Barbara Katarina Barruk (vocals/joik), Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (vocals and live electronics), live visuals by Sámi artist Matti Aikio, Joan La Barbara
SATURDAY, March 16 7:30 pm Talea at 15 Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent (2022) Suzanne Farrin: Dolce La Morte Suite (2016) Wang Lu: November Airs (2021) Steven Takasugi: Strange Autumn (2003/2004) Georges Aperghis: Wild Romance (2013) VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music ADMISSION: $12-23
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, March 16 – 17 7:30pm Mette Ingvartsen: Moving In Concert Moving in Concert, featuring nine dancers, imagines a universe where humans, technologies and natural materials coexist to create an abstract set of movement. Mette Ingvartsen is a Danish choreographer and dancer. VENUE: NYU Skirball ADMISSION: $45
MONDAY, March 18 7pm Experimental Intermedia Sarah Bernstein (NYC) Maffe Kaffews (Berlin) VENUE: At Zürcher Gallery ADMISSION: $20
TUESDAY, March 19 Women In Free Jazz: 6:30pm Cheryl Pyle – flute-percussion / Mary Cherney – flute / Sarah Bernstein – violin / Andrea Wolper – voice / Rose Tang – guitar / Brenna Rey – bass 7:30pm Ayumi Ishito – tenor sax / Catherine Sikora – tenor sax / Nora Stanley – tenor sax / Nicole Davis – trumpet / Jeong Lim Yang – bass / Yuko Togami – percussion 8:30pm Musique Libre Femmes Big Band Ensemble-a free jazz improvisation to end the concert with: Cheryl Pyle, Mary Cherney, Sarah Bernstein, Andrea Wolper, Catherine Sikora, Ayumi Ishito, Nora Stanley, Nicole Davis, Rose Tang, Brenna Rey, Jeong Lim Yang & Yuko Togami VENUE: DMG ADMISSION: Free
TUESDAY, March 19 7.30pm + 9.30pm Anna Webber’s Shimmer Wince Anna Webber -flute, tenor sax Adam O’Farrill -trumpet Mariel Roberts -cello Elias Stemeseder -synthesizer Lesley Mok -drums VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $5- $35
WEDNESDAY, March 20 8pm Ches Smith & Laugh Ash Shara Lunon voice and vocal processing, lyrics Anna Webber flute Oscar Noriega clarinets James Brandon Lewis tenor sax Nate Wooley trumpet Jennifer Choi violin Kyle Armbrust viola Michael Nicolas cello Shahzad Ismaily bass, Moog Ches Smith elecronics, drums, percussion VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $20-$30
THURSDAY, March 21 7:30pm Chou Wen-Chung Centennial Concert Works by Chou Wen-Chung: In the Mode of Shang for chamber orchestra (1956) The Willows are New (1957) Yü Ko (1965) Twilight Colors (2007) Ode to Eternal Pine (2009) Continuum ensemble Joel Sachs, conductor VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University ADMISSION: $10-20
THURSDAY, March 21 8PM Kathleen Supové: Epics A night of solo piano premieres and encores by Supové, Goya, Matthusen, Flaherty, Woolf, and Mihartescu, plus, excerpts from Cornelius Cardew‘s epic Treatise. VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $20-$30
FRIDAY, March 22 7:30 pm Palaver Strings: Visions+Miracles Summa for Strings Arvo Pärt Entr’acte Caroline Shaw Sinfonia No. 1 Felix Mendelssohn Visions and Miracles Christopher Theofanidis On the Nature of Daylight Max Richter Fiddle Set Maya French/Jamie Oshima Palaver Strings ensemble VENUE: National Sawdust ADMISSION: $29-31
FRIDAY, March 22 8 PM American Symphony Orchestra Schoenberg, Gurrelieder American Symphony Orchestra Leon Botstein, Conductor VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage ADMISSION: $15.50-$65
SATURDAY, March 23 7.30pm + 9.30pm Camila Meza & The Nectar Orchestra Camila Meza -voice, guitar Gadi Lehavi -piano Noam Wiesenberg -bass Keita Ogawa -drums Tomoko Omura -violin Fung Chern Hwei -violin Benni von Gutzeit -viola Aliya Ultan -cello VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $5 -$45
SATURDAY, March 23 8pm DUO Nicole Mitchell (flute) Cooper Moore (various instruments) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, March 23 8pm Composers in Play IX: Hands of Adamant AAdam Sherkin performs his own works Sonata No. 1, “Sunderance” (2008) Sonata No 2 “Cwn Annwn” (or “Hounds of Hell,” 2014) Sonata No. 3 “Ended in Ice” (2017) Sonata No. 4 “Rumoured Green” (2023) VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute ADMISSION: $25-30
MONDAY, March 25 7:30PM The New Series: The Mad King Program: SCHOENBERG Ode to Napoleon SAARIAHO From the Grammar of Dreams for soprano and electronics DAVIES Eight Songs for a Mad King Directed by Mary Birnbaum King – Leo Radosavljevic VENUE: Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater ADMISSION: FREE
TUESDAY, March 26 7:30pm Alarm Will Sound: Heard Program: Tania León, Toque Chris P. Thompson, Hanabi (In-Ear Extended Mix) Christian Quiñones, Hasta Que No Pueda (NY Premiere) Damon Davis, Ligeia Mare: A Radio Opera, Episode 4 (Arr. Ted Hearne And Dave Ragland; Ny Premiere) Elijah Daniel Smith, Vermilion Glare (NY Premiere) Texu Kim, Līlā (NY Premiere) Bora Yoon Casual Miracles (NY Premiere) Tania León, Gran Toque (Arr. John Orfe; NY Premiere) VENUE: Zankel Hall ADMISSION: starting at $54
MARCH 26 – 31 8pm and 10pm Jakob Bro Septet Chris Cheek – Saxophone Jakob Bro – Guitar Craig Taborn – Piano Larry Grenadier – Double Bass Anders Christensen – Electric Bass Brian Blade – Drums Marcus Gilmore – Drums VENUE: Village Vanguard ADMISSION: $40
WEDNESDAY, March 27 8pm Matt Mitchell – piano John Hébert – bass JC Sanford – trombone VENUE: Scholes Street Studio ADMISSION: TBD
THURSDAY, March 28 7pm Defense – Defiance – Dedication Roman Grygoriv, Langsam 9M27K Karmella Tsepkolenko, Cantata “Reading History” Maxim Kolomiiets, Footprints on the Sun Zoltan Almashi, Maria’s City Olga Zaitseva-Herz, Bakhmut Rhapsody Leonid Hrabovsky, EQVIN VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music ADMISSION: $10 – $25
THURSDAY, March 28 8pm Tim Berne VENUE: Lowlands Bar ADMISSION: TBD
THURSDAY, March 28 8PM Momenta Quartet: Graham Haynes’ String Quartet No. 1 VENUE: Greenwich House Recital Hall ADMISSION: $20/$15
FRIDAY, March 29 7pm Virko Baley At 85 Nocturnal No. 5, “In the Grove” (1980) Soliloquies & a Dialogue (2023-34) [WORLD PREMIERE] Nocturnal No. 7, “Introitus” (1990; rev. 2013-14) From Dreamtime (1993-95; rev. 2005) Treny IV (1996-99) Postludium: From Uniforms of Snow: No. 10, Interlude 2: Tren (2002-3) VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music ADMISSION: $10 – $25
SATURDAY, March 30 7pm Travel Diaries Fima Chupakhin, One Day They Will Be Dancing Valentyn Sylvestrov, Silent Songs: Farewell, world Steve Reich, Different Trains (II. Europe) Marian Fil, Devaldi Korbes Stefania Turkevych, Songs Mykhailo Chedryk, Sonare Ksenia Stetsenko, Fluchtlingesdodekaphonie No. 24 Kaia Saariaho, Changing Light VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music ADMISSION: $10 – $25
SATURDAY, March 30 8:30 pm Beat Activists JC Maillard (electric guitar) Sofía Rei (vocals, charango, electronics) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, February 1 1st Annual Out Music Festival 7:30 Tomas Fujiwara Trio Tomas Fujiwara – drums Darius Jones – alto sax 8:30 BREW – record release Gerry Hemingway – drums Reggie Workmam – bass Miya Masaoka – koto 9:30 McPhee/Rosen Joe McPhee – sax Jay Rosen – drums VENUE: Theater for the New City ADMISSION: $25
THURSDAY, February 1 9PM Heart of the Ghost (Jarrett Gilgore/Luke Stewart/Ian McColm), Leila Bordrieul/Tamio Shiraishi, Matt Mottel VENUE: Record Shop ADMISSION: $15
FEBRUARY 1-3 8 pm and 10pm Vijay Iyer Vijay Iyer – Piano Linda May Han Oh – Bass Tyshawn Sorey – Drums VENUE: Village Vanguard ADMISSION: $40
FRIDAY, February 2 8pm Dark Circuits Orchestra plays Cardew & Niblock Dark Circuits Orchestra Phill Niblock: Baobab (2011) Phill Niblock: 2 Lips (2008) Cornelius Cardew: Treatise (1963-67) Pages 7-19, 41-44 Katherine Liberovskaya: Visuals VENUE: Black Box (HN 543) 695 Park Ave. New York ADMISSION: Free
SATURDAY, February 3 7pm Gerry Hemingway Drums, With Earl Howard Electronics VENUE: Soup And Sound (292 Leferts Ave) ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, February 3 8:30 pm Duo or Trio Fred Moten (spoken word) Brandon Lopez (bass) and possibly Craig Taborn (piano) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
SUNDAY, February 4 5pm CT:: SWaM presents 111 by 111 experimental noise project by Chantal Michelle and Grace Villamil
VENUE: Fridman Gallery ADMISSION: $10
WEDNESDAY, February 7 8pm Kristin Norderval and Friends: What Comes Back to Us Kristin Norderval vocals, laptop, gestural controllers Gustavo Aguilar percussion Miguel Frasconi glass instruments, modular synths Jill Sigman dancer, ceramic artist VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $20-$30
THURSDAY, February 8 7:30PM Nels Cline’s Consentrik Quartet with Ingrid Laubrock, Chris Lightcap & Tom Rainey Tom Rainey (drums), Chris Lightcap bass, Ingrid Laubock saxophone VENUE: (Le) Poisson Rouge ADMISSION: $25-$35
THURSDAY, February 8 8pm Composer Portraits: Carola Bauckholt International Contemporary Ensemble ICE performs a program of works by the pioneering German composer Carola Bauckholt featuring four of Bauckholt’s chamber works: Oh, I See; Membran; Schlammflocke II; and Treibstoff. VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University ADMISSION: starting at $20
FRIDAY, February 9 8pm Alain Metrailler Quartet Elias Stemeseder – Piano Chris Tordini – Contrabass Eric McPherson – Drums Alain Metrailler – Tenor Saxophone VENUE: Ibeam ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, February 10 7:30pm Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis Sextet: Cloudward Mary Halvorson, guitar, composition Patricia Brennan, vibraphone Nick Dunston, bass Tomas Fujiwara, drums Jacob Garchik, trombone Adam O’Farrill, trumpet VENUE: Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center (92NY) ADMISSION: from $25
SATURDAY, February 10 8:30 pm TRIO Wendy Eisenberg (guitar) Brian Chase (drums) Rebekah Heller (bassoon)
WEDNESDAY, February 14 8:30 pm Billy Ray Valentine Trio Mary Halvorson (guitar) Henry Fraser (bass) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, February 15 8PM Austin Wulliman: The News From Utopia System Notes (2023) for string quartet and electronics Blink (2022) for string quartet, electric guitar and electronics Down Pat (2023) for electric guitar and electronics -Alec Goldfarb, guitar The Late Edition (2023) for string quartet Lost One (2024) for string quartet The Docks (2022) for string quartet and electronics Como Se Vive (ii) (2023) for string quartet and electronics The News From Utopia (ii) (2024) – World Premiere for string quartet and electronics Austin Wulliman violin Alec Goldfarb guitar JACK Quartet VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $20-$30
FRIDAY, February 16 7:30 PM Ensemble Connect Program: Inti Figgis-Vizueta New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout Tania León De Memorias Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16 VENUE: Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall ADMISSION: TBD
FRIDAY, February 16 9 PM Silence is like fertile soil Ekmeles vocal ensemble Music by Arvo Pärt VENUE: Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W. 18th St.) ADMISSION: Free
FRIDAY, February 16 and SATURDAY, February 17 7.30pm & 9.30pm Angelica Sanchez ‘The Brilla Suite’ The Jazz Gallery Fellowship Commission 2023 Angelica Sanchez -piano Adam O’Farrill -trumpet John Hebert -bass Chad Taylor -drums VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $35-$45
SATURDAY, February 17 8PM Tony Malaby: Open Loose Mark Helias, Tom Rainey, Tony Malaby, ft. Tim Berne VENUE: Barbes ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, February 17 8pm Katie Porter: Malosma / 18 Flowers In A Row Katie Porter (clarinets), Judith Berkson (accordion/voice), Laura Cetilia (cello) and Christine Tavolacci (flute) VENUE: Issue Project Room ADMISSION: free
SATURDAY, February 17 8:30 pm The Return of Plutonia: For Greg Tate Matana Roberts (saxophone) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
TUESDAY, February 20 7:30 PM Ensemble Connect Program: Inti Figgis-Vizueta New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout Tania León De Memorias Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16 VENUE: Weill Recital Hall ADMISSION: starts at $41
TUESDAY, February 20 6:30PM DMG Free Tues: Su$hi, Zoh Amba / Marc Edwards / Caroline Morton, Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson & AJ Medeiros VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery ADMISSION: free
TUESDAY, February 20 8PM Sam Weinberg (Residency), Kim Rosenfeld, Theo Ellin Ballew, C. Spencer Yeh VENUE: Sisters ADMISSION: free
WEDNESDAY, February 21 7.30pm + 9.30pm Ingrid Laubrock’s Lilith Ingrid Laubrock -saxophones Dave Adewumi -trumpet Adam Matlock -accordion/voice Yvonne Rogers -piano Eva Lawitts -double bass/voice Henry Mermer -drums VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $15 – $35
WEDNESDAY, February 21 8:30 pm Solo Aliya Ultan (cello) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, February 22 8pm Composer Portraits: Amy Williams Jack Quartet Amy Williams, piano VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University ADMISSION: from $20
FRIDAY, February 23 7:30 PM Timo Andres, Piano Program: Timo Andres Fiddlehead (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) Robin Holcomb Wherein Lies The Good Ellington “The Single Petal Of A Rose” (Arr. Timo Andres) From The Queen’s Suite Gabriella Smith Imaginary Pancake (NY Premiere, Commissioned By Carnegie Hall) Ellington “Reflections In D” (Arr. Timo Andres) Copland Piano Sonata Ellington “Prelude To A Kiss” (Arr. Timo Andres) Rzewski Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues Philip Glass Etude No. 20 VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage ADMISSION: From $39
FRIDAY, February 23 8 PM Catherine Sikora & Susan Alcorn Album Release Concert Susan Alcorn, pedal steel guitar Catherine Sikora, saxophone VENUE: Zürcher Gallery ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, February 24 7pm Beethoven / Harrison LOU HARRISON Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan (New York premiere) Adam Tendler, piano and Gamelan Son of Lion BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Conducted by Philip Nuzzo VENUE: St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church ADMISSION: $40-60
SATURDAY, February 24 8 pm Composers In Play VIII: Accumulation of Purpose Adam Sherkin, piano with various composers in attendance Premieres By New York Composers Jonathan Wyatt, Michael Genese, Han Lash, David T. Little And Christopher Cerrone VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute ADMISSION: $30; $25 (Students free)
SUNDAY, February 25 7.30pm + 9.30pm The Trio Threadgill -woodwinds Iyer -keyboards Prieto -percussion VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: sold out
SUNDAY, February 25 8pm Joan Tower at 85 Da Capo Chamber Players
Joan Tower – Big Sky (2000) Joan Tower – Breakfast Rhythms (1974) Joan Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman no.5 (1993) Joan Tower – Into the Night (2022) Erica Lindsay – New work (2024) – World Premiere Erica Lindsay – Transmutation Variations John Boggs – Descending the Catskills (2019) VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute (43A West 13th St, New York) ADMISSION: $15 – $30
MONDAY, February 26 7.30pm + 9.30pm double bill: Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio & The Tomeka Reid Quartet Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio Tomas Fujiwara -drums Patricia Brennan -vibraphone Tomeka Reid -cello Tomeka Reid Quartet Tomeka Reid -cello Mary Halvorson -guitar Jason Roebke -bass Tomas Fujiwara -drums VENUE: The Jazz Gallery ADMISSION: $20 – $45
MONDAY, February 26 7:30PM Insectum Susie Ibarra, Jeffrey Zeigler, Graham Reynolds, and evolutionary biologist Jessica Ware VENUE: National Sawdust ADMISSION: $35
TUESDAY, February 27 8pm Contemporaneous: Songs at Night Program: A Kind of Lung – Shelley Washington A History of Life in Reverse – Dylan Mattingly Songs at Night – Lila Meretzky VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $20-30
WEDNESDAY, February 28 8:30 pm QUARTET Simon Hanes (guitar) Trevor Dunn (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Jon Starks (drums) VENUE: The Stone ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, February 29 7:30PM The Knights Program: Ravel Le Tombeau De Couperin Du Yun Ears Of The Book Concerto For Pipa And Orchestra Weill Symphony No. 1, “Berliner Symphonie” Bob Dylan “When The Ship Comes In” (Arr. Christina Courtin) Weill/Brecht “Alabama Song” (Arr. Christina Courtin) Chico Buarque “Geni E O Zepelim” (Arr. Colin Jacobsen) Performers: The Knights Wu Man, Pipa Christina Courtin, Vocals Magos Herrera, Vocals VENUE: Zankel Hall ADMISSION: starts at $74
THURSDAY, February 29 7:30 PM Émigré Émigré, a semi-staged musical drama Aaron Zigman / Mark Campbell, libretto Aaron Zigman, composer Shanghai Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic Chorus VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall ADMISSION: $118-384
NYC music events in 2023 we want to remember, with no intention of ranking, in reverse chronological order.
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Sun Tracing Magic Special with Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Charmaine Lee (voice) Ches Smith (drums) Sae Hashimoto (percussion) David Watson (bagpipes) Makigami Koichi (voice) Satoko Fujii (piano) kappamaki (trumpet) Erik Friedlander (cello) Zeena Parkins (harps) Ikue Mori (electronics) (The Stone, December 17)
John Zorn at 70 celebrations at Miller Theatre at Columbia University, especially New Masada / Simulacrum (Miller Theatre, October 19)
Fred Frith residency at the Stone, especially Duos and Trios with Fred Frith (home-made instruments, percussion), Ikue Mori (electronics) and Nate Wooley (trumpet) and Quartet with Nava Dunkelman (percussion, voice), Fred Frith (electric guitar, voice), Carla Kihlstedt (violin, voice) and Theresa Wong (cello, voice) (The Stone, October 6and 11).
Jazztopad Festival New York, especially 3 sets: 1) Amir ElSaffar, Ole Mathisen, Tomas Fujiwara 2) Ksawery Wójciński and friends (Shift, June 23) and 3) Joanna Duda, Max Mucha, Michał Bryndal, Ksawery Wójciński & Maniucha Bikont, Kirk Knuffke (Barbès, June 25)
Champion, an opera by Terence Blanchard (The Metropolitan Opera, Aril 10 – May 13)
+ 1. Radio 477! Yara Arts Group+ Serhiy Zhadan + Anthony Coleman (La MaMa, March 10 – 19) + 2. Shockwave Delay: Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks (La MaMa, June 1-11)
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