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United States
 Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 8:00pm 
BMOP Launches 18th Season with "Four Saints"
Jordan Hall, Boston
30 Gainsborough Street
United States
617-585-1260
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu

Tickets: $20 and Up
Boston Modern Orchestra Project


Led by conductor Gil Rose, BMOP will be joined by Sarah Pelletier (soprano, St. Teresa I), Gigi Mitchell-Velasco (contralto, St. Teresa I), Deborah Selig (soprano, St. Settlement), Aaron Engebreth (baritone, St. Ignatius), Charles Blandy (tenor, St. Chavez), Tom McNichols (bass, Compere), and Lynn Torgove (mezzo-soprano, Commere).


The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents a one-night only concert performance of Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein’s Four Saints in Three Acts (1928). An abstruse modernist opera sans plot or formal structure, Four Saints is the perfect way for the unflagging BMOP orchestra to kick-start the new season.

Virgil Thomson : Four Saints

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United States
 Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 7:15pm 
Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton performs Oct - Dec
DROM, New York
, 85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in East Village
United States
(212) 777-1157
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/772/composers-concordance-records-release-party

Tickets: $15
Chico Hamilton
Euphoria Band

LEGENDARY DRUMMER CHICO HAMILTON CONTINUES MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES AT NEW YORK CITY’S DROM
Sundays this Fall: 10.20 + 11.17 + 12.15



WHAT: NEA JAZZ MASTER CHICO HAMILTON @ DROM
In yet another strong showing by this venerable drummer, 92 year-old percussionist and band leader Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton celebrates his working life in a trio of concerts – EUPHORIC: Celebrating the Life & Music of Chico Hamilton. Known for fashioning finely textured sounds with small ensembles, Chico leads his long-time working group Euphoria featuring Nick Demopoulos (guitar), Paul Ramsey (bass), Evan Schwam (flute + reeds), Mayu Saeki (flute), and Jeremy Carlstedt (drums + percussion) as well as special featured guests TBA. Program includes some new original material as well as works off of Chico’s latest vivacious albums: Revelation and Euphoric (Joyous Shout!). Saluted by the Kennedy Center as a "Living Jazz Legend", and appointed to the President’s Council on the Arts, this NEA Jazz Master is considered one of the most important living jazz artists and composers. According to Jazz Improv NY, “he sounds more creative and artistic than ever.”

WHEN: Sunday, October 20 @ 7:15PM
Sunday, November 17 @ 7:15PM
Sunday, December 15 @ 7:15PM

WHERE: DROM, 85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th St), New York City; Train F to 2nd Avenue, 10009

HOW: $15/Advance $12. To reserve, call DROM at 212.777.1157 or visit www.dromNYC.com.

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Chico Hamilton : Euphria

17 Dec



United States
 Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 7:15pm 
Chico Hamilton's "Euphoria" Performs at DROM
DROM, New York
, 85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in East Village
United States
(212) 777-1157
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/772/composers-concordance-records-release-party

Tickets: $15
Chico Hamilton's "Euphoria"

CELEBRATING THE LIFE & MUSIC OF LEGENDARY DRUMMER CHICO HAMILTON

Monthly Concert Series Featuring EUPHORIA






WHAT: EUPHORIA Presents Celebrating the Life & Music of Foreststorn “Chico"

Hamilton, featuring Chico's longstanding Euphoria ensemble with Paul Ramsey (bass), Evan Schwam (flute + reeds), Jeremy Carlstedt (drums + percussion), Mayu Saeki (flute) & Nick Demopolous (guitar).



In honor of the 92 year-old percussionist and band leader, his long-time working group Euphoria continues his legacy with a monthly concert series at DROM starting Sunday, November 17th with special featured guests TBA.

Known for fashioning finely textured sounds with small ensembles, the program includes some new original material off of Chico’s forthcoming album (Release Date 2014) as well as works off of Chico’s latest vivacious albums: Revelation and Euphoric (Joyous Shout!).

Saluted by the Kennedy Center as a "Living Jazz Legend", and appointed to the President’s Council on the Arts, this NEA Jazz Master is considered one of the most important living jazz artists and composers. According to Jazz Improv NY, “he sounds more creative and artistic than ever.”

WHEN: Sunday, November 17 @ 7:15PM + Sunday, December 15 @ 7:15PM

WHERE: DROM, 85 Avenue A (b/w 5th & 6th St), New York City; Train F to 2nd Avenue

HOW: $15/Advance $12. To reserve, call DROM at 212.777.1157 or visit www.dromNYC.com.

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Chico Hamilton : Euphoria

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United States
 Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 07:30 pm 
Melodia Women's Choir 'Visions of Peace'
Church of the Holy Apostles
296 Ninth Avenue, NYC, New York
United States
+1 800-838-3006
http://www.melodiawomenschoir.org/
info@horsedragon-nyc.com

Tickets: $20 advance/ $25 door ($15 adv. students and seniors)
Cynthia Powell, Conductor
Taisiya Pushkar, piano
Rita Costanzi, harp
Barbara Merjan, percussion
Transfiguration Quintet



Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC led by Artistic Director Cynthia Powell opens its eleventh season with 'Visions of Peace,' a bold and irrepressible holiday program centered on a Melodia reprise performance of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols.” Composed for women's voices and harp in 1942, “A Ceremony of Carols” is one of Britten’s most beloved works, resonant for its purity of spirit and sense of hope and joy. It is a fitting tribute to mark the centenary of the English composer, born on November 22, 1913, and celebrated around the world through Britten 100 events.

In atmospheric complement to Britten’s piece, “Seven Part-Songs for Female Voices and Strings,” by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) is an ethereal and deeply haunting work set to the poetry of Robert Bridges (1844-1930). In perfect counterpoint is Paul Csonka’s (1905-1995) sensuous Spanish-language piece “Concierto de Navidad,” rarely performed settings of three Spanish Christmas carols sparked by the rhythms of Cuba.

“This concert is eclectic, but will come together beautifully,” said Powell. “Holst is a natural to pair with Britten - they both had a profound appreciation for great poetry. And Paul Csonka’s ‘Concierto de Navidad’ is a gem that will lead into several popular tunes in jazz samba style, arranged for our instrumental forces.”

Performing throughout the concert will be award-winning pianist Taisiya Pushkar (www.taisiyapushkar.com), accomplished harpist Rita Costanzi (www.ritacostanzi.com), percussionist Barbara Merjan, and the Transfiguration String Quintet.


Benjamin Britten : A Ceremony of Carols
Gustav Holst : Seven Part-Songs for Female Voices and Strings
Paul Csonka : Concierto de Navidad
- - : Arrangement of popular samba songs

24 Dec



United States
 Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm 
Melodia Women's Choir 'Visions of Peace'
West End Collegiate Church
West End Ave. at 77th St
United States
http://www.westendchurch.org

Tickets: $20 advance; $25 door; $15 adv. students / seniors
Cynthia Powell, conductor
Taisiya Pushkar, piano
Rita Costanzi, harp
Barbara Merjan, percussion
Transfiguration String Quintet



Brown Paper Tickets at www.melodiawomenschoir.org or at (800) 838-3006

Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC led by Artistic Director Cynthia Powell opens its eleventh season with 'Visions of Peace,' a bold and irrepressible holiday program centered on a Melodia reprise performance of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols.” Composed for women's voices and harp in 1942, “A Ceremony of Carols” is one of Britten’s most beloved works, resonant for its purity of spirit and sense of hope and joy. It is a fitting tribute to mark the centenary of the English composer, born on November 22, 1913, and celebrated around the world through Britten 100 events.

In atmospheric complement to Britten’s piece, “Seven Part-Songs for Female Voices and Strings,” by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) is an ethereal and deeply haunting work set to the poetry of Robert Bridges (1844-1930). In perfect counterpoint is Paul Csonka’s (1905-1995) sensuous Spanish-language piece “Concierto de Navidad,” rarely performed settings of three Spanish Christmas carols sparked by the rhythms of Cuba.

“This concert is eclectic, but will come together beautifully,” said Powell. “Holst is a natural to pair with Britten - they both had a profound appreciation for great poetry. And Paul Csonka’s ‘Concierto de Navidad’ is a gem that will lead into several popular tunes in jazz samba style, arranged for our instrumental forces.”

Performing throughout the concert will be award-winning pianist Taisiya Pushkar (www.taisiyapushkar.com), accomplished harpist Rita Costanzi (www.ritacostanzi.com), percussionist Barbara Merjan, and the Transfiguration String Quintet.


Benjamin Britten : A Ceremony of Carols
Gustav Holst : Seven Part-Songs for Female Voices and Strings
Paul Csonka : Concierto de Navidad
- - : Arrangement of popular samba songs

24 Dec



United States
 Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 4:00 Pre-concert talk, 5:00 Concert 
Thanksgiving - Present Music
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
812 N. Jackson St.
United States
414-271-0711
http://www.presentmusic.org/concerts/thanksgiving-2013.aspx
newmusic@presentmusic.org

Tickets: Best tickets - $35, Good tickets - $25, Bargain tickets - $15, Student discount 50%
Present Music's newly formed vocal ensemble will be joined by choirs and singers from Arrowhead High School, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Pius XI High School, Voces Punica from Carthage College, and visiting composer and performer, Caroline Shaw.Also join in the opening and closing songs by the Bucks Native American Singing and Drumming Group.



Caroline Shaw : Sarabande, Fly Away I & Fly Away III, Punctum, and Contico delle creature

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United States
 Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 8pm 
Timbre Tantrum' - Composers Concordance's 3rd Annual Festival
DiMenna Center Mary Flagler Cary Hall
450 West 37th Street, NYC
United States
http://www.oslmusic.org/dimenna-center/

Tickets: Various
Glen Velez, Lukas Ligeti and Peter Jarvis

ArtBeat
 
Composers Concordance's ‘Timbre Tantrum’ Festival opens with a ‘bang’:
All-Percussion concert featuring Glen Velez, Lukas Ligeti and Peter Jarvis and original sculpture-percussion by Gorazd Poposki


Sunday, December 1st 2013 at 3:00 PM, followed by a wine reception
The Dimenna Center, Benzaquen Hall
(between 9th & 10th Avenue), NYC

Monday, December 2nd 2013  7pm – ArtBeat (repeat of program)
lecture-demonstration at 6pm
William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ, FREE

Third annual festival produced by Composers Concordance (“enterprising new music organization” - NYTimes) has an innovative approach: each concert focuses on a specific timbre.
The festival opener, entitled 'ArtBeat' features percussion instruments in a program with 4-time Grammy winner Glen Velez, as well as the acclaimed Lukas Ligeti and Peter Jarvis. It will held at DiMenna Center on December 1st at 3pm, followed by a reception. The repeat of the program at William Paterson University on December 2nd will include a pre-concert lecture demonstration on frame-drumming and overtone singing by Glen Velez.
In addition to the mono-timbral nature of each concert on the festival, a few of them, including ArtBeat have a collaborative-interdisciplinary nature.
ArtBeat includes original sculpture-percussion by Gorazd Poposki made specifically for this event. 
Each percussionist will present a 20 - 25 minute solo set of their own repertoire. The percussionists will then join together to perform a suite written for them by Dan Cooper, Partick Grant, Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker and Zach Seely, featuring the sculpture-percussion instruments.
The instruments will be on the display at Gallery MC (www.GalleryMC.org), at 549 West 52nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues in NYC), November 16th - 31st.
 
PRESS: 
for more information, please contact:
Composers Concordance, phone: 212-203-6163
e-mail: info@composersconcordance.com
For more information about the ‘Timbre Tantrum’ Festival visit: 
http://composersconcordance.wix.com/2013-14season#!tt-festival/cj5l


Gene Pritsker : Context
Dan Cooper : Tba

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United States
 Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 7:30pm 
Pianist Aleck Karis Performs Late Works of Morton Feldman 12/8
Merkin Concert Hall, The Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street, NY, NY
United States
212.501.3330
http://kaufman-center.org/mch

Tickets: $20
Pianist Aleck Karis
featuring special guest artists Curt Macomber (violin), Danielle Farina (viola) and Chris Finckel (cello).

Pianist Aleck Karis presents a one-night only concert dedicated to late works of the iconoclastic composer Morton Feldman. As an extension of Karis’s latest album Wolpe, Feldman & Webern (Bridge Records), this performance casts the composer in a fresh light by showcasing music written by Feldman’s teacher, Stefan Wolpe, as well as Wolpe’s teacher, Anton Webern. Program opens with solo piano works including Feldman’s Piano and Palais de Mari juxtaposed with Wolpe’s Form, Form IV and Webern’s Piano Variations, culminating with Feldman’s Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello featuring special guest artists Curt Macomber (violin), Danielle Farina (viola) and Chris Finckel (cello).

Morton Feldman : Palais de mari
Morton Feldman : Piano
Stefan Wolpe : Form
Stefan Wolpe : Form IV
Anton Webern : Piano Variations
Morton Feldman : Piano, Violin, Viola Cello

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