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United States
 Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3:00pm 
Organist Gail Archer Performs Free Concert
Park Avenue Christian Church
1010 Park Avenue
United States

Tickets: Free
Gail Archer


Internationally renowned star concert organist Gail Archer celebrates the distinctive voice of organ music in The Muse’s Voice: A Celebration of International Women Composers – a five-concert series touring the churches and synagogues of New York City. Performing a colorful collection of organ music spanning 19th – 21st century female composers, Archer is slated to premiere two works: the New York premiere of The Everlasting Crown by Judith Bingham; and the world premiere of And the Greatest of These is Love by Alla Borzova. Hailed for championing contemporary organ music by female composers, Archer will also feature works by Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Judith Bingham and Jennifer Higdon, to name a few. Several of these works are being recorded for Archer’s next album to be released in Spring 2013.


Wang An Ming : Soundings
Rachel Lauren : Petite Suite sur un Motet de Gerald Bales OP. 41, I. Fantasie “Let the Earth Celebrate the Lord”, II. Cantabile “Mountains and Hills, III. Toccatina “Praise Him”
Mary Howe : Elegy
Barbara Rettagliati : Fantasia su frammenti gregoriani
Jeanne Demessieux : Te Deum

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11 Apr



United States
 Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 8pm-10pm 
The DIOTIMA String Quartet
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
509 Atlantic Ave (corner of 3rd)
United States
917 267 0363
http://www.interpretations.info
mutemus@rcn.com

Tickets: $10-$15

YunPeng Zhao (1st violin)
Guillaume Latour (2nd violin)
Franck Chevalier (viola)
Pierre Morlet (cello)



The DIOTIMA recorded Hugh Levick's three string quartets for Signature Records in Paris. THE UNIMAGINED: PREPARATIONS FOR THE UNKNOWN will be released in March.

The Interpretations concert at Roulette will be the World Premiere of two of Levick's quartets.

Here are some things Allan Kozinn of the New York Times had to say about the Diotima when he heard them play in New York last January:

January 18, 2011

Capturing Shifts Between Ecstasy and Anguish

By ALLAN KOZINN
The Diotima Quartet, based in Paris, looks as if its members were not long out of the conservatory and plays with the energy and passion of a newly minted ensemble. But it has been building its reputation for the last dozen years, largely through its new-music performances and an eclectic discography.

…Janacek’s “Intimate Letters”: The quartet captured the composer’s continual shifts between ecstasy and anguish with a sound that embraced reverie and tumult, lushness and abrasiveness, melodic richness and stark angularity…

…The Ravel Quartet: The haunting juxtaposition of a dark-hued theme and its tremolando accompaniment was perfectly balanced, and muted passages played with a vibratoless, almost organlike tone were especially affecting. ..

http://www.quatuordiotima.fr

Their repertoire of the Diotima String Quartet ranges from Haydn to the composers of our time, with particular focus on the Classical period, French Romanticism, the early Twentieth Century, and a selection of major works from the last 50 years. An equally significant part of their activity is the performance and dissemination of newly commissioned works. Performances include Wigmore Hall, Library of Congress, Frick Collection, Venice Biennale, Musica Strasbourg, Auditorium du Louvre. Residencies: Harvard and University of Minnesota, Kunstfest Weimar, Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin, Fondation Royaumont.

http://www.interpretations.info/
www.hughlevick.com
Quatuor Diotima


Hugh Levick : EMPIRE, Inc.
Hugh Levick : THE UNIMAGINED:PREPARATIONS FOR THE UNKNOWN
Henri Dutilleux : Ainsi la nuit
Toshio Hosokawa : SILENT FLOWERS

12 Apr



United States
 Friday, April 12, 2013 at 7:30 pm - 9:30pm 
Judgment of Midas
UWM Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee WI, 53211
United States
(414) 229-4308
http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=UWM

Tickets: $20 - $30, student pricing available.
Present Music & Milwaukee Opera Theatre

Loosely based on Ovid's mythical drama Metamorphoses in a libretto by Miriam Seidel, Judgment of Midas details an epic musical battle between the gods Pan and Apollo. With King Midas as the witness-Pan, maker of "street music" and Apollo, maker of the gods’ music, compete for supremacy as the foremost divine musician. What follows is a musical battle of diverse orchestration that showcases Kamran Ince's unique talents and genius as a composer. Mixing together an assortment of world, ethnic, popular and folk music, Ince uses his versatile compositional talents to depict the mythical musical duel of the gods. Recognized nationally and internationally, Kamran Ince finds in Judgment of Midas a vehicle for a classic mythic story and a musical triumph.

Kamran Ince : Judgment of Midas

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14 Apr



United States
 Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 8:00pm 
BMOP Performs Free Concert 4/14
Jordan Hall, Boston
30 Gainsborough Street
United States
617-585-1260
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu

Tickets: FREE
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) feat.
harpist Krysten Keches, winner of the 2012-13 BMOP/NEC Concerto Competition in Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents the highly anticipated 16th annual Boston ConNECtion concert. As New England Conservatory’s (NEC) affiliate orchestra for new music, BMOP highlights music by both current and former NEC faculty composers, as well as performances by selected BMOP/NEC competition winners.

MIchael Gandolfi : The Nature of Light
Oliver Knussen : Music for a Puppet Court
Oliver Knussen : Symphony No. 2
Alberto Ginastera : Harp Concerto

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United States
 Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4.00pm 
The Spirit of the Baroque
Saint Luke Church, Chicago
Belmont
United States

Tickets: Free to the public
John Langfeld & Patrick O'Malley, Recorders
Christopher Chroniak, Countertenor
Jason Moy, Harpsichord
Peter Swenson, Theorbo
Heather Boehm, Violin




David Dubery : Tanto gentile e tanto onesta (Sonetti d'amore)
Peter Hope : Upon Julia's Voice (A Herrick Garland)
Randall Snyder : Concerto da Chiesa

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United States
 Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7pm 
Composers Concordance 'Chamber People' 
Turtle Bay Music Schoo
244 East 52nd Street
United States
212-753-8811
http:// www.tbms.org

Tickets: free

Valerie Coleman - flute
Michiyo Suzuki - clarinet
Lynn Bechtold, Mioi Takeda, and Yibin Li - violin
Michael Midlarsky - cello
Dimitri Dover - piano



As Gustav Mahler wrote, "In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience." On April 25th at 7pm, Composers Concordance ("enterprising new music organization" -NYTimes) presents an eclectic program of contemporary chamber music premieres. Featured composers include Dave Soldier ("resolutely uninterested in stylistic limits" -NYTimes), Gene Pritsker ("audacious…multitalented" -NYTimes), Dan Cooper ("especially fascinating" -American Record Guide), Evan Hause ("particularly compelling" -NYTimes), Leo Kraft ("beautiful" -NYTimes), Frank J. Oteri ("passionate" -San Francsico Chronicle), and Raul Quines ("highly imaginative" -Sir Georg Solti). Featured performers include flutist Valerie Coleman (of the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds), clarinetist Michiyo Suzuki (of the Grammy-nominated Absolute Ensemble), as well as the intrepid violinists Lynn Bechtold, Mioi Takeda, and Yibin Li, renowned cellist Michael Midlarsky, and the exceptional pianist Dimitri Dover. Don't miss this fun chamber music event, plus a reception, at the Turtle Bay Music School's Richmond Room (244 East 52nd St).

Gene Pritsker : 'Universe Contains Innumerable Elements
Dan Cooper : Tba
Leo Kraft : 'Brief Encounters
David Soldier : Ultraviolet Railroad
Evan Hause : Piano Trio
Frank J. Oteri : Spurl
Raul Quines : Impressões

26 Apr



United States
 Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8:00pm 
Jump on the Dance Wagon Festival
Ailey Citigroup Theatre
400 West 55th Street
United States

Tickets: $25-$30
Jump on the Dance Wagon Festival
Celebrating its second annual festival, Jump On the DanceWagon (J/DW) presents a unique opportunity for four emerging contemporary choreographers to share the stage and premiere their new works at the venerable Ailey Citigroup Theater. This innovative split-bill features 20 minutes of work by four women: Alyson Laury (Alyson Laury Dance); Marianne Delehanty (MarDel Dance); Megan Lynn (Asterial Dance company); and the debut of choreographer Frances Lai Baca (Lai Baca Dance).



J.S. Bach : TBA

27 Apr



United States
 Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 8:00pm 
Jump on the Dance Wagon Festival
Ailey Citigroup Theatre
400 West 55th Street
United States

Tickets: $25-$30
Celebrating its second annual festival, Jump On the DanceWagon (J/DW) presents a unique opportunity for four emerging contemporary choreographers to share the stage and premiere their new works at the venerable Ailey Citigroup Theater. This innovative split-bill features 20 minutes of work by four women: Alyson Laury (Alyson Laury Dance); Marianne Delehanty (MarDel Dance); Megan Lynn (Asterial Dance company); and the debut of choreographer Frances Lai Baca (Lai Baca Dance).



J.S. Bach : TBA

28 Apr



United States
 Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:30pm 
Jump on the Dance Wagon Festival
Ailey Citigroup Theatre
400 West 55th Street
United States

Tickets: $25-$30
Celebrating its second annual festival, Jump On the DanceWagon (J/DW) presents a unique opportunity for four emerging contemporary choreographers to share the stage and premiere their new works at the venerable Ailey Citigroup Theater. This innovative split-bill features 20 minutes of work by four women: Alyson Laury (Alyson Laury Dance); Marianne Delehanty (MarDel Dance); Megan Lynn (Asterial Dance company); and the debut of choreographer Frances Lai Baca (Lai Baca Dance).



J.S. Bach : TBA

28 Apr



United States
 Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 8pm-9pm 
'The Rite of Spring - Through an Eclectic Spectrum' by Gene Pritsker
The Cutting room
44 E 32nd Street, NYC
United States
(212) 691-1900
http://tickets.thecuttingroomnyc.com/event/245317-rite-spring-through-new-york/

Tickets: 15
performed by Sound Liberation:
Chanda Rule - voice, LeeAnet Noble - percussion/rap/tap dance, Franz Hackl - trumpet, Greg Baker - guitar, Dan Cooper - 7-string bass guitar / flute, Gernot Bernroider - drums and Gene Pritsker on guitar/rap/Di.J.


The Rite of Spring was premiered on the 29th of May in 1913 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. The ballet caused quite a stir with its sexual and unconventional movements as well as Stravinsky's unique and avant-garde music. It has been reported that the performance caused a riot, where people were literally out of their seats jumping and pounding one another. I always regarded this as the first mosh pit of the 20th century. As a teenager studying music, I was strongly influenced by 'The Rite of Spring'. I listened to it over and over until what sounded like noise at first revealed itself to be the most incredible piece of music I have ever heard. I have always wanted to reinterpret this music through my own experience. On April 28th at the Cutting Room, with my band Sound Liberation and 100 years after its premiere in Paris, I will present my 45 minute composition. This new look at 'The Rite' interprets the various elements of this music using my eclectic methods and ideas: writing hip-hop and jazz songs, using improvisational techniques (like the ones used in African and Indian music), incorporating DJ and electronic elements and employing the various genres and techniques that have been developed since the premiere of this masterpiece

Gene Pritsker : The Rite of Spring - Through an Eclectic Spectrum

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