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In Situ: Brooklyn Youth Chorus & Friends
Oct 6, 2015 • 7pm
Brooklyn Youth Chorus presents a curated evening of music featuring some of today’s most sought-after contemporary composers. Accompanied by American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), the Chorus performs excerpts from National Sawdust director Paola Prestini’s newest musical theatre piece Aging Magician. The evening also features works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, National Sawdust curator and Arcade Fire core band member Richard Reed Parry plus world premieres by San Fermin bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Sarah Small of The Delirium Constructions. Joining the Chorus will be Bulgarian a cappella trio Black Sea Hotel (Small, Shelley Thomas, Willa Roberts).
Other In Situ events
In Situ: Third Sound
May 03, 2016 - 9:30pm In November 2015, newly formed chamber ensemble Third Sound made its debut with a residency at the Festival de Música Contemporánea de La Habana (Havana, Cuba), presenting a program of contemporary American music in partnership with the American Composers Forum (ACF). ACF and Third Sound held a national call for scores to select the music to be presented and received over 400 submissions; ten works were chosen, and all ten composers traveled to Havana as part of the artist delegation.
In Situ: Eric Andersen sings Albert Camus
Apr 16, 2016 - 9:30pm Eric Andersen’s concert will be a highlight of the upcoming NYC retrospective “CAMUS: A STRANGER IN THE CITY” a series of events from March 26 - April 19 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the French writer's one and only trip to the U.S.A in 1946.
Kaze (The Wind) by Mari Kimura/Harmonic Constellations by Michael Harrison
June 09, 2016 - 7:00pm This event celebrates two world premieres, two CD release launches and a debut of our original wearable motion sensor named µgic (pronounced mu-zik).
Paul de Jong
June 30, 2016 - 10:30pm Paul de Jong, formerly of the Books presents his new solo performance, with his 2015 debut album ‘IF’ on Temporary Residence Ltd as a musical starting point. De Jong shines new light on his signature musical blend of odd spoken word samplings, mashed studio recordings and live instruments.
In Situ: Tyondai Braxton
July 22, 2016 - 8:00pm Since departing his former band Battles in 2010, Braxton has split his time between composing chamber pieces for other ensembles and writing electronic music of his own -including music for a live multimedia project part architectural installation and part ensemble performance which was premiered at New York's Guggenheim Museum in 2013. The resulting album HIVE was released by Nonesuch Records last year.
Chiara String Quartet – Bartók by Heart, Part I
August 30, 2016 - 7:00pm Hungarian composer Béla Bartók sought to capture the essence of folk music in his string quartets, and in his travels across Europe and North Africa, he documented hundreds of hours of folk music, meticulously transcribing it. The quartet hopes that by sharing their performances, Bartók’s remarkable music continues its journey from ear to ear and generation to generation just as the folk music that inspired it.
In Situ: Corinne Bailey Rae
August 2, 2016 - 10:00pm Originally the front-woman of an indie band, Corinne Bailey Rae's music spans indie, electronic, soul and experimental. Bailey Rae has just completed her highly anticipated third studio album and she recently performed in Los Angeles for The Grammys’ MusiCares Foundation with Pharrell, The Roots and Leon Bridges just prior to the first track launch and album announcement.
The Revolution Vol. 5
July 23, 2016 - 8:00pm THE REVOLUTION is an emerging musical series that highlights artists and musicians that not only represent the core of independent pop culture in 2016 but who are standing in the breeding ground of the evolution within their genre.
Martha Mooke: Dreaming In Sound
May 05, 2016 - 10:00pm Dreaming in Sound is an immersive large scale work by electro-acoustic violist/composer Martha Mooke. Scored for electric viola and electronic processing in multi-channel audio distribution with interactive video (created by pioneering software artist Scott Draves). Dreaming in Sound is inspired by the sleep stage REM and the concept of lucid dreaming which evokes the chaotic state vs. orderliness of the dream realm.
In Situ: The Revolution Vol.2
Apr 23, 2016 - 10:00pm THE REVOLUTION is an emerging musical series that highlights artists and musicians that not only represent the core of independent pop culture in 2016 but who are standing in the breeding ground of the evolution within their genre. The Revolution Vol. 2 brings you three Brooklyn based artists; J. Hoard, Hailey Niswanger, and Arthur Moon.
In Situ: Sxip Shirey’s Hour of Charm
May 29, 2016 - 7:00pm An abundant night of music curated by NYC composer/sound artist Sxip Shirey.
Featuring:Performances of traditional mbira music arranged for Quintet of the Americas and the band Timbila, featuring UK-based Zimbabwean mbira master Chartwell Dutiro.
Featuring:Performances of traditional mbira music arranged for Quintet of the Americas and the band Timbila, featuring UK-based Zimbabwean mbira master Chartwell Dutiro.
The Great Beauty: Live Score with 1B1 and Choir of Trinity Wall Street
Nov 13, 2015 • 8pmThe string orchestra 1B1, a NS group-in-residence, collaborates with soloists of the highest quality. This Norwegian Grammy-winning ensemble explores a variety of musical genres. Taking the lead from rock, jazz, and world music, the ensemble continues to break the barrier between performers and audience. For this evening’s program, they draw inspiration from the critically acclaimed soundtrack of the Oscar-winning film “The Great Beauty,” performing works by Pärt, Tavener and Martynov with NS partner the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, under the direction of Julian Wachner.
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