Past Events, 2016-2018

2017-2018 SEASON

August 12 - September 5, 2017
Orchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy
Lucerne, Switzerland; Cologne and Hamburg, Germany

The LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY has established itself as a master school for new music that is unique around the world. In 2017 the Academy embarks on its 14th season – and its second under the artistic directorship of Wolfgang Rihm and Principal Conductor Matthias Pintscher.

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September 16, 2017 | 3:00PM
Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra
Fort Washington Collegiate Church | New York City

Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Samuel Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D “Prague” K. 504

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September 19 - 23, 2017
Casa Tomada IV: Gathering of Young American Artists
Casa de Las Americas| Havana, Cuba

Performing works by Marcos Balter, Felipe Lara, Alejandro Cardona, Jordan Nobles and Julio Estrada with NYC ensemble Tenth Intervention. September 22nd, 2017 | 11:30am

Casa Tomada aims to promote the the interaction and mutual knowledge among young persons up to 36 years old, as well as to stimulate and promote more diverse means of rethinking the past, present and future of the intellectual and artistic production in the continent, and to promote the work of the more recent generations.

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September 28, 2017 | 7:30 PM
Classical Thursdays Presents: sTem
Brooklyn Center for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY

Join sTem at the Brooklyn Center for the Arts for their New York City premiere performance of their newest commissioned work "Naughty Boy" by Frédéric Lacroix; Ned Rorem's epic song cycle "Ariel", a little Strauss, and more!

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October 6, 2017 | 8:00 PM
Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra
Christ and St. Stephen's Church | New York City

Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Nonet
Jennifer Jolley: Spielzeug Strassbahn
Evan Williams: Dead White Man Music

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October 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM
Masterworks for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library | Cutchogue, NY

Acclaimed clarinetist, Eric Umble; cellist, Meaghan Burke and pianist, Adam Marks, team up for an afternoon of chamber music exploring the depth and breadth of the clarinet, cello, and piano repertoire. The program centers around Brahms' seminal Clarinet Trio, the New York based musicians known for their electric performances, frames the Brahms with new masterworks by Xenakis and Joan Tower that delve into the sonic possibilities of the medium. Join us for an exploration of musical perspectives from 1891, to the music of today.

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November 2, 2017 | 7:30 PM
East Coast Contemporary Ensemble (ECCE): Residency at Clark University
Worcester, MA

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November 4, 2017 | 8PM
Manhattan School of Music Students and Alumni Perform Columbia University Composers
Scholes Street Studio | Brooklyn, New York


November 7, 2017 | 7:30 PM
East Coast Contemporary Ensemble (ECCE)
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York City

Program:

Sunyeaong Pak, Remnants (NY Premiere)
Philippe Leroux, Postlude a l’Epais (NY Premiere)
Franck Bedrossian, We met as Sparks (NY Premiere)
Stephanie Haensler, Dann und Wann
Rebecca Saunders, To & Fro


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November 29, 2017 | 12:00 PM
The Interchurch Center Presents: sTem
The Interchurch Center | New York City

Work uptown? Take your lunch break with sTem on November 29th. Enjoy a free afternoon performance in the beautiful chapel at The Interchurch Center.

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December 9, 2017 | 8:00 PM
Currents @ Times Two Series Presents: The Nouveau Classical Project
The Record Company / 960 Mass Ave. / Boston, MA

NCP will play their electro-acoustic program "Currents," featuring music by Olga Bell, David Bird, Gabrielle Herbst, and Isaac Schankler.

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January 6, 2018 | 7:30 PM
DUO HELIX DEBUT RECITAL
Arts on Site | 12 St. Mark's Place
New York City
$10 at door or online

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January 25 and 26, 2018 |8:00PM
Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Alumni
The Music of Frank Zappa
Roulette | Brooklyn

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February 10, 2018 | 8:00 PM
ECCE at the Boston Conservatory
Seully Hall / 8 Fenway / Boston MA

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March 1 - 4, 2018
The Feta Foundation March Festival

University of Miami / Miami, Florida
Solo recital and collaborations with composer Juraj Kojs

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March 16, 2018 | 8:00 PM
Blessed Sacrament After Dark Presents: sTem
West 71st Street, Manhattan, New York City

BS Music - After Dark is a monthly series showcases cutting edge ensembles pushing the envelope in their fields through performance composition and commissioning. With these concerts we create a unique atmosphere where audience members can either sit and listen or mingle among the musicians getting a close view of the action.

sTem performs new works by Barry Sharp, Can Bilir, Sergio Cote, Louis J Chiappetta, and Charles Peck.

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March 17 - 21, 2018
Clarinetist in Residence: Sul Ross State University
Alpine, Texas

Eric Umble will present recitals and masterclasses in collaboration with Sul Ross flute professor Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Thompson-Meyer.

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March 24 and 25, 2018
Musical Bridges Around the World Present: SoundMind
San Antonio, Texas

SoundMind will be joined by pianist, Svetlana Smolina, who has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide.

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April 19, 2018 | 3:00 PM
sTem & Manhattan School of Music Composition Forum
Manhattan School of Music | New York City

sTem collaborates with composition students at Manhattan School of Music.


April 20, 2018 | 8:00 PM
Ensemble Échappé at St. Peter's Church
619 Lexington Ave / New York City

Music by Jonathan Dawe, Nina Young, and the NY premiere of Michael Hersch's Violin Concerto with Miranda Cuckson.

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April 22, 2018 | 3:00 PM
St. Martha-Yamaha Concert Series Presents:
Messiaen Quartet: Music for Eternity
Barry University | Miami, FL

Olivier Messiaen’s 1942 masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time. Featuring internationally renowned pianist Daniel Epstein, violinist Sheng-Ching Hsu, clarinetist Eric Umble, and cellist Ben Larsen.

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April 27 & 28, 2018 | 7:30 PM
New York Theater Ballet: REP
Florence Gould Hall | New York City

Performing Stravinsky's "Three Pieces"with the ballet company.

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May 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2018 | 8:00 PM
Tabula Rassa: A New Jazz Opera
Presented by the Cantani Project
Blue Building | New York City

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May 18, 2018 | 5:00 PM
New Music Gathering
Tenth Intervention: 8 Songs for a Mad King
Boston Conservatory of Music | Boston, MA

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May 19, 2018 |3:00 PM
Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra
Fort Washington Collegiate Church | New York City

The WHCO season finale, featuring Jennifer Higdon's furiously virtousic opener, "Machine," and a concerto by the Young Artist Competition winner. The season closes with Brahms' timeless and profound second symphony.

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May 25, 2018| 7:00 PM
Parlour Room Sessions: SoundMind Ensemble
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Woodwind quintet SoundMind Ensemble explores the depth of counterpoint in the seminal Wind Quintet, Op. 26 by Arnold Schoenberg and a new work, Syanpses by Will Healy, that explores the associations and rapid firing of neurons at a time of loss.

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June 2, 2018 | 3:00 PM
SoundMind on Long Island
Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library | Cutchogue, NY

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June 3, 2018 | 3:00 PM
Concerts on the Slope Presents: Duo Helix
St. John's Episcopal Church
139 St. John's Place, Brooklyn
Free-will donation ($20 suggested)

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June 8, 2018  | 8:00 PM
Heterotopia presents Infinite Jest
Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn
Free-will donation ($10 suggested)

Performing works for solo clarinet and electronics by Charles Peck, Zosha Di Castri, and more.

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July 1, 2018 | 5:00 PM
Fire Island Arts Project: Unplugged Series
Fire Island Pines, NY
Tickets: $50

Performing selections from the Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintets

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July 25 - August 4, 2018
Annapolis Chamber Music Festival
Annapolis, MD

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2016-2017 SEASON