'4 C4: MUSIC WRITTEN FOR C4' to Continue C4's New York Season, 3/5 & 3/7

C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective will present 4 C4: Music Written for C4, the second concerts of its' By the Numbers' 2014-15 New York season on Thursday, March 5 at 8 PM at Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues) in Manhattan and Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 PM at Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, also in Manhattan.

4 C4: Music Written for C4 will feature World Premieres from Winners of the 2014 C4 Commissioning Competition: 1st Prize - Gordon Williamson Tape Recorder, 2nd Prize - Carlo Vincetti Frizzo Through the Cumberland, 3rd Prize - Texu Kim Stre-----tch! and other World Premieres, Hayes Biggs' (C4) Goe, Lovely Rose, Bora Park's Three Haiku and an encore of the 2011 Competition Winner, Matthew Brown's Sublunary. The program will also include encore performances of works from C4 alumni Harry Einhorn, Ian David Moss, Malina Rauschenfels, and Joseph N. Rubinstein.

Tickets for the March 5 and March 7 concerts are $20 in advance, $25 day of performance, with 10 $4 "Rush" admissions 30 minutes advance at the door. A reception will follow the Saturday evening performance. Tickets can be ordered at www.c4ensemble.org/march-2015-concerts.html. For more concert information, call 516-586-3433 or email jamesarts@att.net. All C4 concerts are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/_start.aspx.

C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective exists to enrich artists and audiences alike through passionate advocacy of new choral works: performing pieces written within the last 25 years; premiering and commissioning new choral work; and mentoring emerging singers, composers, and conductors of today's choral music. C4's adventurous programming ?lls an important niche in the cultural life of New York, and the ensemble has proven its commitment to presenting high caliber music in a welcoming atmosphere.

C4 received the 2014 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. This is the first time they have received this honor. Their first CD release, Volume 1: Uncaged (www.c4ensemble.org/c4-uncaged-release.html), is on the 4Tay label. Visit them at www.c4ensemble.org or at their Facebook page.