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Pianist Han Chen To Appear With Argento New Music At DiMenna Center In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2024

Join pianist Han Chen and Argento New Music Project for a chamber concert at DiMenna Center on April 6, 2024.

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Reveals Lineup for 25th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2023

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival has announced the concert lineup for its 25th anniversary season, revealing a season built around artists appealing to a diverse array of musical tastes.

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Features Music of Composers from the Holocaust
by Stephi Wild - Mar 17, 2023

 The Deborah & Larry D. Silver Center for Jewish Engagement, a program of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, will host a concert, called “Echoes of Hope,” featuring the music of composers who survived/endured the Holocaust.

Lysander Piano Trio Announces New Album MIRRORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2020

The Lysander Piano Trio (violinist Itamar Zorman, cellist Michael Katz, and pianist Liza Stepanova) has announced the December 4, 2020 release of its new album mirrors on First Hand Records.

Metropolis Ensemble Launches 'House Music' Virtual Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2020

Metropolis Ensemble is commissioning performers to present bite-sized works from contemporary composers, as well as composers to create new works specifically for this series, which are then recorded from wherever the artists are sheltering. 'House Music' launched in late March and streams live every Tuesday and Thursday at 10AM ET. The events are accessible for free on Metropolis Ensemble's website, and its Facebook and Instagram accounts.

As The Weather Cools Down, Flushing Town Hall Heats Up This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2019

Fall gets festive at Flushing Town Hall! The global arts venue will present over 30 programs to entertain audiences of all ages and backgrounds this September through December. From a Diwali dance party to a marionette Nutcracker, there will be something for everyone to celebrate this season, including Flushing Town Hall's first-ever presentation of six NEA Jazz Masters together on stage for a once-in-a-lifetime concert.

Lysander Piano Trio Comes to Cooperstown
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2019

The award-winning Lysander Piano Trio will perform a program of chamber masterworks at the Otesaga Resort Hotel ballroom on Sunday, August 18 at 7:30pm. The performance is the third concert in the mainstage lineup of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.

CRAZY FOR YOU Comes to WCSU
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2019

The Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts will present 'Crazy for You' from April 4-14 in the MainStage Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.

Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents Quodlibet Ensemble: Biber, Martynov + Sharlat
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 25, 2018

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) concludes its Fall 2018 season on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 7:30pm with Quodlibet Ensemble: Music by Biber, Martynov + Sharlat at BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater (450 W. 37th Street). Quodlibet (Latin for 'whatever pleases') Ensemble is a string chamber orchestra of some of today's most sought-after musicians who come from top string quartets as well as period and new music groups. Highlighting their musical diversity, the ensemble performs an eclectic evening of classical music that spans different time periods and styles.

Greenwich Village Orchestra Presents Concerti Per Tutti Featuring Lysander Piano Trio
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2018

The Greenwich Village Orchestra (GVO) presents Concerti Per Tutti, led by Music Director Barbara Yahr, on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 3:00pm at All Saints Church. The ensemble-focused program features the award-winning Lysander Piano Trio (Itamar Zorman, Liza Stepanova, Michael Katz) in Beethoven's lyrical Triple Concerto. The orchestra itself becomes the soloist in Bartok's poignant Concerto for Orchestra.

EXPERIMENTING WITH KATZ to Make World Premiere at TheaterLab
by Julie Musbach - Sep 5, 2018

EXPERIMENTING WITH KATZ a new comedy written by David Adam Gill and directed by John Robert Tillotson will have a limited engagement run Thursday, September 27th thru Sunday, October 14th at TheatreLab

EXPERIMENTING WITH KATZ - A New Comedy About Coming Out Set to have World Premiere this September
by Rebecca Russo - Aug 31, 2018

EXPERIMENTING WITH KATZ a new comedy written by David Adam Gill and directed by John Robert Tillotson will have a limited engagement run Thursday, September 27th thru Sunday, October 14th at TheatreLab, 357 West 36th Street, NYC. The production, spotlights the coming out process and its repercussions (both the serious and absurd), and is produced by the New Ambassadors Theatre Company and Julia Botero. http://www.theaterlabnyc.com/events/experimenting-with-katz/   

Greenwich Village Orchestra Announces 2018-2019 Season Concerts
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2018

The Greenwich Village Orchestra (GVO) announces its 2018-2019 season concerts, led by Music Director Barbara Yahr. Now in its 32nd season, the GVO is committed to making music at the highest possible level and enriching the lives of both players and audience through emotionally charged, exhilarating performances. All concerts of the 2018-2019 season will take place at All Saints Church (230 East 60th Street, NYC) unless otherwise noted.

Greenwich Village Orchestra Announces 2018-2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Aug 23, 2018

The Greenwich Village Orchestra (GVO) announces its 2018-2019 season concerts, led by Music Director Barbara Yahr. Now in its 32nd season, the GVO is committed to making music at the highest possible level and enriching the lives of both players and audience through emotionally charged, exhilarating performances. All concerts of the 2018-2019 season will take place at All Saints Church, 230 East 60th Street, Manhattan, unless otherwise noted.

BWW Review: BON IVER & TU ~ MUSIC AND THE MOVES ~ ENTERTAINING AND EVOLVING ~ COME THROUGH at The Hollywood Bowl
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Aug 9, 2018

August 5th, 2018 During the summer months at the Hollywood Bowl, it is still light out when the evening's program begins, which afforded me the chance to take a look around and peruse the patrons. It seemed a bit atypical as far as age range of most Bowl goers; a rather young and hip group. It was a very packed crowd that assembled, hosted by KCRW's Musical Director Jason Bentley, to first hear William Brittelle 's Spiritual America featuring Wye Oak and the Metropolis Ensemble and then to experience the sensation of Tu Dance Company, accompanied by Bon Iver, in 'Come Through.'

Isabella Rossellini's LINK LINK CIRCUS Comes to Baryshnikov Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2018

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents the American premiere of Link Link Circus, written and performed by the Golden Globe-nominated actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini, for seven performances only, May 16-23, 2018, at BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater (450 W. 37th Street, Manhattan). Following Rossellini's widely acclaimed theatrical lecture Green Porno (adapted from the celebrated Sundance Channel series of the same name), which explored the sexual behavior of animals, Link Link Circus addresses the latest scientific discoveries about animal minds, intelligence, and emotions.

WCSU To Stage Musical Comedy COMPANY
by Julie Musbach - Apr 9, 2018

Western Connecticut State University will present the Tony Award-winning musical comedy 'Company' next month in the Studio Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.

Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents American Premiere of Isabella Rossellini's LINK LINK CIRCUS
by Julie Musbach - Mar 1, 2018

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) proudly presents the American premiere of Link Link Circus, written and performed by the Golden Globe-nominated actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini, for seven performances only, May 16-23, 2018, at BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater (450 W. 37th Street, Manhattan).

Baryshnikov Arts Center presents Messiaen's Quartet For The End Of Time
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2018

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) continues its Spring 2018 Music Series on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:30pm with a presentation of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg with lighting designed by Jennifer Tipton, performed in BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater. An all-star ensemble of instrumentalists - Joshua Rubin, clarinet; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Christopher Costanza, cello; and Sarah Rothenberg, piano - bring to life this timeless work, which Messiaen wrote and premiered in 1941 while in confinement at a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany during World War II.

Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents Messiaen's Quartet For The End of Time
by Tori Hartshorn - Jan 25, 2018

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) continues its Spring 2018 Music Series on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:30pm with a presentation of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg with lighting designed by Jennifer Tipton, performed in BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater. An all-star ensemble of instrumentalists - Joshua Rubin, clarinet; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Christopher Costanza, cello; and Sarah Rothenberg, piano - bring to life this timeless work, which Messiaen wrote and premiered in 1941 while in confinement at a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany during World War II.

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