Composers Concordance & Composers Concordance Records to Present DAVE & GENE DUO Album Release Concert
The concert will take place on February 3rd at 6pm.
By: Blair Ingenthron Jan. 07, 2023
On February 3rd at 6pm, Composers Concordance & Composers Concordance Records will present a CD release event for the album 'Dave & Gene Duo'.
Composer/bass trombonist Dave Taylor and composer/guitarist Gene Pritsker present a full album of duets for this unique instrumental combination. The album was mostly recorded remotely during the pandemic, some of the music was newly written for the project and many of the pieces Dave and Gene performed together before. The whole album was inspired after the duo recorded Gene's 'Pandemic Dance #22', which was part of his Pandemic Dances project.
The duo will also be joined by writer/poem Erik T. Johnson reading his short story 'The Rock At The End Of The World' as set to music by Pritsker in his composition 'Scary Stories'.
Composers Concordance
Dave & Gene DUO Album Release Concert
Friday, February 3, 2023
6pm ET
The Delancey
168 Delancey St NYC
Tickets $10 at the door
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Staying in rotation for 39 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one's ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene. Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead. Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.
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