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Performing Gyorgy Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto, for 13 instrumentalists; the NYC premiere of Philip Glass-David Bowie-Brian Eno’s Symphony No. 4 (“Heroes”); and the U.S. premiere of Jonny Greenwood’s Doghouse for large orchestra and string trio, the Radiohead guitarist’s longest orchestral work to date. New York S0ciety for Ethical Culture

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Sigur Rós Announce New Orchestral Tour Dates With 8 New Cities Photo Sigur Rós Announce New Orchestral Tour Dates With 8 New Cities
by Michael Major - February 29, 2024

This upcoming tour will be the first time these cities will experience the full orchestral performance. For the new dates, Sigur Rós will once again enlist the Wordless Music Orchestra, the exception being Detroit, where they will be joined by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Robert Ames will also re...

Nathaniel Rateliff to Play Leonard Cohen With The Wordless Orchestra in April Photo Nathaniel Rateliff to Play Leonard Cohen With The Wordless Orchestra in April
by Michael Major - February 26, 2024

The Canadian shows will follow Rateliff’s performances of “A Night of Leonard Cohen with the Colorado Symphony” for their Imagination Artist Series, taking place at Denver’s Boettcher Concert Hall on April 5 and 6. All performances will feature support from pianist Phil Cook, the virtuosic folk musi...

Alon Nechushtan Presents 'Moving Voices' U.S. Tour Dates Photo Alon Nechushtan Presents 'Moving Voices' U.S. Tour Dates
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023

Alon Nechushtan's latest project, Moving Voices, is a jazz performance that aims to amplify immigrant voices and tell stories of extraordinary voyages. Join the international quartet on their East Coast tour in November 2023....

Ellie Goulding Announces Special Intimate U.S. Shows This Fall With Orchestra Photo Ellie Goulding Announces Special Intimate U.S. Shows This Fall With Orchestra
by Michael Major - September 06, 2023

The three shows include New York City on Thursday, November 16, at the Kings Theatre with the Wordless Music Orchestra; San Francisco on Monday, November 20, at Davies Symphony Hall with the San Francisco Symphony; and Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 22, where she makes her Walt Disney Concert Ha...

Video: Sigur Rós Share '8' Video; First in Series of 10 Videos by 10 Directors Photo Video: Sigur Rós Share '8' Video; First in Series of 10 Videos by 10 Directors
by Michael Major - July 27, 2023

“8” follows Katya Gimro and Alexey Krupnik’s video for “Andrá” and the video for “Blóðberg” - a sepia-toned birds eye view of desecrated and barren land in reflection of socio-political and environmental anxieties directed by Johan Renck, the director whose past directorial credits include HBO’s Che...

Sigur Rós to Release Surprise Album 'ÁTTA' Tomorrow Photo Sigur Rós to Release Surprise Album 'ÁTTA' Tomorrow
by Michael Major - June 15, 2023

Sigur Rós surprised fans with the confirmation that they will tomorrow release their first new studio album in ten years. Titled ÁTTA, the ten-track album is their most intimate and emotionally direct record to date, A first song lifted from the album, “Blóðberg,” was released on Monday and is avail...

Sigur Rós Announce Orchestral Tour Dates for North America Photo Sigur Rós Announce Orchestral Tour Dates for North America
by Michael Major - March 16, 2023

Accompanied by the Wordless Music Orchestra in North America, the band will perform this new material as well as favorites from their extensive catalog. The tour kicks off with Meltdown Festival in the UK, where the band will perform with the London Contemporary Orchestra, who also accompany them on...

Flying Lotus Releases New Double Single 'The Room'/ 'You Don't Know' feat. Devin Trac Photo Flying Lotus Releases New Double Single 'The Room'/ 'You Don't Know' feat. Devin Tracy
by Michael Major - June 16, 2022

These two new vocal tracks feature emerging Los Angeles-based soul vocalist Devin Tracy, who Flying Lotus discovered at a session. The kinship was immediate, resulting in not one but two new tracks, one of which reworks a track from Netflix’s YASUKE, which FlyLo soundtracked and executive produced....

Ichiko Aoba Announces First Ever North American Tour Dates Photo Ichiko Aoba Announces First Ever North American Tour Dates
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022

Rising Japanese singer, guitarist and composer Ichiko Aoba has announced her first ever tour of North America, and shares a new live video featuring the songs 'Dawn in the Adan', 'ohayashi', 'Luminescent Creatures'.   The songs are taken from her album “Windswept Adan”, which has received much criti...

Mike Holober And Balancing Act's Two-Disc Live Recording DON'T LET GO Out Today Photo Mike Holober And Balancing Act's Two-Disc Live Recording DON'T LET GO Out Today
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2022

Pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Mike Holober and his octet Balancing Act have released their astounding latest effort, Don't Let Go today on Sunnyside Records....

OHYUNG Announces New Album 'imagine naked!' Photo OHYUNG Announces New Album 'imagine naked!'
by Michael Major - February 08, 2022

The project of Brooklyn-based, Asian American musician and composer Robert Ouyang Rusli (they/them)—today announced imagine naked!, their first album with NNA Tapes. Lead single “symphonies sweeping!” is the extension of a breathless instant, the moment between the orchestra’s end and the recognitio...

Arts On Site to Present Pauline Kim Harris: Chaconne Project Photo Arts On Site to Present Pauline Kim Harris: Chaconne Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 02, 2021

Arts On Site has announced November performances, featuring dance, music, and film in the heart of the East Village at Studio 3R, 12 St. Mark's Place, NYC. ...

Carmen Ruby Floyd Releases Her Debut Album 'Broadway, Jazz Me!' Photo Carmen Ruby Floyd Releases Her Debut Album 'Broadway, Jazz Me!'
by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2021

This debut studio album of Broadway Classics, arranged in a Jazz style. Among the revisited standards are Summertime (Porgy & Bess), Dat's Love aka Habanera (Carmen Jones), Bali Hai (South Pacific), People (Funny Girl), Hello, Dolly, My Funny Valentine (Babes in Arms), Stranger in Paradise (Kismet),...

Aubrey Johnson's Debut UNRAVELED Out This March Photo Aubrey Johnson's Debut UNRAVELED Out This March
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2020

More than a decade into a creatively charged career, Aubrey Johnson is proud to announce the March 20th release of her debut album, Unraveled. Due out on Outside in Music, Unraveled marks this consummate jazz vocalist's arrival as a composer, arranger, and bandleader with a captivating vision of her...

Crystal Beth Unleashes Her Debut Album PUSH THRU Photo Crystal Beth Unleashes Her Debut Album PUSH THRU
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2019

Crystal Beth unleashes her first full-length studio record, PUSH THRU, a solo incarnation using wailing vocals, amplified clarinet, beat-boxing and electronics to weave a sonic universe all her own. The album will be released on Trey Gunn's 7D Media on October 18, 2019. Beth has been described as “w...

The Town Hall Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer Photo The Town Hall Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018

Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla), and Edgar Meyer (double bass) have combined the bluegrass, classical, and South Asian musical traditions into a one-of-a-kind sound, familiar but with a global resonance. In fact, their extraordinary interaction often suggests a sui generis jazz trio, not o...

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Announces Lineup for 40th Season Photo BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Announces Lineup for 40th Season
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018

BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce the lineup and sponsors for its 40th season of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. With 31 performances (June 5 – August 11), BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! launches a yearlong celebration to cap off four decad...

Lost Bayou Ramblers' Album Nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy Photo Lost Bayou Ramblers' Album Nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy
by Tori Hartshorn - December 06, 2017

Lost Bayou Ramblers' Album Nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy...

Rufus Wainwright to Make Special Appearance with Jane Birkin at Carnegie Hall
by Richard Best - November 09, 2017

A special limited edition version of actress, singer, songwriter and fashion icon Jane Birkin's orchestral album tribute to late husband Serge Gainsbourg, Birkin/Gainsbourg: Le symphonique, is set for release November 10....












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