The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents the inimitable, genre-defiant music of Bobby McFerrin on February 17, 2019, at 7pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. The concert will feature Gimme5 - McFerrin's newest band comprised of veterans from his a cappella Voicestra group Joey Blake, Dave Worm, Rhiannon, and Judi Vinar - and local choral ensemble musica intima. The program will be based on Circlesinging, a musical practice and philosophy that McFerrin has been honing since he began as a solo a cappella performer, assigning vocal parts to his onstage collaborators and audience members - transforming sold-out houses into glorious impromptu choirs.
In Music for Change: The Banned Countries—a program that highlights the rich diversity of artistic voices from Muslim majority countries—Kronos Quartet explores musical traditions and soundscapes from more than ten predominantly Muslim nations, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The concert on Friday, February 8 at 9:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall features Iranian vocalist and activist Mahsa Vahdat.
So-fi (Co-Founders; Jody Christopherson (Artistic Director), Nathan Gebhard (Managing Director) and Romy Nordlinger (Producing Director)) announce added January performances in the so-fi (winter mini) festival, a low-fi, multi-disciplinary solo performance festival, co-produced by, and at Torn Page in Chelsea (435 W 22nd Street, 2nd Floor), a performance space in the historic home of Rip Torn and Geraldine Page.
Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce, the latest installment of the artist's award-winning A 24-Decade History of Popular Music project, will return to The Town Hall in New York City for another skewering of the sacred and the secular today, December 11th at 8pm. A follow-up to its debut at The Town Hall in December 2017, the show explores Christmas as calamity, upending our yuletide traditions and celebrating the holiday in all of its dysfunction with the families you choose to love.
So-fi (Co-Founders; Jody Christopherson, Nathan Gebhard, Romy Nordlinger) announce the launch of a new curated festival, for low-fi, multi-disciplinary solo performance, co-produced by, and at Torn Page in Chelsea (435 W 22nd Street, 2nd Floor), a performance space in the historic home of Rip Torn and Geraldine Page. The impetus for this festival was to create an opportunity for touring and local artists, who push the boundaries of multiple forms, to be produced affordably in New York. The majority of box office sales from each performance go directly to artists.
Today, Brooklyn-via-Tel Aviv experimental songwriter, producer, and visual artist Tesha delivers the opening track of her upcoming EP, opening the door to her minimalist yet complex sonic world. “Funeral,” opening with a deep captivating rhythm and carrying through with hauntingly airy vocals, makes its debut via The 405. The sonic components and intricate, intimate lyricism shine a light on Tesha's ability to convey her inner world through her music.
“'Save' is a cry for help; it is a cry for people to COME OUT!”: after performing live shows together, Brooklyn interdisciplinary artists, friends, and collaborators Tesha and DOV have come together in the studio for DOV's debut track. “Save” is premiering today exclusively via Complex, following Tesha's “See So Good,” the first track from her upcoming EP. Stream + Share DOV's “Save” (feat. Tesha)
Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce, the latest installment of the artist's award-winning A 24-Decade History of Popular Music project, will return to The Town Hall in New York City for another skewering of the sacred and the secular on Tuesday, December 11th at 8pm. A follow-up to its debut at The Town Hall in December 2017, the show explores Christmas as calamity, upending our yuletide traditions and celebrating the holiday in all of its dysfunction with the families you choose to love.
My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce the November 23rd release of her new full-length studio album – A Million And One – via Rhyme & Reason Records. My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova produced the new LP along with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Khan (Gorillaz, Kanye West, Common) and the 10-song set was mixed by Grammy-award winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Lana Del Rey). Nova really honed in on her song form, a purposeful move after previously pushing herself to break out of traditional song writing devices. She wrote more than fifty songs in the process ultimately narrowing this down to the ten that are A Million And One.
Brooklyn-via-Tel Aviv experimental songwriter, producer, and visual artist Tesha is announcing her second EP, Growing Pain II, and today, is releasing the first intensely emotional, dreamlike single. Unlike a typical single, “See So Good” captivates the listener with its striking rawness and minimalism, a glimpse into the off-kilter beauty of Tesha's inner world.
My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce the November 23rdrelease of her new full-length studio album – A Million And One – via Rhyme & Reason Records. My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova produced the new LP along with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Khan (Gorillaz, Kanye West, Common) and the 10-song set was mixed by Grammy-award winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Lana Del Rey). Nova really honed in on her song form, a purposeful move after previously pushing herself to break out of traditional song writing devices. She wrote more than fifty songs in the process ultimately narrowing this down to the ten that areA Million And One.
The Gish Prize Trust today announced that the inspired Music and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, has been selected to receive the 25th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in recognition of his ongoing achievements as a conductor and an advocate for music education. Established in 1994 through the will of legendary stage and screen actress Lillian Gish, known as the First Lady of Cinema, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize is one of the most prestigious honors given to artists in the United States and bears one of the largest cash awards, currently valued at approximately $250,000.
As part of the UtahPresents 2018-19 season, audience favorite Taylor Mac will perform an abridged version of the acclaimed A 24-Decade History of Popular Music at Kingsbury Hall on Friday, November 2 at 7:30PM.
Swiss music ensemble Sonar will be releasing their new live album “Live At Moods” with guest soloist/texturalist David Torn on November 16, 2018 on 7d Media. It was recorded live at Moods Jazz Club in Zürich, Switzerland, on May 24th 2018.
The Boch Center announced today that Tony Award-winner John Cameron Mitchell will take the Boch Center Shubert Theatre stage on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 8:00PM as part of "The Origin of Love Tour," featuring the songs of Hedwig & The Angry Inch by Stephen Trask. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 5 at 10:00AM.
The legendary Rufus and Martha Wainwright Christmas show, "Noel Nights," is returning to New York City after a four-year hiatus. Featuring three generations of the Wainwright and McGarrigle families, along with many other special guests, this annual holiday extravaganza will bring the Christmas spirit to Town Hall on Sunday, December 16th.
The New York Neo-Futurists Gala comes to The French Institute on October 29th, from 7pm-10:30pm. The award-winning downtown theater's annual fundraiser will feature entertainment, silent & live auctions, catered small plates, and an open bar of designer cocktails.
The Barbican today launches Life Rewired, an arts and learning season running throughout 2019 exploring what it means to be human in the face of technological and scientific forces that are dizzying in their speed, scale and complexity.
Boston Ballet presents BB@home: ChoreograpHER, a program dedicated to emerging female choreographers from Boston Ballet Company dancers featuring six original works by Principal Dancer Lia Cirio, Second Soloist Hannah Bettes, and Artists Jessica Burrows, Lauren Flower, Sage Humphries, and Haley Schwan. Performances will be held November 1-2, 2018, at 7:30 pm at Boston Ballet's South End headquarters (19 Clarendon Street) in an intimate, black box theater setting.
