Mark Kostabi News

Composers Concordance combines the Live Stream concert* with a Social Bubble Gathering of colleagues to present our fourth chamber salon concert in the Pandemic era.

Composers Concordance combines the Live Stream concert* with a Social Bubble Gathering of colleagues to present our third chamber salon concert in the Pandemic era.

Composers Concordance combines the LiveStream concert* with a Social Bubble Gathering of colleagues to present our second chamber salon concert in the Pandemic era.

Composers Concordance combines the LiveStream concert with a Social Bubble Gathering of colleagues to present our first chamber salon concert in the Pandemic era.

Composers Concordance, NYC's longest-running composer collective, will present the So Wrong It's Right Trombone Quartet on Saturday, 29th of March 2020 at 7pm. They will be performing new works paired with poetry in a concert titled Words & Music.

'Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings.' - Wassily Kandinsky

Composers Concordance's 8th Annual Festival - 'Animals' continues with 'Animal Gallery.' An all-star lineup takes inspiration from photographs, artworks, and short films of various animals.

Composers Concordance presents its 8th Annual CompCord Festival. This year's festival theme is 'Animals'. Five concerts, each with compositions focusing on unique musical stories about the animal kingdom, will include multiple world premieres.

THELONIOUS! by award winning multidisciplinary artist Peter Welch is a dark, syncopated comedy about the American Dream told through the nightmare of a failing marriage. The play's world premiere will be presented by the legendary downtown performance staple Theater for the New City (TNC) from February 7th to March 3rd, 2019. The production will feature a diverse cast consisting of Nicholas Santasier, Sly Augustus, David F. Slone Esq., Courtney Torres, Xiren Wang, Jaine Ye and Remington Moses (the great granddaughter of Ozzie & Harriet Nelson, granddaughter of Ricky Nelson and daughter of prolific television actors William Moses and Tracy Nelson). The production will be directed by TNC's Administrative Director Jonathan Weber, and is being produced by PRIME Stage to Screen, who brought the highly praised GREAT KILLS starring EMMY winner Joe Pantoliano to TNC in 2015.

On November 29th at 8pm at The DiMenna Center - Mary Flagler Cary Hall, Composers Concordance will present a concert entitled 'Estonian Connections,' featuring flutists Maarika Jarvi and Monika Mattiesen, pianist Mark Kostabi, and the CompCord String Orchestra, conducted by Arkady Leytush. Works by contemporary Estonian composers will be heard alongside premieres from American composers inspired by the event's theme. CompCord Co-Director Gene Pritsker will join with Relevant Tones Host Seth Boustead for a live stream talk show during the concert. They will discuss the music being presented, and also interview some of the performers and composers. The live stream will be accessible from Composers Concordance's and Relevant Tones' Facebook pages.

On November 29th at 8pm at The DiMenna Center - Mary Flagler Cary Hall, Composers Concordance will present a concert entitled 'Estonian Connections,' featuring flutists Maarika Jarvi and Monika Mattiesen, pianist Mark Kostabi, and the CompCord String Orchestra, conducted by Arkady Leytush. Works by contemporary Estonian composers will be heard alongside premieres from American composers inspired by the event's theme. CompCord Co-Director Gene Pritsker will join with Relevant Tones Host Seth Boustead for a live stream talk show during the concert. They will discuss the music being presented, and also interview some of the performers and composers. The live stream will be accessible from Composers Concordance's and Relevant Tones' Facebook pages.

Composer Gene Pritsker presents a concert of his vocal music. 'I have written many chamber operas, various chamber music with voice, jazz songs, r&b songs, choral music and songs inspired by various genres and cultures. I thought it would be great to have a concert that features my eclectic vocal compositions. I assembled a group of great singers and picked repertoire that will feature each of their voices as well as combine them to perform some of my choral music.'

Composer Gene Pritsker presents a concert of his vocal music. 'I have written many chamber operas, various chamber music with voice, jazz songs, r&b songs, choral music and songs inspired by various genres and cultures. I thought it would be great to have a concert that features my eclectic vocal compositions. I assembled a group of great singers and picked repertoire that will feature each of their voices as well as combine them to perform some of my choral music.'

Composers Concordance presents its 7th Annual Festival, entitled 'Art of Sound'. Inspired by contemporary art in NYC, the festival consists of five concerts, to be held at a wide array of venues.

Art is a language. Foreign to many and understood by few, her language is subtle, self-referential, sublime and mercurial. Most agree a picture is worth a thousand words but which thousand and does that tell the full story? The Artists Talk on Art (ATOA) panel series is the longest on-going dialogue in the visual arts. Once upon a time it was a unique idea to have artists talk about their art. Today talks occur almost daily in NYC at Museums, galleries and on social media threads. To celebrate the legacy the ATOA has organized 'Going Postal' a postcard style fundraiser to help with costs associated with running the non-profit and the work and cost to deliver over 40 years of historical dialogues to the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art.

From February 14 to 26, Theater for the New City will present the American premiere of 'Appendage' by Irish expatriate writer Derek Murphy.  The dark comedy is staged by Mary Tierney, founder of the legendary Quaigh Lunchtime Series, in her return to the director's chair.

Martin Lawrence Galleries (MLG) South Coast has partnered with the City of Costa Mesa to declare October 2016 as Mark Kostabi Month. Kostabi will be presented with a proclamation from Costa Mesa's Mayor Stephen Mensinger at 'Meet the Artist: Mark Kostabi.' Kostabi is a prominent figure from the New York 1984 East Village art scene. The public art reception will take place October 22, 2016, from 7-9PM. MLG South Coast is located at 3333 Bear Street, Suite 202, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. 'Why are the figures faceless? It's a universal language free of racial limitations, and a reflection of society's fear of individuality,' said Mark Kostabi, Artist. 'The MLG South Coast has been in business for over 40 years and self-proclaimed Mark Kostabi is a California State University Fullerton alumn with Southern California roots that we associate with as a local art business,' said Kenneth W. Lawrence, Gallery Director. 'The City of Costa Mesa residents are exposed to the fine taste of performing arts, yet, to celebrate the accomplishments of Mr. Mark Kostabi shall bring inspiration to the emerging visual artists,' said Stephen Mensinger, Mayor of Costa Mesa. 'Our Cultural Arts Committee works with City Council to bring art awareness to the residents in the City of the Arts.' Martin Lawrence Galleries (MLG) is Orange County's premier Gallery of Fine Art in South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa. MLG specializes in original paintings, sculptures and limited editions by Warhol, Picasso, Chagall and many others. Appetizers will be provided by Irvine's Angelina's Pizzeria Napoletana. 'Our passion is to create artisanal meals that are authentic to Italy, so welcoming Mark Kostabi was a natural fit since he is part of Italy's art market,' said Sho Fusco, Angelina's proprietor. Wine will be supplied by Costa Mesa's art studio Inspired Art and Wine. Follow MLG South Coast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. #KostabiMonthOct2016 Jamie Perlman, Martin Lawrence Galleries South Coast, MLGSouthCoast@martinlawrence.com. Matt Kovacs, BLAZE PR, MKovacs@blazepr.com.

AMERICAN PSYCHO, which began previews on March 24th, just celebrated its Opening Night on Broadway last night, April 21, 2016, at the Gerald SchoenfeldTheatre (236 West 45th Street). The American premiere of a new musical based on the iconic novel by Bret Easton Ellis, which recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of its publication, stars Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as Patrick Bateman. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and you can check out photos from the after party below!

AMERICAN PSYCHO, which began previews on March 24th, just celebrated its Opening Night on Broadway last night, April 21, 2016, at the Gerald SchoenfeldTheatre (236 West 45th Street). The American premiere of a new musical based on the iconic novel by Bret Easton Ellis, which recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of its publication, stars Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as Patrick Bateman. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet theatre arrivals below!

'Great Kills' by Tom Diriwachter is a darkly comic tale of a get-rich-quick scheme in Staten Island that goes awry. Theater for the New City (TNC) will present the play's debut run tonight, March 26 to April 12, featuring Joe Pantoliano (who is noted for his starring roles on Broadway, film and TV), Robert Homeyer and Peter Welch. Jonathan Weber directs.