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Todd Reynolds and More Set for Rite of Summer Music Festival Finale, 9/3
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2012


In a blazing Labor Day finale to Rite of Summer's 2012 season, Todd Reynolds, 'New York's reigning Jazz and Classical Violinist' (The New Yorker), and fiddle-player of choice for avant-gardists everywhere, has assembled a stellar cast of characters to explore the vortex where bluegrass, electronica, minimalism and classical music swirl. Featuring music of glass harmonica virtuoso Jonny Rodgers, avant-bluegrass guitarist Jordan Tice (The Jordan Tice Trio), and the singular percussionist Mathias Kunzli, currently on tour with Regina Spektor. This will take place on Colonels' Row on Monday, September 3rd.

ACME Performs Steve Reich's String Quartets at Le Poisson Rouge, 9/11
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 20, 2012


ACME, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, will give the first performance of the complete string quartets of Steve Reich together on the same concert on Tuesday, September 11 at 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm) at Le Poisson Rouge(158 Bleecker Street).

HERE and BMP Announce Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival Lineup, 1/9-19
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2012


Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. This two-week festival, distilling the curatorial visions of artistic directors Kristin Marting (of HERE), Beth Morrison (of BMP), and Kim Whitener (of HERE), features visionary music-theatre and opera-theatre works by pioneering artists from NYC and around the world. PROTOTYPE is unique in providing a permanent theatrical home for the presentation of such quality productions, spotlighting the high-caliber creations of an exciting new generation of composers and collaborators, with a focus on chamber-sized works.

BANG ON A CAN’s 11th Annual Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA Begins Today, 7/11
by BWW News Desk - Jul 11, 2012


From today, July 11 through Saturday, July 28, MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA) explodes with the sounds of the 11th Annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, part of Bang on a Can's 25th birthday year. The Festival is dedicated entirely to today's most exciting, fresh, and innovative new music and includes public performances, recitals, and lectures.

Long Beach Opera Announces Five Premieres for 2013
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 29, 2012


Long Beach Opera Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek today announces the company's 2013 plans to produce five rarely performed 20th and 21st century operas.

Cellist Maya Beiser to Perform ELSEWHERE at BAM Festival, 10/17 - 20
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 27, 2012


Cellist Maya Beiser, described by the Boston Globe as having "virtuoso chops, rock-star charisma, and an appetite for pushing her instrument to the edge of avant-garde adventurousness," will see the New York premiere of her new production, ELSEWHERE

Bang on a Can Marathon Opens River To River Festival Today, 6/17
by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2012


Today, June 17, from noon until midnight, Bang on a Can continues celebrating its 25th year with the annual Bang on a Can Marathon, free for the public at World Financial Center Winter Garden (220 Vesey Street, NYC), presented by River To River® Festival, Arts Brookfield, and Bang on a Can.

BANG ON A CAN’s 11th Annual Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA Begins 7/11
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 5, 2012


From Wednesday, July 11 through Saturday, July 28, MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA) explodes with the sounds of the 11th Annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA, part of Bang on a Can's 25th birthday year. The Festival is dedicated entirely to today's most exciting, fresh, and innovative new music and includes public performances, recitals, and lectures.

Columbia University's Miller Theatre Announces 2012-2013 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012


Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts has announced its 2012-13, 24th Season. Including LE POÈME HARMONIQUE IN "VENEZIA," on opening night, eight intriguing composer portraits, featuring John Cage, Jonathan Harvey, Olga Neuwirth, Sofia Gubaidulina, Enno Poppe, Rebeecca Saunders, Oliver Knussen and Julio Estrada. Bach, Revisted, highlights innovators, baroque and modern alike, featuring Jennifer Koh teaming up with mentor Jaime Laredo, harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout and Ensemble Signal playing Bach, Rebel and Michael Gordon, and pianist Christopher Taylor juxtaposing Bach and Rzewski. The theatre also highlights early music ensembles, its jazz series, community programming, and pop-up concerts. See below for full details.

Brooklyn Academy of Music Announces 2012 Next Wave Festival Lineup
by Kelsey Denette - May 21, 2012


Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the 2012 Next Wave Festival, in its 30th year. The festival runs from September 5 to January 19 and comprises dance, theater, music, music-theater, nouveau cirque, film, and multimedia events.

Bang on a Can Marathon Opens River To River Festival, 6/17
by Kelsey Denette - May 17, 2012


On Sunday, June 17, from noon until midnight, Bang on a Can continues celebrating its 25th year with the annual Bang on a Can Marathon, free for the public at World Financial Center Winter Garden (220 Vesey Street, NYC), presented by River To River® Festival, Arts Brookfield, and Bang on a Can.

Bang on a Can Celebrates 25 Years with Triple Bill Concert at Lincoln Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2012


Bang on a Can takes over Alice Tully Hall presented by Lincoln Center's Great Performers series in a triple-bill birthday bash tonight, April 28 at 7pm featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Asphalt Orchestra, and MIT's Gamelan Galak Tika. Bang on a Can is celebrating 25 years during 2012, having grown from a one-day New York-based Marathon concert (on Mother's Day in 1987 in a SoHo art gallery) to a multi-faceted performing arts organization with a broad range of year-round international activities.

Jenny Q Chai Plays Carnegie Hall, 4/19
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2012


Performing works by Inhyun Kim, Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang, Marco Stroppa, Kurtag, Messaien, Ligeti, Debussy, and Schumann, pianist Jenny Q. Chai makes her Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and will be available beginning February 19th at www.carnegiehall.org, at the Carnegie Hall Box office at 57th street and 7th avenue in New York City (which is also the location of the venue), or by calling 212 247 7800.

Bang on a Can Celebrates 25 Years with Triple Bill Concert at Lincoln Center
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 28, 2012


Bang on a Can takes over Alice Tully Hall presented by Lincoln Center's Great Performers series in a triple-bill birthday bash on Saturday, April 28 at 7pm featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Asphalt Orchestra, and MIT's Gamelan Galak Tika. Bang on a Can is celebrating 25 years during 2012, having grown from a one-day New York-based Marathon concert (on Mother's Day in 1987 in a SoHo art gallery) to a multi-faceted performing arts organization with a broad range of year-round international activities.

Scott Wentworth and Jay Sullivan Lead Alley Theater's RED
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2012


Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of the 2010 Best Play Tony Award Winner, Red.

Jenny Q Chai Plays Carnegie Hall, 4/19
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 19, 2012


Performing works by Inhyun Kim, Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang, Marco Stroppa, Kurtag, Messaien, Ligeti, Debussy, and Schumann, pianist Jenny Q. Chai makes her Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and will be available beginning February 19th at www.carnegiehall.org, at the Carnegie Hall Box office at 57th street and 7th avenue in New York City (which is also the location of the venue), or by calling 212 247 7800.

Pianist Jenny Q. Chai to Play Carnegie Hall in Solo Recital, 4/19
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 8, 2012


Performing works by Inhyun Kim, Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang, Marco Stroppa, Kurtag, Messaien, Ligeti, Debussy, and Schumann, pianist Jenny Q. Chai makes her Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and will be available beginning February 19th at www.carnegiehall.org, at the Carnegie Hall Box office at 57th street and 7th avenue in New York City (which is also the location of the venue), or by calling 212 247 7800.

Scott Wentworth and Jay Sullivan Lead Alley Theater's RED
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2012


Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of the 2010 Best Play Tony Award Winner, Red.

Christian Marclay to Join Bang on a Can All-Stars 4/28
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 2, 2012


New York-based visual artist and composer Christian Marclay will be onstage with the Bang on a Can All-Stars at Lincoln Center on April 28 for the U.S. premiere of Field Recordings, a major nine-composer multimedia project that uses film, found sound, and archival audio and video (enhanced by conceptual set designer Jim Findlay) to build a bridge between the seen and unseen, the here and the absent, the present and the past.

Scott Wentworth and Jay Sullivan Lead Alley Theater's RED
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2012


Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of the 2010 Best Play Tony Award Winner, Red.

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