Adam Levin – Photo by Jesse Weiner

This week: concerts in New York (September 9 – September 15, 2013)

New Spanish Music For Guitar | Adam Levin

Adam Levin - Photo by Jesse Weiner

Adam Levin – Photo by Jesse Weiner

Adam Levin makes his New York solo recital debut at Le Poisson Rouge celebrating the launch of his first Naxos recording, 21st Century Spanish Guitar, Vol. 1., the first of four volumes documenting his major collaboration with 30 of the new century’s ‘Spanish Masters.’ Levin’s program builds bridges from the past with music by Eugène Ysaÿe, J.S. Bach, and Joaquín Turina, alongside new virtuosic works dedicated to him by Ricardo Llorca, Eduardo Morales-Caso, and Octavio Vazquez.
Monday, September 9 at 7 PM
Tickets $15
(le) poisson rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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The Coterie: Downtown/Uptown

The concert, which is directed by Theresa McCarthy, will feature the talents of three-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch, Lauren Worsham, Joshua Jeremiah, Katie Thompson, McCarthy, Eve Gigliotti, Amelia Watkins, Jeff Gavett and Cree Carrico. The evening of operatic arias, art songs, indy rock jams and musical theatre numbers will include compositions by David T. Little, Paola Prestini, Hannah Lash, Matt Marks, Rachel Peters, Joshua Schmidt, Andrew Gerle, Aaron Roche, Mikael Karlsson, Jeff Myers, Julia Meinwald, Christine Donkin, Marie Incontrera, Jude Vaclavik with lyrics by Royce Vavrek. Attendees can also expect a video premiere by Fantasy Fawn.
Monday, September 9 at 8 PM
Free
Church of the Advent Hope, 111 East 87th Street, New York, NY
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Ensemble Signal | Pop-Up Concert

Ensemble Signal and Brad Lubman

Ensemble Signal and Brad Lubman

For the first Pop-Up Concert of the 2013-14 season, Ensemble Signal presents three premieres, including a world premiere of a new work by Hilda Paredes, a composer with whom the group has worked closely over many years. This concert gives the audience a rare opportunity to hear rarely featured solo piccolo and solo trombone on the same intimate program of works for soloists. Featuring Oliver Hagen, piano; Kelli Kathman, piccolo; Bill Solomon, percussion; Steven Parker, trombone.
Tuesday, September 10 at 6 PM
Free
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
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Eyal Maoz, guitar + Praxis String Quartet

The Praxis String Quartet plays music by Eyal Maoz.
Wednesday, September 11 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Eavesdropping | Elliott Sharp meets Either/Or

David Shively and Richard Carrick of Either/Or join Elliott Sharp for a concert that will include a performance of Sharp’s monumental graphic score Foliage as well as group improvisations, solos and duets. The three musicians will use a wide range of sonic materials including guitars, piano, and percussion instruments.
Thursday, September 12 at 8 PM
Tickets $15, $12 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Shelley Hirsch: Tohuwabohu and other Stories | Musical Ecologies

The 2013-14 season of Musical Ecologies begins with composer/vocalist Shelley Hirsch. Hirsch will present Tohuwabohu, a 20-minute sound piece in two-channels, and a duo performance built around samples of Bernard Herrmann film scores with Michael Evans on theremin and percussion.
Thursday, September 12 at 8 PM
Tickets $10 (suggested)
The Old Stone House, 336 Third Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn
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“Collapses” Album Release | Threefifty

Threefifty Duo - Photo by Jordan Matter

Threefifty Duo – Photo by Jordan Matter

Threefifty fuses the folk-influenced, alt-classical visions of Brooklyn-based guitarist-composers Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick, a soundworld in which sunny Appalachia co-exists with shadowy corridors. Reminiscent of the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, Threefifty intermingles minimalism with the Baroque. Their new album Collapses echoes the hypnotic effects of Steve Reich’s music, in a more expansive style that summons the delicate light diffusions of iconic guitarist John Fahey. The duo’s “songs without words” have also drawn comparisons to Austin’s Explosions in the Sky.
Friday, September 13 at 8:30 PM
Tickets $12 – $15
SubCulture, 45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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New Vintage Baroque

This concert will focus on Diana, goddess of the hunt, as seen through the eyes of her victims, nymphs, and lovers. In addition to instrumental music by Rebel and Charpentier, the concert will feature never-before-recorded arias by André Campra and Nicolas Bernier. Ending the program will be a retelling of Diana and Actaeon, featuring a new work from the composer and monologist, Doug Balliet.
Sunday, September 15 at 3 PM
Tickets $15, $10 student and senior
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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William Bolcom & Joan Morris

William Bolcom and Joan Morris in performance - Photo by David Bazemore

William Bolcom and Joan Morris in performance – Photo by David Bazemore

Tribeca New Music celebrates Bill’s 75th and Joan’s 70th birthdays with champagne, cake, and performances.
Sunday, September 15 at 3 PM & 8 PM
Tickets $50
The Cell, 338 W 23rd St, New York, NY ‎
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Postminimal Portraits

Pianist Gumi Shibata (on tour from Japan) performs Parhelia for Piano and Electronics (2006) by Vedran Mehinovic, Ninna Nanna for Solo Piano ‘Lulluby’ for Gumi Shibata (2012-13) by Michael Vincent Waller, Terry e Morty for Solo Piano (2012) by Michael Vincent Waller, After the Wars (2007-08) by Peter Garland, Per Gumi for Solo Piano (2013) by Michael Vincent Waller, Patterns of Plants, 23rd Collection (2013) by Mamoru Fujieda, and …La Cathedrale Engloutie (1909-10) by Claude Debussy with Hommage Electronics by Gumi Shibata (2013).
Sunday, September 15 at 7 PM
Tickets $15
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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