Ken-Thomson

This week: concerts in New York (October 13 – October 19, 2014)

Music of Gordon Beeferman featuring the Momenta Quartet and Four Parts Five

Momenta Quartet

Momenta Quartet

Spectrum presents an evening of visceral, intense and unique music by composer-pianist Gordon Beeferman, performed by his own quintet and the acclaimed Momenta Quartet.
Tuesday, October 14 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Noise_Organ

Qubit New Music’s season opening concert features music for organ and electronics, including two world premieres by Mario Diaz de Leon and David Bird, the US premiere of Lisa Streich’s haunting piece for organ and cello, “Seraph”, as well as pieces by Alec Hall and Peter Ablinger.
Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $8
Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
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Musicians from Marlboro

Composer György Kurtág

Composer György Kurtág

Featuring music by Kurtag, Szervansky, Debussy, and Beethoven.
Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $35-$40
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY
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American Brass Quintet

American Brass Quintet

American Brass Quintet

The program features the world premiere of Eric Ewazen’s Canticum honors amicorum; In Gabrieli’s Day (edited by Raymond Mase); Osvaldo Lacerda’s Fantasia e Rondó (1977); Gunther Schuller’s Brass Quintet No. 2; Victor Ewald’s Quintet No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 5; and Carlo Gesualdo’s Three Madrigals (edited by Louis Hanzlik).
Thursday, October 16 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $30, $15 students
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W 65th St, New York, NY
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AXIOM

John Adams - Photo by Margaretta Mitchell

John Adams – Photo by Margaretta Mitchell

AXIOM performs Harrison Birtwistle’s 3 Settings of Celan, Olivier Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques, and John Adams’ Son of Chamber Symphony.
Friday, October 17 at 8:00 PM
Free
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W 65th St, New York, NY
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counter)induction presents X+N: Ning Yu and Vladimir Ussachevsky

X+N is a new c)i series coproduced with SpectrumNYC that combines the solo virtuosity of counter)induction players with seminal works from the history of electronic music. Each performer selects his or her own solo repertoire that best counterpoints the electronic works on the concert.
Saturday, October 18 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Under the Rose

The event will showcase solos and duos for strings, piano, and shakuhachi from the ‘10s and ‘00s by RAM composers David Fetherolf, Gilbert Galindo, David Schober, Allen Schulz, Wang Jie, Stefan Weisman, and Frances White. This concert also marks the inaugural performance by members from the newly formed RAM Players with David Broome on piano and Kate Dillingham on cello. Plus, flutist Christine Perea, violinist Megan Atchley, violist Erin Wight, and shakuhachi player Elizabeth Brown will make special guest appearances.
Saturday, October 18 at 6:00 PM
Free
Caffe Vivaldi, 32 Jones St, New York, NY
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Ken Thomson and Megan Clune

Ken Thomson

Ken Thomson

Ken Thomson (reeds; NYC) and Megan Clune (reeds; Australia) present an evening of impressive music and exceptional guests.
Sunday, October 19 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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New Amsterdam Presents Sound / Source

Sound / Source is a day-long exploration of electroacoustic music in all its forms, featuring collaborations between legends, luminaries, and newcomers as they examine the interplay between human and machine sounds.
Sunday, October 19 at 12:00 PM
Tickets $20
MoMA PS 1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY
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