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This week: concerts in New York (April 20 – April 26, 2015)

New York Composers Circle: New Music for Winds and Piano

New York Composers Circle

New York Composers Circle

A concert featuring music by Richard Brooks, Max Giteck Duykers, Susan J. Fischer, Orlando Legname, Eugene Marlow, Peri Mauer, Gayther Myers, and David Picton.
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 PM
$20 suggested donation, students free
St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
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Permutations042115: Taka Kigawa and Séverine Ballon

Permutations presents Taka Kigawa (piano) and Séverine Ballon (cello). Both master interpreters of contemporary music, Kigawa and Ballon will perform contemporary solo works for piano and cello.
Tuesday, April 21 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20, $15 students
The DiMenna Center, 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY
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Anna Clyne | Composer Portraits

Composer Anna Clyne

Composer Anna Clyne

Miller Theatre presents a Composer Portraits concert of the work of Anna Clyne.
Thursday, April 23 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20-$30
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY
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The French Correction: A Celebration of Pierre Boulez

The Spectrum Boulez Festival commences with one of his most towering works, Le marteau sans maitre.
Thursday, April 23 at 9:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Face the Music: New Music from Puerto Rico

Face the Music - Photo by Meg Goldman

Face the Music – Photo by Meg Goldman

Face the Music performs works by Puerto Rican composers.
Friday, April 24 at 7:00 PM
Tickets, $20, $10 students/seniors
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue New York, NY
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Taka Kigawa: The complete piano music of Pierre Boulez

Pianist Taka Kigawa performs the complete piano music of Pierre Boulez.
Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Shastra Festival 2015

The 2015 Shastra Festival showcases a wide array of innovative music that connects the great musical traditions of India and the West. Artists will include: Shawn Mativetsky, Rajna Swaminathan, Michael Harrison, Shirish Korde, Payton MacDonald, Reena Esmail and many others. We will also be featuring premiers of two newly commissioned works by Asha Srinivasan and Aakash Mittal, performed by Face the Music.
Sunday, April 26 at 4 PM, 6 PM, and 8 PM
Tickets $20
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
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