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This week: concerts in New York (February 13, 2017 – February 19, 2017)

Curated by Meredith Monk: American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME)

For Roulette’s second season presenting shows curated by Meredith Monk, American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) will perform works by Timo Andres, Meredith Monk, and Caroline Shaw. This concert celebrates the release of ACME’s new album, Thrive on Routine, available on Sono Luminus in February 2017.
Monday, February 13 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15-$20
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Bonjour

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Bonjour is a low string band with drums/percussion founded in 2012 by bassist and composer Florent Ghys whose performance corresponds to the Museum’s exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design.
Thursday, February 16 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $18, $15 students/seniors, $12 memebrs
The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave, New York, NY
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Double Portrait – Zivokic and Agerfeldt Olesen | Ensemble MIse-En

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Ensemble mise-en’s Portrait Series seeks to celebrate the landmark works of distinguished composers of contemporary music. This series is aimed towards presenting the music of these composers to a wide spectrum of listeners who are engaged in or curious about contemporary art music from around the globe, such as music students and educators, new music enthusiasts, as well as New Yorkers and visitors. The inaugural concert of the series will feature a pair of Nordic composers: Djuro Zivkovic (Serbia/Sweden) and Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen (Denmark).
Thursday, February 16 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 members
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY
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Gordon Beeferman – Organ Trio 2017

Composer-keyboardist Gordon Beeferman debuts a new organ trio with guitarist Anders Nilsson and drummer/percussionist Ches Smith. The trio will premiere a brand-new concert-length set of five pieces that traverse and investigate unusual moods, forms, rhythms, and sound-worlds.
Friday, February 17 at 9:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Kate Sloat

Harpist Kate Sloat performs contemporary works for solo harp. Featuring works by Lowell Liebermann, Brian Erickson, and many more.
Sunday, February 19 at 3:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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Attacca Quartet: Recently Added

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The Attacca Quartet continues their Recently Added series with a performance of Michael Ippolito’s complete string quartets and coincides with the release of Ippolito’s newest album Songlines.

Sunday, February 19 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $35
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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The Sound and the Light

Alongside original works by the Sound and the Light, they will be presenting arrangements of works by von Bingen and Elgar, and pieces by Bartók and Mazzoli.
Sunday, February 19 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $15, $10 students/seniors
Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
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