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This week: concerts in New York (May 20, 2019 – May 26, 2019)

The Stonewall Operas

These four brand-new 30-minute operas are written and composed by alums of NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, as part of the Advanced Opera Lab led by Randall Eng, Associate Arts Professor of GMTW, and Sam Helfrich, Associate Arts Professor of Design for Stage & Film at Tisch. The operas are designed by Tisch students from the Design Department and choreographed by students from the Dance Department, directed by students from the New School, and performed by professional opera singers from American Opera Projects.
Monday, May 20 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $35
The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher Street, New York, NY
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Kelly Moran: Bloodroot, Ultraviolet, Origin.

Kelly Moran

Kelly Moran

For the final performance of her Van Lier Fellowship, Kelly Moran will be presenting two sets – the first will feature acoustic prepared piano works from her 2017 record Bloodroot and upcoming EP Origin, and the second set will be an AV performance of her most recent album Ultraviolet, featuring new video collaborations from visual artists Cassie McQuater, Juli Odomo, and Ren Pan.
Monday, May 20 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $18 online, $25 doors
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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New York Composers Circle

New York Composers Circle presents a concert of new music for violin, cello, piano, and electronics.
Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $20, students free
The National Opera Center, Marc A. Scorca Hall, 330 7th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY
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Travis Laplante & Yarn/Wire: Inner Garden

Yarn/Wire

Yarn/Wire

Roulette resident artist Travis Laplante presents Inner Garden, a newly commissioned long-form work composed for the mesmerizing two piano/two percussion ensemble Yarn/Wire and Laplante on tenor saxophone.
Tuesday, May 21 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $18 online $25 doors
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble Co-presented by Bang on a Can

Composer/performer Meredith Monk offers one of her rare, more intimate concerts in her premiere at the Jewish Museum, with members of her Vocal Ensemble, Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin.
Thursday, May 23 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20, $16 students/seniors, $12 members
The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue, New York, NY
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Silence and Memory: An Exploration of Music, Mind, and Brain

Join violinist and composer Cornelius Dufallo (ETHEL, Flux Quartet), violinist and composer Ittai Shapira, pianist and composer Emir Gamsız, neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, and psychoanalyst Ruth Oscharoff for a provocative investigation of how composers use silence and how it affects us.
Friday, May 24 at 7:00 PM
Tickets $35
National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Underwood New Music Readings

Ludovic Morlot - Photo by Sussie Ahlburg

Ludovic Morlot – Photo by Sussie Ahlburg

ACO will hold its 28th Annual Underwood New Music Readings for emerging composers on Thursday and Friday, May 23 and 24, 2019. Led by guest conductor Ludovic Morlot, six composers will hear ACO perform their work live for the first time, receive personalized mentorship, and an archival recording. Three commission opportunities will be available to this year’s participants: the Underwood Commission and Audience Choice each award the chance to write a new work for ACO while the Consortium for Emerging Composers winner will receive a commission to write a new work to be performed by ACO, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and American Youth Symphony (Los Angeles).
Friday, May 24 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $10
Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street, New York, NY
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panSonus 2019 season: MISE-EN_PLACE

NYC-based performance and sound art duo panSonus are joined by additional musicians to premiere new works from the US and Australia.
Saturday, May 25 at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15-$20
MISE-EN_PLACE, 678 Hart Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Rear View Mirror: A Contemporary Glance on Flauto d’Amore

Rear View Mirror is a project involving the creation of a new repertoire for the flauto d’amore. The concert features the world premiere of Nathan Hudson’s Textured Air, Gleb Kanasevich’s dont wake them up, Liliya Ugay’s Sweet Suite, and Max Grafe’s Trio Sonata.
Sunday, May 26 at 7:30 PM
Tickets $20, $15 students
Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY
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