Thursday, April 10, 2008 (8pm)

242 W 41st Street at 8th Avenue | Tickets: $20 online

Metropolis Ensemble and Artistic Director/Conductor Andrew Cyr present the World Premiere performance of Piano Concerto by Metropolis Ensemble's Wet Ink Composer Resident Ryan Francis (b. 1981) featuring pianist Anna Polonsky. Also on the program, three 20th Century masterpieces: Ravel's Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, Esa-Pekka Salonen's Five Images from Sappho with soprano Kiera Duffy, and Satie's Sports et Divertissements, arranged by David Bruce and narrated by Mike Daisey. Wine reception during intermission.

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Saturday, March 8, 2008 (2pm)

556 W 22nd Street | Tickets: $20 online

Metropolis Ensemble and Artistic Director Andrew Cyr present the World Premiere performance of ETUDES for Piano by Ryan Francis featuring pianists Vicky Chow, Michael Shinn, Daniel Spiegel, and moderated by David Dubal. Presented in tandem with etudes from Ligeti, Bolcom, Chopin, and Liszt. This special concert is a preview of Ryan Francis' spring concert premiere, Piano Concerto.

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