"What a pleasure it is to hear new music played with the same kind of panache and bravura we usually experience
only in performances of standard repertoire." -ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, DIRECTOR, LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
"Andrew Cyr and his virtuosic Metropolis Ensemble are the future of what we know as classical music."
-JOHN CORIGLIANO, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING COMPOSER
"My experience working with the talented Andrew Cyr and the Metropolis Ensemble was fantastic."
-MINDY KAUFMAN, FLUTIST, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
"Andrew Cyr and the Metropolis Ensemble represent all the best parts of the newest generation
of young and up-and-coming classical musicians." -RONEN GIVONY, FOUNDER, WORDLESS MUSIC SERIES

New Music 101:
A members-only event

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Young Patrons Society and Metropolis Ensemble present an interactive program of new music from Ricardo Romaneiro and Jakub Ciupinski.
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Upcoming Concerts

posted April 19, 2009

We've done a bit of spring cleaning around the Metropolis website in preparation for our 2009-2010 season, and we're excited to announce six upcoming events:Glimpses May 6, 2009 at Americas Society New Music 101: Intro to Electronica September 2009 at Le Poisson... Read more...

Gran Bwa from The Groanbox Boys

posted January 17, 2009

The Groanbox Boys released their new album Gran Bwa at Metropolis Ensemble's concert, GROANBOX on January 28, 2009 at Le Poisson Rouge. The worldwide CD release party for Gran Bwa followed intermission at the concert, with a special performance by The Groanbox Boys.... Read more...

Exploring the Roots of David Bruce

posted January 16, 2009

Composer David Bruce shares insights about his new work, Groanbox, featuring Michael Ward-Bergeman on accordion, The Groanbox Boys, and the Metropolis Ensemble: As a composer whose music has long incorporated folk elements, it has been an incredibly exciting challenge... Read more...

Concert Highlights from The Rite: Remixed

posted December 26, 2008

We're pleased to share a new documentary video about Metropolis Ensemble's world premiere of The Rite Remixed, last summer's adventurous collaboration exploding the boundaries of live electro-classical music. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the three concerts and watch... Read more...

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UPCOMING CONCERTS

New Music 101: Intro to Electronica

September 2009 | Le Poisson Rouge

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Young Patrons Society and Metropolis Ensemble collaborate to present an interactive program featuring new music from Ricardo Romaneiro and Jakub Ciupinski. More details...

REVERB

November 2009 | Le Poisson Rouge

A concert of commissions and premieres – works by four composers of the new generation (Jakub Ciupinski, Vivian Fung, Erin Gee, and Cristina Spinei) each exploring a profoundly different source for composition and a different conception of the future of music. More details...

CD Launch Party & Concert

January 2010

Celebrate the international release (from the label NAXOS) of Metropolis Ensemble’s debut studio album of music by Avner Dorman. Featuring a short concert of selections from the CD followed by a cocktail party. More details...

I Found It By The Sea

March 2010

An interactive chamber music concert featuring the New York premiere of Timo Andres’ piano quintet I Found It By the Sea, paired with Brahms’ masterwork in the genre, Op. 25. Inspired by this work, Andres sets an original Brahms theme as a “trope” or echo of his own. More details...

Home Stretch

May 2010

Featuring the music of Timo Andres, Anna Clyne, Brian Eno, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 26 “Coronation.” More details...

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