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From Central Park and Lincoln Center to Riverside Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Metropolis Ensemble presents public performances in grand and intimate outdoor settings.

 
 
 

Featured Project

Drifting In Daylight

In 2015, Creative Time and Central Park Conservancy presented Ragnar Kjartansson’s S.S. Hangover (debuted at the 55th Venice Biennale), featuring a boat manned by a Metropolis brass ensemble in black-tie attire, performing music by composer Kjartan Sveinsson (formerly of Sigur Rós), which he created specifically for this work.

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Biophony: Solstice
Biophony: Solstice

Experience the summer solstice in a kaleidoscope of sound and ecstatic music. Featuring Metropolis Ensemble, Sandbox Percussion, and Erik Hall.

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Biophony: SoundGarden
Biophony: SoundGarden

An audiovisual tapestry and lighting installation at Brooklyn Botanic Garden running in sync with plant-generated binaural soundscapes and live musicians.

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For the Birds
For the Birds

Larger-than-life bird stilt walkers and bird puppets dance to processional music in Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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Biophony Festival 2021
Biophony Festival 2021

September 18th, 2021

This event, presented for the first time as part of Make Music Autumn, is the grand finale of Metropolis Ensemble’s summer-long project where the orchestra-collective's musicians and composers created their own new music pop-up events across NYC.

Each performance and listener-experience of Biophony at Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be unique, as determined by the unlimited flexibility of instrumentations, the topography of the site, and the freedom given to participants to choose their own musical adventure.

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Recent Press

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"The addition of the Metropolis Ensemble added an extra layer of depth and grandeur to Rose’s performance, elevating her already stellar songwriting to new heights."

Melodic Magazine

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“Awash in beauty and tension… sensational was the Metropolis Ensemble, effectively and excitingly led by Raquel Acevedo Klein.”

Night After Night

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“You could not have asked for better performers… In A Grove is a triumph and among the finest works at this year’s festival.”

The Observer

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“Grief mixes gospel harmonies, simmering post-hip-hop instrumentals and wounded balladry.”

The New York Times

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“A vividly immersive thriller... not a word or note is without purpose, and both are captured, if not enhanced, in this richly produced recording.”
“A vividly immersive thriller... not a word or note is without purpose, and both are captured, if not enhanced, in this richly produced recording.”

New York Times: Best Classical Albums of 2023

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Armistead Booker

I'm a visual storyteller, digital designer, nonprofit champion, family tech generalist, communications strategist, proud father, moonlighting superhero, and passionate gardener.

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