Pasatiempo: TIMO ANDRES "Home Stretch"
The different music on composer-pianist Timo Andres’ Home Stretch — a rhythmically modern piece for piano and chamber orchestra, a reimagination of Mozart’s Coronation concerto, and a “paraphrase” of themes written by an experimental, ambient musician — is an adventure in time, in terms of tempo and stylistic history.
Seattle Pi Music Review: Timo Andres - 'Home Stretch'
In the reinvention of the Coronation Concerto on Home Stretch, Andres lets his imagination fill in the gaps, and creates a lovely amalgam of Mozartian classicism and modern pianistic sensibility.
Timo Andres: Weaving Together Eno And Mozart
On his new album, Home Stretch, Andres plays off of works by Brian Eno and Mozart, matching his reinventions of those pieces with a composition of his own. The result is a buoyant and fascinating record.
Andres: Home Stretch; Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno; Mozart/Andres: Coronation Concerto Recomposition – review
The centrepiece of this latest collection on Home Stretch is a perfect example of Andres's playful intelligence and individuality.
Album review: Timo Andres & Metropolis Ensemble, Home Stretch (Nonesuch)
“An ambitious and confident performance resulting in a compelling blend of ancient and modern.”
First Listen: Timo Andres And The Metropolis Ensemble, 'Home Stretch'
“Thought-provoking glimpses into how the past and the present merge in classical music today.”
Music Education for a New Generation
Since 2006, Metropolis has encouraged creativity and self-expression through teaching composition to NYC students in our education program, Youth Works.
New York Times: Evoking Forbidden Love and Flying Ancient Armies
Metropolis Ensemble, a talented freelance orchestra, responded with skill and exuberance to Mr. Tan’s thrusting arms and clutching fingers.
WQXR: Hallucinations Live Concert
Hallucinations, Metropolis Ensemble’s recent production at (Le) Poisson Rouge, was a mind-bending juxtaposition of acoustic, orchestral instruments with electronics.
An Inaugural Celebration to Remember
On a beautiful early spring evening, over 150 friends and patrons of Metropolis Ensemble gathered to honor our “founding visionaries.”
WNYC: A Prolific New Music Machine
Metropolis Ensemble presents a seductive vision of classical music’s future: young violin virtuosos and guys in jeans playing pieces on laptops.
New York Times: A Night of Acoustic and Electronic Exploits
What impressed most was the diversity of approaches that the composers involved took to stretching a more or less conventional chamber ensemble’s sound through electronic legerdemain.
Grammy Nomination for Avner Dorman's Concertos
Metropolis Ensemble is delighted to announce a classical nomination in the 53rd Grammy Awards for Avner Dorman’s Mandolin Concerto.
ProSoundEffects: BBC Sound Effects to be used in Metropolis Ensemble Brownstone Concert
“Pro Sound Effects is participating in a unique, location-specific music concert called Brownstone, conceived by the New York City-based chamber orchestra Metropolis Ensemble.”
Zachary Detrick's Wonderland
Eleven-year-old Zachary Detrick might barely stand as tall as a cello, but his imagination soars as high as a New York City skyscraper.