Grant Supporting Materials for NYSCA
Metropolis Ensemble
Andrew Cyr, conductor
WORK SAMPLE ONE
Sarah Kirkland Snider — Forward into Light
May 27, 2025 — Dorothy Young Performing Arts Center / Drew University; Metropolis Ensemble; Andrew Cyr, conductor
Metropolis Ensemble collaborated with “one of new music’s leading names” (Gramophone), composer Sarah Kirkland Snider and Grammy-winning producer Silas Brown (The Blind Banister, Liquidverse) in preparation to record Sarah’s acclaimed orchestral works.
WORK SAMPLE TWO
Simeon ten Holt — Canto Ostinato: Sections 74-87
April 5, 2025 — Tishman Auditorium / The New School;
Metropolis Ensemble; Sandbox Percussion; Erik Hall
Metropolis Ensemble collaborated with Erik Hall and Sandbox Percussion to breathe new life into Simeon ten Holt’s minimalist masterpiece, Canto Ostinato, in a new arrangement by Erik Hall, David Leon, Jonny Allen, and Ben Wallace.
WORK SAMPLE THREE
Matthew Evan Taylor — Life Returns (excerpt from Movement 2, Stirrings Amid Stillness)
Recorded Live March 24, 2022; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Metropolis Ensemble and RAJAS; Andrew Cyr, conductor
Metropolis Ensemble partnered with The Metropolitan Museum of Art on a multi-year commissioning project and a world premiere work with composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor, co-commissioned by MetLiveArts and Metropolis.