Soloicity

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS

SOLOICITY

a night of composer-performer sets with styles ranging from folk to pop to experimental, as part of Molly Joyce’s Light series with Metropolis Ensemble

Thursday, February 7, 2019
1 Rivington Street / 2nd Floor (Buzzer #1) / New York, NY
6:30pm (doors) / 7:00pm (event)
Tickets: $15 general / $10 students / free for members

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Molly Joyce’s Light series with Metropolis Ensemble concludes with a night of composer-performer sets, with styles ranging from folk to pop to experimental, and seemingly everything in-between. World Premieres from composer/performers Lea Bertucci, Carla Canales, Margaret Davis, Liz Faure, Sarah Goldfeather, Molly Joyce, Anna Meadors, Angélica Negrón, and Emily Wells.

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

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LEA BERTUCCI / COMPOSER/PERFORMER

Lea Bertucci is an American composer and performer whose work describes relationships between acoustic phenomena and biological resonance. In addition to her instrumental practice, (alto saxophone and bass clarinet), her work often… READ MORE

CARLA CANALES / COMPOSER/PERFORMER

Carla Canales is an internationally renowned mezzo-soprano who has also received high-level recognition as both a cultural entrepreneur and a social advocate. As comfortable on the stages of the world’s great opera houses as… READ MORE

MARGARET DAVIS / COMPOSER/PERFORMER

Margaret Davis is a harpist and singer based in New York City. Well-versed in the classical repertoire, Davis earned a Bachelor of Harp from The Juilliard School, and a Master of Music Degree from The Yale School of Music. Since graduating… READ MORE

LIZ FAURE / COMPOSER/PERFORMER


Liz Faure is a guitarist and composer exploring the new music world, fresh out of her master’s degree from the Yale School of Music. Though her education is primarily in solo classical guitar performance, Liz plays electric guitar… READ MORE

SARAH GOLDFEATHER / COMPOSER/PERFORMER


Sarah Goldfeather is a Minnesota born, Brooklyn-based composer-performer and the bandleader for her eponymous band, Goldfeather, the founder, artistic director and violinist of the seven-piece new music ensemble, Exceptet… READ MORE

MOLLY JOYCE / COMPOSER/PERFORMER

Active as a composer and performer, Molly Joyce’s music has been described as one of "serene power" (New York Times), written to "superb effect" (The Wire), and “impassioned” (The Washington Post). Her works have been commissioned… READ MORE

ANNA MEADORS / COMPOSER/PERFORMER

Anna Meadors is a composer and saxophonist whose music embraces patience, pulse, energy and joy. She has been commissioned by Rhymes With Opera, Echo Chamber, Conduit, and Evan Chapman, and was the winner… READ MORE

ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN / COMPOSER/PERFORMER


Puerto Rican-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón writes music for accordions, robotic instruments, toys and electronics as well as chamber ensembles and orchestras. Her music has been described as… READ MORE

EMILY WELLS / COMPOSER/PERFORMER

Emily Wells is a performer, producer, singer, and composer known for her varied use of classical and modern instrumentation as well as her deft approach to live sampling. Classically trained as a violinist, she also performs... READ MORE