Armistead Booker 2/6/26 Armistead Booker 2/6/26

Emerald City Music: An Evening with Mikaela Bennett

Soprano Mikaela Bennett joins forces with the Metropolis with works by Molly Joyce and Sarah Kirkland Snider.

Armistead Booker 10/28/25 Armistead Booker 10/28/25

BalletCollective: Echoes of the Unseen

Presenting newly commissioned with BalletCollective’s 2025 developing choreographers.

Armistead Booker 9/17/25 Armistead Booker 9/17/25

Open House at One Rivington

Celebrate with our art gallery collaborators Candice Madey and Marinaro on the Lower East Side.

Armistead Booker 6/20/25 Armistead Booker 6/20/25

Summer Solstice Celebration

Matthew Evan Taylor’s Afropneuma at sunrise and Erik Hall’s reimagining of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians.

Armistead Booker 6/7/25 Armistead Booker 6/7/25

June In Buffalo Festival

Presenting World Premiere works by University of Buffalo artists at Silo City, celebrating the festival’s 50th anniversary.

Armistead Booker 2/14/25 Armistead Booker 2/14/25

Roscoe Mitchell: Metropolis Trilogy

Weaving together modern jazz quartet and baroque instruments.

3/4/21 3/4/21

Behind the Scenes: Introduction to The Rake

Get a preview of the world premiere of “The Rake,” a hip-hopera retelling of The Rake’s Progress.

12/15/17 12/15/17

Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia

Metropolis Ensemble and a global company of 100+ artists performs Him Sophy’s theatrical requiem for Cambodia.

9/27/16 9/27/16

Celebrate: Metropolis Ensemble Turns Ten

Celebrate a decade of innovation in music with a roving party.

10/25/13 10/25/13

Electronium

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (The Roots) returns to BAM with an all-star mash-up that celebrates the pioneering works of electronic music.

10/1/12 10/1/12

Vivian Fung's Dreamscapes

Celebrating our studio album featuring the music of Vivian Fung.

4/19/12 4/19/12

Shuffle Culture

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots, enlists a stellar lineup of artists for a free-flowing playlist-a kinetic mix of songs and sounds from unexpected musical bedfellows.

9/15/11 9/15/11

Renderings

Experience new works inspired by classical lyricism in their most contemporary forms with Timothy Andres, Vivian Fung, and Ray Lustig.

5/20/10 5/20/10

Home Stretch

Chamber orchestra concert featuring premieres and new commissions with Timo Andres, Anna Clyne, and Andrew Norman.

4/5/10 4/5/10

I found it by the sea

Interactive chamber music concert featuring composers Timo Andres, Anna Clyne, and David Bruce.

5/6/09 5/6/09

Glimpses

A concert forum of new chamber music from Jakub Ciupinski, Vivian Fung, and Cristina Spinei.

10/11/07 10/11/07

On Record

The complete chamber orchestra concerti of Avner Dorman featuring Avi Avital, Eliran Avni, and Mindy Kaufman.

5/24/07 5/24/07

There and Back Again

The U.S. premiere of Avner Dorman’s Mandolin Concerto, alongside music by Bartók, Golijov, and Shostakovich.

10/19/06 10/19/06

All About Love

Premieres from Ryan Gallagher and David Schiff, paired with a Monteverdi musical drama.

2/16/06 2/16/06

Voices of Night

The premiere of David Schiff’s Singing in the Dark, paired with classic works by Copland and Britten.

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