Eaux Claires Hiver
METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE IS THRILLED TO JOIN THE COLLECTIVE 37D03D (UPSIDE-DOWN “PEOPLE”) TO GATHER FOR A WEEK TO COMPOSE, COLLABORATE AND PRESENT MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND LITERATURE IN A VARIETY OF SPACES AND SETTINGS.
November 22-23, 2019
Unheard-of//Trios
UNHEARD-OF//ENSEMBLE PERFORMS AN ECLECTIC PROGRAM OF TRIO WORKS FOR CLARINET, VIOLIN, AND CELLO
October 29, 2019
Loisaida
CENTERED AROUND TWO SONGS THAT CELEBRATE NEW YORK CITY, REFLECTING VIOLINIST/COMPOSER JESSIE MONTGOMERY’S LOWER EAST SIDE UPBRINGING AND ECLECTIC INFLUENCES. SELECTIONS FROM HER BAND BIG DOG LITTLE DOG AND BY VIOLIST/COMPOSER JESSICA MEYER TIE TOGETHER A CELEBRATION OF PLACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND PROCESS.
October 24, 2019
In A Grove at MASS MoCA
OPERA IN DEVELOPMENT BY COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER CERRONE, LIBRETTIST STEPHANIE FLEISCHMANN, AND DIRECTOR MARY BIRNBAUM
October 12, 2019
Molly Herron's Three Sarabandes
COMPOSER MOLLY HERRON AND ARGUS QUARTET CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR ALBUM WITH MUSIC AND POETRY THAT EXPLORE HISTORY AND TRANSFORMATION.
October 11, 2019
andPlay's Playlist
JOIN VIOLIN/VIOLA DUO ANDPLAY FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC, DRINKS, AND TREATS TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF ITS DEBUT CD, PLAYLIST.
October 4, 2019
Desdemona + Adam Holmes
DESDEMONA AND ADAM HOLMES TEAM UP FOR AN EVENING OF STRING TRIO AND PERCUSSION, FEATURING VIDEO PROJECTIONS, A WORLD PREMIERE, AND DISTURBING QUESTIONS ABOUT CAPITALISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
October 1, 2019
Reflections
SHOWCASING THE BAROQUE ERA'S VIOLA D'AMORE AS AN EXPRESSIVE INSTRUMENT FOR A DIVERSITY OF MUSIC FROM OUR TIME AND WORLD. FEATURING COLORADO-BASED VIOLIST MATTHEW DANE, CELLIST GREG BEAVER, AND FLUTIST CHRISTINA JENNINGS PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF REENA ESMAIL, CONOR ABBOTT BROWN, JAKE HEGGIE, GARTH KNOX AND A PREMIERE FROM ERIC SAWYER.
September 15, 2019
Badinage
NEW SOUNDS FROM A MODERN STRING BAND, FEATURING ALEXI KENNEY, VIOLIN, AYANE KOZASA, VIOLA, GABRIEL CABEZAS, CELLO, AND PAUL WIANCKO, CELLO WITH MUSIC RANGING FROM THE FRENCH BAROQUE, TRADITIONAL SWEDISH FOLK TUNES, THROUGH TO NEW WORKS AND ARRANGEMENTS BY PAUL WIANCKO AND GABRIELLA SMITH
September 7, 2019
Blood, Booze & Betrayal
Postponed Event / One Rivington
Murder ballads, riddle tunes, and other lurid and gruesome pastimes featuring Fiona Gillespie, Paul Morton of Chivalrous Crickets, with Loren Ludwig of Acronym and Sian Ricketts & Tracy Cowart of Alkemie.
Sea Change
Postponed Event / One Rivington
Ulysses Quartet performs Sea Change Quartets 1 and 2, works written by their friend and colleague Joseph Summer about exploring the underwater world of Southeast Asia.
Carrot Revolution
A SWEEPING CONCERT FEATURING CELLIST GABRIEL CABEZAS WITH THE RECENTLY GRAMMY-NOMINATED AIZURI QUARTET
May 29, 2019
Andrea Casarrubios' Caminante
FEATURING EMILY DAGGETT SMITH ON VIOLIN AND ANDREA CASARRUBIOS ON CELLO
May 6, 2019
Ballet Prismatique
PRESENTING VARIOUS KINDS OF DANCE MUSIC FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS, FORMING A KALEIDOSCOPIC BALLET WITHOUT STYLISTIC LIMITS, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO FESTIVAL
April 21, 2019
Points of Departure
A MARATHON PIANO CONCERT SHOWCASING A RICH COLLECTION OF PERSONAL STORIES AND TRANSFORMATIONS BY AN ARRAY OF COMPOSERS, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO SERIES
April 20, 2019
Synesthetic Vibrations
A COLORFUL PROGRAM FEATURING VOICES OF COMPOSERS WITH SYNESTHESIA, FRAMED BY A DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL THEMES, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO SERIES
April 19, 2019
In the Mists
FROM BEETHOVEN TO BRESNICK, LISA MOORE, DESCRIBED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AS “BRILLIANT AND SEARCHING…BEAUTIFUL AND IMPASSIONED…LUSTROUS AT THE KEYBOARD”, PRESENTS A CONCERT CONNECTING EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN COMPOSERS WITH FANCIFUL IMAGERY, AS PART OF IN VISIBLE ROADS, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE X BLUEPRINTS PIANO SERIES
April 11, 2019
Legion
RIGHTEOUSGIRLS, A PIANO AND FLUTE DUO (ERIKA DOHI ANDGINA IZZO) WHO EXPLORE BEYOND THE ACOUSTIC MEDIUM, CELEBRATE THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LEGION (FOR 8 FLUTES AND 8 PIANOS) BY ALEX BURTZOS ALONG WITH WORKS BY ANDY AKIHO, AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE, PAULA MATTHUSEN, AND MIKE PERDUE
April 2, 2019
Inner Dialogues
VIRTUOSO CLARINETIST FROM IMANI WINDS MARK DOVER JOINS JAZZ AND WORLD-MUSIC YOUNG GIANT, PIANIST/COMPOSER GUY MINTUS, TO PRESENT A DAZZLING CONCERT WITH ORIGINAL WORKS AND IMPROVISATION
March 25, 2019