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Montecristo Magazine: Vivian Fung Interview
It may seem surprising to hear that Vivian Fung, born and raised in Edmonton, has built an international reputation as a classical music composer that has led her to a commissioned orchestral work for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as a way of introducing its 2015 season in September. But there it is. Fung knows no bounds, nor does her compositional groove.
Vice: 'Drifting in Daylight' Floats Free Art and Performance into Central Park
Two ship captains—Fung Lin and Duke Riley, Nordic boat specialists—emerged and entered the boat, followed by dapperly dressed brass players from the Metropolis Ensemble, a non-profit professional chamber orchestra.
Questlove and The Roots: And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
May 19, 2014 on Def Jam Records
This album features several characters in this story, not just one, in a satirical look at violence in hip hop and American society overall.
San Fermin's Jack Rabbit
April 23, 2015 at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Metropolis joins forces with the eight-piece baroque pop band and composer Ellis Ludvig-Leone, to create an expanded orchestral version of their new album.
New York Times: Review: David Kaplan Riffs on Schumann’s Spirit
Mr. Kaplan played “New Dances of the League of David,” a 60-minute suite that incorporates new miniatures by this 21st-century band of composers into Schumann’s “Davidsbündlertänze,” a project commissioned by Lyrica Chamber Music and Metropolis Ensemble.
San Fermin
February 12, 2015 at The Appel Room
The enveloping swell of Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s baroque pop project San Fermin rises from grand-scale compositions complete with string and brass quartets and operatic vocals.
Wall Street Journal: Walk and Listen
In the Upper East Side townhouse that the American Irish Historical Society calls home, a violinist ambled down the stairs while tuning her instrument and a harpist improvised with electronic sounds that came from the walls.
Metropolis Radio: Distant Worlds
This is a curated playlist by Chris Cerrone, featuring original music and inspired works from the next generation of composers and performers.
Concord Monitor: Chamber group brings site-specific composition to Kimball House at Capitol Center for the Arts
This site-specific electro-acoustic composition living art installation by Jakub Ciupinski will not only be performed this weekend, but it will be performed by Metropolis Ensemble through the historic, Victorian-era Kimball House at the Capitol Center for the Arts.