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WNMU: Spiritual America Best of 2019
With this collaboration between Nonesuch Records and New Amsterdam, walls of genre are broken down as sounds morph and blend throughout Spiritual America.
Second Inversion: Spiritual America Top Albums of 2019
Brittelle’s inimitable blend of chamber pop forms a shape-shifting sonic collage: ripped edges, buzzing synthesizers, melodies that echo, morph, and transform in an instant—like a rush of memories overwhelming the senses.
Ecstatic Music: ¡Spangled!
GUATEMALAN-BORN SINGER-SONGWRITER GABY MORENO IS JOINED BY THE WOMEN OF LATIN ALTERNATIVE QUARTET LADAMA AND THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED CHAMBER ORCHESTRA METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE (ELINOR RUFEIZEN, GUEST CONDUCTOR) TO PERFORM MUSIC FROM ¡SPANGLED!—HER COLLABORATIVE NONESUCH ALBUM WITH AMERICAN MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, ARRANGER AND PRODUCER VAN DYKE PARKS.
December 2, 2019
Oak and the Ghost
ALBUM RELEASE FOR NATHAN SCHRAM'S OAK AND THE GHOST ON NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS. FEATURING THE ATTACCA QUARTET, SCHRAM’S MUSIC MESHES THE ACOUSTIC WORLD OF CLASSICAL STRING QUARTET WITH THE BUMPS, BRUISES, AND RICHNESS OF MODERN ELECTRONICA.
November 23, 2019
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
Sounds From A Safe Harbour
A COLLECTION OF SONGS EXPLORING SECULAR SPIRITUALITY, COMPOSED BY WILLIAM BRITTELLE, AT SOUNDS FROM A SAFE HARBOUR FESTIVAL
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
Pitchfork: Spiritual America Review
Andy Stack has been even more secret-saucy… the structures he helped build under the visionary pop-classical song cycle Spiritual America.
Indy Week: Spiritual America Review
One of the most astonishing records of 2019 has slipped under many radars, likely because it’s hard to describe, categorize, and explain.
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.
William Brittelle's Forbidden Colors
A WALK-ABOUT CONCERT AND LISTENING PARTY IN THE STYLE OF A ROVING ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC MINI-FESTIVAL FEATURING PERFORMANCES AND HARD-WIRED INSTALLATIONS HAND-CRAFTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE "PROFOUNDLY HIGH-FIDELITY" (NEW YORK TIMES) CUSTOM-BUILT SOUND SYSTEM AT PUBLIC RECORDS
June 25, 2019
Emily Wells at Celebrate Brooklyn
EMILY WELLS, BROOKLYN-BASED SINGER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PERFORMS WITH METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE, OPENING FOR LEGENDARY EXPERIMENTAL ROCK BAND TORTOISE
June 22, 2019

