“William Brittelle. I can’t say enough good things about that guy. He’s such a special person. He has such a strange mind and wild ear for aesthetic choices.”

It’s such a sweet and timely gift to the world. It feels like a hug and a reality check all in one - something the world really needs right now.

Bassoonist Nanci Belmont performs from Harlem.

Pianist and composer Timo Andres performs from Brooklyn.

Saxophonist Cole Belt performs from Arizona.

Our new virtual project, House Music, features bite-sized performances of both new works from musicians sheltering in place around the world.

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE DEBUTS AT NATIONAL SAWDUST IN A SPECIAL SCREENING OF THE ICONIC SILENT FILM METROPOLIS SET TO ORIGINAL MUSIC BY RICARDO ROMANEIRO

March 10, 2020

JENNY BECK’S SETTING WRAPS SAPPHO’S AND CARSON’S WORDS IN A DREAMY, IMMERSIVE SOUNDSCAPE SO THAT WE MIGHT HEAR SAPPHO’S POETRY OUT LOUD ONCE MORE, PERHAPS NOT AS SHE WOULD HAVE HAD IT, BUT HOW IT SINGS TO US NOW: DISTANT, PRESENT, LOST, REACHABLE, AND EXQUISITELY ALLURING.

February 20, 2020

COMPOSER-COLLECTIVE ORACLE HYSTERICAL, WITH COLLABORATORS HUB NEW MUSIC, ARE CREATING AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLECTION OF SONGS INSPIRED BY THE EXPEDITIONS OF A WIDE-RANGING GROUP OF AMBITIOUS, GRITTY – AND OFTEN NAIVE, CRUEL, AND MYOPIC EXPLORERS.

January 17, 2020

This is the kind of big, bold, sometimes even crazy symphonic work of which we could use a lot more, with orchestral brass and strings competing with fat synthesizers, rock drums, choral singing, and more.

GRAMMY-NOMINATED METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE GATHERS A SUPER-GROUP OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOLOISTS AND COMPOSER/PERFORMERS FROM BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES TO SHOWCASE FOLK-INSPIRED NUEVO LATINO MUSIC AS IT INTERMIXES WITH NEW YORK’S CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL SCENE.

January 7, 2020