4/15/21 4/15/21

The Meta Simulacrum

Using the symbology of our shared past to look forward into an uncertain future of climate change, machine sentience, and the ever-expanding cyber universe, this extraordinary collective debuts the first material generated through the Meta Simulacrum, an interdisciplinary, alternate-reality digital platform designed by composer/producer William Brittelle.

4/13/21 4/13/21

House Music: Conor Hanick performs "Endangered Species"

Pianist Conor Hanick performs from the Hudson Valley.

3/31/21 3/31/21

The Journey to Life Returns

Witness a yearlong time-lapse musical performance of an original work by composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor.

3/28/21 3/28/21

On Self-Reliance and the Power of Reading

Han Chen talks with Chinese-American composer Lei Liang about his immigrant story and how he looks up to the artistic giants who have inspired his composition.

3/19/21 3/19/21

Thomas Edison's A Christmas Carol

December 24, 2020 / Online Event

Watch the premiere of a new live score co-commissioned by Kennedy Center and Metropolis by electro-acoustic composer Ricardo Romaneiro.

3/19/21 3/19/21

Matthew Evan Taylor: Postcards to the Met

March 2021—March 2022

The Metropolitan Museum of Art / MetLiveArts and Metropolis Ensemble present a monthly video series featuring composer and performer Matthew Evan Taylor.

2/24/21 2/24/21

Neon Jazz: The Unheard Mixtape 1: Interview with Jazz Saxophonist, Composer & Educator Matthew Evan Taylor

“Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist, Composer & Educator Matthew Evan Taylor.”

2/9/21 2/9/21

Holland Andrews Makes It Personal

“Within ourselves, we get to have renewals whenever we want, and this just felt like the best time to be allowing for this change.”

2/5/21 2/5/21

Metropolis Radio: South American Roots

JP Jofre shares a playlist of composers from Argentina and Uruguay he has been listening to lately.

1/29/21 1/29/21

Metropolis Radio: futures

Violinist Lauren Cauley shares a group of fifteen songs that helped her escape to possible futures, a glimpse into her exploration of comfort and the comfort she found in exploration.

1/23/21 1/23/21

Vivian Fung Inspirations on Spotify

Composer Vivian Fung created this Spotify playlist, including Violin Concerto from our studio album, Dreamscapes, performed by violinist Kristin Lee.

1/22/21 1/22/21

Metropolis Radio: Immersive Spaces

Jenny Beck shares a collection of tracks that invoke entire worlds where the senses intermingle and the very air is sonified.

Armistead Booker 1/15/21 Armistead Booker 1/15/21

Migration Music

Join pianist Han Chen for a video series of interviews with immigrant composers and performances.

1/15/21 1/15/21

Metropolis Radio: Tyondai Braxton: 2020

Tyondai Braxton shares selections he sat with in 2020, a year that forced a reexamination on how we go about our daily lives as well as our relationship with time.

1/15/21 1/15/21

On the Life of a Mexican-American

In the debut episode of Migration Music, Han Chen talks with composer Reinaldo Moya about his opera Tienda and his immigrant story.

1/8/21 1/8/21

LIFE SUPPORT Playlist

Arone Dyer shares a smattering of what she listens to for emotional inspiration.

1/1/21 1/1/21

Quiescent Intensities

Rajna Swaminathan shares a playlist questioning -- what intensities and multitudes are contained within this unprecedented stillness?

12/18/20 12/18/20

Live From Carthage

Brittelle formulates a playlist around the artists and inspiration behind the release of his recent digital single "Dido's Lament (Revisited)."

12/11/20 12/11/20

Chasm

Pianist Erika Dohi curates a playlist that tries to find stillness amidst the chaos, with music reminding us that we will be okay.

12/4/20 12/4/20

Black & Gold

Composer and performer Amino Belyamani highlights tracks with deep artistry coupled with tasteful and creative risk-taking.

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