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Rick Burkhardt is an award-winning composer, songwriter, and playwright whose original chamber music, theater, and text pieces have been performed by dozens of ensembles in over forty US cities, as well as in Europe, Mexico, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He is a founding member of the Nonsense Company, a touring experimental music/theater trio, and songwriter/accordionist for the Prince Myshkins, a political cabaret/folk duo whose songs have been performed and recorded by a wide variety of musicians across the US.

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[Off-Broadway]
Ars Nova Original Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Rick; accordion

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Wet Ink Ensemble to Present World Premieres by Aurora Nealand & Jo Kondo at Roulette
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2026

Wet Ink Ensemble will present two world premieres and an NYC premiere at Roulette in Brooklyn, closing their 27th season with new works by Aurora Nealand, Jo Kondo, Alex Mincek, and Jürg Frey.
International Contemporary Ensemble Unveils 2024-2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2024

International Contemporary Ensemble is celebrating its 22nd season with world premieres and performances at Carnegie Hall, Miller Theatre, and House of World Cultures.
Wet Ink Ensemble to Conclude 25th Anniversary Season With Spring Chamber Concert At St. Peter's Chelsea
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2024

Wet Ink Ensemble will wrap up its 25th anniversary season with a spring chamber concert at St. Peter’s Chelsea, featuring works by Carolyn Chen, Sam Pluta, and a world premiere by Eric Wubbels. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
Wet Ink Ensemble Performs NYC Premiere Of Eric Wubbels's IF AND ONLY IF Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2023

New York City-based new music collective Wet Ink Ensemble celebrates the release of Eric Wubbels's new album if and and only if on Carrier Records with the NYC premiere performance of the complete concert-length work on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at the Tenri Cultural Institute.
Duologue Festival Debuts in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2023

Violin duo Miolina is excited to present the first ever Duologue Festival, celebrating NYC's best duos. The festival runs Thursday and Friday evenings, September 28-29, 2023, at 7PM.
Wet Ink Ensemble Gives Concert Of Premieres at The DiMenna Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2022

New York City-based new music collective Wet Ink Ensemble continues its 2022-2023 season with a program of new and recent works written Artist-in-Residence Rick Burkhardt and members of the ensemble on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 at 7:30pm at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music's Benzaquen Hall.
Wet Ink Ensemble Announces 2022-23 Artists-In-Residence
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2022

NYC-based new music group Wet Ink Ensemble announces its three new Artists-in-Residence: Obie award-winning theater artist Rick Burkhardt, composer and drummer Vicente Hansen Atria, and saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock.
Hoi Polloi's WHITE ON WHITE extends through July 16
by Grace Cutler - Jul 2, 2022

Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK announced an extension of Hoi Polloi's White on White
OBIE-Winning Theater Company Hoi Polloi Returns to JACK with WHITE ON WHITE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 21, 2022

OBIE-winning theater company Hoi Polloi (Three Pianos; All Hands) returns to JACK with a peek inside the meeting of a white anti-racist group. As the members reckon with sacrifices they must make to live up to their principles, other forces begin to disrupt and unsettle their efforts. An uncanny ode to honesty, forgiveness, and accountability, this ensemble tour de force pulls the audience on a descent from the too-real to the sub-real.  
World Premiere Immersive Play TRY THIS ON FOR ME to be Presented Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2022

The award-winning New York Neo-Futurists announced the world premiere production of TRY THIS ON FOR ME, a new full-length immersive play created by ensemble member Lee LeBreton with collaborators Anooj Bhandari and Nicole Hill, directed by Dan Rogers. 
Wet Ink Ensemble Premieres Works By Katherine Young, Rick Burkhardt, Mariel Roberts, Peter Evans, and Eric Wubbels
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022

The program features a new work by 2021-22 Artist-in-Residence Katherine Young, We are all lichens for bass flute, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, feedback piano, drum kit, and live electronics, in which improvisation permeates the piece as musicians improvise extended passages based on carefully workshopped materials.
RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE Postponed at the Space
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2022

The Lucille Lortel Award-winning and critically-acclaimed Ars Nova  production of Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future will postpone its return  engagement at the Space at Irondale (85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY) until the 2022- 23 season.  
Photos: Go Inside the RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE Album Celebration!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2021

xProducer Christopher Maring will present a return engagement of The Lucille Lortel Award-winning and critically-acclaimed Ars Nova production of Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, Last night, the production celebrated its cast album with a special performance!
RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE to be Presented at the Space at Irondale
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2021

Producer Christopher Maring will present a return engagement of The Lucille Lortel Award-winning and critically-acclaimed Ars Nova production of Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, at the Space at Irondale (85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY) on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Ars Nova Announces New December Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2021

Ars Nova has announced new December performances taking place both in-person and online via Ars Nova Supra.
BWW Album Review: RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE is Poignant, Captivating, and Deeply Satisfying
by David Clarke - Mar 31, 2020

Forced indoors and relying on our memories of life before quarantine, the cast album for a musical about music recovered from memory data seems oddly apropos and strangely relatable. This is the moment where Broadway Records' RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE (Original Cast Recording) meets us. Highly intellectual and with a somewhat obscured concept in the album setting, this record is equal parts poignant and entertaining.
New Film and Music Releases For the Week of March 23 - 9 TO 5, GODSPELL, KATY KEENE, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2020

Need something new to listen to or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!
Broadway Records Will Release RAGS PARKLAND SINGS THE SONGS OF THE FUTURE Original Cast Album
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2020

Broadway Records announced today that the original cast recording of Andrew R. Butler's Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future will be released digitally and in stores on Friday, March 27, 2020. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.BroadwayRecords.com.
Next Week At Feinstein's/54 Below: 54 Celebrates Mel Brooks, 54 Sings Dolly Parton, And More!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2020

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
Ashley Park, Lilli Cooper, Will Roland and More Will Perform in NEW WRITERS AT 54! at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2020

New Writers At 54! is an ongoing series at Feinstein's/54 Below showcasing exciting work by today's hottest emerging voices. This season's concerts are curated by Assistant Programming Director Alexa Spiegel. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/series/New-Writers-at-54 or call (646) 476-3551.

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