Ed Hearn News
Rebecca Lazier and Newspeak's COMING TOGETHER/ATTICA Set for Invisible Dog, 6/13-15
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013
On Thursday, June 13 (7 + 9 pm) at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, choreographer Rebecca Lazier and indie-classical ensemble Newspeak present the first US performances of Coming Together/Attica, a site-specific setting of Frederic Rzewski's iconic minimalist scores written following the 1971 prison riots in upstate New York. Lazier's dancers are Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener (formerly of Merce Cunningham Dance Company); Asli Bulbul, most recently from Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company; Jennifer Lafferty, who is featured in the work of Beth Gill and Yasuko Yokoshi; Pierre Guilbault; and Christopher Ralph. (more...)
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LA Phil Kicks Off Brooklyn Festival Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013
Location has always figured prominently in the world of art and music. For today's most forward-thinking music-lovers, Brooklyn has emerged as ground zero for young compositional talent. From composers whose work has begun to inform the repertoire of contemporary orchestras and ensembles, to those pushing the boundaries of art rock and electronic music, Brooklyn has become an incubator of innovative music ideas. (more...)
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LA Phil Celebrates Brooklyn, 4/16-23
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2013
With the Brooklyn Festival (April 16 - 22, 2013), the LA Phil focuses on the contribution of Brooklyn artists to American music, including the world premiere of 'Stem' by TEd Hearne; and the world premiere of 'Strip Mal'l, Matt Marks "mini-opera," performed on the same program as Tyondai Braxton's adventurous 'Central Market', a conceptually and sonically big, multi-movement work by an artist formerly of math-rock band Battles, but here enlisting an orchestra. (more...)
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David T. Little's SOLDIER SONGS Gets Digital Release Today
by BWW News Desk - Feb 05, 2013
On Tuesday, February 26, the debut recording of David T. Little's 'sharp, elegantly bristling' opera-theatre piece, Soldier Songs (2006), which recently completed a wildly successful NYC premiere run on the inaugural PROTOTYPE festival, is released on audio CD from Innova Recordings, produced by Lawson White. The recording receives its digital release on iTunes and Amazon today, February 5, 2013. (more...)
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HERE and BMP Announce Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival Lineup, 1/9-19
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 18, 2013
Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. This two-week festival, distilling the curatorial visions of artistic directors Kristin Marting (of HERE), Beth Morrison (of BMP), and Kim Whitener (of HERE), features visionary music-theatre and opera-theatre works by pioneering artists from NYC and around the world. PROTOTYPE is unique in providing a permanent theatrical home for the presentation of such quality productions, spotlighting the high-caliber creations of an exciting new generation of composers and collaborators, with a focus on chamber-sized works. (more...)
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LA Phil Announces Brooklyn Festival, 4/16-22
by BWW News Desk - Jan 08, 2013
Location has always figured prominently in the world of art and music. For today's most forward-thinking music-lovers, Brooklyn has emerged as ground zero for young compositional talent. From composers whose work has begun to inform the repertoire of contemporary orchestras and ensembles, to those pushing the boundaries of art rock and electronic music, Brooklyn has become an incubator of innovative music ideas. (more...)
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SOLDIER SONGS to Make NYC Premiere at HERE's PROTOTYPE Festival, 1/11-13
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2012
Looking ahead to winter, David T. Little's evening-length multi-media music-theatre work, Soldier Songs (2006), receives its New York City premiere as part of BMP and HERE's inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now festival January 11-13 + 16-18, 2013, showcasing pioneering work by a new generation of opera-theatre and music-theatre composers. Created and composed by Little, Soldier Songs is based on recorded interviews with veterans of five wars, with a libretto adapted by the composer. (more...)
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HERE and BMP Announce Inaugural PROTOTYPE Festival Lineup, 1/9-19
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2012
Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE announce programming for the inaugural PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now, running January 9-19, 2013, in New York City. This two-week festival, distilling the curatorial visions of artistic directors Kristin Marting (of HERE), Beth Morrison (of BMP), and Kim Whitener (of HERE), features visionary music-theatre and opera-theatre works by pioneering artists from NYC and around the world. PROTOTYPE is unique in providing a permanent theatrical home for the presentation of such quality productions, spotlighting the high-caliber creations of an exciting new generation of composers and collaborators, with a focus on chamber-sized works. (more...)
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Deviant Septet Premieres Sleeping Giant's HISTORIES Tonight, 5/24
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012
Deviant Septet--an acclaimed ensemble modeled after Igor Stravinsky's favored instrumentation of violin, bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and percussion--will perform the NYC premiere of a new collaborative evening-length work entitled Histories, written by six-piece composer collective Sleeping Giant, tonight, May 24th at Brooklyn's Issue Project Room. (more...)
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Young People's Chorus of NYC Premieres Aaron Siegel Work in Brooklyn Heights, 6/1
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012
In a concert devoted to the music of composer Aaron Siegel, the award-winning Young People's Chorus of New York City will join members of Mantra Percussion in the world premiere of Mr. Siegel'sThe Light Come Down, commissioned by Mantra Percussion, for the 'Music at First' series at First Presbyterian Church (124 Henry Street) in Brooklyn Heights on Friday, June 1, at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
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Deviant Septet Premieres Sleeping Giant's HISTORIES, 5/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012
Deviant Septet--an acclaimed ensemble modeled after Igor Stravinsky's favored instrumentation of violin, bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and percussion--will perform the NYC premiere of a new collaborative evening-length work entitled Histories, written by six-piece composer collective Sleeping Giant, on May 24th at Brooklyn's Issue Project Room. (more...)
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KRYSTY SWANN et al. Sing at Opera Exposures' Spiritual Music Recital, April 22
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 22, 2012
Opera Exposures will present its first 2012 spiritual music recital on Sunday, April 22, at 3 PM at Saint Mark's Church, Second Avenue and 10th Street in Manhattan. Sopranos Natalie Bergeron, Krysty Swann and Cheryl Warfield will join tenor George Cornelius and Baritone Anthony Turner. Jonathan Kelly will be at the piano. The recital will be followed by a Reception and Dance with the cast. Tickets are $50 and $40 and include Reception and Dance Party with a live DJ immediately following the recital. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 917/402-8144 or visiting the Opera Exposures official website at www.operaexposures.org. They may also be purchased at the door. (more...)
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KRYSTY SWANN et al. Sing at Opera Exposures' Spiritual Music Recital, April 22
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2012
Opera Exposures will present its first 2012 spiritual music recital on Sunday, April 22, at 3 PM at Saint Mark's Church, Second Avenue and 10th Street in Manhattan. Sopranos Natalie Bergeron, Krysty Swann and Cheryl Warfield will join tenor George Cornelius and Baritone Anthony Turner. Jonathan Kelly will be at the piano. The recital will be followed by a Reception and Dance with the cast. Tickets are $50 and $40 and include Reception and Dance Party with a live DJ immediately following the recital. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 917/402-8144 or visiting the Opera Exposures official website at www.operaexposures.org. They may also be purchased at the door. (more...)
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