Michael Hersch brings the U.S. premiere of his sprawling 11-hour new music cycle sew me into a shroud of leaves to National Sawdust for a powerful exploration of endurance. The three-part cycle, composed over 15 years between 2001-2016, finds inspiration in poets Christopher Middleton, W.G. Sebold, and Marius Kociejowski. The ardent piece’s first and last parts are written for solo piano, while the central section is scored for horn and cello. Join us for the U.S. premiere of the work that Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung called “a maximal experience that was absolutely overwhelming.”
About Michael Hersch
A composer of “uncompromising brilliance” (The Washington Post) whose work has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music ... claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of dark virtuosity,” Michael Hersch is widely considered among the most gifted composers of his generation. Recent events and premieres include productions of his opera Poppaea at the Wien Modern and ZeitRäume Basel Festivals, his Violin Concerto, commissioned by Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, at the Lucerne and the Avanti Festivals. His acclaimed two-act monodrama, On the Threshold of Winter has had performances in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Washington D.C. Recent commissions include his elegy I hope we get a chance to visit soon at the Ojai and Aldeburgh Festivals, and his work Agatha, which had premiere performances in Bern and Geneva as part of Hersch’s residency with the Camerata Bern. Major projects in 22/23 include those for Ensemble Phoenix Basel, and a new opera for Sarah Maria Sun, Schola Heidelberg and Ensemble Musikfabrik.
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The Hourglass
The Rat NYC (11/1 - 11/2) | ||
Goodbye Doctor
The Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre: A.R.T./New York Theatres (10/24 - 11/3) NEW PLAY
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3rd Gen- A survivor's Story
KnJ Theater (11/16 - 11/17)
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The B.O. Boys: Live in New York!
Parkside Lounge (10/22 - 10/22)
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Piano Panties: A Cheeky Cabaret Show
Sid Gold’s Request Room (7/2 - 12/30) | ||
The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective NYC (10/25 - 10/25) | ||
Dvorak: Chamber Music Survey, Sullivan Qt
Bohemian National Hall NYC (11/12 - 11/12) CONCERT | ||
Learning to Human
Theatre Row (11/6 - 11/6) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN
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Kiss Me While We Have the Chance
The Green Room 42 (10/28 - 10/28) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN
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Cool Stories vol 9
Marjorie S Deane Little/The YMCA (11/22 - 11/22) COMEDY NEW PLAY | ||
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Stag & Lion Theatre (10/9 - 10/27) | ||
Tin Church
Chain Theatre (10/23 - 11/23) NEW PLAY
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The Demon BLANK of BLANK: An Improvised Sweeney-Esc Musical
The PIT (10/29 - 10/29) | ||
Emotional Man
SoHo Playhouse (10/18 - 11/2) | ||
DRACULA
Ailey Citigroup Theater (10/18 - 10/31) | ||
Natan Badalov Presents Chosen Fam: A Work In Progress Show
Tootles & French (11/3 - 11/3) | ||
The Dessoff Choirs presents Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem
The Town Hall (11/2 - 11/2) | ||
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