An atypical combination of instruments (piano, violin, and clarinet) the Zodiac Trio formed in 2006 at the Manhattan School of Music, the members connecting over a mutual love of eclectic music. The Zodiac Trio is paving the way for new generations of compositions for this unusual grouping by commissioning and performing new works. The program at Spectrum on March 26 features the world premiere of John McDonald's Trio about Smoking, written especially for the trio. Cast in three brief movements, the piece is both an ode to musician/smokers' stress-relief potential and a health warning. Also on the program are the New York premieres of Andrew List's Dreams from the Aboriginal Dreamtime, a composition inspired by the creation legends of the Australian Aboriginals; Zodiac: Across the Universe, a series of one-minute miniatures by twelve different composers each describing a sign of the zodiac; and Guillaume Connesson's Techno Parade, a whimsical whirlwind of a piece transcribed for the Zodiac Trio by the group's violinist Vanessa Mollard.
Videos
Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold, Winter's Night
UNDER St. Marks Theater (12/9 - 12/9) | ||
Carol of the Balls
The Stonewall Inn (12/14 - 12/18)
PHOTOS
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Piano Panties: A Cheeky Cabaret Show
Sid Gold’s Request Room (7/2 - 12/30) | ||
FRIGID Nightcap: Black Friday...After Dark!
UNDER St. Marks Theater (11/29 - 11/29) | ||
Spending Christmas with Alicia Witt
54 Below (12/3 - 12/3) | ||
A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First
SoHo Playhouse (2/8 - 2/22) | ||
Kin
Factory Series at The Chain Theatre (12/5 - 12/21)
DISCOUNT
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American Composers Orchestra Performs “Hello America: Transatlantic”
Carnegie Hall (3/6 - 3/6) | ||
Pirates of Penzance Ish
53 Above at the Broadway Comedy Club (12/14 - 12/15) | ||
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