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27th Annual MATA Festival Passes Now Available
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2025

From June 11-14, 2025, MATA will present its 27th annual MATA Festival, this year in partnership with ISSUE Project Room, featuring four concerts across four nights exploring the concept of INTERGALACTIC INFINITY: Music Between Spaces.

ENCORE! BRYANT PARK PICNIC PERFORMANCES Returns For Summer 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025

Bryant Park Picnic Performances, the free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city's vibrant arts and culture, is making its encore on May 30 with a better-than-ever lineup.

27th Annual MATA Festival - INTERGALACTIC INFINITY: Music Between Spaces Set For June
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2025

MATA will present its 27th annual MATA Festival, this year in partnership with ISSUE Project Room, featuring four concerts across four nights exploring the concept of INTERGALACTIC INFINITY: Music Between Spaces.

Alison Miller to Present RIVERS IN OUR VEINS With Special Guest Michelle Dorrance at 92NY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2025

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present acclaimed drummer/composer Allison Miller for a matinee performance of her immersive multimedia work Rivers in Our Veins. Learn more.

String Quartet ETHEL And Bassist Ron Carter to Present REFLECTIONS ON MONK AND BACH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

The string quartet ETHEL and legendary bassist Ron Carter will join forces for an unforgettable classical-jazz mashup performance at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall this winter. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Allison Miller, Michelle Dorrance & More Bring 'Rivers In Our Veins' To 92NY
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present acclaimed drummer/composer Allison Miller for a matinee performance of her immersive multimedia work Rivers in Our Veins.

String Quartet Ethel Releases 'Persist' Album with Flutist Allison Loggins-Hull
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 6, 2024

Acclaimed string quartet ETHEL has released their eighth album Persist, for which the group reconvened with the dynamic flutist Allison Loggins-Hull. Listen to it here.

Carnegie Hall to Celebrate 2024 Year of Czech Music with Performances in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 26, 2024

Over six days in early December, Carnegie Hall will join music lovers around the world in commemorating the 2024 Year of Czech Music, a decennial celebration that highlights legendary Czech composers. Learn more!

Photos: Shoshana Bean, Meryl Streep, & More at New York Public Radio Gala
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 20, 2024

New York Public Radio hosted its 2024 annual gala celebrating WNYC’s 100 years on the air. The centennial event paid tribute to WNYC’s century of service and featured a musical performance by Hell's Kitchen star Shoshana Bean. Take a look at photos now!

Kaizers Orchestra Release Single for 'This Is The Kaizer Family'
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2024

Kaizers Orchestra released 'This Is The Kaizer Family' today. Catch their live WNYC appearance and upcoming performances in Minneapolis on October 13 and Los Angeles on October 15.

Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL Unveils Fall 2024 Highlights
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 8, 2024

New York City’s ETHEL has announced its upcoming Fall 2024 activities centered around the release of its forthcoming album Persist on Sono Luminus Records (TBR 11.29.24).

ETHEL String Quartet Reveals Fall 2024 Highlights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 8, 2024

ETHEL String Quartet revealed its fall 2024 highlights including a New Sounds LIVE concert, a Southwest tour with Robert Mirabal, a Brooklyn Public Library performance, and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

World Music Institute to Present New York Guitar Festival 25th Anniversary
by Blair Ingenthron - May 18, 2024

World Music Institute will co-present the 25th anniversary New York GuitarFestival, and spotlight the wealth of international talent and diverse guitar styles that the festival has brought to NYC for over two decades.

World Music Institute Unveils 2024 Spring-Summer Season Featuring Caetano Veloso, Emel, Farah Siraj & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2024

World Music Institute celebrates 39 years in NYC with a fresh lineup for 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Video: Watch a New Video For Hermanos Gutiérrez's 'entrancing, Labyrinthine' Single 'Blood Milk Moon'
by Michael Major - Dec 21, 2023

Last week, Hermanos Gutiérrez — the Zurich-based duo of brothers Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez — returned with their first new music since 2022's El Bueno Y El Malo, expanding on their western inspired universe with “Blood Milk Moon.” Watch the new music video for the single now!

Video: Charlie Cunningham Shares New Video 'Water Tower'
by Michael Major - Aug 17, 2023

In early 2020 Charlie moved to the countryside fifty miles out of London to the small village of Mursley and he could see the Mursley water tower from his new house. The song and accompanying video is connected with the view from the window and that time period of introspection and isolation when Frame was written. Watch the video!

National Sawdust Purchases Williamsburg Home; Announces Fall 2023 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 13, 2023

National Sawdust, the acclaimed non-profit that commissions, produces, and presents genre-spanning new music and interdisciplinary works, has announced that it has purchased its building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and revealed the programming that will animate the venue this fall.

Conductor, Vocalist, Composer & Instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein Sets Summer/Fall 2023 Engagements
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2023

Conductor, vocalist, composer, and instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein has revealed her Summer/Fall 2023 engagements.

Phoenix Art Museum And Center For Creative Photography Appoint New Photography Curator
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2023

Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) and the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography (CCP) have announced Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, as the newly appointed Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Mickevicius will divide her time between the two institutions, working with CCP's world-renowned collections to curate exhibitions that will be presented in Phoenix Art Museum's Doris and John Norton Gallery for the Center for Creative Photography. She comes to PhxArt and CCP from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where she has served as curatorial assistant in the photography department since 2019. Mickevicius begins her role on June 5, 2023.

American Composers Orchestra Hold 2023 SONiC Festival Livestreams
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2023

 American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will hold livestreams from the 2023 SONiC Festival, a New York City-wide celebration of the breadth and vibrancy of the nation’s modern composers, taking place June 1-12, 2023.