11.29.14 @ 7pm - Wingjammer @ Spectrum NYC

- We are thrilled that Atomic Wings are providing the chicken wings for this event!

12.3.14 @ 8pm - Happy Birthday Mr. Webern @ Klavierhaus

- We had our first rehearsal for the 'Happy Birthday Mr. Webern' 3 piano suite by: 

Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Lukas Ligeti, Alon Nechushtan and Gene Pritsker

And it sound amazing - FACEBOOK VID. 

12.4.14 @ 8pm - Saxtravaganza  - Goddard Riverside - Bernie Wohl Center

12.6.14 @ 8pm - Sweet Concordant Strings @ West Park Presbyterian Church

Margaret Lancaster - flute

Franz Hackl - trumpet

Karen Hakobyan - piano

Eleanor Taylor - soprano

Ismael Fernandez - flamenco singer

Julia Den Boer  - piano 

Pedro Cortes - flamenco guitar

12.7.14 @ 8pm - Equal Temperament @ Gallery MC

Here is the Time Out New York Listing for our festival 

Composers Concordance 4th Annual Festival

'Anniversaries'

November 29th - December 7th, 2014

November 29th - December 7th, 2014

Various dates & venues - click see below 

Staying in rotation for thirty years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past, but also an ethic of keeping one's ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene. 2014 marks the 30th season of Composers Concordance. At such a juncture, it is perhaps important not only to reflect upon what the series has represented in the past, but also to celebrate with an array of concerts featuring a variety of musics, aesthetic approaches, venues, and disciplines.

On November 29th at 7pm at Spectrum NYC, Composers Concordance launches its 4th Annual Festival, entitled 'Anniversaries.' The celebrations begin with a program entitled 'Wingjammer,' commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo Wing! Original compositions featuring improvisation will be performed by no fewer than twenty-six of NYC's cutting-edge composers, including Doug Balliett, Lynn Bechtold, Ken Butler, Glenn Cornett, Franz Hackl, Arthur Kampela, Jessica Meyer, Daniel Palkowski, Milica Paranosic, and Zach Seely. Buffalo Wings from different NYC restaurants will be served. 
 

The festival continues at Klavierhaus  on December 3rd with 'Happy Birthday, Mr. Webern,' a pianistic send-up to Anton Webern on the composer's birthday, featuring Julia Den Boer, Vicky Chow, and Derin Oge, and compositions by Andy Akiho, Necil Kazim Akses, Henri Dutilleux, Aaron Helgeson, Egemen Kesikli, and Anton Webern. The program will culminate with a triple-piano suite newly composed by Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Lukas Ligeti, Gene Pritsker, and Alon Nechushtan. 

On December 4th, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Adolphe Sax will be celebrated with a 'Saxtravaganza,' to be held at Goddard-Riverside Community Center, featuring saxophonist-composers Nick Biello and Snap Saxophone Quartet, Paul Carlon, Erin Rogers, and Daniel Schnyder. 

On December 6th, the CompCord String Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Carlo Bo and guest conductor Arkady Leytush, will take the stage of West Park Presbyterian Church for the program 'Sweet Concordant Strings,' commemorating the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, and featuring music by David Gotay, Karen Hakobyan, Otto Luening, Joseph Pehrson,

Pedro Cortes and Dave Soldier. Featured soloists will include flutist Margaret Lancaster, soprano Eleanor Taylor, pianist Karen Hakobyan and trumpeter Franz Hackl. 

On December 7th at Gallery MC, Composers Concordance will salute the 430th anniversary of Equal Temperament with a concert featuring a live, interactive, electro-acoustic interpretation of the process of piano tuning. Co-directors Cooper, Paranosic, and Pritsker will transform in real time the sounds emanating from the piano. Instead of the usual p.a. system, dedicated headsets will deliver to each audience member an adjustable live feed of the audio. Each of the five 'Anniversaries' concerts will be followed by a brief reception.

11.29.14 @ 7pm - Wingjammer

Spectrum NYC

121 Ludlow Street, 2nd floor, NYC, $15

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12.3.14 @ 8pm - Happy Birthday Mr. Webern

Klavierhaus

119 West 56th Street, NYC, $15

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12.4.14 @ 8pm - Saxtravaganza

Goddard Riverside - Bernie Wohl Center

647 Columbus Avenue, NYC, $15

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12.6.14 @ 8pm - Sweet Concordant Strings

West Park Presbyterian Church

165 West 86th Street, NYC, $20

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12.7.14 @ 8pm - Equal Temperament

Gallery MC

549 West 52nd Street, 8th floor, NYC, $15 

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PRESS: for more information, please contact:

Composers Concordance 

(646) 522-9442  

info@composersconcordance.com

http://www.composersconcordance.com

http://composersconcordance.wix.com/2014-15-season 

http://composersconcordance.wix.com/ccensemble

http://www.composersconcordancerecords.com

"For the past 30 years, Composers Concordance has been a booster for local composers, through both its concerts across the city and a record label." -The Wall Street Journal. "Enterprising new music organization" -The New York Times. Composers Concordance strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper, and Milica Paranosic co-curate the programs, and lead CCE, the ensemble-in-residence at William Paterson University. Venues in recent seasons have included Bohemian National Hall, Chelsea Art Museum, Cutting Room, Dimenna Center, Drom NYC, Gallery MC, LPR, Miller Theater, the Museum of Natural History, and Weill Recital Hall, among many others. Composers Concordance was founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening. It has also created a new record label, Composers Concordance Records, with distribution by Naxos. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to see contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music, performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.