Monday, February 27th, 2023 @ 7pm
Loft393
393 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
"I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case & throw in a piece of raw meat." –Wes Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
For Immediate Release - New York, NY - On February 27th at 7pm, Composers Concordance brings together two exceptional guitar quartets to premiere new compositions and to celebrate the centennial of the iconic guitarist Wes Montgomery. Featured on the program are the ensembles My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama: Bruce Arnold, Greg Baker, Jane Getter, and Gene Pritsker - guitars, and Bodies Electric: William Anderson, John Chang, Adam Negrin, and Kyle Miller - guitars.
Newly commissioned by Composers Concordance, with the support of a grant from New York State Council on the Arts, 'Evanesce' by composer Jane Getter will be premiered. Send-ups to Wes Montgomery and Frank Zappa, by Bruce Arnold and Gene Pritsker, will also be featured, plus compositions by Willam Anderson, Greg Baker, Frank Brickle, Dan Cooper, Kyle Miller, Alba Potes, and Amanda Sedgwick.
_________________________________________________________________________
Listing Information
Composers Concordance Presents
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama MEETS Bodies Electric
Two Guitar Quartets Meet
Wes Montgomery Centennial
Monday, February 27th
7pm ET
Loft393
393 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
$30 in advance; $40 at the door
Composers:
Willam Anderson, Bruce Arnold, Greg Baker, Frank Brickle, Dan Cooper, Jane Getter, Kyle Miller, Alba Potes, Gene Pritsker, Amanda Sedgwick, Frank Zappa
Performers:
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama:
Bruce Arnold, Greg Baker, Jane Getter, and Gene Pritsker - guitars
Bodies Electric:
William Anderson, John Chang, Adam Negrin, and Kyle Miller - guitars
Guests:
Robert C. Ford - poet, Bart Platteau - flute, Dan Cooper - percussion,
Charles Coleman - conductor
The Composers Now Festival celebrates living composers, the diversity of their voices, and the significance of their musical contributions to our society. During the month of February, the Festival brings together myriad performances ranging in genre from jazz to indie, classical to post-classical, experimental to folk, and beyond.
____________________________________________________________
Staying in rotation for 39 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. Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead. Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to promote 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.
"Composers Concordance..a veritable New York new music institution of concerts, album production and multiple ensembles under a sweeping, tenacious brand, thriving on the emulsion of contemporary classical, free improv, jazz and rock, overt humor and fearless political statements, all very much in evidence..The ensemble..was masterful throughout.”- John Pietaro, The New York City Jazz Record
"An unwavering force in giving composers exposure through concert bookings and its own record label, the intrepid new-music organization Composers Concordance” - The Brooklyn Rail
"The Composers Concordance folks are unpredictable and at times refreshingly irreverent in a reverent sort of way....ingenious fun" - Classical-Modern Music Review
“Enterprising new music organization” - The New York Times
Please follow NYC Covid-19 protocols & updates:
