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sat. feb. 14 @ 7:30pm.

55 washington square south, manhattan (take the A,B,C,F or V trains to West 4th St) thingny warms your heart with the avant-garde of the 20th century. gently used works by composers tom johnson, bernard rands, mary jane leach and giacinto scelsi. plus george crumb’s vox balaenae, julius eastman’s stay on it and some tears for fears (why the hell not?)
$10

December 30, 2008

thingNY strokes the mighty concerti

THINGNY STROKES THE MIGHTY CONCERTI
+ ANTI-SOCIAL MUSIC
Thu. Apr. 2 @ 7:00pm (starts on time, so get there early)
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E 3rd Street (b/w Aves. B and C)
New York, NY
212-780-9386
$10

In a display of one-upmanship, the enfants terribles that make up thingNY are writing concertos for and against one another. What is a concerto? Is it something you can feel? Something you can touch? Or is it something greater than ourselves? Something almost unknowable? Answers to these questions and more when we present the following new works:

Jeffrey Young – Concertino [world premiere]
Paul Pinto – Concerto for Sax [world premiere]
Erin Rogers – Chronolinea    [world premiere]
Andrea La Rose – Concerto for Anybody
Isabel Castellvi – Concerto for Everybody   [world premiere]

Then at 8pm, the original New York punk classicists, Anti-Social Music, take the stage for some avant-garde debauchery by Hess, La Rose, Lasaga, Muchmore and Sankaram.

It’s a new music cage match! Hoo-wah.

December 6, 2008

big fat thing

chashama 217 e 42nd st. manhattan (take the 4,5,6,7 or S trains to 42nd st-grand central)a big fat concert with singers, dancers, painters and loads of big fat music by paul pinto, joseph hallman and jonah bloch-johnson. and of course, gloriously chubby improv of the non-pop persuasion. our fine cellist, isabel castellvi’s group, the ai ensemble, will do a set at 7:30, too! $10

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/48150
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December 2, 2008

RAM Slam! at SUNY Purchase

workshop 4:30pm

concert 8:00pm

more details to come

September 12, 2008

Astoria Symphony: Transformaciones

Finally, saxophone in the symphony!

The Astoria Symphony opens its 6th season with a remarkable program. Miranda Cuckson performs Alban Berg’s haunting Violin Concerto, one of the few orchestral pieces to feature saxophone as part of the symphonic palette. We will also hear the world premiere of Steve Horowitz’s Mix/Remix. In honor of Hispanic heritage month, we also feature a Latin American Folk Song Suite, a newly commissioned work by the young Puerto Rican composer Angelica Negron, and Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’ bombastic tour de force La Noche de los Mayas, featuring the Queens College Percussion Ensemble, directed by the Aaron Copland School of Music Professor of Percussion, Michael Lipsey.

Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:00 pm
Good Shepherd Faith Church
152 West 66th Street, New York, NY, 10023

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:00 pm
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center – Main Stage
31-10 Thompson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
For more information, or to order tickets, go to :

http://astoriamusic.org/programs/transformaciones.html

August 31, 2008

Astoria Symphony: Transformaciones

Finally, saxophone in the symphony!

The Astoria Symphony opens its 6th season with a remarkable program. Miranda Cuckson performs Alban Berg’s haunting Violin Concerto, one of the few orchestral pieces to feature saxophone as part of the symphonic palette. We will also hear the world premiere of Steve Horowitz’s Mix/Remix. In honor of Hispanic heritage month, we also feature a Latin American Folk Song Suite, a newly commissioned work by the young Puerto Rican composer Angelica Negron, and Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’ bombastic tour de force La Noche de los Mayas, featuring the Queens College Percussion Ensemble, directed by the Aaron Copland School of Music Professor of Percussion, Michael Lipsey.

Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:00 pm
Good Shepherd Faith Church
152 West 66th Street, New York, NY, 10023

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:00 pm
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center – Main Stage
31-10 Thompson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
For more information, or to order tickets, go to :

http://astoriamusic.org/programs/transformaciones.html

August 31, 2008

RAM featuring the Lost Dog Ensemble and Guests

Join the composers of Random Access Music, as they team up with the Lost Dog Ensemble to present an evening of momentous new works by David Fetherolf, Jonathan Pieslak, Erin Rogers, Manly Romero and Allen Schulz, featuring guest artists Tadd and Erica Sipes, and a special presentation of Eco di un tempo perduto (fl, cl, vn, vc, pf) by Italian composer, Massimo Lauricella, winner of the 2009, RAM call for scores.

Thurs, April 23rd at 8pm
Waltz Cafe, Astoria
23-14 Ditmars Blvd.
Astoria, NY 11105

subway directions:
N/W train to Ditmars Blvd., walk West on Ditmars Blvd. toward 23rd St.

The Lost Dog players are:
Christine Perea, flute
Tom Piercy, clarinet
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Emily Brausa, cello
Laura Barger, piano

July 6, 2008

RAMSLAM! at Symphony Space

Random Access Music and IKTUS percussion quartet invite you to an evening of new works for percussion

Saturday, October 18th, 8:00pm,

Symphony Space

Leonard Nimoy Thalia,

2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
For tickets, click here: http://www.astoriamusic.org/calendar/index.html

July 6, 2008

Premiere of “Shallow”

Shallow for alto and tenor saxophones in duo, commissioned by performers Jessica Simms and Carl Wiggins, will be premiered on Friday, April 18th at 1:00pm in Columbia, South Carolina, as part of the 2008 NASA Biennial Conference.

For a complete schedule of conference events, including more information about this performance, please visit the University of South Carolina School of Music home site, or click on the link below:

http://www.music.sc.edu/fs/leaman/NASAHome.html

March 24, 2008

RhododendRAM in Flushing Meadows

Random Access Music, together with the Lost Dog Ensemble, presents 6 exciting premiers by RAM composers. Join us as we Bring in Spring with a colorful, dynamic program at the Flushing Library in Flushing, Queens.

free, 2pm
visit: www.RAM-NYC.org for more information

Flushing Library
41-17 Main Street
Flushing, NY  11355
(718) 661-1200

March 15, 2008