Hypercube – LIVE in Brooklyn

 September 29, 2021 // 8:00pm [live & virtual]

            Hypercube: LIVE in Brooklyn
Scholes Street Studio
375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY

On Wednesday, September 29th, Hypercube performs its first IN-PERSON concert since February 2020. Kicking off its 3rd Composition Lab, Hypercube LIVE in Brooklyn will feature works by past Cubelab composers Lihuen Sirvent and Joshua Mallard alongside Eric Wubbels’ Voided Cross.

FREE to attend and open to the public. Audience is limited to 20 attendees.
Please RSVP to reserve your seat. Masks are required.

This event is supported by a #CityArtistsCorps grant and will also be live-streamed.

RSVP required

September 13, 2021

Taking it Outside – New Thread Quartet

The New Thread Quartet joins Music for Contemplation to present an outdoor concert of works for 8 saxophones. Walk, bike, or picnic while taking in premiere works by Craig Shepard’s and Erin Rogers. Both works incorporate the sounds of the site, inviting listeners to pause and breath in the ambience.

Sunday, September 12, 2021, 4pm ET
Newtown Creek Nature Walk
End of Paidge Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11222

The Newtown Creek Nature walk is a superfund site located near the ends of Paidge Avenue and Provost Streets at the northeast tip of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 7 to Hunter’s Point Avenue and walk over the Pulaski, G to Greenpoint Avenue, B32/B67 to the foot of the Pulaski Bridge. Parking is available near the entrance to the Walk. If you have not been to the site before, please leave a few minutes early to find your way.

This event is entirely outdoors. In the event of rain, the performance will take place nearby under coverage.
All performers are required to be vaccinated; listeners are strongly encouraged to wear masks.

Concert is free an open to the public.

 

New Thread Quartet saxophonist Kristen McKeon was recognized with a $5,000 City Artists Corps grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) to contribute to the presentation of this event.

August 27, 2021

Neuwirth: Die Stadt ohne Juden – Talea Ensemble

Talea Ensemble performs the US premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Die Stadt ohne Juden

September 18, 2021 @8:00pm
DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Cary Hall
450 W 37th St
New York, NY

Music with a screening of the 1924 silent film by Hans Karl Breslauer

Olga Neuwirth: Die Stadt ohne Juden (2017) *US Premiere
James Baker, conductor

Concerts

August 27, 2021

2000 Miles album release // Microscope Gallery NYC

2000 Miles Album Release

Friday, Sep 17 @7:30p
Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th St, 2nd Flr New York, NY
Seating is limited so please RSVP by purchasing a ticket in advance.
Ticket Link – includes a digital copy of the album.

 
Live Sound: featuring New York-based saxophonist Erin Rogers + guests. The event will be both performed live in the space and live-streamed at the same time, for those unable to attend on-site.

Saxophonist Erin Rogers celebrates the release of her second solo album from Relative Pitch Records. A “Tour de Force of split sounds” Rogers dives deep into the sonic underbelly of the instrument, uncovering a radiant world of curiosity and imagination. From human fragility to noisy virtuosity, Rogers forges an alternate voice for the saxophone, percussively blending tone with mechanism and melody with vocalization, gutturals and breath. Rogers will perform solo works from her recent release 2000 Miles, followed by a set with guitarist Alec Goldfarb. Guest artists Erica Dicker (violin) and Dennis Sullivan (percussion) will open the evening with new work for strings and modified snare-drums.
 

“an explosion of expression” —New York City Jazz Record
“a new, challenging and inspiring voice” —Salt Peanuts
“incredible technique with an expressive attitude” —Vital Weekly

This event is supported by Relative Pitch Records, Look + Listen Festival, D’Addario Woodwinds, and a generous gift from Christina Stern.

 

August 23, 2021

Bushwick Improvised Music Series // Bph bushwick party house

Bushwick Improvised Music Series
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 // 7 PM EDT
Bph bushwick party house
1288 Myrtle Ave, New York, NY

7pm
Alec Goldfarb – guitar
Carlos Aguilar – flute
Laura Cocks – flute
Zekkereya El-magharbel – trombone
Weston Olencki – trombone
Marina Kifferstein – Violin
Erin Rogers – tenor saxophone
Gleb Kanasevich – clarinet

8pm Blaise Siwula – reeds
Dmitry Ishenko – bass
Dave Miller – drums
9pm Bushwick Series House Band
w/ Stephen Gauci – tenor saxophone
Adam Lane – bass
Colin Hinton – drums
10pm Juan Pablo Carletti’s “Biggish”
w/Juan Pablo Carletti -drums
Yoni Kretzmer – tenor saxophone
Charlotte Greve – saxophones/flutes
Rick Parker – trombone
Kenny Warren- trumpet
Kenneth Jimenez – bass
Ben Stapp – tuba
Jake Henry – trumpet
11pm David Aaron – soprano saxophone
Nick Panoutsos – bass
David Gould – drums
$15 at the door (downstairs)
August 23, 2021

Composers Now IMPACT – featuring Erin Rogers

Soon on IMPACT
Erin Rogers
Tuesday, August 24 – 12:00 PM ESTGet to know Rogers’ work:
On View

Performed by Kamratōn

Casino (Remix)
Performed by Hypercube

All events are FREE
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July 14, 2021

Direct-to-Vinyl Live Session Preorder: Gelsey Bell + Erin Rogers

Leesta Vall welcomes NYC’s Gelsey Bell // Erin Rogers (thingNY) to Live Sessions on July 13th, 2021. This session is available exclusively via preorder.

Leesta Vall will cut a 7″ lathe cut vinyl record of a song of your choosing for each person that orders between now and the session date.  No two records will be the same and only one copy of each will be made.  Your record will include a one-of-a-kind performance from the duo, cut specifically for you.

Learn more + order copies HERE

Watch us cut these tracks LIVE ON FACEBOOK

 

July 9, 2021

Popebama @CCI – Workshop + Performance

Popebama joins Unheard-of//Ensemble and composition faculty for the Collaborative Composition Initiative at Stony Brook University. As part of CCI’s intensive 5 day workshop from July 10-13th, 2021, Popebama will give a Q&A session followed by an evening performance streamed on YouTube.

July 12, 2021 // 5pm ET
Q&A – for CCI participants only

July 12, 2021 // 8pm ET
Concert performance by Popebama – FREE + open to the public
Stream direct from Popebama’s YouTube Channel

Program: new works written by and for Popebama
Gamma Chamber by Dennis Sullivan
Fuse by Patrick Chan
an infinite sea of particles by Chris Biggs
Showdown by Popebama

More info on CCI HERE

July 9, 2021

New Thread Quartet // Infrequent Seams Streamfest

New Thread Quartet performs LIVE, in-person + online Sunday 6/20 @ Infrequent Seams Streamfest. Works by Amy Beth Kirsten + James Ilgenfritz. The program runs Thurs through Sun with an exciting lineup of artists. Please tune in!

Sun, June 20 @4:00p ET
The live stream is hosted on Bandcamp, and requires a free Bandcamp fan account to view.
Link to tickets ($5) and stream HERE

June 17, 2021

Popebama // Infrequent Seams Streamfest 2

Catch Popebama on the Infrequent Seams Streamfest alongside an incredible lineup of artists. Set #1 is a performance of “Fuse” by Patrick Chan while set #2 features two newly minted works from the Popebama vault, including the Dennis Sullivan‘s “Gamma Chamber” and the ultimate joystick competition “Showdown.”

Thurs, June 17 @7:00p ET
The live stream is hosted on Bandcamp, and requires a free Bandcamp fan account to view.
Link to tickets ($5) and stream HERE

 

June 16, 2021