Rome is Falling | Run AMOC* Festival Lincoln Center
Jul
13
8:00 PM20:00

Rome is Falling | Run AMOC* Festival Lincoln Center

Rome Is Falling: Alice Tully Hall  — July 13, 2025

Rome is Falling, conceived and composed by AMOC* bassist Doug Balliett, is a zany lesson on the absurdity of what can happen when influential people lose power. In his ever-prescient, ever-joyful way, Balliett brings audiences of all ages on a musical journey through a world that includes lollipops, an absurd number of characters, and an emperor with a chicken fetish.

Rome was one of the world's great civilizations, yet, like all empires, it fell. Why and how? The story is a mixture of politics, betrayal, immigration, religion, climate, pandemic, natural disaster, xenophobia, and bad luck–everything human and everything we face today.

Run AMOC* Festival
The American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) is a leading force among today's most innovative and visionary interdisciplinary ensembles—recognized for producing deeply resonant and boundary-pushing art. This summer, AMOC*embarks on its most significant artistic endeavor to date with a bold slate of opera, dance, and music, creating an immersive landscape of art that redefines the festival experience. Performances will take place indoors and outdoors across Lincoln Center, moving fluidly between the spectacular and the intimate. Each production draws audiences into a realm where the lines between disciplines blur, celebrating the company’s audacious creativity and intimate approach to storytelling.


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Brooklyn Rider | Lincoln Center | Chalk and Soot
Aug
9
7:30 PM19:30

Brooklyn Rider | Lincoln Center | Chalk and Soot

Chalk and Soot

As a capstone to Brooklyn Rider's 20th anniversary celebration at Lincoln Center, the ensemble presents an epic culminating program, featuring new works by Giovanni Sollima (NY premiere), and Tyshawn Sorey, both written for the group's recent commissioning project, Brooklyn Rider Almanac, Book II.  Ariadne sings Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2 and Colin Jacobsen’s Chalk and Soot.

Summer for the City
Brooklyn Rider: 20 Years at Play

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Ukaria | Brooklyn Rider | Chalk and Soot
Nov
1
to Nov 7

Ukaria | Brooklyn Rider | Chalk and Soot

Concert 2 | Chalk and Soot

CHAMBERFEST CURATED BY BROOKLYN RIDER

Adult $75 | Conc $70 | Student $35

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The 1908 premiere of Schoenberg’s Second String Quartet, Op. 10 drew riotous behaviour from a deeply divided fin-de-siècle Viennese audience – on the one side, devoted followers of the forward-looking composer and on the other, those who considered his works cacophonous and offensive. Indeed, the quartet’s last movement figurations, disorienting and weightless, make us believe that we breathe ‘…the air of another planet.’ (Note: no riots this time, please!)

This luminous and highly important work was nevertheless performed many times during Schoenberg’s lifetime. In the audience for the German premiere in 1911 was the Russian-born expressionist Wassily Kandinsky. Transformed by the experience, Kandinsky’s art took a forward bound towards abstraction, seemingly emboldened by Schoenberg’s journey into atonality. A friendship evolved between these kindred spirits that was to last a quarter century, and Schoenberg was to become associated with the group of artists surrounding Kandinsky known as Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider – our namesake!).

To honour these connections, we present Chalk and Soot, an extended song cycle by our own Colin Jacobsen that sets the absurd, colourful, figurative, and pastoral scenes of Kandinsky’s proto-Dadaist poetry from 1912 in an eclectic manner, moving seamlessly between the theatrical, profound, and surreal. We also offer selected works from our own Brooklyn Rider Almanac commissioning project. These particular short pieces are all grounded by a visual sense, inspired by the beauty of UKARIA and the connection between music and the visual arts which is so embodied here.

Clarice Assad’s colourful Cinematheque is a soundtrack to a movie that doesn’t exist. Mallacoota native Padma Newsome contributed a work inspired by the legendary work of the Arrernte watercolourist Albert Namatjira. Dana Lyn’s work completes the set: an ode to Mierle Laderman Ukeles, long time ‘artist-in-residence’ of the New York City Department of Sanitation.

If none of the above is motivation enough, come and treat yourself to the amazing vocal stylings of soprano Ariadne Greif, our fearless and dazzling collaborator!

– Brooklyn Rider

Brooklyn Rider
Johnny Gandelsman | Violin
Colin Jacobsen | Violin
Nicholas Cords | Viola
Michael Nicolas | Cello
Ariadne Greif | Soprano

PROGRAM

Clarice Assad (b. 1978)
Cinematheque [7′]

Padma Newsome (b. 1961)
Simpson’s Gap (from Gaps and Gorges) [7′]

Dana Lyn (b. 1974)
Maintenance Music [7′]

Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 [31′]

I. Mässig
II. Sehr rasch
III. Litanei. Langsam
IV. Entrückung. Sehr langsam

INTERVAL

Colin Jacobsen (b. 1978)
Chalk and Soot [35′]

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Ukaria | Brooklyn Rider | Morning Dances
Nov
2
11:30 AM11:30

Ukaria | Brooklyn Rider | Morning Dances

Concert Four | Morning Dances

CHAMBERFEST CURATED BY BROOKLYN RIDER

Adult $70 | Conc $65 | Student $30

Photo: David Bonnell

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A big part of what inspires us as a string quartet is the possibility for collaboration across artistic disciplines. We have had a long history working with dancers and choreographers, having been the resident quartet at the Vail Dance Festival (Vail, Colorado, USA) for more than ten years. One of the amazing artists we have encountered over the years is Australia’s own Melissa Toogood, a visionary dancer whose long history with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and choreographer Pam Tanowitz has made her one of the most esteemed dancers of her generation. Melissa has invited the multi-faceted dancer and Gold Coast native Fiona Jopp to join this program, Morning Dances.

For the occasion, we have decided to make this a morning of musical solos; grounded by two of Bach’s most iconic works for solo string instruments, the morning also features three contemporary works. Kate Moore and Liza Lim are both Australian-born composers with worldwide reputations, the former represented by a mesmerising work for solo viola and the latter, a jaw-dropping work for solo cello.

Our dear friend Ariadne Greif rejoins the fold to present a recent work by the ever-wonderful Caroline Shaw, featuring the extraordinary poetry of Anne Carson. This collaboration will come together on the grounds of UKARIA, and this particular program likely won’t exist anywhere else in the same way! Save room on your dance card!

– Brooklyn Rider

Johnny Gandelsman | Violin
Colin Jacobsen | Violin
Nicholas Cords | Viola
Michael Nicolas | Cello
Melissa Toogood | Dancer and Choreographer
Fiona Jopp | Dancer
Ariadne Greif | Soprano

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007 (transcribed for violin) [13′]

I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Minuet I / II
VI. Gigue

Kate Moore (b. 1979)
For Tor [7′]

Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
We Need To Talk [10′]

Liza Lim (b. 1966)
Invisibility [12′]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Chaconne from Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 [17′]

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Ukaria | Brooklyn Rider | Ever Yours
Nov
2
2:30 PM14:30

Ukaria | Brooklyn Rider | Ever Yours

Cancert Four | Ever Yours

CHAMBERFEST CURATED BY BROOKLYN RIDER

Adult $75 | Conc $70 | Student $35

Photo: Mark Bond

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When thinking about how to cap off this edition of Chamberfest, UKARIA's own Alison Beare suggested the idea of working with a fabulous string quartet from the Australian National Academy of Music. The idea immediately struck us for a couple of reasons. First, a couple of years ago, we did a collaborative program with the Danish String Quartet in Copenhagen which was a real hoot! So we had proof of concept! But second, our dear friend and omnivorous musical creator Osvaldo Golijov has since written a string octet (Ever Yours) inspired by Haydn’s amazing work of extraordinary gravitas, Op. 76 No. 2; we’ve been anxiously seeking opportunities to bring these works together on a program, and lo and behold!

To round out the program, we wanted to present Am I in your light? – a stunning aria from John Adams’ celebrated opera Doctor Atomic, again inviting Ariadne Greif back to the stage. This colourful program begins with a recent BR commission from the tirelessly creative Sicilian cellist Giovanni Sollima based on T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. All good things come to an end; we bring this edition of Chamberfest to a rousing conclusion with traditional works from the Danish Quartet’s library and a special work that has been part of BR since the very beginning – Ascending Bird, which uses a traditional Persian tune, telling the ancient story (likely with Zoroastrian roots) of a bird that flies to the sun in a fiery embrace.

– Brooklyn Rider

Brooklyn Rider
Ariadne Greif | Soprano
ANAM String Quartet
    Olivia Kowalik | Violin
    Jasmine Milton | Violin
    Hanna Wallace | Viola
    Max Zhenxiang Wung | Cello

PROGRAM

Giovanni Sollima (b. 1962)
Four Quartets [13′]

I. Burnt Norton
II. East Coker
III. The Dry Salvages
IV. Little Gidding

John Adams (b. 1947)
Am I in your light? from Doctor Atomic [5′]

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 [20′]

I. Allegro
II. Andante di molto più tosto allegretto
III. Menuetto. Allegro ma non troppo
IV. Vivace assai

INTERVAL

Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960)
Ever Yours [24’]

Rasmus Storm / Danish String Quartet
Minuet No. 60 [3’]

Scottish-Danish Traditional / Danish String Quartet
The Dromer [3’]

Colin Jacobsen and Siamak Aghaei / Persian Traditional
Ascending Bird [9’]

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Folk Songs and Fantasy | Chamber Music City | Nashville
May
5
to May 8

Folk Songs and Fantasy | Chamber Music City | Nashville

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Timeless melodies and transformative storytelling converge in Chamber Music City’s most ambitious concert yet. Tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das and violinist Christina McGann ignite Reena Esmail’s BLAZE, fusing Indian and Western sounds in a fiery rhythmic dialogue. Harpist Bridget Kibbey and McGann shine in Saint-Saëns’ FANTAISIE before Christopher Cerrone’s NEW ADDRESSES transports listeners to a haunting sonic landscape. The evening culminates with soprano Ariadne Greif bringing new life to Luciano Berio’s rarely performed FOLK SONGS cycle, a visionary blend of American, Asian, and European folk traditions with contemporary textures. Featuring nine world-class musicians, Folk Songs & Fantasy invites you to witness global traditions reimagined in virtuosic splendor. Don’t miss this intimate celebration of passion, wonder, and the unifying power of music!

Blaze

Reena ESMAIL

Fantasy for violin and harp

Camille SAINT-SAËNS

New Addresses

Christopher CERRONE

Folk Songs

Luciano BERIO

Christina McGann, violin

Sandeep Das, tabla

Bridget Kibbey, harp

Ariadne Greif, soprano

Molly Barth, flute

Mariam Adam, clarinet

Max Geissler, cello

Ji Hye Jung, percussion

W. Lee Vinson, percussion

$50 General Admission
$10 Student Admission

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Tyson Gholston Davis | Cornell Wind Symphony
May
4
3:30 PM15:30

Tyson Gholston Davis | Cornell Wind Symphony

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 3:00 p.m., BAILEY HALL at Cornell University
Tyson Gholston Davis, guest composer
Ariadne Greif, soprano
Juan José Navarro Hernández, rehearsal clinician

inner flame . . . deep and blue - Tyson Gholston Davis (premiere)
Las Provincias (pasodoble) - Arturo & Vicente Terol Gandía
Intermedio de Las Bodas de Luis Alonso (zarzuela) - Gerónimo Giménez
Duende - Luis Serrano Alarcón
Spain - Chick Corea, arr. Paul Murtha

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Raven Chacon | New Album | Voiceless Mass and Owl Song
Apr
21
to Apr 22

Raven Chacon | New Album | Voiceless Mass and Owl Song

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Listening is the foundation of Raven Chacon’s (b. 1977) wide-ranging artistic practice. “I am a listener,” he simply declares, but the attention he gives to sound is complex and vast, encompassing far more than what is immediately audible. From his earliest works, Chacon has been dedicated to amplifying the unheard, calling attention to what is absent or unknown. Although Chacon classifies the compositions on this recording as chamber music, all three of these works “zigzag” through his noise studies and sound installations by integrating electronic sounds, extended instrumental techniques, evocations of sociopolitical themes, and, in the case of Voiceless Mass, the condition of site-specificity.

 

Derived from the Navajo word for “song,” Biyán (2011) [flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and percussion] denotes Chacon’s reflection on the function of singing in Navajo ceremonies, where repetition can continue throughout the night. The work’s three movements, played without pause, are organized in a block structure of repeating patterns, allowing listeners time to dwell in the mesmerizing soundscape and focus on the constantly changing micro-acoustic details.

 

Owl Song (2021), for sinfonietta and voice, “is an acknowledgment of the nocturnal hunting bird, considered by some to have the ability of shapeshifting,” Chacon writes. “Owl Song asks its instrumentalists to cycle through a variety of timbres on their instruments, often with individual speeds to traverse the composition. They are sometimes guided by a voice, her distance unmeasurable from themselves, and must call out not to locate her position, but to see if she is still with them.”

 

Voiceless Mass (2021), for pipe organ and large ensemble, was commissioned by WI Conference of the United Church of Christ, Plymouth Church UCC, and Present Music, and composed specifically for the Nichols & Simpson organ at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The commission offered Chacon a valuable opportunity to address critical issues concerning the legacy of the Catholic Church and the atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples—particularly the residential schools, forced assimilation, and abuse of Indigenous youth—and Chacon was eager to evoke this history directly within the walls of the sanctified institution. “This work,” he writes, “considers the spaces in which we gather, the history of access of these spaces, and the land upon which these buildings sit.” Though the title refers to a “Mass,” the liturgical rite and choral genre common to many Christian denominations, there are no vocal parts and no audible singing. “In exploiting the architecture of the cathedral,” Chacon explains, “Voiceless Mass considers the futility of giving voice to the voiceless, when ceding space is never an option for those in power.”

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Brooklyn Rider | Reser Center for the Performing Arts | Beaverton, OR
Apr
18
7:30 PM19:30

Brooklyn Rider | Reser Center for the Performing Arts | Beaverton, OR

The Reser Presents: Chalk and Soot

Pricing: $35 – $55

Brooklyn Rider & Ariadne Greif (soprano)

Celebrating two decades together, this is Brooklyn Rider’s homage to their namesake, “Der Blaue Reiter,” a pioneering pre-WWI artistic collective that counted among its members Arnold Schoenberg and Wassily Kandinsky. Colin Jacobsen’s song cycle, Chalk and Soot, built upon Kandinsky’s Dada-inspired text, is paired with Schoenberg’s daring Second String Quartet, both featuring the mesmerizing American singer, Ariadne Greif. And in a second installment of 2014’s highly celebrated Brooklyn Rider Almanac, four newly commissioned works complete the experience: Clarice Assad, Gabriel Kahane, Giovanni Solima and Tyshawn Sorey.

With their gripping performance style and unquenchable appetite for musical adventure, Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over their fifteen-year history. Defining the string quartet as a medium with deep historic roots and endless possibility for invention, they find equal inspiration in musical languages ranging from late Beethoven to Persian classical music to American roots music to the endlessly varied voices of living composers.

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BCENY | Shostakovich Blok Songs | Bulgarian Consulate General
Mar
12
6:30 PM18:30

BCENY | Shostakovich Blok Songs | Bulgarian Consulate General

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“Evocation” – Music for Chamber Music and Voice

6:30 PM 8:00 PM
Bulgarian Consulate General in New York

Performers
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin with musicians from PhiloSonia Chamber Music Program, Ariadne Greif, soprano, Adrian Daurov, cello, Nathaniel LaNasa, piano

This program aims to create a journey from the intimate to the almost orchestral grandeur of two pieces exploring literal and emotional darkness.

F. SCHUBERT (1797-1928) – Notturno for Piano trio
M. BONIS (1858-1937) “Soir, Matin” for Piano trio
D. SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) – “Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok” Op. 127 for Soprano, Violin, Cello and Piano

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Brooklyn Rider | Washington Performing Arts | Washington DC
Mar
1
7:30 PM19:30

Brooklyn Rider | Washington Performing Arts | Washington DC

Chalk and Soot , Colin Jacobsen

Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2

Three new pieces

“[Their] down-to-earth demeanor…demystifies contemporary classical music and invites everyone into the tent” – Time Out New York

Inspired by the energy of the eponymous borough, string quartet Brooklyn Rider expand the classical canon with unparalleled skill, creativity, and unexpected collaborations. With set-lists drawn of composers from Beethoven to Björk, every performance is a musically omnivorous adventure that coaxes new energy out of classical pieces and pushes the string quartet form into new territories of Americana, jazz, and global music. The foursome’s swaggering and accessible performance style are perennial favorites at NPR, which has frequently included their albums in the station’s yearly “Best Albums” lists. Hear Giovanni Sollima’s Four Quartets, plus works by Clarice Assad, Tyshawn Sorey, and Gabriel Kahane from the Brooklyn Rider Almanac, Book II, and more. Operatic soprano Ariadne Greif adds her “luminous, expressive voice” (New York Times) to this concert event at Sixth & I.

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The All-Father | Hypnagogia
Feb
12
8:00 PM20:00

The All-Father | Hypnagogia

The Brick presents
THE ALL-FATHER / HYPNAGOGIA
by Paul Pinto and Nick Brooke
at The Brick Theater — 579 Metropolitan Ave
February 12, 2025, at 8PM
Running Time: 75 Minutes with a short intermission

Sampled and sourced from Wagner’s herculean oeuvre, THE ALL-FATHER – Side One: Rheingold (part one) is the opening eighth of Paul Pinto’s ambitious new theatre ritual, a radical reimagining of The Ring Cycle where masculinity and fatherhood is gesungen by a chorus of beefy Wotans. Sung in German… kind of.

The second half features excerpts from Nick Brooke’s works PSYCHIC DRIVING and TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES, which seamlessly mixes musical samples with live performers. The intricate works meditate on sleep, opera, and torture, based on the CIA’s Psychic Driving experiments with hallucinogens and transitional states of wakefulness.

CREDITS

THE ALL-FATHER
Created by Paul Pinto (after Richard Wagner)
Performed by Paul Chwe MinChul An, Michael Chinworth, Alex Gibson, Brian McCorkle, Paul Pinto, and Dax Valdes
THE ALL-FATHER is made possible with support from thingNY

HYPNAGOGIA, PSYCHIC DRIVING and TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES
Created by Nick Brooke
Performed by Maho Agawa, Michael Chinworth, Ariadne Greif, Annie MingHao Wang, Akane Little, Paul Pinto, Dax Valdes, and Susannah Wilson

Find them: pfpinto.com, nbrooke.com

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FUTUROS | New Latin Wave | ARTEMIS | Pauchi Sasaki | Lincoln Center Presents
Dec
12
7:30 PM19:30

FUTUROS | New Latin Wave | ARTEMIS | Pauchi Sasaki | Lincoln Center Presents

Presented in collaboration with New Latin Wave

The New Latin Wave brings their popular Latine Composers Showcase to the Atrium for four nights only with some of New York’s most unique Latine voices. Composer-performer Pauchi Sasaki presents another installment of her opera ARTEMIS, a multi-year project inspired by NASA’s program to bring the first woman to the Moon’s surface in 2026. Known for her interdisciplinary approach, integrating musical composition with multimedia performance, new technologies, and self-designed instruments, Pauchi explores the relationship and tensions between the female body, metal, technology, futurism and power. ARTEMIS aims to celebrate and bring light to this milestone in women's history in our pursuit of knowledge and new discoveries. This opera is envisioned as a transcultural coven, a rite of passage where the voices of women from all cultures and times resonate and are amplified.

This concert will present two world premieres: “ARTEMIS: Recitative” commissioned by HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, Dresdner Musikfestspiele und Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden; and “k’uKu”, commissioned by Americas Society. 



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BAM | ACO | Journey LIVE
Dec
7
2:00 PM14:00

BAM | ACO | Journey LIVE

December 6-7, 2024

American Composers Orchestra

Link: BAM | Journey LIVE

Austin Wintory, Composer & Conductor

Ode to Joy, Executive Producer

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Journey LIVE

BAM teams up with composer/conductor Austin Wintory and the American Composers Orchestra to present an original, interactive live performance of his Grammy-nominated score for Journey, “the most beautiful game of its time" (IGN).

In an alchemical collision of mediums, live musicians respond to the real-time actions of on-stage gamers as they explore the gorgeous universe within the hit video game. Never the same each time it is played, JourneyLIVE is an interactive parable, marking an unprecedented formal exploration in which live musicians respond to the actions of video game players as they traverse miles of sprawling desert, rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves, and howling winds.

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BAM | ACO | Journey LIVE
Dec
6
7:30 PM19:30

BAM | ACO | Journey LIVE

December 6-7, 2024

American Composers Orchestra

Link: BAM | Journey LIVE

Austin Wintory, Composer & Conductor

Ode to Joy, Executive Producer

‍

Journey LIVE

BAM teams up with composer/conductor Austin Wintory and the American Composers Orchestra to present an original, interactive live performance of his Grammy-nominated score for Journey, “the most beautiful game of its time" (IGN).

In an alchemical collision of mediums, live musicians respond to the real-time actions of on-stage gamers as they explore the gorgeous universe within the hit video game. Never the same each time it is played, JourneyLIVE is an interactive parable, marking an unprecedented formal exploration in which live musicians respond to the actions of video game players as they traverse miles of sprawling desert, rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves, and howling winds.

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Salon 58 features The Knights
Dec
1
6:30 PM18:30

Salon 58 features The Knights

Ariadne sings with The Knights in an intimate salon concert with snacks, drinks, and an after party!

Program will include:

Performed by an amazing group of musicians from The Knights:

The schedule for the evening will be:

  • doors open at 6:30pm with snacks and welcome drinks

  • music performance will start at 7:00pm

  • around 8pm we will have an afterparty with sight reading and more social time

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Brooklyn Rider | Tonhalle Zurich
Nov
24
4:00 PM16:00

Brooklyn Rider | Tonhalle Zurich

Ariadne Greif Sopran
Brooklyn Rider
Johnny Gandelsman Violine
Colin Jacobsen Violine
Nicholas Cords Viola
Michael Nicolas Violoncello

The Brooklyn Rider Almanac Vier kurze Stücke für Streichquartett von Clarice Assad, Gabriel Kahane, Giovanni Sollima und Tyshawn Sorey
Arnold Schönberg Streichquartett Nr. 2 fis-Moll op. 10
PauseColin Jacobsen «Chalk and Soot» für Streichquartett und Sopran

Preise CHF 85 / 55 / 30

Als «eines der Wunder der zeitgenössischen Musik» wurde das New Yorker Streichquartett Brooklyn Rider in der «Los Angeles Times» gerühmt. Denn es spielt nicht nur bestehende Werke – wie hier Arnold Schönbergs op. 10 –, sondern schafft sich mit Kompositionsaufträgen ein eigenes, stilistisch überaus vielfältiges Repertoire, das weit in jazzige oder rockige Gefilde reicht. Viele dieser Aufträge haben einen Bezug zu den grossen Themen der Gegenwart: zu verschiedenen politischen Konflikten etwa, oder zur Klimaerwärmung. Nun bringen sie vier neue Stücke aus ihrer Sammlung nach Zürich. Mit dabei ist auch die Sopranistin Ariadne Greif: Sie singt «Chalk and Soot» des Brooklyn-Rider-Geigers Colin Jacobsen.

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Brooklyn Rider | Stissing Center | Pine Plains, NY
Nov
3
4:00 PM16:00

Brooklyn Rider | Stissing Center | Pine Plains, NY

Johnny Gandelsman, Violin

Colin Jacobsen, Violin

Nicholas Cords, Viola

Michael Nicolas, Cello

Ariadne Greif, Soprano

Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over the last fifteen-plus years, with repertoire ranging from late-Beethoven to Persian classical music to American roots music to the endlessly varied voices of living composers. 

They will present four brand new string quartets inspired by "Der Blaue Reiter", a pre-WW1 era collective led by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, Schoenberg's tonality-shattering String Quartet No. 2 with the mesmerizing American soprano Ariadne Greif, as well as a new song cycle written by Colin Jacobsen, the violinist of quartet and The Knights ensemble.

“They are four classical musicians performing with the energy of young rock stars jamming on their guitars, a Beethoven-goes-indie foray into making classical music accessible but also celebrating why it was good in the first place.”

 —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"I don't believe I've ever experienced the radical emotional range of Op. 132's long, slow movement — with its liberating, dancing interjections — more intensely than when listening to the entirety of Healing Modes.” 

 —The New York Times

With their gripping performance style and unquenchable appetite for musical adventure, Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over their fifteen-plus year history. Defining the string quartet as a medium with deep historic roots and endless possibility for invention, they find equal inspiration in musical languages ranging from late Beethoven to Persian classical music to American roots music to the endlessly varied voices of living composers. Claiming no allegiance to either end of the historical spectrum, Brooklyn Rider most comfortably operates within the long arc of the tradition, seeking to illuminate works of the past with fresh insight while coaxing the malleable genre into the future through an inclusive programming vision, deep-rooted collaborations with a wide range of global tradition bearers, and the creation of thoughtful and relevant frames for commissioning projects.  

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Sacred and Profane | Table Manners and Mermaid Songs
Oct
15
7:00 PM19:00

Sacred and Profane | Table Manners and Mermaid Songs

Sacred and Profane

An evening of ecstatic chamber music and dada operatic comedy

with Ariadne Greif, soprano, Paul Pinto, baritone, Mary Birnbaum, stage direction,

Nadia Sirota and Jonah Sirota, violas, Benjamin Larsen, cello, Hyungjin Choi, piano,

Katherine Fortunato, percussion and the Momenta String Quartet

Robert Sirota’s broken places, a healing meditation on brokenness…. hearts, dreams, worlds. Composed for flutist Martha Cargo and cellist Benjamin Larsen.

The nine movements of A Sinner’s Diary comprise a surreal liturgy about the pull and tug between our inner demons and the angels of our better nature. For flute, 2 violas, cello, percussion and piano.

Sheree Clement’s Table Manners, originally for two sopranos and 40 pounds of silverware – is a comedic vocal duet about friendship, competition, and greed. Live premiere starring Ariadne Greif and Paul Pinto.

Mermaid Songs, three vivid, funny and forthright songs about not giving up your dream to be a mermaid, friendship, champagne cocktail parties and chemotherapy. For soprano and string quartet. Premiere performance, with Ariadne Greif directed by Mary Birnbaum.

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Moab Music Festival | Rocky Mountain Power Community Concert
Sep
2
2:00 PM14:00

Moab Music Festival | Rocky Mountain Power Community Concert

Spread out a blanket and soak in one of Moab’s favorite events! It’s the Festival’s 32nd annual free Community Concert. This wide-ranging program includes music from the American Songbook, duos for flute and marimba, a work by Diné composer and pianist Connor Chee about his musical heritage, and a special performance by artists from the Hopi Nation, who bring their own dancing and music to the festivities. The young stars of BAILEN round out the program with fresh, original tunes. 

Event Description: Moab’s Old City Park has beautiful shade trees, plenty of room to spread out on the lawn, and free parking! The festival provides some seating at this family-friendly, free, afternoon program and concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or camp chairs. Picnics are welcome.  

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Moab Music Festival | Music Hike II: Just Breath(e)
Sep
1
7:30 AM07:30

Moab Music Festival | Music Hike II: Just Breath(e)

Flutist and program curator Catherine Gregory, percussionist Ian Rosenbaum, and soprano Ariadne Greif, explore the relationship of sound, breath, and life through a collection of newly written miniatures by a diverse array of composers. The human voice and percussion join the flute to fashion a trio of the world’s oldest instruments in this theatrically conceived program, Just Breath(e).

Works by Timo Andres, Clarice Assad, Kinan Azmeh, Juhi Bansal, Viet Cuong, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Diane Monroe and Matthew Evan Taylor are intertwined with specially arranged works by Raven Chacon, Chris Cerrone, and Kevin Puts that play on the same theme.

About the venue: A guided scenic hike at a private ranch leads concert-goers to enjoy music chosen to fit the setting. Among our most popular events, these scenic hikes offer unparalleled musical intimacy and engagement with festival artists. Click the Important Details tab above for more information. 

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Moab Music Festival | Red Cliffs I: Colorado Currents
Aug
31
7:00 PM19:00

Moab Music Festival | Red Cliffs I: Colorado Currents

This season the Moab Music Festival turns its attention to our greatest local resource—the mighty Colorado River. Join us as we explore a range of perspectives of living artists, with the hope to inspire ongoing stewardship of this precious resource.

The banks of the Colorado are the perfect setting to hear two world premieres by up-and-coming composers Maya Miro Johnson and Roydon Tse. Sponsored by the festival’s Commissioning Club and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Johnson and Tse’s new commissions are inspired by the river. The program also includes a work by Salt Lake City composer John Costa, original music by Diné composer/pianist Connor Chee, a presentation by the Hopi Nation, and literary readings from Utah authors.

About the venue: Perched on the Colorado River and set against towering red rock walls, Red Cliffs Lodge is a spectacular location for an outdoor evening concert. The stage is set on an expansive lawn adjacent to the Colorado; bring a chair, spread your blanket on the lawn or find your spot in the provided seating area and enjoy the music as the sun sets on this beautiful venue.

Pre-Concert Panel: Just before the Colorado Currents performance, attend a free panel discussion at the Red Cliffs Lodge Colorado Room from 5:30-6:30 pm. Discussion will include the Moab Music Festival’s two world premieres, stewardship of the Colorado River, and the importance of water in the Hopi culture. Panelists include:

  • Moderator, Serah Mead 

  • John Weisheit, Co-Founder at Living Rivers and the Colorado Riverkeeper,

  • Howard Dennis, Native American flutist and Hopi Elder, and

  • Moab Music Festival commissioned composers Connor Chee, Maya Miro Johnson, and Roydon Tse.

Accommodation: Make the concert venue your accommodation in Moab and save 30% on your stay. When you book a room at Red Cliffs Lodge between August 30 and Sept 2, save 30% with the discount code MMF2024. Important: Enter the code on the page where you select your dates.

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