Category Archives: Music

beautiful mechanical

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yMusic ensemble is a sextet of classically trained, highly talented & genre defying musicians.

They debuted their latest brain child: beautiful mechanical at rockwood musical hall on Allen street in the big apple.

yMusic is

// rob moose on violin and guitar
performer, arranger and conductor.

// cj camerieri on trumpet and horn
freelance multi-instrumentalist

// clarice jensen on cello
cellist

// alex sopp on flute
flutist

// hideaki aomori on clarinet
freelance performer and educator

// nadia sirota on viola
one of New York’s brightest, busiest violists

Music For 6 Guitars

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In the usually quiet Rose Main Reading Room in New York’s public library, Ben Frost took command of his console and crafted along with Tim Hecker, Shahzad Ismaily, Paul Corley, Sarah Lipstate, Sarah Register, Daniel Rejmer and a brass sextet waves of electronic noise that were sky high.

A sign, just outside the main reading room, read: Making unreasonable noise is not allowed at The New York Public Library!

a Winged Victory For The Sullen

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a winged victory for the sullen is the brain child of Dustin O’Halloran & Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie, both are front runners in the contemporary music scene.

The pictures below were taken during their NY premier at West Park Presbyterian Church on West 86th street.

Dustin O’Halloran – Piano

Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie – Guitar

ACME trio:

Nadia Sirota – Viola

Clarice Jensen – Cello

Laura Lutzke – Violin

Ken Camden had opened the show followed by a set by Benoit Pioulard.

MA

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Pictures from Yo-Yo Ma’s performance with Boston Symphony Orchestra on August 13th 2011 at Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed. Lenox, MA.

The set played included the following pieces:

Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1
Schumann, Cello Concerto
Brahms, Symphony No. 1

Ben Shirley and the Scrimshaw Ensemble at The Uncertainty Music Series

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July’s uncertainty music series featured Ben Shilrley(guitar) and the Scrimshaw Ensemble:
Nathan Bontrager on cello,
Adam Matlock on accordion,
Anne Rhodes voice,
& Carl Testa on bass.

The group performed a set of Ben’s original music followed by improvisational sets for duets. The group concluded the night by a piece for quintet written by Ben.

The Uncertainty music series is a regular event that takes place in Never Ending Books store on State Street in New Haven, CT.
For more information, please check their Facebook page or website.

Benjamin Shirley presents a set of his music featuring the Scrimshaw Ensemble consisting of Nathan Bontrager on cello, Adam Matlock on accordion, Ben Shirley on guitar, Carl Testa on bass and Anne Rhodes(voice)

The Big Bang On A Can

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Even though scientists can’t agree on the exact date or the details of what happened on the original big bang, we know one fact:

A big bang has been observed every year in New York City since 1987 where a marathon of continuous musical performances takes place and attracts musicians, composers & music lovers from all over the world.

According to Bang On A Can’s website, the marathon , just like the big bang, is “a collision of musical styles and ideas”.

In the pictures, you’ll see moments from the following performances:

Signal performing Cruel Sister by Julia Wolfe.

Toby Twining performing excerpts from his own work Eurydice.

Bang on a Can All-Stars and Philip Glass performing Glass’ Music in Similar Motion and Closing.

Sun Ra Arkestra performing their own work.

Clarinetists Evan Ziporyn, Carol McGonnell, Joshua Rubin, and Michael Lowenstern performing Hive by Evan Ziporyn.

Broadcloth & Prehistoric Horse At John Slade Ely House

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Broadcloth trio performed at John Slade Ely House in New Haven, CT last Friday with a set of their improvised music.

Broadcloth trio is:

Anne Rhodes, vocals
Nathan Bontrager, Cello &
Adam Matlock, accordion

They played 4 pieces of their music

Con Ahinco

In Stitches

Sharpie Suite

Folk Song

The entire performance may be watched on YouTube:

Broadcloth Performs at John Slade Ely House

 

While the following video shows the set performed by Brooklyn based harsh improv group: Prehistoric Horse.

Prehistoric Horse Performs at John Slade Ely House

Prehistoric Horse is:

David Grollman, percussion
Valerie Kuehne, cello &
Lucio Menegon, guitar

Finally, the two groups performed an encore piece for the crowd at Ely house:

Broadcloth & Prehistoric Horse sextette close the night at Ely House Improvising

The following picture, taken during the intermission, shows the instruments of Broadcloth

From Berlin To Brooklyn: Nils Frahm & Greg Haines in NY

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Last Sunday marked the last day in the US tour for Berlin Pianist & composer Nils Frahm. Dumbo, Brooklyn was his last stop where he played a set of his solo piano works accompanied by Greg Haines, the English composer, in Galapagos art space.

This was the first US tour for the two composers after appearing in numerous performances across  Europe. Frahm’s music is minimalist, emotional and evocative while Haines’ is a blend of modern classical and ambient.

The evening started with New York based composer Kyle Bobby Dunn playing a set of his solo guitar ambient work accompanied by visual artworks.

The following pictures were taken during Dunn’s performance:

And the last two pieces he played may be watched on YouTube:

 

Kyle Bobby Dunn at Galapagos art space

 

Next, Nils Frahm took the stage and started his performance with his breathtaking piece: Said & Done. Towards the end, he was joined by Greg Haines on the piano:

from Berlin to Brooklyn: Nils Frahm at Galapagos art space

Finally, Greg Haines played a set of his electronic music accompanied by Nils Frahm towards the end:

from Berlin to Brooklyn: Greg Haines at Galapagos art space

Out Of Thin Air Performs at The Ivory

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Out Of Thin Air, the band, performed a lengthy and lively set a couple of weeks ago in the little town of Deep River, CT. Their music included song covers from all sorts of genres.

Out Of Thin Air is:

Chris Funk – Guitar, background vocals
Laura Funk- Lead Female Vocals, Keyboard
Don Buell – Drums, Vocals
Emily Favale – Vocals
Carl Suiter – Bass, Lead Male Vocals

The band has a youTube channel full of live performances all over the shoreline, check it out at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/outofthinair1#p/u

Animal Hospital

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performed live on Saturday September 4th with unFact and Noveller in  Boston’s Spectacle in Chinatown. His music starts with a simple tone that evolves and mutates to become a live orchestra of sounds.

Animal Hospital is the solo musical project for sound engineer and electronics geek Kevin Micka & has been around since 2004.