Name: MATA Presents at Carnegie Hill Concerts: "in place of the blade"
Start: 2026-04-28T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-28T23:00:00-04:00
Location: New York Manhattan Church of the Advent Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA)

MATA Presents at Carnegie Hill Concerts: "in place of the blade"

Music at the Anthology(MATA) is an incubator for adventurous emerging artists experimenting with composition, multimedia, collaborative performance art, and every imaginable sound in between. We present, support, and commission the music of early-career composers, regardless of their stylistic views or aesthetic inclinations. Founded by Philip Glass, Eleonor Sandresky, and Lisa Bielawa in 1996 as a way to address the lack of presentation opportunities for unaffiliated composers, MATA has since developed into the world’s most sought-after performance opportunity for young and emerging composers.MATA presents an internationally-recognized festival each spring in New York City of new music by early-career composers selected from a free global call for submissions; MATA Presents, commissioned projects presented at venues and non-conventional spaces throughout New York; and MATA Jr., an evening of music by pre-college composers, mentored by MATA Alumni, and performed by top performers in new music.www.matafestival.org

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MATA Presents at Carnegie Hill Concerts in partnership with Kyo-SanAn Arts: Ayane Sakaguch (Composer/Shamisen) Kodak Quartet ++ Juliet Schle

New York Manhattan Church of the Advent Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA)

Join us for a transcendent evening as MATA partners with Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Carnegie Hill Concerts to present the New York Premiere of Amane Sakaguchi’s evocative new work.This performance marks a profound evolution for Sakaguchi, who reimagines a pivotal episode from The Tale of the Heike—a 13th-century Japanese epic. Moving from the traditional framework of Nagauta (vocal music accompanied by shamisen) into the language of Western classical music, "in place of the blade" explores the harrowing tension between a warrior’s duty and his humanity.<h3>Event Details</h3><ul><li>Date: Tuesday, April 28</li><li>Time: 7:30 PM (Q&amp;A to follow the program)</li><li>Venue: Carnegie Hill Concerts at the Church of Advent Hope</li><li>Address: 111 E 87th St, New York, NY 10128</li><li>Tickets: Pay-What-You-Wish ($30 Suggested Donation)</li></ul><h3>The Program</h3>A journey through history and sound, featuring:<ul><li>Amane Sakaguchi: 須磨の浦 Suma-no-Ura (2019) for shamisen and voice</li><li>Amane Sakaguchi: "in place of the blade" (2026) for soprano and string quartet</li><li>Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108</li></ul><h3>Featured Artists</h3><ul><li>Kodak Quartet (Tiffany Chang, Martin Noh, Daniel Spink, Blake Kitayama)</li><li>Juliet Schlefer (Soprano)</li><li>Yoko Reikano Kimura (Voice)</li><li>Amane Sakaguchi (Shamisen)</li></ul><h3>About "in place of the blade"</h3>The work tells the story of the seasoned warrior Naozane and the young aristocrat Atsumori during the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani in 1184. The title "in place of the blade" refers to the quiet revelation that where Naozane expected to find a weapon on his fallen opponent, he instead discovered a flute.The music opens with tactile imagery of waves crashing at the shore, reflecting the "ebb and flow of emotion" as Naozane grapples with the harsh reality of the Samurai’s existence—a destiny often detached from personal feeling. Through shimmering harmonic textures and soaring melodies, Sakaguchi invites the audience to witness a transformation from violence to grace in this intimate acoustic setting.#TomorrowsMusicToday

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