Name: Composer + String Quartet
Start: 2022-01-23T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-01-23T20:00:00-05:00
Location: DROM

Composer + String Quartet

Staying in rotation for 37 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one's ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene. Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead. Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition."For the past 37 years, Composers Concordance has been a booster for local composers, through both its concerts across the city and a record label."  -The Wall Street Journal. "Enterprising new music organization" -The New York Times. "The Composers Concordance folks are unpredictable and at times refreshingly irreverent in a reverent sort of way....ingenious fun" -Classical-Modern Music Review. "Edgy...boisterous...demanding our attention" -San Diego Story."These men and women are creating exciting music with elements of jazz, world music and many experimental techniques blended with equal parts classical tradition and playing techniques." -Asbury Park Press. "There is considerable evidence to show that Composers Concordance may be one of the most exciting labels in American contemporary music.- JazzdaGamacomposersconcordance@gmail.comhttps://composersconcordance.wixsite.com/2021-22-season

Composers Concordance

Six Diverse Composers Perform Their Own Compositions with a String Quartet, with an  Onstage Roundtable.

DROM

For Immediate Release - New York, NY - Composers Concordance presents Composer + String Quartet on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at DROM in NYC. Six diverse composers, Michael Wolff, Craig Harris, Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper, Milica Paranosic, and Samuel Torres, will perform their own compositions with a string quartet. The predominant genre of chamber music for centuries, the String Quartet remains a vital force in contemporary composition thanks to an array of composer-performers brought together from a variety of musical spheres, including Jazz, Hip-hop, Latin, Rock, and Global Music.Featured compositions include &#x27;Nigerian Sunset’ for trombone and string quartet by Craig Harris (Sun Ra, Judas and the Black Messiah), &#x27;Pandemia’ for piano trio by Michael Wolff (Cannonball Adderley, Arsenio Hall Show Band), and ‘In Time’ for soprano, rapper and string quartet by Gene Pritsker (Absolute Ensemble, Matrix Resurrections).The concert also features an onstage Roundtable led by radio host David Srebnik, with a panel of celebrated artists and musicians providing commentary. Audience members (physical and virtual) will also be encouraged to comment on the music as it is being performed in a live-streamed thread.

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