Name: Composers With Drinks
Start: 2019-09-21T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2019-09-21T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Michiko Rehearsal Studios

Composers With Drinks

Staying in rotation for 33 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 strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. It has also created a record label, Composers Concordance Records, with distribution by Naxos. 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, Svjetlana Bukvich, and Melissa Grey. 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 30 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."-JazzdaGama.PRESS:for more information, please contact:Composers Concordance(646) 522-9442info@composersconcordance.comhttp://www.composersconcordance.comhttp://composersconcordance.wixsite.com/2017-18-season

Composers Concordance

Composers With Drinks 
featuring 
Sound Liberation
Co-presented with Access Contemporary Music

Michiko Rehearsal Studios

"I want to be able to depict in music a glass of beer so accurately that every listener can tell whether it is a Pilsner or a Kulmbacher." -Richard Strauss.On September 21st at 6:30pm at Michiko Studios, Composers Concordance and Access Contemporary Music co-present a social event and masterclass entitled 'Composers With Drinks.' Composers are invited to drink, listen to an open rehearsal by a great chamber ensemble, and are encouraged to submit a short piece of music to the ensemble, as they sight-read and discuss it. In this instance, composers are instructed to bring short compositions (ie. 30 seconds or less) for the specific instrumentation of trumpet, electric guitar, contrabass, and drum set. Sound Liberation: Franz Hackl - trumpet, Gene Pritsker - guitar, Jay Elfenbein - bass, and Max Pollak - drum set, will sight-read and discuss the scores. Bedřich Smetana: Beer wasn't just a part of Smetana's life - the brew was in his blood. His father was a master brewer employed by Bohemian Nobility, and Bedřich himself was literally born and raised in a brewery.

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