From NYTimes.com:
Darmstadt Institute 2012 (Friday and Saturday) This lively, casual series devotes welcome attention to important works by avant-garde composers, both established and up-and-coming. On Friday the long-running ensemble Gamelan Son of Lion showcases the “braid” compositions of one of its founders, Barbara Benary, alongside pieces by David Demnitz, Philip Corner and Daniel Goode. Saturday’s concert splits the bill between two vital outfits: Either/Or, playing works by the Australian composers Chris Mann, Andrew Byrne and Thomas Meadowcroft; and Object Collection, presenting the conceptual multimedia piece “New York Girls.” At 8 p.m., Issue Project Room, 22 Boerum Place, at Livingston Street, downtown Brooklyn, (718) 330-0313, issueprojectroom.org; $15. (Smith)
Orchestra of the League of Composers (Saturday) This adventurous ensemble, an outgrowth of the League, a cherished advocate for new music, performs works by Ben Weber, Dorothy Rudd Moore and other unsung American composers as a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the American Composers Alliance. The cellist Fred Sherry is among the soloists. At 8 p.m., Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street, (212) 864-5400, symphonyspace.org; $25 in advance, $30 day of show. (Woolfe)
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