From the ISSUE Project Room:
THU, DECEMBER 19 – 8:00PM
Yarn/Wire/Currents
Yarn/Wire/Currents, a new and ongoing collaboration of ISSUE and the acclaimed piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire, opens with the premiere of newly commissioned works for the ensemble by Berlin-based composers Marianthi Papalexandri Alexandri and Thomas Meadowcroft. Combining the ensemble’s unique instrumentation with an assemblage of acoustic, modified, electronic, and handmade instruments, the series explores intersections of live performance, installation, technology, and music theater.FRI, DECEMBER 20, 2013 – 8:00PM
MATA Interval 7.1
MATA’s Interval series returns to ISSUE, tonight co-curated by composer Ray Evanoff and pianist Mabel Kwan, presents a concert of adventurous solo works exploring the keyboardist’s tactile engagement with a wide range of instruments and compositions, negotiating the quirks, challenges, and limitations of each. With works by emerging composers Eliza Brown, Aaron Cassidy, Ray Evanoff, Evan Johnson, Stefan Prins, and Ramteen Sazegari. The performance marks Chicago-based pianist Mabel Kwan’s NYC recital debut.Coming Soon:
SAT, JANUARY 4 – 8:00PM
Cary Loren and Thomas Carey: The Legend of Mothman & Spookhaus Apokalypse!SAT, JANUARY 11 – 7:00PM
Benefit for BOMB Magazine:
Grubbs / Yeh / Keszler trio, Jules Gimbrone, Ben Lerner & Amy Sillman
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