From New York’s Spectrum:
– John Stulz (Dec. 1)
Grotesk: music by Ligeti, Maderna, Radulescu & Stulz featuring violist/composer John Stulz,
bassoonist Brad Balliett, violinist Siwoo Kim & cellist Alice Yoo– Aaron Roche, Sleepy Doug Shaw & Skyler Skjelset (Dec. 3)
– Acoustic Frontiers: trombonist Steve Swell, bassist James Ilgenfritz, drummer Lou Grassi & flutist Robert Dick. Free-improvisation series. (Dec. 3)
– Philipp Gerschlauer Microtonal Band (Dec. 3)
– Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic presents Spectral Interzone – Jazz for the eminently civilized (Dec. 4)
LIVE RECORDING: “Closeness” Duets, tribute to Charlie Haden with bassist Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic,
vocalist Kyoko Kitamura, clarinetist Guillermo Gregorio, trumpeter Daniel Carter-Reeds & bassist/cellist
Nick Jozwiak– NYC Electroacoustic Music Society (Dec. 5)
– John King’s Born into Flames Series has a double set: first up Barcelona/New York Duo (King & Carola Ortiz)
performing works from their CD, “Corazon en las Estrellas”; next is Amorphous (King with Kato Hideki)
(Dec. 5)– Natti Vogel: Special Event with Brunch! (Dec. 6)
– Collide-O-Scope Music with pianist Augustus Arnone and flutist Patricia Spencer ( Dec. 7)
“Music of Boulez, Cage and Bunk”– Soundscapes Series (Ambient Music) from Cornelius Dufallo & Patrick Derivax with guest artist,
Robert Dick (Dec. 7)– Vox Temporum Series with a focus on young composers curated by Spectrum managers
Lester St. Louis & Brian Erickson (Dec. 7)
Featured composers: Thomas Weaver & Brian Erickson– Chris Pitsiokis’ Gadfly featuring saxophonist/composer Pitsiokis, bassist Max Johnson
and percussionist Kevin Shea with special guest, alto-saxophonist Frank Lutoslowski;
Trio of Matt Mitchell, Andrew Hock & Mike Pride; Andrea Parkins & Vivian Corringham Duo (Dec. 9)– Violinist Adrianna Mateo (Dec. 10)
– New and Old Music for Baroque Violas featuring Kristina Giles & Jessica Meyer (Dec. 10)
– Tentative: Guy Barash’s Eavesdropping Series (Dec. 11)
– Boguinia Brothers: Vladislav and Yuri Boguinia with guest artists, Trevor Knuckles, Mariam
Machaidze & Rachel Kublyakov (Dec. 12)– Mick Rossi’s Outliers Series with Music for Three Musicians (Dec. 13)
Rossi, Michael Bates & Jeff Davis– Guitarist Jesse Krakow’s Birthday Extravanza (Dec. 13)
Kindergarten Cop Live! – live soundtrack to the film with a myriad assortment
of musicians– Pianist Ramin Arjomand’s Series, Reinterpretations (Dec. 14)
– Pianist Marilyn Nonken presents Voluptuous Virtuosity: Drew Baker Portrait (Dec. 14)
Nonken, violist Hannah Levinson & Adam Holmes on crotales– Late Night with The Brothers Balliett (Dec. 14)
– Elizabeth Weinfield launches a brand new series grounded in historical performance titled SpectrumHP.
The first concert will feature Elliott Figg on clavichord performing a program of works by C.P.E. Bach and premieres
by Doug Balliett and Elliott Figg.The Spectrum Holiday Party will follow immediately after with carols and treats!
(Dec. 15)– Gabriel Zucker presents Tuesdays on the Spectrum (Dec. 16)
Two rare shows: Zucker plays Messiaen; Throughways with Dan Blake on saxophone, Montreal
based Terri Hron on recorder and electronics; Sarah Bernstein on violin and voice electronics.– Joel Forrester presents Jazz Piano Salon (Dec. 16)
– Pas Musique presents Ambient Chaos – Auditory Driving and Acupuncture (Dec. 17)
– Jane Ash and Susan Seliger present Out By Ten (Dec. 18)
– Soprano Charlotte Mundy with guest artist, oboist Stuart Breczinksi (Dec. 19)
– Curtis Hasselbring & Seven Suns (Dec. 19)
Spectrum is located at 121 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side.
Tickets are generally $15;$10 for students and seniors except where indicated.
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