Join Opera on the Spot for cabaret-style performances of two one-act operas, Hand of Bridge (Barber) and The Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti). In both of these quirky and lesser-known works, appearances can be deceiving: an otherwise ordinary hand of bridge becomes slowly fraught with desire, and the niceties of small talk give way […]
Opera on the Spot: A Hand of Bridge, The Old Maid and the Thief
Join Opera on the Spot for cabaret-style performances of two one-act operas, Hand of Bridge (Barber) and The Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti). In both of these quirky and lesser-known works, appearances can be deceiving: an otherwise ordinary hand of bridge becomes slowly fraught with desire, and the niceties of small talk give way […]
Brooklyn Raga Massive: Raga Jazz Messengers
The Raga Jazz Messengers (along with Special Local Guest collaborators) features a dynamic lineup of NYCs finest improvisers whose music bridges the cultural heritage of South Asia and America. From the American Jazz songbook to Indian Classical Music, their original compositions draw on these melodic, harmonic and rhythmic traditions, which gives the Raga Jazz Messengers […]
Brooklyn Raga Massive: Raga Jazz Messengers
The Raga Jazz Messengers (along with Special Local Guest collaborators) features a dynamic lineup of NYCs finest improvisers whose music bridges the cultural heritage of South Asia and America. From the American Jazz songbook to Indian Classical Music, their original compositions draw on these melodic, harmonic and rhythmic traditions, which gives the Raga Jazz Messengers […]
Drum Dialogues: Jim Santi Owen and Sameer Gupta
Jim Santi Owen and Sameer Gupta represent diverse backgrounds in multiple percussion traditions including North and South Indian classical percussion, Jazz, and New Music. Owen and Gupta, along with special guests, will a present an evening of duet and solo percussion compositions and improvisations on tabla, kanjira, morsing, thavil, drumset, and other percussion. Jim Santi […]
Drum Dialogues: Jim Santi Owen and Sameer Gupta
Jim Santi Owen and Sameer Gupta represent diverse backgrounds in multiple percussion traditions including North and South Indian classical percussion, Jazz, and New Music. Owen and Gupta, along with special guests, will a present an evening of duet and solo percussion compositions and improvisations on tabla, kanjira, morsing, thavil, drumset, and other percussion. Jim Santi […]
Departure Duo: sop + bass + ACCESSORIES
Boston-based soprano and double bass duo, Departure, returns to C4NM to present a program featuring soprano, double bass, and accessories! The concert features pieces that expand the range of the soprano/double bass combo using toy piano, musical saw, jingle bells, iPhone, and more. The program features composers such as Katherine Balch, Beat Furrer, Talia Amar, […]
Departure Duo: sop + bass + ACCESSORIES
Boston-based soprano and double bass duo, Departure, returns to C4NM to present a program featuring soprano, double bass, and accessories! The concert features pieces that expand the range of the soprano/double bass combo using toy piano, musical saw, jingle bells, iPhone, and more. The program features composers such as Katherine Balch, Beat Furrer, Talia Amar, […]
Michael Tan: Modernism and Beyond
Guam-born pianist Michael Tan performs an adventurous program of solo music from the mid 20th century onward. The first part of the program features music of Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez, two French composers significant to mid-century modernism. The second part presents music of two living composers, Michael Finnissy and Salvatore Sciarrino, key figures in […]
Michael Tan: Modernism and Beyond
Guam-born pianist Michael Tan performs an adventurous program of solo music from the mid 20th century onward. The first part of the program features music of Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez, two French composers significant to mid-century modernism. The second part presents music of two living composers, Michael Finnissy and Salvatore Sciarrino, key figures in […]