Concerts

Surroundings

Thursday Jan. 28, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Tank

354 West 45th Street, New York

Columbia Composers presents a concert of new works for live instruments with surround electronics. Solo mixed works for cello, flute, bass clarinet and electric bass will be performed by virtuosic New York musicians. A hybrid classical-pop work by Czech composer Jiri Kaderabek will be performed by the stellar soprano Julianne Klein, along with the composer himself and a pick-up band of Columbia musicians. Last but not least, a new work by Jeff Snyder for two of his notorious custom-built electronic instruments, featuring the versatile Erin Lesser and Natascha Diels.

ICE plays Columbia Composers

Sunday Feb. 28, 2010, 8 p.m.

Roulette

http://roulette.org

20 Greene Street (between Canal and Grand Streets)
New York, NY

International Contemporary Ensemble plays new works by Paul Clift, Alec Hall, Bryan Jacobs, Ashley Nail and Lu Wang.

Yarn/Wire

Saturday April 03, 2010, 8 p.m.

Tenri Cultural Institute

http://www.tenri.org

43A West 13Th Street
New York, NY 10011

Yarn/Wire plays new works for two pianos and two percussionists by Courtney Bryan, Mahir Cetiz, Dan Iglesia and Yoshi Onishi.

JACK Quartet

Saturday April 24, 2010, 8 p.m.

St. Peters Church

346 West 20th Street

JACK Quartet plays new works for string quartet by Victor Adan, Steve Lehman, Mario Diaz de Leon, and Alex Mincek. Premiere of Zosha DiCastri’s new work for string quartet and soprano, featuring Julieanne Klein.