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Inception

Inception

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Grammy Nomination Party
Le Poisson Rouge
Grammy Nomination Party
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
December 16, 2010

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Le Poisson Rouge
It takes a long time to become a good composer
It takes a long time to become a good composer

111 West 67th Street
December 9–11, 2010

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Brownstone
Brownstone

224 Washington Avenue Brooklyn
October 28, 2010

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Home Stretch
Home Stretch

Trinity Wall Street / Angel Orensanz Center
May 20, 2010

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I found it by the sea
I found it by the sea

Americas Society
April 5, 2010

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Love Letter to Haiti
Le Poisson Rouge
Love Letter to Haiti
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
February 14, 2010

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Le Poisson Rouge
Avner Dorman's Concertos
Former Tower Records
Avner Dorman's Concertos
Former Tower Records

Former Tower Records
February 1, 2010

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Former Tower Records
Reverb
Le Poisson Rouge
Reverb
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
November 19–20, 2009

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Le Poisson Rouge
New Music 101
Le Poisson Rouge
New Music 101
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
September 16, 2009

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Le Poisson Rouge
Glimpses
Glimpses

Americas Society
May 6, 2009

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Groanbox
Le Poisson Rouge
Groanbox
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
January 28, 2009

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Le Poisson Rouge
The Rite Remixed
Le Poisson Rouge
The Rite Remixed
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge / Celebrate Brooklyn
July 16–18, 2008

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Le Poisson Rouge
LOOP
The Times Center
LOOP
The Times Center

The Times Center
April 10, 2008

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The Times Center
Digital Sustain
Digital Sustain

Chelsea Art Museum
March 8, 2008

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On Record
On Record

Angel Orensanz Center
October 11, 2007

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There and Back Again
There and Back Again

Angel Orensanz Center
May 24, 2007

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All About Love
All About Love

Angel Orensanz Center
October 19, 2006

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Voices of Night
Voices of Night

Angel Orensanz Center
February 16, 2006

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Expansion

Expansion

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Al-Quds: Jerusalem
Al-Quds: Jerusalem

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
December 9, 2016

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Celebrate: Metropolis Ensemble Turns Ten
Angel Orensanz Foundation
Celebrate: Metropolis Ensemble Turns Ten
Angel Orensanz Foundation

Angel Orensanz Foundation
September 26, 2016

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Angel Orensanz Foundation
Brownstone
Brownstone

What would a house sound like if it could sing?
May 16, 2016

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Brownstone
Brownstone

Involving musicians and electronic elements placed through several floors, galleries, and former domestic spaces of The Phillips Collection.

May 8, 2016

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Emily Wells' Promise
Bowery Ballroom
Emily Wells' Promise
Bowery Ballroom

Bowery Ballroom
February 4, 2016

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Bowery Ballroom
Bach Unwound
Le Poisson Rouge
Bach Unwound
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
January 12, 2016

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Le Poisson Rouge
Multiphonics
Le Poisson Rouge
Multiphonics
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
October 11, 2015

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Le Poisson Rouge
Drifting in Daylight
Drifting in Daylight

Central Park’s Harlem Meer
May 15—June 20, 2015

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San Fermin's Jack Rabbit
Music Hall of Williamsburg
San Fermin's Jack Rabbit
Music Hall of Williamsburg

Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 23, 2015

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Music Hall of Williamsburg
New Dances of the League of David
Le Poisson Rouge
New Dances of the League of David
Le Poisson Rouge

Le Poisson Rouge
March 22, 2015

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Le Poisson Rouge
San Fermin
The Appel Room
San Fermin
The Appel Room

The Appel Room
February 12, 2015

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The Appel Room
Brownstone
American Irish Historical Society
Brownstone
American Irish Historical Society

American Irish Historical Society
January 23, 2015

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American Irish Historical Society
Scar Arias
American Irish Historical Society
Scar Arias
American Irish Historical Society

American Irish Historical Society
October 28, 2014

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American Irish Historical Society
Brownstone II
Brownstone II

Northeast Tour
October 2014

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Metropolis and the Phillips Camerata
American Irish Historical Society
Metropolis and the Phillips Camerata
American Irish Historical Society

The Phillips Collection
May 25, 2014

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American Irish Historical Society
 

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Rivington

Rivington

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Fritz Lang: Metropolis
Fritz Lang: Metropolis

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE DEBUTS AT NATIONAL SAWDUST IN A SPECIAL SCREENING OF THE ICONIC SILENT FILM METROPOLIS SET TO ORIGINAL MUSIC BY RICARDO ROMANEIRO

March 10, 2020

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If Not, Winter
If Not, Winter

JENNY BECK’S SETTING WRAPS SAPPHO’S AND CARSON’S WORDS IN A DREAMY, IMMERSIVE SOUNDSCAPE SO THAT WE MIGHT HEAR SAPPHO’S POETRY OUT LOUD ONCE MORE, PERHAPS NOT AS SHE WOULD HAVE HAD IT, BUT HOW IT SINGS TO US NOW: DISTANT, PRESENT, LOST, REACHABLE, AND EXQUISITELY ALLURING.

February 20, 2020

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Oracle Hysterical + Hub New Music
Oracle Hysterical + Hub New Music

COMPOSER-COLLECTIVE ORACLE HYSTERICAL, WITH COLLABORATORS HUB NEW MUSIC, ARE CREATING AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLECTION OF SONGS INSPIRED BY THE EXPEDITIONS OF A WIDE-RANGING GROUP OF AMBITIOUS, GRITTY – AND OFTEN NAIVE, CRUEL, AND MYOPIC EXPLORERS.

January 17, 2020

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Ciranda
Le Poisson Rouge
Ciranda
Le Poisson Rouge

GRAMMY-NOMINATED METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE GATHERS A SUPER-GROUP OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOLOISTS AND COMPOSER/PERFORMERS FROM BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES TO SHOWCASE FOLK-INSPIRED NUEVO LATINO MUSIC AS IT INTERMIXES WITH NEW YORK’S CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL SCENE.

January 7, 2020

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Le Poisson Rouge
Tam Lin
Tam Lin

A MODERN ADAPTATION OF THE 16TH-CENTURY SCOTTISH BALLAD "TAM LIN” — A STORY OF TRANSFORMATION AND LOVE TO LIFE IN A MUSICAL DRAMA WEAVING TRADITIONAL CELTIC, MEDIEVAL, AND MODERN MUSICAL THREADS.

January 3, 2020

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A Very ChamberQUEER HoliGay
A Very ChamberQUEER HoliGay

CHAMBERQUEER'S GETTING COZY FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH SOME OF OUR MOST BELOVED CHAMBER MUSIC, FROM STRING SEXTETS TO MOZART OPERA, ALL PERFORMED IN THIS FREE CONCERT BY SOME OF NYC'S BEST QUEER MUSICIANS.

December 29, 2019

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NewAm x Metropolis Ensemble Holiday Party
NewAm x Metropolis Ensemble Holiday Party

JOIN NEWAM AND METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE FOR OUR HOLIDAY PARTY!

December 12, 2019

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JACK Studio Readings
JACK Studio Readings

IN TANDEM WITH JACK’S PROGRAM TO COMMISSION ARTISTS WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLES, THE QUARTET IS PARTNERING WITH METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE TO HOST A READING SESSION FOR SIMILAR ARTISTS WITH EXISTING WORKS FOR QUARTET.

December 9, 2019

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Ecstatic Music: ¡Spangled!
Ecstatic Music: ¡Spangled!

GUATEMALAN-BORN SINGER-SONGWRITER GABY MORENO IS JOINED BY THE WOMEN OF LATIN ALTERNATIVE QUARTET LADAMA AND THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED CHAMBER ORCHESTRA METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE (ELINOR RUFEIZEN, GUEST CONDUCTOR) TO PERFORM MUSIC FROM ¡SPANGLED!—HER COLLABORATIVE NONESUCH ALBUM WITH AMERICAN MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, ARRANGER AND PRODUCER VAN DYKE PARKS.

December 2, 2019

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Oak and the Ghost
Oak and the Ghost

ALBUM RELEASE FOR NATHAN SCHRAM'S OAK AND THE GHOST ON NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS. FEATURING THE ATTACCA QUARTET, SCHRAM’S MUSIC MESHES THE ACOUSTIC WORLD OF CLASSICAL STRING QUARTET WITH THE BUMPS, BRUISES, AND RICHNESS OF MODERN ELECTRONICA.

November 23, 2019

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Eaux Claires Hiver
Eaux Claires Hiver

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE IS THRILLED TO JOIN THE COLLECTIVE 37D03D (UPSIDE-DOWN “PEOPLE”) TO GATHER FOR A WEEK TO COMPOSE, COLLABORATE AND PRESENT MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND LITERATURE IN A VARIETY OF SPACES AND SETTINGS.

November 22-23, 2019

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Unheard-of//Trios
Unheard-of//Trios

UNHEARD-OF//ENSEMBLE PERFORMS AN ECLECTIC PROGRAM OF TRIO WORKS FOR CLARINET, VIOLIN, AND CELLO

October 29, 2019

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Loisaida
Loisaida

CENTERED AROUND TWO SONGS THAT CELEBRATE NEW YORK CITY, REFLECTING VIOLINIST/COMPOSER JESSIE MONTGOMERY’S LOWER EAST SIDE UPBRINGING AND ECLECTIC INFLUENCES. SELECTIONS FROM HER BAND BIG DOG LITTLE DOG AND BY VIOLIST/COMPOSER JESSICA MEYER TIE TOGETHER A CELEBRATION OF PLACE, FRIENDSHIP, AND PROCESS.

October 24, 2019

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In A Grove at MASS MoCA
In A Grove at MASS MoCA

OPERA IN DEVELOPMENT BY COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER CERRONE, LIBRETTIST STEPHANIE FLEISCHMANN, AND DIRECTOR MARY BIRNBAUM

October 12, 2019

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Molly Herron's Three Sarabandes
Molly Herron's Three Sarabandes

COMPOSER MOLLY HERRON AND ARGUS QUARTET CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR ALBUM WITH MUSIC AND POETRY THAT EXPLORE HISTORY AND TRANSFORMATION.

October 11, 2019

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Pandemic

Pandemic

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Holiday Harmonies
Holiday Harmonies

December 16-17, 2022

Celebrate the holidays with Brooklyn Youth Chorus at the Cathedral of St. Joseph with special appearances by Metropolis.

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Kanter/I Creation Prize Concert
Kanter/I Creation Prize Concert

November 14, 2022

The Mivos Quartet performs new and recent works by Brown, Haven, and Mumford.

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A Memorial Tribute
A Memorial Tribute

October 21, 2022

A Memorial Tribute to late American composer Ingram Marshall featuring Metropolis artists at The Greene Space and live on WNYC.

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For the Birds
For the Birds

June 11, 2022

Larger-than-life bird stilt walkers and bird puppets dance to processional music in Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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Solos + Duos
Solos + Duos

May 28, 2022

Adrianne Munden-Dixon, violin, and Carrie Frey, viola, team up for a performance of solos and duos.

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Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2022
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2022

May 15–June 21, 2022

Discover our five-week series of free pop-up concerts at dozens of plazas, squares, parks, and open-streets.

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Biophony Festival 2022
Biophony Festival 2022

May 14, 2022

90+ musicians perform new flexible, open-score pieces at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, inspired by nature’s musicians: birds.

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Solos and Improvisations
Solos and Improvisations

March 27, 2022

Musicians from PinkNoise Ensemble explore music that pushes the sound world of each instrument, including two World Premiere performances from Mert Morali and Jen Baker.

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Life Returns
Life Returns

March 24, 2022

An evening-length composition at The Met drawing on African American, South Indian, and European musical practices.

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Claire Dickson's Starland
Claire Dickson's Starland

February 6th, 2022

Claire Dickson's album release celebration, with Grey Mcmurray and Lesley Mok

Starland is Claire Dickson's debut album as a solo artist and producer, created on a tall ship in the Arctic Circle and in her Brooklyn apartment. With guitarist Grey Mcmurray and drummer Lesley Mok, this music comes alive with added spontaneity and imagination.

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Tree Lines
Tree Lines

January 30th, 2022

Exceptet presents new experimental material, including the World Premiere of a new work by Rome Prize-winning composer Katherine Balch commissioned for Exceptet by the Barlow Endowment. Quartet121 opens up each set.

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Holiday Harmonies
Holiday Harmonies

December 18th, 2021

Celebrate the holidays with Brooklyn Youth Chorus at the beautiful Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, with a stirring and dynamic concert of contemporary music and holiday classics, featuring students from our Teen division and acclaimed performing ensembles, with special appearances by members of the Grammy-nominated orchestra collective Metropolis Ensemble.

Join Brooklyn Youth Chorus to start the holidays and leave full of the spirit of the season.

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Lavender in Yellow
Lavender in Yellow

December 14th, 2021

Erika Dohi and Lauren Cauley co-present two intimate sets of reflective, electro-acoustic experimentation. Featuring Dohi performing songs on keyboards and synths from her latest album I, Castorpollux, out now on 37d03d, and new works by Cauley for prepared violin and electronics.

Craft cocktails and other surprises await.

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Bell Threads
Bell Threads

December 13th, 2021

Join harpist/composer Hannah Lash and violin/viola duo andPlay (Maya Bennardo violin and Hannah Levinson, viola) for an evening of music to celebrate the release of composer Adam Roberts’ Bell Threads on New Focus Recordings. The concert will feature the world premiere of Rounds for solo harp, commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for Lash, as well as the New York premiere of Diptych.

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NewAm’s Triple Al3um Holiday Release Show
NewAm’s Triple Al3um Holiday Release Show

December 12th, 2021

Gather at LPR to celebrate the release of 3 albums from New Amsterdam, including NOW Ensemble and Sean Friar’s Before and After, Phong Tran’s The Computer Room, and Charlotte Greve’s Sediments we move.

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Present

Present

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Infinite Staircase
Infinite Staircase

September 24, 2023

18 newly commissioned works celebrating the etudes of György Ligeti.

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Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2023
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2023

June 10—24, 2023

New music in new places that celebrate our city’s diverse neighborhoods.

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Eternal September: Open House + Beta Launch Party
Eternal September: Open House + Beta Launch Party

May 5, 2023

Explore an alternate reality internet of mythological nostalgia.

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Life Returns: Digital Premiere
Life Returns: Digital Premiere

February 14, 2023

Join us for the digital premiere of Life Returns, our March 2022 concert at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Biophony: SoundGarden
Biophony: SoundGarden

February 11-12, 2023

An audiovisual tapestry and lighting installation at Brooklyn Botanic Garden running in sync with plant-generated binaural soundscapes and live musicians.

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