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Composer

David Bruce

Composer

Performer, Composer

Roscoe Mitchell

Performer, Composer

Performer

Avi Avital

Performer

Performer, Composer

Du Yun

Performer, Composer

Sound Designer, Staff

Phong Tran

Sound Designer, Staff

Phong Tran is a Brooklyn-based composer, electronicist, and visual artist. His works are heavily inspired by the sound of early synthesizers, late night wikipedia dives, simulation theory, RPGs, and vaporwave eccojams. Phong performs in MEDIAQUEER, a synthesizer and violin duo formed in 2018 with Darian Thomas. Phong’s solo work has been released through New Amsterdam Records, people | places | records and slashsound.

Sound Designer, Staff

Composer

Gity Razaz

Composer

Hailed by the New York Times as “ravishing and engulfing,” Gity Razaz’s music ranges from concert solo pieces to large symphonic works. With intense melodies and inventive harmonic languages, Gity’s compositions are often dramatically charged. As described by John Corigliano: “…her Middle Eastern roots have merged with her Western sensibilities to produce music that is both original and startling. She is on her way to becoming a major force in contemporary music.” Gity is an active collaborator involved in projects across disciplines from opera and modern ballet to electro-acoustic sonic landscapes.

Composer

Performer

Immanuel Wilkins

Performer

Immanuel Wilkins is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and bandleader from the greater Philadelphia area. While growing up, Wilkins honed his skills in the church and studied in programs dedicated to teaching jazz music like the Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts…

Performer

Kristin Lee

Performer

A recipient of the 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant, as well as a top prize winner of the 2012 Walter W Naumburg Competition and the Astral Artists’ 2010 National Auditions, Kristin Lee is a violinist of remarkable versatility and impeccable technique who enjoys a vibrant career as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and educator. “Her technique is flawless, and she has a sense of melodic shaping that reflects an artistic maturity,” writes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and The Strad reports, “She seems entirely comfortable with stylistic diversity, which is one criterion that separates the run-of-themill instrumentalists from true artists.”

Performer

Performer, Composer

Erika Dohi

Performer, Composer

Described as "virtuosic" (NY Times) and "barrier-defying artist" (Mix Magazine), Osaka-born and New York-based pianist Erika Dohi is a multi-faceted artist with an eclectic musical background. From highly polished traditional classical to bold improvisation, she is a dynamic performer whose timeless style and unidiomatic technique sets her apart in contemporary NYC avant-garde circles…

Performer, Composer

Kalia Vandever

Performer, Composer

Kalia Vandever is a trombonist, composer, and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. She released her debut album, "In Bloom" in May, 2019 which features all of her original compositions written for quartet and duo with guitar. She has toured and performed internationally with her quartet, as well as a side-woman. Kalia is also an active composer and arranger. She has been commissioned to write works for groups and individuals including Tesla Quartet, The Westerlies, Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim, and Hats & Heels Duo.

Performer, Composer

Matthew Evan Taylor

Performer, Composer

Performer

Inbal Segev

Performer

Composer

Paula Matthusen

Composer

Tyondai Braxton

Composer

Recent Rave Reviews

News

The New York Times: The Best Classical Music of 2025, So Far

Metropolis

June 18, 2025

The New York Times: The Best Classical Music of 2025, So Far

Metropolis

June 18, 2025

“Part murder mystery, part psychological séance, In A Grove became the highlight of this year’s Prototype Festival in January. Metropolis Ensemble’s shimmering performance contributed to the dreamlike unreality.”

Metropolis

June 18, 2025

Gramophone

June 18, 2025

Acclaim for In A Grove at Prototype

Gramophone

June 18, 2025

The New York Times, Sequenza 21, Broadway World, Observer, and more review our production of In A Grove at Prototype Festival.

Gramophone

June 18, 2025

Financial Times: Hypnotic Variations — In A Grove

Metropolis

January 23, 2025

Financial Times: Hypnotic Variations — In A Grove

Metropolis

January 23, 2025

“With a foundation of ambient sound and vocal writing that underlines the most important moments with plangent harmonies, this is often mesmerising. The variations grow more meaningful and tragic as they pass, and the effect grows hypnotic.”

Metropolis

January 23, 2025

Sequenza21

January 23, 2025

Sequenza 21: Compelling and Visceral — In A Grove

Sequenza21

January 23, 2025

“Christopher Cerrone’s melodic material was memorable without being trite… I was very much captivated by this powerful drama and its excellent performance.”

Sequenza21

January 23, 2025

Parterre Box: Perspectives, reflections, obscurity, and illusion

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

Parterre Box: Perspectives, reflections, obscurity, and illusion

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

“For this production, the outstanding Metropolis Ensemble was tucked away not in an orchestra pit but in a loft above the entrance to the hall… There was an almost cinematic quality to the dramatically pointed timbral effects of the orchestration, and each of them hit its mark.”

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

Observer: In A Grove at Prototype — Review

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

Observer: In A Grove at Prototype — Review

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

“You could not have asked for better performers… In a Grove is a triumph and among the finest works at this year’s festival.”

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

Night After Night: Never Enough — In A Grove

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

Night After Night: Never Enough — In A Grove

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

“Singers Paul Appleby, Mikaela Bennett, John Brancy, and Chuanyuan Liu were sensational; so, too, was the Metropolis Ensemble, effectively and excitingly led by Raquel Acevedo Klein.”

Metropolis

January 21, 2025

Broadway World

January 20, 2025

Broadway World: In A Grove at Prototype Review

Broadway World

January 20, 2025

“Cerrone’s tonal music has a hypnotic, fluid quality to it that varies from scene to scene, from one role to another, matched superbly by the storytelling of Fleischmann… The instrumental work of the Metropolis Ensemble under conductor Luke Poeppel couldn’t have been better.”

Broadway World

January 20, 2025

New York Times

January 20, 2025

New York Times: In A Grove at Prototype Review

New York Times

January 20, 2025

“Stylized yet sensual… the highlight of the festival was Christopher Cerrone’s “In a Grove,” a haunting psychological thriller with a libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann.”

New York Times

January 20, 2025

Gramophone

December 23, 2024

Best of 2024: The Blind Banister

Gramophone

December 23, 2024

The New York Times, Gramophone, and NPR celebrate The Blind Banister in their "Best of 2024" lists.

Gramophone

December 23, 2024

BlooLoop: Cosm announces new Cosm Studios Originals titles for Premium Media Program

Metropolis

September 23, 2024

BlooLoop: Cosm announces new Cosm Studios Originals titles for Premium Media Program

Metropolis

September 23, 2024

“Ricardo Romaneiro’s audiovisual symphony LIQUIDVERSE: Microcosm & Macrocosm has joined Cosm’s collection of critically acclaimed and unique immersive productions.”

Metropolis

September 23, 2024

ABC Dallas: At Cosm, The World is Your Stadium

Metropolis

August 20, 2024

ABC Dallas: At Cosm, The World is Your Stadium

Metropolis

August 20, 2024

“Cosm Dallas also has numerous immersive art events Orbital and Liquidverse.”

Metropolis

August 20, 2024

LA Times: 7 things to know about L.A.’s otherworldly new venue

Metropolis

July 25, 2024

LA Times: 7 things to know about L.A.’s otherworldly new venue

Metropolis

July 25, 2024

“Liquidverse: Microcosm & Macrocosm is Ricardo Romaneiro‘s psychedelic exploration of miniature chemical reactions.”

Metropolis

July 25, 2024

Los Angeles Daily News: Cosm’s immersive dome coming to Hollywood Park

Metropolis

June 20, 2024

Los Angeles Daily News: Cosm’s immersive dome coming to Hollywood Park

Metropolis

June 20, 2024

“Ricardo Romaneiro’s audiovisual symphony, LIQUIDVERSE: Microcosm & Macrocosm, offers a sensory journey. This experience combines orchestral music with liquid visuals.”

Metropolis

June 20, 2024

WNYC

June 20, 2024

WNYC New Sounds: Canto Ostinato at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

WNYC

June 20, 2024

Perhaps the best way to celebrate the summer solstice today: two live performances of Canto Ostinato in a brand new arrangement for 50 musicians. Erik Hall joins the Metropolis Ensemble and Sandbox Percussion for the performance at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

WNYC

June 20, 2024

Talkhouse: Erik Hall on Canto Ostinato in the Garden

Metropolis

June 18, 2024

Talkhouse: Erik Hall on Canto Ostinato in the Garden

Metropolis

June 18, 2024

It was new to me; it was new to Andrew; it was new to Sandbox. It will likely be new to the vast majority of our concert audience. For lovers of Reich, Glass, and Riley, there is simply zero reason to miss Simeon ten Holt.

Metropolis

June 18, 2024