The New York Times, Gramophone, and NPR celebrate The Blind Banister in their "Best of 2024" lists.
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Grammy-nominated NYC new music pillar Metropolis Ensemble announces live performances of Simeon ten Holt's minimalist landmark Canto Ostinato for over 50 musicians on June 20, 2024.
Metropolis recently launched Loud and Soft, a new web presentation with Sandbox Percussion. Go behind-the-scenes with composer Molly Joyce as she discusses the production and its role in the conversation about accessibility in music.
Wonderfully controlled and poised performance by cellist Inbal Segev in Upstate Obscura, Metropolis Ensemble under conductor Andrew Cyr in full control throughout, and the irrepressible Andres on top of his game in The Blind Banister and the solo piano piece Colorful History, I cannot recommend this album highly enough.
Caroline Rose is on tour supporting last year’s The Art of Forgetting, and they just wrapped up a few of special shows where they were joined by players from Metropolis Ensemble for an orchestral set.
Pioneering indie rock duo Wye Oak, composer William Brittelle, Paul Wiancko, Metropolis Ensemble are releasing a reimagined version of the band's 2014 record, Shriek, to celebrate its 10-year anniversary.
Nonesuch releases composer Timo Andres’ new studio album, The Blind Banister, on March 22, 2024 featuring pianist Timo Andres, cellist Inbal Segev, and Metropolis Ensemble conducted by Andrew Cyr.
Listen to “Infinite Staircase,” our September 2023 concert at National Sawdust with pianist Han Chen.
Cosm, a leading experiential media and immersive technology company, taps composer Ricardo Romaneiro for their new L.A. venue: the world’s first 87-foot diameter 12K LED dome.
Metropolis Ensemble is a recipient of a 2024 grant award from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the nonprofit arts and culture sector.
Two studio albums produced with Metropolis Ensemble are on the ballot for the first round of voting for the 2024 GRAMMY Awards.
100+ composers have produced over 3,000 musical stems for our perpetual sound art installation since 2021.
Featuring the World Premiere of 18 new works for solo piano, co-commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble and pianist Han Chen, celebrating the centenary birthday of Hungarian-Austrian composer György Ligeti.
In A Grove is vividly produced… not a mere document of the premiere, but a creation of its own, carefully considered for the studio… commanding attention until the end.
Opus Klassik, Germany’s prestigious juried classical music prize, announced nominees for the 2023 awards, with two nominations for Metropolis Ensemble’s 2022 studio album, Telekinesis.
Metropolis Ensemble today announced "Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2023," a series of free pop-up concerts at dozens of pedestrian plazas, public parks, and open streets across New York City.
Listen on-demand to Metropolis artists on WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase hosted by Emi Ferguson, including excerpts from Matthew Evan Taylor's Life Returns.
Metropolis Ensemble’s immersive soundbath audiovisual experience by composer Ricardo Romaneiro features plant-generated soundscapes and live musicians in each conservatory ecosystem.