PSAD Synthetic Desert III

Guggenheim Museum 1071 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Please note the installation will be closed April 6–12. This installation requires a timed ticket. MORE For PSAD Synthetic Desert III (1971), Doug Wheeler has altered the structure and configuration of a museum gallery in order to control optical and acoustic experience. He has transformed the room into a hermetic realm, a “semi-anechoic chamber” designed to …

$18

The Music of Composer Lisa Bielawa

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

About the Show A concert of the music of composer-vocalist Lisa Bielawa, performed by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) with Bielawa as vocal soloist. The program, part of National Sawdust’s series curated by composer Theo Bleckmann, will feature Bielawa’s A Collective Cleansing (2000) for solo voice and digital audio, Graffiti Dell’amante (2010) for string …

$29

Three Generations: Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich

Carnegie Hall 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Music of Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich is featured in a performance that’s part of Three Generations, a Reich-curated exploration of the changing direction of concert music from the mid-20th century to the present day. Chant-like melodic lines and notes resembling ringing bells are Pärt hallmarks, while Glass’s incandescent String Quartet No. 5 …

FREE: ETHEL + Friends

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, United States

Program TBA

FREE

Opera Cabal: Ken Ueno’s Aeolus

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

About the Show  AEOLUS is a new opera combining throat singing, multiphonics indie-rock and electronics making its premiere here at National Sawdust. It is written and performed by Ken Ueno (Rome and Berlin Prizes winner) in collaboration with FLUX Quartet (“legendary for its furiously committed, untiring performances,” Alex Ross), and the “haunting, Björk-like vocals” (SF Classical …

$29

Cellist Rebecaa Foon

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

About the Artist  Cellist and composer Rebecca Foon has been a fixture of the Montréal music community for two decades. She co-founded the Juno Award-winning contemporary chamber group Esmerine in 2002 and was a core member of the celebrated cult post-punk band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra from 2001-2008 and the experimental instrumental collective Set …

$20

Free: ETHEL + Friends

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, United States

Program TBA

FREE

On Fillmore: Happiness of Living Record Release

National Sawdust 80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

About the Show  Carved from an ecstatic multi-day session in Rio de Janeiro, On Fillmore’s newest album Happiness of Living moves effortlessly between deep cosmic pockets, celestial vocals and occasional pop tunes to create a glowing mood unlike anything previously released from the long-running musical partnership of percussionist Glenn Kotche (Wilco) and bassist Darin Gray …

$29

Jason Treuting + JACK Quartet

Miller Theatre at Columbia University 2960 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

So Percussion founding member Jason Treuting takes the spotlight as composer and performer in his New York solo recital debut.

FREE

FREE: ETHEL + Friends

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, United States

Program TBA

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