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 …
Described by The New Yorker’s Alex Ross as “one of the most original musical thinkers of the new century,” John Luther Adams is a composer whose music and cultural worldview is inspired by nature and environmental concerns. Adams curates a week-long project that draws on his broad cultural interests with performances of his music at …
CANTICLES OF THE HOLY WIND THE CROSSING & DONALD NALLY (MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR) FRI, MAY 12 | 7:30PM Presented in a beautiful, acoustically resonant sacred space on the Upper West Side, Canticles of the Holy Wind is a concert-length work for 32 singers. This concert coincides with the release of the premiere recording on …
An enchanting outdoor performance of John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds, in its New York premiere by the commissioning ensemble, Alarm Will Sound with music director Alan Pierson. For this immersive work, performers are situated throughout Morningside Park, playing material based on the songs of birds native to the eastern hardwood forest. Alarm Will …
A survey of Philip Glass's iconic opera and film music, performed by one of the composer's greatest interpreters. Bring a friend, grab a drink, and join some of today’s most interesting performers onstage at Miller Theatre on select evenings. For more than 40 years, Michael Riesman has been celebrated as one of the great interpreters …
NPR Describes it as "A sonic street party thrown on a totally outsize scale." It's a day to celebrate music in every conceivable style, created by anyone to celebrate the pleasures of music making together. There will be thousands of performances all across the city. Some are professional, others are massive participatory events (Mass Appeal) …
