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Chilean Birdsong to Drone Aircraft: Bang on a Can All-Stars' 'More Field Recordings'
At times intense, unsettling and raw, the Bang on a Can All-Stars’ new release "More Field Recordings," is a shadowy sequel to their charming and equally substantial 2015 album. Nov 27, 2017
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Cult 'Valley of Search' Reissue Show with Alan Braufman and Cooper-Moore
On Wednesday, August 1, New Sounds celebrated the reissue of Alan Braufman's cult 1975 jazz album "Valley of the Search" with the first live performance of the album in over 40 years. Jun 18, 2018
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My Brightest Diamond and Mic Write at Electric Nights
On Thursday, June 28, the versatile Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond) premieres new music for the next in our Electric Nights series at Public Arts. Rapper and poet Mic Write opens. May 29, 2018
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Ecstatic Music Festival 2018: Margaret Leng Tan Premieres Extended Piano Works
Margaret Leng Tan plays brand-new works by George Crumb, Suzanne Farrin, and Kelly Moran, which use the full body of the piano – insides and out – on Thursday, April 26 at Merkin Hall. Apr 19, 2018
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Ecstatic Music Festival 2018: ModernMedieval and Julianna Barwick at Merkin Concert Hall, April 19
On Thursday, April 19 at 7:30 pm, hear new music by Julianna Barwick in collaboration with the super-group ModernMedieval, along with new commissions by Caroline Shaw and Caleb Burhans. Apr 12, 2018
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Laurel Halo (with Eli Keszler) and Embaci at Electric Nights
Our Electric Nights series return to Public Arts tonight, Thurs., March 29, with Berlin-based producer Laurel Halo and percussionist Eli Keszler. Singer-producer Embaci opens. Mar 5, 2018
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Starchild & The New Romantic Album Release Party
On Friday, March 9, songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bryndon Cook lead his band Starchild & The New Romantic in performing his funk and electro-spanning debut album in The Greene Space. Mar 1, 2018
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Listen: Ecstatic Music Festival 2018: Bang on a Can PCF Concert
Listen live Thursday, Feb. 15, as Bang on a Can All-Stars present world premieres by George Lewis and Angélica Negrón, plus earlier PCF-commissions by Pamela Z, Thurston Moore, and more. Jan 30, 2018
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Icelandic Composer-Producer Valgeir Sigurðsson at Electric Nights
Icelandic composer-producer Valgeir Sigurðsson brings premieres and a solo set of his visceral electronic music to the next in our Electric Nights at Public Arts on Thurs., Feb. 22. Jan 25, 2018
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Listen: Christopher Taylor Plays Messiaen's 'Vingt Regards'
Enjoy an archival recording from the Met Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall of pianist Christopher Taylor playing Olivier Messiaen's fiendishly complex meditation on the infancy of Jesus. Dec 24, 2017
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Listen: The Crossing Performs David Lang's 'Little Match Girl Passion'
Listen to an archival audio stream of the choral ensemble The Crossing from the Met Museum, in a program that featured David Lang's wintry, Pulitzer-winning "Little Match Girl Passion." Dec 23, 2017