Composers Concordance: Tin Pan Allegiances [LIVE]
Free (Free ($30 in-person attendance))
Gene Pritsker — TINPANAPNIT
Dan Cooper — Dub Alexander
Richard Sussman — Selected works
Irving Berlin — Selected works
David Taylor — Selected works
Vincent Youmans — Selected works
Daniel Schnyder — Selected works
Charles Coleman — Selected works
Cole Porter — Selected works
Burton Lane — Selected works
Scot Albertson, voice
Trudy Chan, piano
Charles Coleman, voice
Dan Cooper, bass guitar
Beth Holub, viola
Gene Pritsker, guitar & piano
Daniel Schnyder, soprano saxophone
Richard Sussman, piano
David Taylor, bass trombone
Michael C. Vetter Jr., drum set
Composers Concordance presents Tin Pan Allegiances on Saturday, May 15th at 6pm at Michiko Studios in New York City. The concert commemorates and pays tribute to NYC's Tin Pan Alley, where publishers of zillions of popular songs had their offices. Songwriters associated with Tin Pan Alley included George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern, among many others.
New chamber music compositions that pay tribute to this essential chapter in NYC's music history include Gene Pritsker’s TINPANAPNIT, Frank J. Oteri’s TakeMe-2Stretch, and Dan Cooper’s Dub Alexander. These will be performed alongside several standard songs from yesteryear.
As part of this live-streamed concert with a limited, in-person audience, composer George Boziwick, retired Chief of the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, will virtually lead a sing-along performance of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, composed in 1908 by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilze.
Composers featured on the concert include Irving Berlin, Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Burton Lane, Frank J. Oteri, Cole Porter, Gene Pritsker, Daniel Schnyder, Richard Sussman, David Taylor, and the songwriting team of Vincent Youmans / Gus Kahn / Edward Eliscu.
The concert will also be live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook Page.
The livestream will take place at 6pm Eastern / 3pm Pacific.
To attend in person: Limited, in-person seating available. Tickets are $30 and must be purchased in advance. Reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tin-pan-allegiances-tickets-151241255667
The concert will take place at:
Michiko Rehearsal Studios
149 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036
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About Composers Concordance
Staying in rotation for 40 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one's ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene.
Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead.
Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance's overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.
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