Black composers – Upcoming Concerts near New York, NY
NY Phil Sound On: Music of Displacement & Connection
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, United States
Peter Eötvös
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Ligetidyll
(US premiere)
Michel van der Aa — Mask
Hannah Kendall — shouting forever into the receiver
Mary Kouyoumdjian — Andouni ("Homeless") (world premiere; w/photography by Scout Tufankjian)
Michel van der Aa — Mask
Hannah Kendall — shouting forever into the receiver
Mary Kouyoumdjian — Andouni ("Homeless") (world premiere; w/photography by Scout Tufankjian)
$25
YOSL 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Yoko Shimomura,
John Kander,
Caroline Shaw,
Franz Schubert,
José Elizondo,
Florence Price, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Free (RSVP required)
Carnegie Hall presents Decoda: Reverberations
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
Aaron Copland
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Midday Thoughts for Solo Piano
Hannah Kendall — Vera (for violin, viola, cello, & clarinet)
Hanns Eisler — Septet No. 1, Op. 92a (Variations on American Children's Songs) (for flute, clarinet, bassoon, & string quartet)
Billy Bragg — Eisler on the Go
Danni Lee Parpan / Caroline Shaw — Every Stone in Cambridge Reminds Me of You (world premiere)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
Hannah Kendall — Vera (for violin, viola, cello, & clarinet)
Hanns Eisler — Septet No. 1, Op. 92a (Variations on American Children's Songs) (for flute, clarinet, bassoon, & string quartet)
Billy Bragg — Eisler on the Go
Danni Lee Parpan / Caroline Shaw — Every Stone in Cambridge Reminds Me of You (world premiere)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
$41-$47
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble: Walker & Schubert
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
George Walker
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String Quartet No. 1
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
Franz Schubert — Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166
$84
MATA Festival 2024 Evening 2: Changing Voices
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Danae Venson – Atlas
Vasiliki Krimitza’s – Streichquartett No. 1 [World Premiere]
Giuseppe Gallo-Balma – Ornitomaquia
Angela Elizabeth Slater …
$45
Carnegie Hall presents The Knights
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Jessie Montgomery
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Rhapsody No. 2
(arr. Michi Wiancko for violin & chamber orchestra; world premiere of arrangement)
Gabriel Kahane — Heirloom (NY premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Where Are the Arms (arr. for orchestra, voice, & guitar)
Anna Clyne — Shorthand (NY premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
Gabriel Kahane — Heirloom (NY premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Where Are the Arms (arr. for orchestra, voice, & guitar)
Anna Clyne — Shorthand (NY premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
$74-$84
MATA Festival 2024 Closing Night: Open Waters
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Anthony R. Green
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Connections
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
$45
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography II
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Ted Hearne
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Law of Mosaics
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
Clyde Otis — This Bitter Earth (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (part of 'This Bitter Earth')
Thom Willems — Just Ducky (part of 'Herman Schmerman (Pas de Deux)')
James Blake — Selected works (part of 'Love Letter (on shuffle)')
$40-$218
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
Duke Ellington: In a Symphonic Mood
Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Aaron Davis Hall at the City College of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, United States
James P. Johnson
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Yamekraw
(orch. William Grant Still)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
Duke Ellington — Harlem (orch. Maurice Peress)
$20 general, $50 VIP seating ($5 student/senior)
Carnegie Citywide in Bryant Park: The Harlem Chamber Players
Friday, July 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Bryant Park, New York, NY, United States
Adolphus Hailstork
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Sonata Da Chiesa
(for string orchestra)
Chen Yi — Shuo (for string orchestra)
Tania León — In the Field (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly (for narrator, violin solo, & string orchestra)
Chen Yi — Shuo (for string orchestra)
Tania León — In the Field (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly (for narrator, violin solo, & string orchestra)
Free
Our Song, Our Story: The New Generation of Black Voices
Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Spanish Courtyard at Caramoor, Katonah, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Hale Smith,
Traditional,
Wynton Marsalis,
Terence Blanchard,
Giacomo Puccini,
Damien Sneed,
George Gershwin,
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson,
Richard Strauss,
Aaron Copland,
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh,
Margaret Bonds, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
$49-$69
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