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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2016
Tickets & Information: 212/854-7799
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“Miller’s superb series of short and perpetually satisfying Pop-Up concerts.â€
– The New York Times
“Where renegade musicians help unleash the fun side of modernism.â€
– Time Out New York
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Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts
announces the fall season of
Pop-Up Concerts
A musical happy hour with the audience onstage
Tuesday, September 27
Yarn/Wire & Andrew McIntosh
Monday, October 10
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble
Tuesday, October 25
Ensemble Signal Plays More Reich
Tuesday, November 22
loadbang
Tuesday, December 6
Curtis on Tour Chamber Ensemble
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From Miller Theatre Executive Director Melissa Smey:
“This fall, I’m very excited about our lineup of Pop-Up Concerts. Ensemble Signal will continue our celebration of Steve Reich, this time with a look at three of his most intimate works. loadbang and Yarn/Wire perform some of the most unique new music on the season. And I’m thrilled to continue our collaboration with the Curtis Institute of Music, whose young performers join us on two occasions to celebrate the future of composition and musicianship. I hope to see you often for these free evenings of adventurous music.â€
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POP-UP CONCERTS
Bring a friend, grab a drink, and join some of today’s most interesting performers onstage at Miller Theatre on select Tuesday evenings. Pop-Up Concerts have become a beloved mainstay at Miller, providing free, informal performances in the early evening. The unique format allows the theater to test out new ideas, giving established ensembles the chance to experiment and introducing new performers before they hit the Miller mainstage. Free libations contribute to the laid-back ambiance. All concerts start at 6 p.m. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis, and doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Laura Barger, piano; Ning Yu, piano
Ian Antonio, percussion; Russell Greenberg, percussion
with Andrew McIntosh, viola
Miller Theatre's first Pop-Up of the 2016-17 season features Miller veterans Yarn/Wire and Miller newcomer Andrew McIntosh. These close collaborators perform three of McIntosh’s works including the world premiere, We See the Flying Bird, written expressly for the two Yarn/Wire percussionists. The evening rounds out with two pieces for piano and Wolfgang Von Schweinitz’s Plainsound-Litany No. 2, a piece for solo viola written for McIntosh.
PROGRAM
Andrew McIntosh: We See the Flying Bird (2015-16) — world premiere
McIntosh: Five Songs (2015)
McIntosh: Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure (3rd Mvt) (2012-13)
Marc Sabat/Stefan Bartling: Eudaimonia (2009)
Wolfgang Von Schweinitz: “64:57:51:48†Waltz for Walter (2009)
Von Schweinitz: Plainsound-Litany No. 2 (2004)
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Monday, October 10, 2016
featuring compositions by Emily Cooley,
Nick DiBerardino, and Rene Orth
The Curtis Institute of Music trains composers and musicians of the highest caliber, who go on to make major contributions in the field. Curtis 20/21 Ensemble's performances have been inspiring Miller audiences since the start of their annual collaboration, in 2012. This evening’s Pop-Up Concert features Curtis 20/21 in a wide range of new chamber music by Curtis students and alumni.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Adrián SandÃ, clarinet; Lauren Radnofsky, cello;
Doug Perkins, electronics; Paul Coleman, sound director
The music of Steve Reich once again takes center stage as Ensemble Signal guides audiences through three of Reich’s most intimate compositions. Reich himself referred to Cello Counterpoint as “one of the most difficult pieces I have ever written†due to the speed and precision with which it must be played. Another highlight of the program is Pendulum Music: four suspended microphones swing rhythmically over speakers creating hypnotizing feedback loops.
PROGRAM
Steve Reich: Cello Counterpoint (2003)
Reich: New York Counterpoint (1985)
Reich: Pendulum Music (1968)
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Jeffrey Gavett, baritone; Carlos Cordeiro, bass clarinet;
Andy Kozar, trumpet; William Lang, trombone
Each member of the unparalleled ensemble loadbang is a double threat, composing or arranging every piece on the program for this Pop-Up Concert. Their unique lineup of baritone voice, bass clarinet, trumpet, and trombone makes for a one-of-a-kind contemporary music experience, as each selection they perform must be composed just for them. Alongside five of their own works, loadbang will also perform a medieval motet custom arranged for their unique arrangement.
PROGRAM
Andy Kozar: To Keep My Loneliness Warm (text by Lydia Davis) (2016)
William Lang: Vi-Om (2016)
Carlos Cordeiro: Untitled #3 (2016)
Jeffrey Gavett: quis det ut (2016)
Josquin des Prez: Absalom, fili mi (2016) arr. Gavett
Lang: There Might Be One More (2014)
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Stephen Tavani, violin; Ayane Kozasa, viola
Zachary Mowitz, cello; Chelsea Wang, piano
The orchestral nature of Brahms’s G minor piano quartet, No. 25, along with its irresistible Gypsy-style final movement, makes it one of the finest of the genre. Emerging stars from the Curtis Institute of Music perform alongside their mentor, Ayane Kozasa, as they take on this multifaceted piece in Miller Theatre's final Pop-Up Concert of 2016.
PROGRAM
Johannes Brahms: G minor piano quartet, Op. 25 (1861)
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Major support for Pop-Up Concerts is provided by
the National Endowment for the Arts and the Dow Jones Foundation
Pop-Up Concerts Series Sponsor
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Columbia University’s Miller Theatre is located north of the Main Campus Gate
at 116th St. & Broadway on the ground floor of Dodge Hall.
Directions and information are available online at www.millertheatre.com
or via the Miller Theatre Box Office, at 212.854.7799.
For photos, please contact Jen Gushue at 212/854-1488 or jg3682@columbia.edu.
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please contact Aleba & Co. at 212/206-1450 or aleba@alebaco.com. |
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