Black composers – Upcoming Concerts near New York, NY
ICE & Either/Or Perform the Music of Talib Rasul Hakim
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Bruno Walter Auditorium – New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, NY, United States
Talib Rasul Hakim
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Scope-Seven
(for solo piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Four (for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Psalm of Akhnaten; ca. 1365-1348 B.C. (for mezzo soprano, flutes, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Currents (for string quartet)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Music for Nine Players and Soprano Voice
Talib Rasul Hakim — Four (for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Psalm of Akhnaten; ca. 1365-1348 B.C. (for mezzo soprano, flutes, & piano)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Currents (for string quartet)
Talib Rasul Hakim — Music for Nine Players and Soprano Voice
Free (RSVP required)
ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Johannes Brahms
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Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Tania León — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works
Tania León — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Francis Poulenc — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Included with May 18 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
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
Lisa Arnhold Memorial Recital: Ivalas Quartet
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Alvin Singleton — Somehow We Can
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Alvin Singleton — Somehow We Can
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
$28 (student discount tickets available at the box office)
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
ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
William Grant Still
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Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Lina Mathon Blanchet — Selected works
Valerie Coleman — Selected works
Jeff Scott — Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Lina Mathon Blanchet — Selected works
Valerie Coleman — Selected works
Jeff Scott — Selected works
Included with May 24 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
Sugar Hill Salon Live: Northstar Duo
Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Jackie Robinson Park, New York, NY, United States
Gamal Abdel-Rahim
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Selected works
Gliceria González Abreu — Selected works
Talib Rasul Hakim — Selected works
Oliver Nelson — Selected works
David Baker — Selected works
Gliceria González Abreu — Selected works
Talib Rasul Hakim — Selected works
Oliver Nelson — Selected works
David Baker — Selected works
Free
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
ETHEL & Friends Series at The Met
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
The Great Hall Balcony Cafe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
William Grant Still
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Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Lina Mathon Blanchet — Selected works
Valerie Coleman — Selected works
Jeff Scott — Selected works
Duke Ellington — Selected works
Paquito D'Rivera — Selected works
Lina Mathon Blanchet — Selected works
Valerie Coleman — Selected works
Jeff Scott — Selected works
Included with May 24 admission to The Met Museum at Fifth Avenue; see ticket link for rates
Sylvan Winds at 45 – Mighty Winds
Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, NY, United States
Valerie Coleman
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Umoja
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Serenade for Winds in C minor K. 388/384a
Elizabeth Brown — Pentalogue
Richard Strauss — Suite in B-flat major, Op. 4 "Suite for Winds"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Serenade for Winds in C minor K. 388/384a
Elizabeth Brown — Pentalogue
Richard Strauss — Suite in B-flat major, Op. 4 "Suite for Winds"
$30-$45
Cassatt String Quartet at Westside Community Garden
Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (EDT)
West Side Community Garden, New York, NY, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Selected works
Florence Price — String Quartet No. 1 in G major
Daniel Strong Godfrey / Traditional — Amazing Grace (from Three Encores for String Quartet)
Florence Price — String Quartet No. 1 in G major
Daniel Strong Godfrey / Traditional — Amazing Grace (from Three Encores for String Quartet)
Free
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)
Composers Concordance: A Knack for Anachronism
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Saint John's In the Village, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Gene Pritsker,
Charles Coleman,
Jay Elfenbein,
Lynn Bechtold,
Dan Cooper,
David Rothenberg,
Sophie Dunér, and
Vincent Youmans.
$20 in advance, $30 at the door
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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