Composers Concordance & Austrian Cultural Forum New York: CompCord & Entertaining Science
Free (Free (RSVP required to attend in person))
Joe Zawinul — A Remark You Made
Lynn Bechtold — Or, Well, Sound the Alarm for string quartet & electronics
Gene Pritsker — Selected works
Franz Hackl, trumpet
Jonathan Kane, drums
Lynn Bechtold, violin
Mioi Takeda, violin
Eddy Malave, viola
Robert Burkhart, cello
In collaboration with the Entertaining Science series at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Composers Concordance presents a concert combining a short lecture by renowned scientist/facial recognition specialist Christina Pressl, with performances by trumpet soloist Franz Hackl, drummer Jonathan Kane, and the CompCord String Quartet on Friday, October 1.
Music on the program will respond to the science of facial recognition, Christina Pressl's specialty, and/or Austria. Featured compositions include Dave Soldier’s Vienna Over the Hills, Gene Pritsker’s arrangement of Austrian legend Joe Zawinul’s A Remark You Made, and Lynn Bechtold's Or, Well, Sound the Alarm for string quartet & electronics.
The event will take place at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific.
Attending in person: Tickets are free with RSVP. All attendees must prove vaccination in accordance with NYC regulations. ACFNY kindly asks that you wear a mask covering both mouth and nose at all times within the building.
The performance will take place at:
Austrian Cultural Forum New York
11 E 52nd St
New York, NY 10022
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.
http://www.composersconcordance.com