Contemporaneous | Blooming at NYBG's Earth Day Weekend Celebrations
$30 (discounts available for NYC residents, students, seniors, & children)
Kui Dong — Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter ("I. Spring")
Philip Glass — Music in Similar Motion
Alhaji Bai Konte — Alla l'aa ke (arr. Zachary James Ritter)
Vladimir Martynov — The Beatitudes (arr. Zachary James Ritter)
Zachary James Ritter — O, My Soul!
What sound does a leaf make when it falls? How rhythmic is the wind as it blows?
Encounter a performance inspired by the natural world, featuring music by artists from across the world centering around the sounds of Alhaji Bai Konte, the Gambian griot and a bearer of the Mandinka oral tradition. Through this music, Contemporaneous surrounds you with sound that celebrates the return of warmer weather.
Come celebrate Earth Day Weekend at the New York Botanical Garden on April 23 & 24! In the heart of New York City, explore our 250-acre gardens blooming to life and enjoy Earth Day celebrations on Daffodil Hill. Purchase your Garden Grounds ticket on-site or book ahead online to get the All Garden Pass, with access to The Orchid Show here. Event included in Garden Grounds ticket.
Please review NYBG's COVID-19 Guidelines before attending this event: https://www.nybg.org/visit/
About Contemporaneous
Contemporaneous is an ensemble of 23 musicians whose mission is to bring to life the music of now. Recognized for a "ferocious, focused performance" (The New York Times) and for its "captivating and whole-hearted commitment" (I Care If You Listen), Contemporaneous performs and promotes the most exciting work of living composers through innovative concerts, commissions, recordings, and educational programs. Based in New York City and active throughout the United States, Contemporaneous has been presented by such institutions as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Park Avenue Armory, PROTOTYPE Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, MATA Festival, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and Bang on a Can and has worked with such artists as David Byrne, Donnacha Dennehy, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Dawn Upshaw, and Julia Wolfe.
Contemporaneous has premiered more than 150 works, and with its newly-launched program Contemporaneous IMAGINATION, the ensemble champions large-scale works, curated from an open call for artists to submit ideas for projects that take risks and defy constraints. The ensemble has recently released a podcast entitled Imagination Radio, which explores the significance of creativity and music in our lives through dialogues with composers, scientists, a cartographer, and a BASE jumper. Contemporaneous has recorded for the New Amsterdam, Cantaloupe, Innova, Roven, and Navona labels.
https://www.contemporaneous.org/