A New Sounds Live co-presentation hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer Presented by Kaufman Music Center at Merkin Concert Hall Celebrate the 80th birthday of Terry Riley, who launched the Minimalist movement in the 1960s and changed the course of 20th century music. Composer/performers inspired by Riley’s work and legacy – including guitarist Gyan Riley, vocalist (more…)

A New Sounds Live co-presentation hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer Presented by Kaufman Music Center at Merkin Concert Hall The Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund (PCF) concert is one of the most anticipated and reliable launching pads for emerging composers in New York and beyond. Founded in 1997, long before crowd-funding became the (more…)

Julia Holter’s take on ambient pop earned her spots on Pitchfork Media’s coveted “Top 50 Albums” list in 2013 and NPR’s list of Best Outer Sound Albums of 2011. This February she conspires with the Chicago-based Spektral Quartet for the world premiere of Alex Temple’s “Behind the Wallpaper.” Holter’s hypnotic and intimate mezzo-soprano is a (more…)

Helado Negro, the one-person band masterminded by Roberto Carlos Lange, creates a perfect equilibrium of intricate electronic music with shades of kraut rock bathed in mesmerizing rhythms. Together with the theatrically-charged, experimental collective thingNY, he will re-develop his 2013 piece “Brain Finger Composition,” a performance of his songs built on spontaneous direction and interaction between (more…)

Kaufman Music Center’s Ecstatic Music Festival returns for a fifth season of one-night-only performances bringing together artists from across the sonic spectrum. New York’s path-breaking Talea Ensemble joins forces with the unstoppable composer, improviser and performer John Zorn for a program of new and classic works. The program includes Zorn’s “Prophetic Mysteries” for solo flute (more…)