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Biophony: Solstice
Sunrise and Sunset performances at Brooklyn Botanic Garden — June 20, 2024
Featuring 50+ musicians performing Simon ten Holt's sweeping Canto Ostinato with Metropolis Ensemble, Erik Hall, and Sandbox Percussion. 
“Since recording the piece alone at home I've dreamed of performing it live with other musicians. I couldn't have asked for a more exciting or ideal opportunity than this.” —Erik Hall
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Metropolis Ensemble is a Grammy-nominated nonprofit that creates, commissions, and produces site-specific performances, new works, recordings, and concerts.
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Liquidverse
Created for COSM and the world's first 87-foot diameter LED dome in Los Angeles, composer Ricardo Romaneiro’s immersive audiovisual symphony debuts with Metropolis Ensemble (Andrew Cyr) and The Crossing (Donald Nally). 
"Cosm offers a canvas for boundless creativity." —Ricardo Romaneiro
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Flame Keepers
Jakub Ciupinski's pandemic-born perpetual sonic art installation. 127 composer contributors since 2021 and growing.
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Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
Chamber orchestra concerti captured by Silas Brown in Dolby Atmos for Nonesuch Records. Metropolis Ensemble (Andrew Cyr, conductor), Inbal Segev, solo cello, and Timo Andres (solo piano).“Original, arresting and eclectic” (The Guardian)“Editor’s Choice… I cannot recommend this album highly enough” (Gramophone)“Worth the wait” (NPR)
“It’s increasingly rare to record an orchestra in this level of detail... to make a record of the time.” —Timo Andres
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Shriek Variations
Wye Oak's reimagined 2014 indie-sensation with composer William Brittelle, Metropolis Ensemble, and Paul Wiancko.“A massive variation, a new symphonic retelling” (NPR, WDET)“Brittelle’s orchestral reimaginings are the centerpiece” (Stinkweeds)
“We’ve learned so much throughout our ensuing creative partnership and friendship.” —Jenn Wasner
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Caroline Rose
Featuring new orchestral arrangements by band-member/composer Lena Simon at BOMBYX and Brooklyn Steel in April 2024."An extra layer of depth and grandeur" (Melodic Magazine)"Special shows with Metropolis Ensemble" (Brooklyn Vegan)
“The orchestra really enhances the songs in a way was hoping for... hearing it in real life is emotional.” —Caroline Rose
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Infinite Staircase
Metropolis partners with pianist Han Chen to present 18 World Premiere works at National Sawdust in 2023.“It’s rare enough to catch a world premiere. It’s unheard of to catch 18 in one night” (Village Voice)“A new catalog of solo piano repertoire” (I Care If You Listen)“An intriguing coterie of up-and-coming compositional talents” (New York Times)
“It was exhilirating to perform each composer's distinctive response to Ligeti.” —Han Chen
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William Brittelle: Alive in the Electric Snow Dream
Metropolis Ensemble with Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Flock of Dimes, Bon Ives), Immanuel Wilkins, Holland Andrews, Paul Wiancko, and more with Grammy-winning producer and composer William Brittelle.“Cutting edge and beautiful” (Limelight)“Nostalgia meets sci-fi dystopia” (I Care If You Listen)
“This project was an artistic lifeline during an extremely isolating stretch of time.” —William Brittelle
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Christopher Cerrone: In A Grove
Our debut opera recording. Stephanie Fleischmann, libretto.“Best of 2023… a vividly produced, immersive thriller” (New York Times)“A taut, mesmeric soundworld” (BBC Music Magazine)“Metropolis articulates Cerrone’s writing with vivid nuance” (Gramophone)
“The opera opens with a wash of white noise, a sonic representation of wildfire and smoke.” —Christopher Cerrone
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Telekinesis
Tyondai Braxton's 2023 Opus Klassik nominated album."A joy... the next big statement" (New York Times)"Exhilarating" (Gramophone)"Endlessly entertaining and beautifully put together" (BandCamp)
“I wanted to create an environment where electronic instruments and acoustic instruments coexist.” —Tyondai Braxton
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Metropolis Ensemble projects are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Metropolis Ensemble is made possible in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and a constellation of generous donors and foundations.