Ricardo Romaneiro, Ryan Francis, Leo Leite re-conceptualize Stravinsky’s revolutionary The Rite of Spring in a ground-breaking live remix.

Metropolis Ensemble, led by Artistic Director/Conductor Andrew Cyr, presents the world premieres of: THE RITE: REMIXED and Romaneiro’s TWO-PART BELIEF (poetry by Christopher Cahill), soprano Hila Plitmann. Also on the program, his SYNTHETIC MOSAIC: II with pianist Ola Gjeilo. Be among the first to experience NYC's newest music venue, LPR.

July 17 (9–11pm, after-party till 2am)
Le Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker Street
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A hyper-kinetic show of future-forward electro-classical beats also featuring minimal tech house by guest DJs on interactive laptops.

Metropolis Ensemble invites you to experience the latest in live electro-classical performance: THE RITE: REMIXED, followed by Ricardo Romaneiro’s futuristic DIGITAL CITIES, journeying through rhythm-inspired sonic-scapes and kaleidoscopic patterns that accelerate into the after-party. Guest artists and DJs to be announced.

July 18 (7–11pm)
Prospect Park – Enter at 9th Street
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Wordless Music Series pairs Metropolis Ensemble and indie sensation Deerhoof for a night of music under the stars.

Ronen Givony’s trademark mix of contemporary classical, post-rock, and electronica is staged at Celebrate Brooklyn for an expected audience of 10,000. Metropolis Ensemble’s THE RITE: REMIXED explodes the boundaries of live electro-classical music. Also on the program, Romaneiro’s TWO-PART BELIEF, soprano Hila Plitmann.

About synthetic mosaic: ii

Synthetic Mosaic: II is a collaboration between Ricardo Romaneiro performing live electronics and pianist/composer Ola Gjeilo known for his improvisations. This work is a revised version of Synthetic Mosaic (2005), with soundscapes and floating piano improvisations, it takes the listener on a journey from light to dark then back to light.

About Digital Cities

What is digital? What is real? Their meeting point in sound. Building on a series of acclaimed live electronic improvisations in several cities, Ricardo Romaneiro’s newest work, Digital Cities, elides the visual topography of computer chips and cityscapes through the media of digital and acoustic composition and performance. You can preview this new work: download the promo singles, Digital Cities I & II, from Amazon or iTunes.

About the RITE: RemixED

Ricardo Romaneiro joins forces with Ryan Francis and Leo Leite to re-conceptualize the most revolutionary work of the 20th Century, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, through the lens of the latest sounds and technology from electronica. Combined with acoustic forces of a huge percussion and brass ensemble, two keyboards, two laptops, and electric bass, The Rite: Remixed will fuse a futuristic, rhythm-inspired sonic tableaux with a hyper-kinetic visual show.

About LPR

Opening Summer 2008!

Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) is a multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate. Dedicated to the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art, the venue's mission is to revive the symbiotic relationship between art and revelry; to establish a creative asylum for both artists and audiences.

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about metropolis ensemble

The Metropolis Ensemble, led by Artistic Director / Conductor Andrew Cyr, is a professional chamber orchestra based in Lower Manhattan dedicated to emerging the next generation of composers and performers.

About Deerhoof

The mercurial SF experimentalists Deerhoof, "the most creative band in indie rock today," (LA Weekly) forge a distinctive sound out of sophisticated improvisation, fierce dissonance, and weirdly catchy melodies.

Special thanks

The Rite: Remixed concerts are sponsored in part by PMRG, Project Management Resource Group, Inc.

Celebrate Brooklyn!

One of New York City's longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals, Celebrate Brooklyn attracts internationally-acclaimed performers and emerging, cutting-edge artists in music, dance, word, and film.

Wordless Music series

Metropolis Ensemble and The Rite: Remixed appear as part of the Wordless Music Series, which puts popular and classical artists together to tear down boundaries between performers and audiences of each. "At the moment, there is no more inventive music series in New York" (Alex Ross, The New Yorker).