March 8, 2011   |     |   450 East 29th Street

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THE EVENING

Join Metropolis Ensemble at , Tom Colicchio's newest restaurant for our Inaugural Benefit, as we honor our Founding Visionaries. The evening includes cocktail reception, dinner, performances and an auction featuring unique travel and priceless cultural experiences. Festive / cocktail attire requested.

Metropolis Ensemble Founding Visionaries

On the Program


 

We are so grateful to the following individuals and organizations who provided critical support at Metropolis Ensemble's inception. Their generosity and vision laid the foundation for our current and future success

 

VOLUNTEERS:
Armistead Booker
Britton Matthews
Arienne Orozco
Nils van Otterloo
Glenn Schoenfeld
Friedemann Thomma
Brandon Ziegler


 

PATRONS:
Elisabeth Bell Avery
Crosswicks Foundation & The Jones Family
Lillian and Jack Davidson
Mikhail Iliev
Edward Jones
Jill and Steve Lampe
Penny and Claudio Pincus
Allyson and Trip Samson
Edward Sien
Rose-Marie van Otterloo
The van Otterloo Family Foundation
June Wu

 
 

6:30pm — Reception & Dinner

Patron, Virtuoso, and Producer Ticket Holders

Experience "Cocktails & Composing" a real-time composing system using iPhones; loops and rhythyms composed by Jakub Ciupinski


 

8:30pm — Performances & After-Party

Ensemble, Patron, Virtuoso, and Producer Ticket Holders

Divertimento on a Mad Tea Party by Zachary Detrick (b.1999)
Zachary Detrick is a 6th grade student and composing prodigy who was discovered and mentored in Metropolis Ensemble's Youthworks program

Cadenza from Violin Concerto by Vivian Fung
A new commission featuring Kristin Lee, solo violin, to be premiered by Metropolis Ensemble in 2011

Excerpt from Mandolin Concerto by Avner Dorman
Featuring Grammy nominee Avi Avital, for which Mr. Avital, Metropolis Ensemble, and Artistic Director / Conductor Andrew Cyr received a 2010 Grammy nomination

 

EVENT CHAIRS

Heather Flow | Peter Knell | Candice Madey | Jennifer Salomon
Mali Sananikone Gaw | Satya Twena | Jeffrey Zurofsky


BENEFIT COMMITTEE

Ksenija Belsey | Amy Chen | Nick Cohn | Akarin Gaw | Umi Hashitsume | David Hsia | Benjamin Lillie | Lily Lim
Mateo Paiva | Renata Parras | Johanna Roman | Paul Sa | Andrew Schorr | Jonathan Schorr | Francine Wolterbeek


ARTIST COMMITTEE

Timothy Andres | Avi Avital | Brad Balliett | Jakub Ciupinski
Zachary Detrick | Vivian Fung | Bridget Kibbey | Kristin Lee


SPONSORS

ABOUT METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE

Metropolis Ensemble is a Grammy-nominated professional chamber orchestra dedicated to launching the next generation of outstanding composers and performers. The nonprofit has quickly established a reputation for presenting "new music played with the same kind of panache and bravura we usually experience only in performances of standard repertoire" (Esa-Pekka Salonen, London Philharmonia Conductor).

Learn more   |   Artistic Director Andrew Cyr

Consider supporting Metropolis with a tax-deductible donation. 100% of your donation goes to fund our artistic and education programs. Checks can be made out to "Metropolis Ensemble" and sent to: P.O Box 1315, New York, NY 10013. Metropolis Ensemble is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in New York City.

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DIRECTIONS

Riverpark is located at 450 29th Street between 1st Avenue and the East River at the Alexandria Center. The private driveway is accessible from the east side of 1st Avenue at 29th Street.

PARKING:
From 1st Avenue, turn right on East 30th Street towards the East River. At the stop sign, take a hard right onto East 26th Street (please do not proceed onto the East River Drive ramp). The entrance to the Alexandria Center parking garage is on the right. Get driving directions...

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
Take the 6 train to 28th Street and walk four blocks west from Park Avenue to 1st Avenue. Walk to the end of Alexandria Center private driveway. Or take the M15 M16 downtown buses to 28th Street and 2nd Avenue or the M15 uptown bus to 29th and 1st Avenue. Get transit directions...