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Reciprocity Foundation students and Youth Works fellow Brad Balliett April 12, 2012 3:45 am

A Year in Youth Works

Reciprocity Foundation students and Youth Works fellow Brad Balliett Since 2006, Metropolis has encouraged creativity and self-expression through teaching composition to New York City...

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june1 March 16, 2012 4:05 pm

Celebrating the June Wu Artists Fund

June Wu, Metropolis board member and patron, at the Glimpses concert with Artistic Director Andrew Cyr. Last year, the June K. M. Wu Artists Fund was established to honor Metropolis...

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akimi3 February 18, 2012 4:33 am

Building Bridges

Akimi Fukuhara Metropolis pianist Akimi Fukuhara recently gave the world premiere of Ryan Francis’s Tri Cantae in Tokyo. Akimi is quickly becoming a truly international artist....

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Photo by Kristen Somody Whalen January 4, 2012 6:54 pm

Bridget Kibbey on Music Box

Photo by Kristen Somody Whalen [This is an excerpt from the program notes by Metropolis harpist Bridget Kibbey, providing some background on the upcoming Resident Artist Series concert,...

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theroots2 December 7, 2011 8:23 pm

Metropolis and The Legendary Roots Crew

From a series of seemingly random events that all conspired, Metropolis Ensemble landed not one but three incredible opportunities this year: a world premiere, a chart-topping album,...

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tangle2 October 15, 2011 2:01 am

New Metropolis Recordings: Documenting the Process

Tanglewood's Ozawa Hall Big news: Metropolis Ensemble is releasing two new albums—one for Nonesuch featuring works by Timothy Andres, and the other for Naxos with works by Vivian...

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Violinist Kristin Lee Discusses the Challenges of a World Premiere

Since joining Metropolis Ensemble two years ago, violinist Kristin Lee has quickly made herself irreplaceable to Metropolis Ensemble as both concertmaster and chamber musician. Next...

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ray2 August 31, 2011 3:01 pm

Raymond Lustig’s Musical Ghosts

As composers, we all live with ghosts. They sit on our shoulders as we write, encouraging us, chastising us, eternally challenging us. Occasionally, we even enter into a direct dialogue...

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rake June 29, 2011 2:37 pm

A Burst of Blinding Clarity

On May 12, 2011 at the 2011 MATA Festival hosted by (le) Poisson Rouge, Oracle Hysterical members Elliot Cole, Brad Balliett, and Doug Balliett brought us probably the most twisted...

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2011-cover-300x330 April 27, 2011 8:07 pm

The Piano Powerhouse

Composer Ryan Francis has a box of musical toys that’s finally ready to share. His new album Works for Piano was released on Tzadik Records April 19, and features Vicky Chow performing...

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