METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS

12th Season Debut: Folia

Celebrating the interplay between baroque and contemporary music

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
1 Rivington Street / 2nd Floor (Buzzer #1) / New York, NY
6:30pm (doors) / 7:00pm (event)
Tickets: $20 General / $10 Students (free for members, RSVP required)
Wine reception included

Metropolis Ensemble is thrilled to begin a new season with a colorful chamber music concert inspired by the virtuosic interplay of baroque and new contemporary works.

Join Artistic Director Andrew Cyr for premieres from Jenny Beck, Elliot Cole, and Michael Oesterle expressly commissioned for a trio of exceptional Metropolis artists: Katie Hyun (violin), Jordan Dodson (guitar), and Gabriel Cabezas (cello).

This concert also kicks off our 2018 Metropolis Ensemble membership drive!

Become a member today and support our dynamic community of composers and performers — benefits include free tickets to Metropolis concerts for you and a friend!

Banner Art Credit: “An American Dream” (detail), by Augustine Boyce Cummings, courtesy of the artist and SitE:LAB

on the program

Jenny Beck: Into This Dim Light*

Elliot Cole: Journals*

Dai Fujikara: Kusmetche

David Ludwig: Kantigas

Michael Oesterle: Folias de Espana*

HIF Biber: Mystery Sonata no. 1

Philip Glass: Piano Etude No. 1

Fujikura: Sparks

Fujikura: Moment

*World Premiere Metropolis Ensemble Commission

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

COMPOSERS

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JENNY BECK

Jenny Beck grew up in rural Pennsylvania where the sounds of the woods stirred her imagination at a young age. She went on to study composition at the Peabody Conservatory and Rutgers University. Regarding her music, Jenny writes… READ MORE

ELLIOT COLE

Elliot Cole (*1984) is a composer and "charismatic contemporary bard" (NY Times). He has written for and performed with Grammy Winners Roomful of Teeth, Grammy Nominees A Far Cry and Metropolis Ensemble… READ MORE

DAI FUJIKARA

Dai Fujikura was born in 1977 in Osaka, Japan. He was fifteen when he moved to UK to complete his secondary education. His studies continued in college, where, during his sophomore year, he won the Serocki International Composers… READ MORE

DAVID LUDWIG

David Serkin Ludwig is “a composer with something urgent to say” (Philadelphia Inquirer) whose music has been described as “arresting and dramatically hued” (The New York Times) and “supercharged with electrical… READ MORE

MICHAEL OESTERLE

Michael Oesterle is a Canadian composer living in Deux-Montagnes Quebec. His music has been performed and commissioned by orchestras, ensembles, and chamber musicians throughout Canada and Europe. He has been awarded… READ MORE

PERFORMERS

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GABRIEL CABEZAS / CELLO

“An intense player who connects to music naturally, without artifice, and brings a singing line to the cello” (The Oregonian), Gabriel Cabezas is one of America’s most sought after young musicians. Combining a superb technique... READ MORE

JORDAN DODSON / GUITAR

Jordan Dodson, “one of the top young guitarists of his generation” (Performance Today), is continually expanding the guitar’s repertoire through commissioning, arranging, and composing, and has premiered dozens of... READ MORE

KATIE HYUN / VIOLIN

A winner of Astral’s 2016 National Auditions, violinist Katie Hyun has appeared as soloist with the Houston Symphony, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Columbia Festival Orchestra, among others... READ MORE