METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE
IN PARTICIPATION WITH BRYANT PARK PRESENTS

IN/TER\SECT:
FEATURING THE MUSIC OF DEREK BERMEL

An out-of-doors public park music festival showcasing world-class jazz and classical music, produced with Chamber Music America and curated by composer and saxophonist Patrick Zimmerli.

Metropolis Ensemble is excited to be presenting a 30-minute performance that will culminate this festival, playing Three Rivers by Derek Bermel and *Prayer Service for Earnestine by Matthew Evan Taylor.

*2017 Metropolis Ensemble commission

Saturday, August 5, 2017
Bryant Park, NYC (Intersect stage: between the fountain and the lawn)
Metropolis Ensemble performs at 8pm

on the program

Derek Bemel: Three Rivers
Matthew Evan Taylor: Prayer Service for Earnestine*
*World Premiere Metropolis Ensemble Commission

FREE EVENT

“Derek Bermel is the quintessential 21st-century musician...staggering eclecticism from a true musical renaissance man.”
— Gramophone Magazine

COMPOSERS

 
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DEREK BERMEL
DEREK BERMEL

Grammy-nominated composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel has been widely hailed for his creativity, theatricality, and virtuosity. An "eclectic with wide open ears" (Toronto Star), Bermel is acclaimed for music that is... READ MORE

MATTHEW EVAN TAYLOR
MATTHEW EVAN TAYLOR

As an artist, Matthew Evan Taylor, is intrigued by four aspects of music; the growth of complex music from a simple idea, the social nature of the art form (especially, as it manifests in improvisation and the audience’s reaction)... READ MORE

 

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Jesse Han, flute
Carlos Cordeiro, clarinet
Vasko Dukovski, clarinet
Allison Nicotera, bassoon
Sam Wells, trumpet
James Roger, trombone & bass trombone
Erika Dohi, piano
Henry Wang, violin
Sofia Nowik, cello
Andrew Roitstein, double bass & bass guitar
John Hadfield, drums
Sean Statser, percussion