METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS
SEAN LEE AND JOHN ROBERTS:
CAPRICE MUTATIONS
Violin virtuoso Sean Lee ("breathtakingly beautiful," New York Times) and electronic musician/composer John Roberts construct a unique dialogue between Paganini’s Caprices and a selection of Roberts’ own Mutations.
Friday, April 28, 2017
Sunday, April 30, 2017
1 Rivington Street / 2nd Floor (Buzzer #1) / New York, NY
Friday: 6:30pm (doors) / 7:00pm (event)
Sunday: 6:00pm (doors) / 6:30pm (event)
Tickets: $20 General / $10 Student
Wine reception to follow
Sponsored by Miro Cellars,
with special thanks to Mikhail Iliev.
on the program
John Roberts: Caprice Mutations
*World Premiere Metropolis Ensemble Commission
“Roberts operates with a sense of personal and artistic style that can make it seem like his peers are just out there peddling 12’s.”
Metropolis Ensemble is proud to present for the first time, a collaborative performance between internationally renowned violinist Sean Lee and acclaimed electronic musician/composer John Roberts. Using Niccolo Paganini’s notoriously difficult Caprices as a jumping off point, Roberts and Lee will engage in a unique dialogue between violin and sampler.
Both musicians will focus on pushing the technical and musical boundaries of their respective instruments through these rich, 19th Century character pieces and a selection of Roberts’ own forward-thinking compositions, using sampled source material from Lee’s interpretations of Paganini’s works.
We are beyond excited to introduce John Roberts as a new member of the Metropolis community. Over the coming seasons we are looking forward to many new collaborations and commissions.
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