Ecstatic Music: ¡Spangled! — Metropolis Ensemble

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE AT ECSTATIC MUSIC

Gaby Moreno with LADAMA & Metropolis Ensemble: "¡Spangled!"

Monday, December 2, 2019
Merkin Concert Hall / Kaufman Music Center / 129 W 67th St / New York, NY
7:30pm show
Tickets: $25 / $20 per 2 Ecstatic Concerts / $162 9-Concert Ecstatic Pass

The women of Latin Alternative quartet LADAMA open the set with their own music ("a vivid montage of music of the Americas with irresistible spirit and universal appeal” – NPR) and then join the Guatemalan-born singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno (Latin Grammy Winner and Emmy-Nominated composer to the music to Parks and Recreation) and the Grammy-nominated chamber orchestra Metropolis Ensemble (Elinor Rufeizen, guest conductor) to perform music from ¡Spangled!. Just released this fall, Moreno's collaborative Nonesuch album with American musician, songwriter, arranger and producer Van Dyke Parks celebrates the migration of song across the Americas and spans more than a century, including a bolero from Panama, a bossa nova from Brazil and anelegiac ballad from the Southwest United States. The award-winning cuatro player, mandolinist and musical producer Jorge Glem – one of Venezuela’s musical treasures – will join Gaby for several songs.

The only music series that exclusively presents new work resulting from collaborations, Ecstatic Music has been hailed as “a who's who of the music scene” (WQXR) and "audacious combinations and post-genre hybrids" (The New Yorker). The Ecstatic Music series is curated by composer Judd Greenstein.

on the program

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: El Sombreron

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: I'll Take a Tango

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: O Cantador

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: Historia de un Amor

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: Alma Llanera

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: Across the Borderline

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: Esperame en el Cielo

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: Nube Gris

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: The Immigrants

Gaby Moreno/Van Dyke Parks: Esperando Na Janela

LADAMA: Porro Maracatu

LADAMA: Compared to what

LADAMA: Elo

LADAMA: Pajarillo

LADAMA: Tierra Tiembla

LADAMA: Sin ataduras

LADAMA: Inmigrante

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Featured

GABY MORENO / SINGER-SONGWRITER

Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan native who made Los Angeles her home almost two decades ago. She has established herself as a singer-songwriter with a repertoire incorporating blues, jazz, folk, and soul, performed in Spanish and English. Public radio listeners… READ MORE

JORGE GLEM / CUATRO

Award-winning cuatro player, mandolinist and musical producer, Jorge Glem is without a doubt one of Venezuela’s musical treasures. Born in Cumaná, Venezuela, Glem, who currently resides in New York City, has set out with a clear and driven purpose of presenting… READ MORE

LADAMA

LADAMA is a group of four women, virtuosic musicians, and educators -- Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas—each from a different country and culture of the Americas, who are sisters in song, rhythm and spirit. Harnessing music from their… READ MORE

VAN DYKE PARKS / PRODUCER

Van Dyke Parks is a storied composer, arranger, and producer who has worked with artists ranging from the Mothers Of Invention to the Beach Boys—as well as Phil Ochs, Harry Nilsson, and Little Feat, to name just a few. More recently, younger artists like Inara George… READ MORE

ELINOR RUFEIZEN / CONDUCTOR

Elinor Rufeizen is an Israeli conductor and clarinetist, recently graduated from The Juilliard School with a master’s degree in orchestral conducting studying with mentors Alan Gilbert and David Robertson. She made appearances at Alice Tully Hall, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Severance Hall, Cité de la Musique and Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival.

JORDAN BAK / VIOLA

“A star in the making,” (Seattle Pi)Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is establishing a career as an artist of passion, energy, and authenticity in the recital and chamber music arenas. Considered one of the most outstanding musicians of his generation, Bak is a… READ MORE

DARA BLOOM / BASS

Bassist Dara Bloom performs primarily in chamber ensemble configurations. Trained traditionally in Western classical music and in Historical Performance, Dara has been expanding focus towards improvisational, experimental, and opera/theater/dance… READ MORE

LAUREN CAULEY / VIOLIN

A performer of “gripping brilliance” and “prodigious energy and skill” (Vancouver Classical Music), hailed as “simply amazing” and “spellbinding.” (Rochester Fringe Festival), New York-based violinist Lauren Cauley propels the avant-garde forward with genre-breaking… READ MORE

RACHEL DREHMANN / HORN

Rachel Drehmann is a classically trained — but postmodern-inspired — horn-player-about-town based out of NYC. As a freelancer she loves playing pop, rock, classical, contemporary, musical theater...basically a normal week's work in NYC. She can most often be… READ MORE

KATHLEEN DORAN / TRUMPET

Kathleen Doran was born and raised in Southeastern MA. She is a professional trumpet player and jazz vocalist with an Undergraduate Degree in Music Performance from Berklee College of Music. She also attended school at Oberlin Conservatory and The Music Conservatory at University of Missouri, Kansas City. Since 2011 she is proud to call Harlem home.

JOSHUA HALPERN / CELLO

Joshua Halpern, cello, is an accomplished chamber musician who has collaborated with artists including Itzhak Perlman, Jonathan Biss, Roberto Díaz, Viviane Hagner, and Kim Kashkashian, and attended music festivals including the Ravinia Steans Institute… READ MORE

ANTHONY HERVEY / TRUMPET

Anthony Hervey is a Jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader from South Florida. Hervey was admitted to the Juilliard School at the age of 18 and since has performed with some of the best that jazz has to offer, including Wynton Marsalis, Sean Jones, Nicholas Payton… READ MORE

ASHLEY JACKSON / HARP

Praised for her rhythmic precision and dynamic performances, harpist Dr. Ashley Jackson enjoys a multifaceted career in New York and beyond. She holds degrees from Juilliard (DMA) and Yale University (BA, MM). As an orchestral harpist, she performs with the… READ MORE

DANA KELLEY / VIOLA

Violist Dana Kelley has been a top prizewinner in the Sphinx Music Competition and the Irving M. Klein International String Competition. She is a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and a former member the Argus Quartet, the 2017-2019 Graduate… READ MORE

ANDREW REHRIG / FLUTE

Raised outside of Atlanta, Andrew Rehrig made his concerto debut at 12 years old and went on to solo with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. As a graduate of Indiana University and Stony Brook University, he has studied with Thomas Robertello and Carol Wincenc… READ MORE

AMY SCHROEDER / VIOLIN

New York-based violinist and pedagogue Amy Schroeder has been hailed by the Washington Post as “an impressive artist whose playing combines imagination and virtuosity.” She has soloed with orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Amherst Symphony… READ MORE

LEO SUSSMAN / FLUTE

Flutist Leo Sussman grew up playing chamber music in living rooms and gigging with a salsa band in his hometown of San Francisco. Now a member of Ensemble Connect—a two-year chamber music and teaching artistry fellowship through Carnegie Hall… READ MORE

PATRICK SWOBODA / BASS

Brooklyn-based bass player Patrick Swoboda is an advocate for contemporary music, regardless of genre. Swoboda is a member of a diverse array of ensembles including new music trio Bearthoven, the female-led Latin alternative project LADAMA, and… READ MORE

HENRY WILLIAM WANG / VIOLIN

A native of St. Louis, Henry William Wang has been described by the Washington Post as an artist "that makes the audience cheer lustily". He has won several engagements as soloist with orchestras including the University of Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the Alton… READ MORE

LAURA WEINER / HORN

Laura Weiner is a passionate horn player and advocate for classical music based in New York City. An experienced chamber musician and orchestral performer, she is an alumnus of Ensemble Connect, a fellowship program through Carnegie Hall, and now enjoys a… READ MORE