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Caroline Rose

Caroline Rose

2024

Metropolis collaborated with rising indie pop star and singer-songwriter Caroline Rose on orchestral arrangements of their fan-favorite tracks.

Flame Keepers

Flame Keepers

Ongoing Series

Flame Keepers is a live-streaming sonic art installation that weaves together multiple streams of music into unexpected, evolving combinations.

Biophony

Biophony

Ongoing Series

Discover new music around every corner of the city in a series of citywide site-specific music experiences for everyone.

Infinite Staircase

Infinite Staircase

2023

Metropolis and pianist Han Chen co-commissioned 18 world premieres after Ligeti’s iconic piano études.

One Rivington

One Rivington

2017—2022

An art gallery / music laboratory on the Lower East Side that hosted over one hundred intimate concerts and workshops over five years.

Spiritual America

Spiritual America

2018—2019

Composer William Brittelle’s genre-fluid classical-rock / electro-acoustic song cycle with Wye Oak, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and Metropolis.

In Visible Roads

In Visible Roads

2019

Metropolis produced a piano festival bringing together jazz improvisers, classical performers, and contemporary specialists.

Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia

Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia

2010—2017

Metropolis partnered with a global company of 100+ artists and institutions to create a requiem for Cambodia.

Brownstone

Brownstone

2010–2016

This site-specific electro-acoustic installation asked the question: “What would a house sound like if it could sing?”

Youth Works

Youth Works

Ongoing Series

Metropolis partners with NYC schools to bring ambitious music and composition education programs to thousands of students.