Project Highlights
Here are examples of Metropolis Ensemble's work, playing a central role in the creation of diverse, innovative, and multidisciplinary projects.
2024
Metropolis collaborated with rising indie pop star and singer-songwriter Caroline Rose on orchestral arrangements of their fan-favorite tracks.
Ongoing Series
Flame Keepers is a live-streaming sonic art installation that weaves together multiple streams of music into unexpected, evolving combinations.
Ongoing Series
Discover new music around every corner of the city in a series of citywide site-specific music experiences for everyone.
2023
Metropolis and pianist Han Chen co-commissioned 18 world premieres after Ligeti’s iconic piano études.
2021—2023
A 12-month video series of new music by composer Matthew Evan Taylor and a sold-out concert at The Met.
2017—2022
An art gallery / music laboratory on the Lower East Side that hosted over one hundred intimate concerts and workshops over five years.
2018—2019
Composer William Brittelle’s genre-fluid classical-rock / electro-acoustic song cycle with Wye Oak, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and Metropolis.
2019
Metropolis produced a piano festival bringing together jazz improvisers, classical performers, and contemporary specialists.
2010—2017
Metropolis partnered with a global company of 100+ artists and institutions to create a requiem for Cambodia.
2010–2016
This site-specific electro-acoustic installation asked the question: “What would a house sound like if it could sing?”
Ongoing Series
Metropolis partners with NYC schools to bring ambitious music and composition education programs to thousands of students.