“William Brittelle. I can’t say enough good things about that guy. He’s such a special person. He has such a strange mind and wild ear for aesthetic choices.”

It’s such a sweet and timely gift to the world. It feels like a hug and a reality check all in one - something the world really needs right now.

Bassoonist Nanci Belmont performs from Harlem.

Pianist and composer Timo Andres performs from Brooklyn.

Saxophonist Cole Belt performs from Arizona.

Our new virtual project, House Music, features bite-sized performances of both new works from musicians sheltering in place around the world.

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE DEBUTS AT NATIONAL SAWDUST IN A SPECIAL SCREENING OF THE ICONIC SILENT FILM METROPOLIS SET TO ORIGINAL MUSIC BY RICARDO ROMANEIRO

March 10, 2020

JENNY BECK’S SETTING WRAPS SAPPHO’S AND CARSON’S WORDS IN A DREAMY, IMMERSIVE SOUNDSCAPE SO THAT WE MIGHT HEAR SAPPHO’S POETRY OUT LOUD ONCE MORE, PERHAPS NOT AS SHE WOULD HAVE HAD IT, BUT HOW IT SINGS TO US NOW: DISTANT, PRESENT, LOST, REACHABLE, AND EXQUISITELY ALLURING.

February 20, 2020

COMPOSER-COLLECTIVE ORACLE HYSTERICAL, WITH COLLABORATORS HUB NEW MUSIC, ARE CREATING AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLECTION OF SONGS INSPIRED BY THE EXPEDITIONS OF A WIDE-RANGING GROUP OF AMBITIOUS, GRITTY – AND OFTEN NAIVE, CRUEL, AND MYOPIC EXPLORERS.

January 17, 2020

This is the kind of big, bold, sometimes even crazy symphonic work of which we could use a lot more, with orchestral brass and strings competing with fat synthesizers, rock drums, choral singing, and more.

GRAMMY-NOMINATED METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE GATHERS A SUPER-GROUP OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOLOISTS AND COMPOSER/PERFORMERS FROM BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES TO SHOWCASE FOLK-INSPIRED NUEVO LATINO MUSIC AS IT INTERMIXES WITH NEW YORK’S CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL SCENE.

January 7, 2020

CHAMBERQUEER'S GETTING COZY FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH SOME OF OUR MOST BELOVED CHAMBER MUSIC, FROM STRING SEXTETS TO MOZART OPERA, ALL PERFORMED IN THIS FREE CONCERT BY SOME OF NYC'S BEST QUEER MUSICIANS.

December 29, 2019

IN TANDEM WITH JACK’S PROGRAM TO COMMISSION ARTISTS WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLES, THE QUARTET IS PARTNERING WITH METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE TO HOST A READING SESSION FOR SIMILAR ARTISTS WITH EXISTING WORKS FOR QUARTET.

December 9, 2019

Bach+Yardbird Festival features music by saxophonist/composer Immanuel Wilkins, flautist Emi Ferguson, baroque ensemble Ruckus, and jazz ensemble Bird Blown out of Latitude.

Public Records in collaboration with resident composer Christine Renee present a new venue in Gowanus Brooklyn exploring sound art.

Keys to Code is a keyboard festival inspired by technology, from inventions in early times to today’s hardware evolving to music that is live coded.

On paper, the project could appear bombastic, what with the army of resources utilized, yet he somehow makes full use of said resources without the result becoming overblown.