Recapping the world premiere performances from Metropolis resident composers Timothy Andres, Vivian Fung, and Ray Lustig.
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“I have a tendency to quote some of my most beloved music when the spirit comes over me… it’s a compulsion, really.”
What if music could be composed and performed simultaneously? Jakub Ciupiński and Cristina Spinei introduce their new project.
Metropolis Ensemble welcomes its 2008-09 Youth Works composer, Ray Lustig. Over the next year, Ray will work with elementary students at PS11 in Manhattan to teach them about composition and music appreciation… which culminates in a concert featuring the students’ work. Ray is a doctoral student at Julliard; his orchestral composition Unstuck won last year’s prestigious Rudolf Nissim Prize from the ASCAP Foundation. Here are a few samples of his recent work:
Youth Works is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the van Otterloo Foundation.