The First Performance

Metropolis Ensemble’s debut concert “Voices of Night” on February 16, 2006 featured music by Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, and David Schiff. Here Metropolis artists, including French horn soloist Alexander Gusev, rehearse Britten’s “Serenade” with conductor Andrew Cyr at the Angel Orensanz Center on the Lower East Side in New York City. Photo by Vern Kousky.

Classical Domain: Voices of Night

Classical Domain features Metropolis Ensemble’s inaugural concert, Voices of Night, including David Schiff’s Singing in the Dark. Read the article…

Music Director Andrew Cyr talks with composer David Schiff and saxophonist Marty Ehrlich about the New York premiere of Singing in the Dark, including the origins of the piece and the challenge of its performance. Read the article…