The addition of the Metropolis Ensemble added an extra layer of depth and grandeur to Rose’s performance, elevating her already stellar songwriting to new heights.
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Here’s a few highlights from the project, including backstage and the performance at Brooklyn Steel on April 5.
Caroline Rose is on tour supporting last year’s The Art of Forgetting, and they just wrapped up a few of special shows where they were joined by players from Metropolis Ensemble for an orchestral set.
Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith, hosts of The Fabulous 413 podcast on NPR, chat with Caroline Rose ahead of their two-night residency with Metropolis Ensemble at BOMBYX.
An exclusive interview with Ricardo Romaneiro at Cosm Studio at the University of Utah campus, and a preview of his immersive Liquidverse project.
With “Infinite Staircase,” Han Chen and Metropolis Ensemble have effectively commissioned a new catalog of solo piano repertoire that will echo long after the applause.
This was the kind of gripping playing that had one leaning forward, tensing involuntarily, all sensations driven by what was flying off of Chen’s hands and out of the piano.
Here’s a few highlights from the project, including the rehearsal and performance at National Sawdust on September 24.
In addition to Ligeti himself, the program includes established figures like Molly Joyce and Nina Young as well as an intriguing coterie of up-and-coming compositional talents.
It’s rare enough to catch a world premiere. It’s unheard of to catch 18 in one night… The variety is dizzying, and oh-so-enticing.
For Ligeti’s centennial, the pianist Han Chen has commissioned a companion piece for each of the composer’s eighteen études, eruptive works thinly disguised as keyboard exercises.
Get a preview of our new project at National Sawdust with pianist Han Chen performing 18 world premieres after Ligeti’s iconic études.
Featuring the World Premiere of 18 new works for solo piano, co-commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble and pianist Han Chen, celebrating the centenary birthday of Hungarian-Austrian composer György Ligeti.
Metropolis Ensemble today announced "Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2023," a series of free pop-up concerts at dozens of pedestrian plazas, public parks, and open streets across New York City.
Listen on-demand to Metropolis artists on WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase hosted by Emi Ferguson, including excerpts from Matthew Evan Taylor's Life Returns.
Here’s a few highlights from the project, including the rehearsals over the past few weeks and the inspiring and massively popular performances February 11–12.
Get a preview of our immersive soundbath experience at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with composer Ricardo Romaneiro and Metropolis artists.
Metropolis Ensemble’s immersive soundbath audiovisual experience by composer Ricardo Romaneiro features plant-generated soundscapes and live musicians in each conservatory ecosystem.