Composers Now Festival Kick Off Event @ the cell

Including Performances, Composer Dialogues, and Much More

Friday, January 30th
Sessions at 7:00 pm & 8:30 pm

the cell, A 21st Century Salon
338 West 23rd Street
New York, NY

TICKETS FOR ONE OR BOTH SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE! Click here for details on composer/performer order for each session and to purchase tickets online.

The evening @ the cell is hosted by Tania León, founder and artistic director of Composers Now, and features the following composers, works and performers:

Harry Einhorn Seven Line Supplication to Guru Rinpoche C4: The Choral Composer-Conductor Collective		Reena Esmail Anjuman Songs Gul-e-dodi Annie Rosen, mezzo soprano; Shunori Ramanathan, narrator; Fiona Last, English horn; Paul Kerekes, piano

Joseph N. Rubinstein Four Bright Seasons (excerpts) C4: The Choral Composer-Conductor Collective		Joshua Fineberg Grisaille Marilyn Nonken, piano

Kevin Norton I Dig Facts Man Ensemble 50: Mary Rowell, violin; Jim Pugliese, percussion; Kevin Norton, percussion; Eleonor Sandresky, piano		João Luiz Todas as Manhas (All the Mornings) João Luiz, Francisco Roldán, Ana Maria Rosado

Shirish Korde Lalit Jan Muller-Szeraws, cello; Jonathan Hess, vibraphone; Amit Kavthekar, tabla		Mari Kimura Breuer Vivant (Breuer Living), world premiere violin & interactive computer

Alex Mincek Out of Thin Air Queens College New Music Ensemble: Patrick Kennedy, Richard Weismantel, Ching-Yu Huang, Percussion Michael Lipsey, Director		Rahzel Beatbox, world premiere

Eleonor Sandresky A Summer Evening Ensemble 50: Mary Rowell, violin; Jim Pugliese, percussion; Kevin Norton, percussion; Eleonor Sandresky, piano

Richard Pearson Thomas Blood of Angels (excerpts) Composer-Librettist: Richard Pearson Thomas Angela L. Owens, soprano Richard Pearson Thomas, piano

David Virelles Èfé: Doce Piezas Cubanas Para Piano (12 Cuban piano pieces) Román Díaz, bonkó enchemiyá (Abakuá percussion) David Virelles, piano

Erin Rogers Urban Composites (two movements) New Thread Saxophone Quartet: Geoff Landman, soprano saxophone Kristen McKeon, alto saxophone Erin Rogers, tenor saxophone Zach Herchen, baritone saxophone

Pat Muchmore Hyperoperator 3 New Thread Quartet: Geoffrey Landman, soprano saxophone;Kristen McKeon, alto saxophone; Erin Rogers, tenor saxophone; Zach Herchen, baritone saxophone

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