‘Ludwig’s Night Out’ Thursday, March 16th 8:30pm @ Birdland Jazz Club (Theater)

Hi Folks,

We have a great event coming up on Thursday, March 16th, at 8:30pm at the world famous Birdland Jazz Club (Theater). The program is titled ‘Ludwig’s Night Out’ . We hope you can join us for an evening of contemporary music inspired by good ol’ LvB.

All info and ticket information, below.

See you all there

-cc team

Composers Concordance presents the program ‘Ludwig’s Night Out’. Legendary trumpeter Valery Ponomarev will join the eclectic band Sound Liberation in a program inspired by Gene Pritsker’s composition ‘Ludwig’s Night Out’. The idea of this composition is that Beethoven has a night out on the town while his Sonata No. 4 (for violin & piano) is echoing in his mind. As he goes from club to club (jazz, rock, metal, techno, and reggae), the music reflects each of those styles. The event will also feature the premieres of Pritsker’s ‘So Very Expressive’, based on the 2nd movement of the Spring Sonata, and ‘Ludwiglied’ inspired by a poem of Erik T. Johnson, as well as music by Dan Cooper, Jay Rodriguez Sierra, Yayoi Ikawa, David Gotay, Valery Ponomarev, and Laurence Goldman.

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‘Ludwig’s Night Out’

Gene Pritsker’s Sound Liberation

Featuring Legendary trumpeter Valery Ponomarev

Thursday, March 16th, 2023

8:30pm ET

Birdland Jazz Club (Theater)

315 West 44th Street

NYC

$35.99 (table seating)

$25.69 (bar seating)

above includes fees

Composers:

Ludwig van Beethoven, Gene Pritsker, Yayoi Ikawa, Laurence Goldman, Dan Cooper,

Jay Rodriguez, David Gotay, Camille Saint-Saëns

Performers:

Valery Ponomarev – trumpet

Jay Rodriguez Sierra – sax/flute

Gene Pritsker – guitar/rap

Yayoi Ikawa – piano

Laurence Goldman – bass

John Ferrari – drums

Featuring:

Adriana Valdés – voice

Erik T. Johnson, Imelda O’Reilly – poet/narrator

Other upcoming events in March

Composers Concordance & Talujon Present

Ensemble Motion

Talujon Percussion Meets CompCord Ensemble,

Featuring Max Pollak Dance Company

Sunday, March 26th – 4pm ET

St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery

131 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003

$20 advance, $30 at the door

Composers:

Aaron Alter, Dan Cooper, Jonathan Finlayson, Peter Jarvis, Denise Koncelik, Ginka Mizuki, Alon Nechushtan, Max Pollak, Gene Pritsker, Daniel Schnyder, and Randall Woolf

Performers:

Talujon:

Michael Lipsey, David Cossin, Caitlin Cawley, Matt Ward – percussion

CompCord Ensemble:

Daniel Schnyder – soprano saxophone, Michiyo Suzuki – clarinet, Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet, Melissa Slocum – double bass, Gene Pritsker – electric guitar/conductor.

Featured Soloist:

Peter Jarvis – flower pots/conductor

Max Pollak & Dancers:

Max Pollak, Sydney Burtis, Tommy Wasiuta – dancers

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April Events:

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Tessa Brinckman- Flute

Gene Pritsker – electric guitar

Feat. Robert C. Ford – poet

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Live-stream from The Sky Vault

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Gene Pritsker & Jai Jeffryes

Electric guitar & Piano Duo

with special guest

Max Dornauer

aka Waxamilion guitar and electronics

Friday, April 7th @ 7pm

Steel Wig Music

939 8th Avenue

Suite 502

TICKETS (Limited seating)

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CompCord Jazz Ensemble

New music for Jazz ensemble

Featuring legendary Musicians

Dick Griffin and David Amram

Thursday, April 20th @ 8:30pm EST

Birdland (Theater)

315 W 44th St, NYC

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B3+

Franz Hackl – trumpet, John Clark – horn, David Taylor – bass trombone

+ Special Guests

Sunday, April 23rd @6pm

Gallery MC

549 W 52nd St, NYC

Bagels & Brass

eGALitarian Brass Quintet

& David Taylor Trombone Ensemble

Featuring trombonist Craig Harris

​Saturday, April 29th @2pm

Goddard Riverside – Bernie Wohl Center

647 Columbus Ave (91st St), NYC

Staying in rotation for 39 years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past but also an ethic of keeping one’s ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene. Composers Concordance, founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, advised by Otto Luening, strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate Directors are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye, and Seth Boustead. Composers Concordance has also created a Naxos-distributed record label: Composers Concordance Records, co-directed by Peter Jarvis. Composers Concordance’s overriding vision is to promote contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.

“Composers Concordance..a veritable New York new music institution of concerts, album production and multiple ensembles under a sweeping, tenacious brand, thriving on the emulsion of contemporary classical, free improv, jazz and rock, overt humor and fearless political statements, all very much in evidence..The ensemble..was masterful throughout.”- John Pietaro, The New York City Jazz Record

“An unwavering force in giving composers exposure through concert bookings and its own record label, the intrepid new-music organization Composers Concordance” – The Brooklyn Rail

“The Composers Concordance folks are unpredictable and at times refreshingly irreverent in a reverent sort of way….ingenious fun” – Classical-Modern Music Review

“Enterprising new music organization” – The New York Times

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