Composers Concordance Presents

- Art by Sophie Dunér

For Immediate Release - New York, NY - From May 7th to May 21st, Composers Concordance presents its 11th annual festival, entitled ‘What’s In a Name?'. Four concert programs feature new music compositions inspired by names of fictitious characters, names that are dear to individual composers, and nicknames, plus a concert of 26 composers presented alphabetically, a trio of musicians named Jay, and other imaginative ways composers choose to play upon the event titles and festival theme. The concerts will be presented at an array of NYC venues, with numerous fun premieres, virtuoso performances, and an eclectic range of styles, presented in quick tandem, encouraging our favorite composers to play on the phenomenon of names.

11th Annual CompCord Festival - 'What’s In a Name?'

May 7th at Kostabi World

This event features new music written for the The J's: Ensemble:

Jai Jeffryes - piano, Jay Rozen - tuba, Jay Elfenbein - electric viola da gamba.

Composers are invited to join the trio as performers and write music inspired by the theme.

May 13th at The Delancey

The CompCord Rock Ensemble takes the stage of a great NYC rock venue, and plays on names found in the writings of the Bard. Composers Concordance again cranks the volume and challenges composers to collaborate via its thematic programming. 

May 18th at Gallery MC

Twenty-six composers, in alphabetical order (first, middle or last names), present their short electronic music compositions. The event will be mostly electronic, with some electro-acoustic music presented as well.

May 21st at DROM

Showcasing more than twenty composer-performers inspired by the 'Name' theme. Since many of today’s composers are also great performers, CompCord again calls attention to composers' exceptional skills as interpreters of their own works.

The concerts will also be live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook page.

Aaron Alter, Lynn Bechtold, Dennis Brandner, Dan Cooper, Jay Elfenbein, Gilbert Galindo,

Christian Kuhen, Mark Kostabi, Peri Mauer, Max Pollak, Gene Pritsker, Jay Rodriguez,

Jay Rozen, Svjetlana Bukvich, David See, Ann Warren.

Jai Jeffryes - piano, Jay Rozen - tuba, Jay Elfenbein - electric viola da gamba

Peri Mauer - cello

Svjetlana Bukvich - synthesizer

AnthonyJ. Izzo - sax

Others TBA

TICKETS @ Door Only: $10 at the door

William Anderson, Bruce Arnold, Dan Cooper, Sophie Dunér, Jane Getter, John Ferrari,

Eugene W. McBride, Gene Pritsker, Marina Vesic.

Fifi - voice, William Anderson, Gene Pritsker, - guitars

Bruce Arnold - bass, John Ferrari - drums

549 W 52nd St

New York, NY 10019

$20 in advance, $30 at the door

Arthur Kampela, Bernhard Philipp Eder, Carlos Castro, Dan Cooper, Shanan Estreicher,

Ford Fourqurean, Patrick Grant, Adam Holzman, Velizar Iordanov, Joseph Martin Waters,

Howie Kenty, Lukas Ligeti, Florian Magnus Maier, Natasha Bogojevich, Otto Castro,

Gene Pritsker, Quincy Jones, David Rothenberg, Zach Seely, Roger Trefousse,

Vladimir Ussachevsky, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Randall Woolf, Amy X Neuburg, Carolyn Yarnell, Lev Zhurbin.

Gene Pritsker - Di.J.

Natasha Bogojevich - piano

Erik T. Johnson -- poet / recitation

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Comp-Play-Comp Marathon: ‘Name Dropping'

$20 in advance, $30 at the door

Beth Anderson, Dennis Brandner, Vicky Cheng, Jiwon Choi, John Clark, Marshall Coid,

Dan Cooper, Valerie Geffner, Debra Kaye, Jung Hyun Kim, Yejune Kim, Audrey Morse,

Mark Kostabi, Tim Mukherjee, Alon Nechushtan, Daniel Palkowski, Gene Pritsker,

Steve Sandberg,William Schimmel, Elias Swift, David Taylor, Mark Zaki.

Seth Himmelhoch - guitar, Andrew Harkin - bass, Josh Walker - sax, Aron Caceres - bass, Robert C. Ford - poet / recitation, Others TBA

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

Press inquiries, please contact composersconcordance@gmail.com