Sax Exploration Night // NTQ, El Noordzo, & Joy on Fire

Sax Exploration Night // NTQ, El Noordzo, & Joy on Fire

Friday, October 20, 2023
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Prototype 237 - 237 River St, Paterson, NJ, 07501

Tickets are available here. Doors at 7pm, music at 8pm

NEW THREAD QUARTET: NYC-based new music saxophone quartet. EL NOORDZO: Psychedelic afro-carribean surf jazz. JOY ON FIRE: Sax-bass-drums punk-jazz trio that frequents the P237 stage.

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Explorations Vol. 6: Time and Breath

Explorations Vol. 6: Time and Breath

Sunday, September 10, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Benzaquen Hall - 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY, 10018

Tickets – $10 online and at the door Online ticket sales have closed. You may purchase a ticket at the door (card or cash).

Program
Neva Derewetzky - small voices (2023), NYC premiere
Michael Seltenreich - Ornamentation 1 (2022), NYC premiere
Erin Rogers - Foliage (2023), world premiere
Victoria Cheah - Walk for a shell (2023), world premiere

NTQ presents our 6th Explorations concert with a program of cutting edge works for saxophone, drawing from meditative breath, temporal flux, sine tone clusters, dissembled instruments, and vocalization.

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Electric Sax Vol. 1: Workings and Re-Workings

Electric Sax Vol. 1: Workings and Re-Workings

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
National Opera Center, Marc A. Scorca Hall - 330 7th Ave, New York, NY

Tickets - $10 online and at the door

Program:
Becky Brown - some favored gem (2018)
Ben Luca Robertson - Opheodrys (2017)
Aron Dahl - Fluid Interference - (2022, revised 2023) *world premiere
Ebun Oguntola - Interim (2022) *in-person world premiere
Dennis K. Sullivan, II - As Above, So Below (2018, revised 2023) *world premiere, commissioned

Electric Sax Vol. 1: Workings and Re-Workings is the first offering of our new annual multimedia performance series. This program draws from one of our earliest large-scale electro-acoustic projects: a residency at the University of Virginia in 2018. NTQ is excited to revisit collaborations with composers Becky Brown and Ben Luca Robertson from UVA. In addition, New Thread presents recastings of works by Aron Dahl, Ebun Oguntola, and Dennis Sullivan, and . The program features novel sounds and inspirations: from emotions researcher, Brené Brown, to garden snakes, the deeply personal to the abstract.

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Furiosus by Roberto Scarcella Perino

Furiosus by Roberto Scarcella Perino

Thursday, February 16, 2023
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Merkin Hall – Kaufman Music Center - 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY, 10023

NTQ joins composer Roberto Scarcella Perino for the North American premiere of his opera FURIOSUS for vocalists, string quartet, sax quartet, piano, and percussion.

FURIOSUS, opera in two acts
Music by Roberto Scarcella Perino
Libretto by Flora Gagliardi
based on the epic poem ‘Orlando Furioso’ by Ludovico Ariosto

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Binghamton University Residency

Binghamton University Residency

Monday, January 30, 2023 - Tuesday, January 31, 2023
All Day
Binghamton University, State University of New York - 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY, 13902

NTQ is headed to Binghamton University for a 2-day residency. We will be working with their composition students on new works for saxophone quartet including workshops, a panel talk on entrepreneurship, and a concert performance of student compositions alongside some works from NTQ's repertoire.

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Explorations Vol. 5: New Thread @ 10 Years

Explorations Vol. 5: New Thread @ 10 Years

Friday, September 16, 2022
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tenri Cultural Institute - 43A West 13th Street, New York, NY

Tickets - $10 online and at the door.

Wow, NTQ @ 10 years?! Time flies by with all that microtonal, theatrical, noise focused, computer generated, light bulb conducted, meditative, and leg muted rep. Join us on Sept 16 as we celebrate with Explorations Vol. 5, featuring works by Martin Bresnick, Malaika Paralkar, Noah Meites, Elori Saxl and Om Srivastava.

New York’s most adventurous saxophone quartet celebrates 10 years of excellence-driven performance with five boundary-defying new works by American composers. Explorations Vol. 5: New Thread @ 10 Years evokes an expansive range of voices and techniques, including driving unison lines, microtonal harmonies, extended sonic palettes, complex rhythmic interplay and poetic inspirations. Following an 18-month hiatus for Covid-19, New Thread returned to the stage with renewed vigor in Spring 2022, debuting 3 exciting new programs and a new Soprano chair.

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Modern Landscapes @ The Drake

Modern Landscapes @ The Drake

Thursday, July 7, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Drake - 44 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, 01002
FREE, donations appreciated Doors open 6pm New Thread is headed to Amherst for a show at The Drake. We will be performing new music for sax quartet including some staples from our repertoire alongside new works. Join us in beautiful Amherst! Program: Amy Beth Kirsten – avalanche lily (select movements)+ Emily Koh - Homonym Andrew Sigler - Enternaces* Connor Scroggins - Retrodevelopments for Saxophone Quartet* Kathryn Salfelder - Stolen from Above+ Cheng Jin Koh - Dry Humor* Andrew List - Fantasie* Michael Seltenreich - Ornamentation 1* *world premiere +New Thread Quartet commission More info here. More info on our event page.

39th Annual New England Saxophone Festival

39th Annual New England Saxophone Festival

Saturday, April 23, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
UMass Amherst – Bezanson Recital Hall - 512 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA
Spend a day with us at the 39th Annual New England Saxophone Festival and Competition! Guest artists New Thread Quartet and Jacques Schwarz-Bart will share their artistry and wisdom through classes, recitals, and an artist panel with Q&A. Faculty guest artists include Romie de Guise-Langlois, Jeffrey W, Holmes, Fumi Tomita, and Tom Giampietro. 12:30pm: Faculty and Guest Artist Panel Discussion/Awards and Sponsor Presentations 7:00pm: Recital featuring Faculty, Competition Winners, and Guest Artists Registration is Free and includes lunch! *First 70 registrants will have lunch provided* Anyone regardless of level can apply to play in the master classes or play in... More info on our event page.

Con Vivo Music presents NTQ

Con Vivo Music presents NTQ

Friday, March 4, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Grace Church Van Vorst - 39 Erie St, Jersey City, NJ, 07302
In Person: Free, no tickets needed Livestream: Con Vivo Music on YouTube NTQ returns to the stage at Con Vivo Music with a program of new works for saxophone quartet. Our program centers on Amy Beth Kirsten's avalanche lily, a multi-movement work inspired by wildflowers from the mountains of Wyoming and developed with support from the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program. Each movement draws from a unique concept found in nature, from flowers whose appearance indicates a risk of avalanche, to plants that split stones and trees holding onto nutrients to survive until spring. Our program continues with several... More info on our event page.

2022 Composers Now Festival Opening Event

2022 Composers Now Festival Opening Event

Thursday, January 27, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Event: Composers Now Festival Opening event page New Thread Quartet will be presenting a recorded performance at the Opening Event of the 12th annual Composers Now Festival, hosted by Composers Now founder and artistic director, Tania León. We are excited to record and perform Interim for saxophone trio and electronics by Ebun Oguntula. Ebun is the First Commission Award recipient, recognizing her artistry as a young composer. NTQ will be sharing the program with award recipients David Del Tredici and Mary D Watkins, in addition to Seong Ae Kim, Andre Veloux, Vicky Chow, Joy Guidry, and Jonathan Saraga. More info on our event page.

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