Events Archive 2014

Composer's Voice - December Dance

Composer's Voice - December Dance

Sunday, December 14, 2014
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church - 351 E 74th St, New York, NY
NTQ ends our year with a Sunday afternoon of movement and music with Ruah dance and Composer’s Voice. Curated by David Morneau, The Ruah dance crew, Stine Moen, Brenna Palughi, and Benjamin Thys, partner with the saxophonists of New Thread Quartet in the first performance of Moving Lines, a 20-min collaborative work, set to music by Erin Rogers. This unique concert also features the world premiere of Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: 15 one-minute works created for Diego Vásquez (clarinet) and Andrea Skurr (dance). http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/calendar/ New Thread Quartet's 2014-2015 Season is made possible by foundation support from New Music USA’s Cary New Music Performance... More info on our event page.

14 Nov

Tenri w/ David Claman

Friday, November 14, 2014
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tenri Cultural Institute - 43A West 13th Street, New York, NY
New Thread Quartet is exciting to be performing two works on a program organized by David Claman at the Tenri Cultural Institute! David Claman - Liberties Taken Matt Wuolle - Hocus Opus New Thread Quartet's 2014-2015 Season is made possible by foundation support from New Music USA’s Cary New Music Performance Fund. More info on our event page.

22 Oct

Aaron Copland School Of Music recital

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Aaron Copland School Of Music, Queens College - 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY
NTQ will take the stage of LeFrak Concert Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music, for the premiere of two new works for saxophone quartet by Queens-based composers Luke Schwartz and Pat Muchmore. Continuing our effort to champion the works of New York-based composers, we will present two highly contrasting pieces, each sounding within a contemporary musical language. Muchmore’s Hyperoperator3 for two tenor and two baritone saxophones evokes a voluminous power full of rhythmic complexity and intensity while Schwartz’s Open Link in New Tab, for quartet + stereo playback, explores the beautiful texture of tonal improvisation with organic divergence.... More info on our event page.

Con Vivo recital

Con Vivo recital

Sunday, September 28, 2014
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church - 440 Hoboken Ave, Jersey City, NJ
FREE NTQ presents a program of music by living composers featuring the premiere of Sunstruck, a newly commissioned piece by Ben Hjertmann. Ben will do a pre-performance chat with NTQ and the audience. The program will feature Ben’s music alongside other composers New Thread Quartet has collaborated with from outside NYC. Program: Ben Hjertmann: Sunstruck *world premiere Djupstrom: Test Michael Lazcano: Ser Roberto Kalb: Ryden Scenes Sunstruck was supported by New Music USA. To follow the project as it unfolds, visit my project page: https://www.newmusicusa.org/projects/sunstruck/ New Thread Quartet's 2014-2015 Season is made possible by foundation support from New Music USA’s... More info on our event page.

21 Sep

Live stream chat w/ Ben Hjertmann

Sunday, September 21, 2014
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
New Thread Quartet will be doing a live stream video chat with composer Ben Hjertmann. We have been working on a commission project with Ben that is supported by New Music USA. Video above, or tune in at our home page: http://www.newthreadquartet.com/. You are invited to join our discussion by submitting questions/comments via social media! NTQ on Facebook @NewThreadQtet on Twitter Ben has created a new piece for saxophone quartet titled Sunstruck (originally titled Perpetuum Mobile). We will be premiering this stunning new 30-min piece on September 28 in Jersey City. To share the work and preview this concert, NTQ... More info on our event page.

05 Sep

NTQ + Iktus Duo

Friday, September 5, 2014
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Barrow Mansion - 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City, NJ
New Thread is collaborating with Iktus Duo (Chris Graham, percussion and Hristina Blagoeva, flute) to present a double bill concert for Con Vivo Music in Jersey City. We'll be performing a classic piece by Caryl Florio, a recent work by Marcelo Lazcano, and two great electroacoustic pieces: Erin Rogers' new work Mother Earth and Daniel Wohl's Microfluctuations in Plainchant. NTQ Set: Caryl Florio: Quartette Marcelo Lazcano: Ser Erin Rogers: Mother Earth for sax quartet, flute (Hristina Blagoeva), electronics Daniel Wohl: Microfluctuations in Plainchant for sax quartet and electronics New Thread Quartet's 2014-2015 Season is made possible by foundation support from... More info on our event page.

Andrea Lee Smith w/ Guests @ Carnegie Hall

Andrea Lee Smith w/ Guests @ Carnegie Hall

Thursday, June 5, 2014
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall - 154 West 57th Street, New York, NY
New Thread Quartet joins Native American flutist Andrea Lee Smith to perform the world premiere of Mother Earth by Erin Rogers. Mother Earth was made possible by a grant from the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation. $15 - Buy tickets online Andrea Lee Smith takes the stage, with a special evening of music for flute, featuring works by American Indian composer, G. Wiley Smith, George Crumb’s iconic Vox Balanae, and a world premiere performance of Mother Earth by Erin Rogers, for flute, saxophone quartet and electronics. Andrea has gained a reputation of thrilling her audiences... More info on our event page.

30 Apr

Outreach Event

Wednesday, April 30, 2014
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Learning Community Charter School - 2495 John F Kennedy Blvd W, Jersey City, NJ
New Thread Quartet is headed to the Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City to present an outreach program for middle school students. More info on our event page.

Bang on a Can Fundraiser

Bang on a Can Fundraiser

Wednesday, April 30, 2014
8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
JACK - 505 1/2 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11238
We are excited to be playing at Bang on a Can's Summer Festival Benefit Party! NTQ will be performing Microfluctuations in Plainchant for sax quartet and electronics, a piece by Summer Festival alumnus Daniel Wohl. Learn more and grab your tickets here: http://bangonacan.org/give/summer_festival_benefit_party_2014 More info on our event page.

NASA 2014 Conference

NASA 2014 Conference

Saturday, March 22, 2014
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm
University of Illinois, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts – Tryon Festival Theater - 1114 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL
NTQ is headed to Illinois to play at the 2014 North American Saxophone Alliance's (NASA) Biennial National Conference! We'll be performing Michael Djupstrom's Test and premiering Marcelo F. Lazcano's Ser. http://nasaconference.com/ More info on our event page.