Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival launches its 27th season in September
Sept. 6: violinist Miranda Cuckson, and Cleveland Orchestra musicians violist Eliesha Nelson and cellist Brian Thornton play works by Bond, Mumford, Mazzoli, Velasquez, Barzegar, and Arissian
Sept. 9 (co-presented by The Village Trip): Baritone Michael Kelly and pianist Bradley Moore perform works by Bond, Cage, Carter, Corigliano, Piazzolla and more
World and regional premieres featured on both programs
"a gift to New Yorkers thirsty for new sounds" – Time Out New York
Composer Victoria Bond founded Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival to celebrate, support and promote the work of living composers. The festival launches its 27th season with two concerts in September.
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm, Cleveland Orchestra musicians violist Eliesha Nelson and cellist Brian Thornton with violinist Miranda Cuckson perform music by Missy Mazzoli, Ileana Perez Velasquez, Nina Barzegar, Mina Arissian, Jeffrey Mumford, and Victoria Bond, including world and regional premieres. Program details are below. The performance is at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater (2537 Broadway, Manhattan). Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door; ticket link will be live in mid-August.
On Saturday, September 9 at 7 pm, Cutting Edge Concerts and The Village Trip Festival co-present a program of songs by Greenwich Village composers and poets with baritone Michael Kelly and pianist Bradley Moore. Featured are the world premieres of two song cycles by Victoria Bond and John Glover. Works by John Cage, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, John Musto and Astor Piazzolla are also on the program. The performance is at the Salgamundi Club (47 Fifth Ave, Manhattan). Tickets are $30, available here.
The 2023-24 season of Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival continues on March 12, 2024 with the Cassatt String Quartet and pianist Ursula Oppens at Symphony Space.
Calendar Listing
CUTTING EDGE CONCERTS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Road Not Taken
Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 7:30 pm
Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, Manhattan)
Miranda Cuckson, violin; Eliesha Nelson, viola; Brian Thorton, cello
Tickets: $20 advance (ticket link available mid-August); $30 at the door
PROGRAM
Victoria Bond Jasmine Flower
Eliesha Nelson, viola
Missy Mazzoli Tooth and Nail
Eliesha Nelson, viola
Jeffrey Mumford . . . becoming clear
I. Molto sonoro ed espressivo
II. Lontano ha ne
Eliesha Nelson
(NY Premiere)
Mumford fleeting cycles of layered air
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Ileana Perez Velasquez The road not taken
Miranda Cuckson, violin
(NY Premiere)
Nina Barzegar Vulnerable
Brian Thornton, cello
Mina Arissian Cello Sonata
Brian Thornton, cello
(World Premiere)
CUTTING EDGE CONCERTS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL,
co-presented by The Village Trip
Neighbors, Lovers, and Friends
Saturday, September 9, 2023, 7:30 pm
Salmagundi Club (47 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan)
Michael Kelly, baritone
Bradley Moore, piano
Tickets: $30 available here
Music by Victoria Bond, John Cage, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, David Del Tredici, John Glover, John Musto, & Astor Piazzolla
About Cutting Edge Concerts
Inspired by Pierre Boulez's series, "Perspective Encounters", the composer and conductor Victoria Bond founded Cutting Edge Concerts in 1998. With 26 years of concerts, Cutting Edge Concerts has presented over 300 new works by more than 200 composers. Each program highlights the music of living composers, all of whom attend the concert. Along with performances by world-class ensembles and soloists, each program features on-stage discussions between host Victoria Bond and the composers.
About Victoria Bond
A major force in 21st century music, composer Victoria Bond is known for her melodic gift and dramatic flair. Her works for orchestra, chamber ensemble and opera have been lauded by The New York Times as "powerful, stylistically varied and technically demanding." Her compositions have been performed by the New York City Opera, Shanghai, Dallas and Houston Symphonies, members of the Chicago Symphony and New York Philharmonic, American Ballet Theater and the Cassatt and Audubon Quartets. Ms. Bond is also an acclaimed conductor, and is the principal guest conductor of Chamber Opera Chicago, and has held conducting positions with Pittsburgh Symphony, New York City Opera, Roanoke Symphony, and Bel Canto and Harrisburg Operas.