Events Archive

2024

Sunday, January 28, 20245:00pm

United Instruments of Lucilin and violist Danielle Hennicot perform Tooth and Nail (viola version) at Drescherhaus, Dommeldange, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg


26a, rue du Château, L-1329, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

With Lucilin in the City, Lucilin offers each month a program in which the curator is one of the members of the ensemble, thus highlighting the musical personalities who make up Lucilin and more generally, the extent of the possibilities of the Lucilin repertoire of contemporary music.

February 21, 7:30 pm February 22, 2024, 7:30 pm

The MSM Symphony Orchestra performs River Rouge Transfiguration at Neidorff-Karpati Hall, New York, NY

Neidorff-Karpati Hall, Manhattan School of Music
130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027 map

MSM Symphony Orchestra and MSM Opera Theatre are presenting two special performances of Opera in Concert on February 21 and 22. The concert will showcase talented instrumental musicians and vocal performers studying at MSM.

Sunday, February 25, 20241:30pm

BBC Symphony Orchestra performs four of Missy Mazzoli’s orchestral works as part of BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion: Missy Mazzoli at Barbican Centre, London, England

BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres), These Worlds in Us, Violin Concerto (Procession), and Orpheus Undone as part of BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion: Missy Mazzoli at Barbican Centre’s Hall in London, England.

Sunday, February 25, 20248:00pm

BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra members perform Song from the Uproar as part of BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion: Missy Mazzoli at Barbican Centre, London, England

BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra members perform Missy Mazzoli’s Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt (UK Premiere) as part of BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion: Missy Mazzoli at Barbican Centre Hall in London, England.

Sunday, April 7, 20241:30pm

The Cleveland Orchestra performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH as part of Total Eclipse Fest 2024

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114 map

Join Great Lakes Science Center and its partners, NASA’s Glenn Research Center and The Cleveland Orchestra, from April 6–8 for the Total Eclipse Fest 2024, a three-day celestial celebration at North Coast Harbor in downtown Cleveland.

Wednesday, April 17, 20247:30pm9:00pm

FREE: Students of the Bard Vocal Arts Program perform various opera arias at Bard College’s Bitó Conservatory, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York


30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000 map

Bard College Conservatory of Music and Music Program present Music Alive! Dynamic Women, with composers Sarah Hennies, Missy Mazzoli, Jessie Montgomery, Erica Lindsay, Angelica Sanchez, and Joan Tower

Friday, April 19, 20247:30pm

The Oregon Wind Ensemble performs Vesper Sparrow at the University of Oregon’s Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR


961 E 18th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403 map

The Wind Ensemble is excited to welcome you to our first concert of the term. We will be performing a premiere transcription of Missy Mazzoli’s Vesper Sparrow, done by UO’s own Micah Laird. As well as Danzon No.2 and Joel Puckett’s flute concerto featuring Dr. Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington.

Sunday, April 21, 20242:00pm

Carolyn Enger performs Orizzonte at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts in Chelmsford, MA

Resonating Earth seeks to transport listeners to a still, meditative space, allowing them to decompress from their daily lives, and invites introspection about humanity’s place on the planet, inspiring action to protect our beautiful, fragile world.

Saturday, April 27, 20247:30pm

Vancouver Island Symphony performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at the Port Theatre, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Our last concert continues the conversation that began with our opening concert. Music that embodies the power of versatility to survive and the strength we must find within us to inspire others. The power of femininity is honoured in our first half and that strength and resilience is echoed in the brooding triumph of Brahms’ own final orchestral masterpiece: his 4th Symphony.

Sunday, April 28, 20242:00pm

Students of the CU Boulder College of Music Eklund Opera Program perform Proving Up at Imig Music Theatre, Boulder, CO


1020 18th Street, Boulder, CO 80309 map

Experience two unique chamber operas created by powerful American female composers. Amy Beach’s “Cabildo” tells the supernatural story of notorious pirate Pierre Laffite’s escape from a New Orleans prison during the War of 1812. Missy Mazzoli’s “Proving Up,” based on a short story by Karen Russell, is a surreal and haunting commentary on the American dream as experienced by a fictional family of 1860s homesteaders.

May 1, 8:00 pm May 5, 2024, 8:00 pm

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs You are the Dust and This World Within Me is Too Small at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, Montréal’s Maison Symphonique, and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre

Roy Thomson Hall, Maison Symphonique, National Arts Centre

Nicknamed “Beethoven’s Tenth”, Brahms’s monumental First Symphony is a grandiose gesture of emotion embroidered with rich woodwind harmonies, thundering timpani, and raucous brass. Spotlight Artist Emily D’Angelo sings a suite of stunning vocal works by centuries of composers, plus a new work by TSO RBC Affiliate Composer Alison Yun-Fei Jiang opens the performance.

Friday, May 17, 202412:00pm

Your Classical presents Beyond the Order of Things and Dark with Excessive Bright on Performance Today, Minnesota Public Radio

Composer Missy Mazzoli often makes multiple versions of her works. In 2018, Mazzoli wrote a piece for solo bass and string orchestra that she recently rearranged for violin and orchestra, and she says she loves how the solo violin soars over the orchestra in this newer version. Join us today to hear violinist Peter Herresthal and the Bergen Philharmonic play ‘Dark with Excessive Bright’ by Missy Mazzoli.

Sunday, May 19, 20247:30pm

Ensemble in Process performs works by Missy Mazzoli at Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago


201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607 map

Ensemble in Process will make its Chicago debut on May 19, 2024, 7.30pm at the Epiphany Center for the Arts with a concert dedicated to works accompanied by visuals on screen, an homage to the art of Hollywood cinema: “Ensemble in Visual Motion” . Allyson Clare and Brian Mark debut their Midwestern collaborative tour with works by Steve Reich, Ursula Kwong-Brown, Ian Dicke, Jonathan HannauMissy MazzoliAnuj Bhutani, and Brian Mark, with collaborations of Chicago based flautist Robin Meiksins and visual artist Aespyne Alix. Also on this program is a new video installation for a previously composed piece by Jonathan Hannau.

Tuesday, May 28, 20247:00pm

Helikon Opera presents Proving Up at the Helikon Opera Theater, Moscow, as part of the Muffled Voices Festival


Bol'shaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa, 19/16, Moscow 125009, Russia map

On Tuesday, May 28 at 19:00 on the stage of the White Column Hall of Princess Shakhovskaya of the Helikon-Opera Theater the Russian premiere of the acclaimed opera “Proving Up” by the American composer Missy Mazzoli with a libretto by Royce Vavrek and the world premiere of the opera “Zhdana” by Alina Nebykova based on the story of the same name by Alexey will take place Nebykov performed by soloists of Helikon-Oepra, Carnegie Hall and the Bolshoi Theater.

June 17June 22, 2024

Announcing the 2024 Luna Lab Festival

San Francisco, CA

We are thrilled to announce our annual festival, which will be held from June 17-22, 2024 in San Francisco.

The 2023–24 fellows—Maria Emiliano, Ilaria Hawley, Haeon Lee, Peyton Nelesen, Marvel Roth, and Hannah Wolkowitz—will travel to San Francisco to participate in six days of workshops, masterclasses, networking events, performances, and more. Get to know the fellows on our website.

Wednesday, June 19, 202410:30am

Calyx Piano Trio performs A Thousand Tongues at The 560 Music Center, University City, MO as part of Missouri Chamber Music Festival


560 Trinity Avenue, University City, MO 63130 map

Concert III of MOCM highlights clean lines and the power of “less is more” in the music of Beethoven and Arnold Schoenberg. This concert features soprano, Janna Baty in Stravinsky’s final original composition, The Owl and the Pussycat & the Calyx Piano Trio in A Thousand Tongues by Missy Mazzoli.

Sunday, July 14, 20243:00pm

The Boston Festival Orchestra performs Orpheus Undone at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, Boston, MA


30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA 02115 map

Immerse yourself in a fantastical musical journey at the Boston Festival Orchestra’s first concert of the summer, “Firebird.” This imaginative program unfolds with Rossini’s humorous overture from the opera Semiramide. The orchestra then delves into the contemporary with Missy Mizzoli’s electric Orpheus Undone, a modern interpretation of the tragic tale of Orpheus and his lover Eurydice. The grand finale is Stravinsky’s beloved ballet, The Firebird, whose astonishing orchestral effects bring to life the mystical folkloric tale of Prince Ivan and the magical creature that saves him.

Monday, July 15, 20246:00pm9:00pm

The Complexity Orchestra performs You Know Me From Here at Complexity Science Hub, Vienna, Austria


Josefstädter Str. 39, 1080Vienna, Austria

In the concert “No Woman No Symphony”, the Complexity Orchestra, conducted by Elsa, is presenting two pieces by female composers: Louise Farrenc’s 3rd Symphony in G minor and Missy Mazzoli’s “You know me from here,” which will be performed for the first time in Austria.

Friday, July 26, 20247:30pm

Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra performs These Worlds in Us at Sunset Center Theater as part of Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel, CA


NW Corner of 10th & Mission, Cottage 16, Carmel, CA 93921 map

Missy Mazzoli dedicated These Worlds in Us to her father, a soldier in Vietnam. She writes, “In talking to him it occurred to me that, as we grow older, we accumulate worlds of intense memory within us, and that grief is often not far from joy. I like the idea that music can reflect painful and blissful sentiments in a single note or gesture, and sought to create a sound palette that I hope is at once completely new and strangely familiar to the listener.”

Friday, August 2, 202410:00am12:30pm

Open Rehearsal: The Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra performs Violin Concerto (Procession) at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village, WY


3330 W. Cody Lane, Teton Village, WY 83025 map

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look as the conductor and orchestra rehearse for the weekend Festival Orchestra concerts.

Meaghan on Deck
During the break at Open Rehearsals, join Education Curator Meaghan Heinrich and special guests on the Pavilion for a casual opportunity for attendees to ask questions about what they just heard or what they’re about to hear.

Friday, August 2, 20247:00pm

The Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra performs Violin Concerto (Procession) at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village, WY


3330 W. Cody Lane, Teton Village, WY 83025 map

Popular Finnish Conductor Dalia Stasevska returns to Walk Festival Hall to lead a performance of her country’s most beloved and evocative symphony. Her program also includes the rousing conclusion to Ginastera’s Ballet Estancia and an appearance by violinist Jennifer Koh with a concerto written for her by composer Missy Mazzoli.

Friday, August 16, 20247:30pm

Jennifer Koh, Melissa Reardon, and Wilhelmina Smith perform Lies You Can Believe In at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, ME as part of Salt Bay Chamberfest


2 Theater Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543 map

Vijay Iyer’s new piano concerto, “Handmade Universe,” incorporates elements of jazz in a work written for Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber Orchestra, presented here in a special partnership with Portland Chamber Music Festival. Violinist Jennifer Koh joins festival directors Wilhelmina Smith (SBC) and Melissa Reardon (PCMS) in Missy Mazzoli’s folk-inspired string trio and Mozart’s dark and brooding G minor Piano Quartet to bring the festival’s 30th year to a rousing conclusion.

Wednesday, August 28, 20247:30pm

Ammolite Opera presents Proving Up at West Village Theatre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada


2007 10 Ave SW , Calgary, AB T3C 0K4, Canada map

Ammolite Opera is thrilled to bring you the Canadian premiere of Proving Up by the phenomenal American composer Missy Mazzoli and the brilliant Albertan librettist Royce Vavrek. Set in 1876 Nebraska, this dramatic and intimate chamber opera offers a riveting counterpoint to the often overly glamorized ideal of the American Dream.

Friday, August 30, 20247:30pm

The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie performs These Worlds In Us at Frankfurt LAB, Frankfurt, Germany

Mental health is not just a buzzword in the music scene achieved, but is a real topic for the future: In a society that always has to cope with change processes, psychological well-being for the individual and society is of enormous importance.

The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc of the Afro-American Composer Julius Eastman and These Worlds In Us by Missy Mazzoli both revolve around the theme of isolation.

Sunday, September 1, 20246:30pm

Pianist Carolyn Enger performs Orizzonte at the LBI Foundation for the Arts & Sciences in Loveladies, NJ


120 Long Beach Boulevard, Loveladies, NJ 08008 map

From the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to coal burning plants in the Ruhr Valley of Germany, from the glorious heights of mountain ranges in Alaska to mountains of potassium waste in Eastern Germany, Resonating Earth was created in response to the climate crisis. A stylistically fluid creation with a wide range of ambient music; many of which will be making their local premiere, including J.S. Bach, Marcos Balter, John Cage, Claude Debussy, Philip Glass, Iman Habibi, Pia Møller Johansen, Lee Kesselman, Missy Mazzoli, Meredith Monk, Nico Muhly, Caroline Shaw, Robert Sirota and Scott Wollschleger; alongside stunning imagery of the environment by Peabody Award-winning producer Elliott Forrest (WQXR), visual artist Myles Aronowitz, and internationally-exhibited environmental activist and photographer J Henry Fair, Resonating Earth creates a soundscape focusing on the beauty in our environment and inspires environmental activism in an artistic, musically immersive way.

September 7, 7:00 pm September 8, 2024, 7:00 pm

The Berlin Philharmonic performs Orpheus Undone at the Philharmonie Berlin as part of Musikfest Berlin


Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, Berlin 10785, Germany map

He performed in the circus, was celebrated as a pianist, was made to do forced labour under Stalin – György Cziffra’s life was full of successes and tragedies. These are portrayed in a radical and touching way in Cziffra Psodia, a piano concerto composed by fellow Hungarian Peter Eötvös. The soloist for this performance is Pierre-Laurent Aimard; Jonathan Nott conducts. In the same programme, Charles Ives’ Fourth Symphony takes us into early American modernism: a visionary collage of hymns, marches and fugues that explores fundamental questions of existence, performed by a powerful orchestra with piano and choir.

Saturday, September 7, 20247:30pm

Jeremy Denk performs Heartbreaker at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, Scotland as part of Lammermuir Festival


2B Queen's Rd, Dunbar EH42 1LB, United Kingdom map

In this typically adventurous and thought-provoking programme Jeremy Denk offers an eclectic mix of 19th century to present-day female composers, often unjustly neglected by history, showcasing a huge range of approaches to the piano. In the second half, two masterpieces by Schumann and Brahms whose lives and ideas were so often connected.

September 11, 6:00 pm September 12, 2024, 6:00 pm

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm


Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, Stockholm 115 27, Sweden map

The American pianist Jonathan Biss is regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of Ludwig van Beethoven’s music. In this concert the youthful second piano concerto is combined with composer Timo Andres’ The Blind Banister, written for Biss to be performed alongside a piece by Beethoven. Conductor and violinist Pekka Kuusisto also leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres).

Wednesday, September 11, 20248:00pm

Festival strings artists perform Lies You Can Believe In at Vault Virginia in Charlottesville, VA as part of Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival


300 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22092 map

Our dazzling string players perform an hour (or so) of music in Charlottesville’s newest cultural space, set in an old bank on the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Charlottesville. Ticket includes concert and light snacks. Wine available for purchase.

Sunday, September 15, 20247:00pm

Works & Process presents The Listeners at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, NY


1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128 map

Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek follow their hit opera Breaking the Waves with a thriller about the seductive power of cults and charismatic leaders in a divided nation. Co-commissioned and co-produced with Opera Philadelphia, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Norwegian National Opera, The Listeners examines the lengths to which we, as Americans, are willing to go to find a sense of place and purpose, and the way in which confident, charming leaders can exploit these needs to their own ends. Prior to the American premiere at Opera Philadelphia in September 2024 and Lyric Opera of Chicago in March 2025, members of the creative team will discuss their creative process, and excerpts will be performed.

Saturday, September 21, 20243:00pm

Boston Symphony Orchestra performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA


301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 map

We throw open the Symphony Hall doors to showcase all that the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops have to offer, alongside our arts and music education partners and programs from throughout Greater Boston. Join BSO and Pops musicians, Music Director Andris Nelsons, Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, and Youth and Family Concerts Conductor Thomas Wilkins for a free and joyful afternoon of music-making and community spirit.

Concert for the City is generously supported by the Li-Qiu Family Foundation.

Sunday, September 22, 202411:00am

Pianist Carolyn Enger performs Orizzonte at the New York Society for Ethical Culture in New York, NY as part of Sunday Platforms

Sunday Platform is our most important and long-standing community event. These gatherings educate, stimulate personal growth, inspire reflection and action, and strengthen our community. Sunday meetings begin with music, followed by greetings and a talk given by a Society Leader, member, or guest.  Platforms cover a variety of topics that reflect current events, pressing social issues, and Humanist philosophy. Each Sunday meeting is followed by a luncheon and social hour.

Sunday, September 22, 20242:00pm

Pianist Carolyn Enger performs Orizzonte at the Great Neck Library in Great Neck, NY


159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023 map

International pianist and Steinway Artist, Carolyn Enger, presents a cinematic concert collaboration, combining beautiful music with contemplative natural imagery. This program inspires reflection on our own responsibility to the well-being of our planet. Q&A will follow.

Registration for Great Neck cardholders and residents begins August 29 at 10:00 AM, online, in-person, or via phone. Non-residents are welcome as walk-ins, as space allows.

September 25, 7:00 pm September 29, 2024, 2:00 pm

Opera Philadelphia performs The Listeners at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA


240 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 map

Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek follow up on their acclaimed 2016 world premiere Breaking the Waves with a thriller about the seductive power of cults and charismatic leaders in a divided nation.

The Listeners examines the lengths to which we, as Americans, are willing to go to find a sense of place and purpose, and the way in which confident, charming leaders can exploit these needs to their own ends.

September 28, 7:30 pm September 29, 2024, 2:00 pm

Nashville Symphony performs Orpheus Undone at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN


One Symphony Place, Nashville, TN 37201-2031 map

Reflecting her passion and advocacy for Slavic masterpieces, operatic gems, and contemporary music, Lidiya Yankovskaya’s Nashville debut covers all the bases and then some. “I love the incredible palate of orchestral colors in Missy Mazzoli’s music,” she says, complementing the opening work with jewels from the classic repertoire: Prokofiev’s provocative violin concerto with the incomparable Simone Porter, Wagner’s reverent “Liebestod,” and Dvořák’s rousing Seventh symphony.

October 10, 7:30 pm October 12, 2024, 8:00 pm

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY


26 Gibbs St, Rochester, NY 14604 map

This is Beethoven at peace, amid his cherished nature. Every measure of the poetic “Pastoral” symphony animates his impressions of country life. Also, Natasha Paremski performs Shostakovich’s tender Second Piano Concerto. “She came, played and conquered,” declared Chicago Classical Review, “Paremski attacked the fusillade of octaves with virtuosic élan.” The concert fittingly begins with a sunrise—Missy Mazzoli’s widely acclaimed Sinfonia.

October 13, 3:00 pm October 15, 2024, 7:30 pm

Jeremy Denk performs Heartbreaker at Ordway Concert Hall in Saint Paul, MN


345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102 map

Pianist Jeremy Denk opens the 2024 International Artist Series at Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, performing a program of works by female composers from the 19th century to today—Clara Schumann, Tania Leon, Cecile Chaminade, Missy Mazzoli, Meredith Monk, Amy Beach, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Louise Farrence, and Phyllis Chen—as well as Robert Schumann and Brahms. Denk, whose new album, Ives Denk, is out next week, recently stopped by the Nonesuch offices to share some of his favorite Nonesuch albums for the Nonesuch Selects series; you can see his selections and what he had to say about them here.

Tuesday, October 15, 20247:30pm

Penn State School of Music presents Millenium Canticles at the School’s Recital Hall in University Park, PA as part of ‘American Mavericks’ recital series


Allen Road, University Park, PA 16802 map

The Penn State School of Music has announced a new recital series titled “American Mavericks, Malcontents, and Mischief-Makers.” This series celebrates the bold and rebellious spirit of music, highlighting groundbreaking composers and performers who dared to defy conventions.

Audience members will be immersed in a diverse array of innovative and provocative works, performed by the exceptional talent of the School of Music’s faculty and students. Each recital in the series will incorporate curated remarks delivered by the school’s esteemed musicology and theory faculty, providing deeper insight into the inspiring music.

Sunday, October 20, 20244:00pm

Chamber Project Saint Louis performs Quartet for Queen Mab at Schlafly Tap Room in St. Louis, MO


2100 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 map

Music that is born from the magical alchemy of old stories becoming new, regenerating a cycle neverending with fresh ideas drawn from ancient inspiration.

Dinuk Wijeratne – Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Missy Mazzoli – Quartet for Queen Mab
Marcel Tournier – Feerie Prelude
Jean Sibelius – En Saga Septet

October 23, 10:00 am October 24, 2024, 11:35 am

Minnesota Orchestra performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN


1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 map

Explore the sun, the moon, the stars, and beyond through music that has us looking skyward! In this program, we will travel from our home on Earth to outer space as we delve into how we see the galaxy around us from Earth and the vast expanse of outer space.

This program will also serve as an introduction to the instrument families.

Sunday, October 27, 20247:00pm

Pianist Carolyn Enger performs Orizzonte at Center Makor in Brookline, MA


384 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446 map

From the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to coal burning plants in the Ruhr Valley of Germany, from the glorious heights of mountain ranges in Alaska to mountains of potassium waste in Eastern Germany, Resonating Earth was created in response to the climate crisis. A stylistically fluid creation with a wide range of ambient music, including Bach, Nico Muhly, Pia Møller Johansen, Missy Mazzoli, Philip Glass, Marcos Balter, Iman Habibi and Caroline Shaw; alongside stunning imagery of the environment by Peabody Award-winning producer Elliott Forrest(WQXR), visual artist Myles Aronowitz, and internationally-exhibited environmental activist and photographer J Henry Fair, Resonating Earth creates a soundscape focusing on the beauty in our environment and inspires environmental activism in an artistic, musically immersive way.

Saturday, November 16, 202412:00pm

Los Angeles Master Chorale and LA Phil New Music Group perform music by Missy Mazzoli at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA as part of the festival ‘Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings’


111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 map

The LA Phil’s new-music marathon includes 12 hours of live performances and art installations in every corner of Walt Disney Concert Hall. This year’s festival, curated by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Ellen Reid, explores the intersections of art, technology, and nature through the theme of field recordings, the act of capturing audio in natural or built environments outside of a studio setting. Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings is an invitation to experience how sound changes us by participating in deeper forms of listening.

Sunday, December 1, 20242:00pm

Pianist Carolyn Enger performs Orizzonte at Klavierhaus in New York, NY


790 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019 map

From the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to coal burning plants in the Ruhr Valley of Germany, from the glorious heights of mountain ranges in Alaska to mountains of potassium waste in Eastern Germany, Resonating Earth was created in response to the climate crisis. A stylistically fluid creation with a wide range of ambient music, including Bach, Nico Muhly, Pia Møller Johansen, Missy Mazzoli, Philip Glass, Marcos Balter, Iman Habibi and Caroline Shaw; alongside stunning imagery of the environment by Peabody Award-winning producer Elliott Forrest(WQXR), visual artist Myles Aronowitz, and internationally-exhibited environmental activist and photographer J Henry Fair, Resonating Earth creates a soundscape focusing on the beauty in our environment and inspires environmental activism in an artistic, musically immersive way.

Saturday, December 7, 20247:30pm

Adam Tendler performs music by Missy Mazzoli at the David Rubenstein Atrium, New York, NY as part of ‘Inheritances’ Revisited: Album Release


1887 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 map

To celebrate the release of his much-anticipated album, Inheritances, pianist Adam Tendler performs works from his headline-grabbing program and offers insights into its genesis. The “relentlessly adventurous pianist” (The Washington Post) will be joined by composers and collaborators of the project—some of today’s most sought-after composers in the industry. When Adam Tendler’s father unexpectedly died, he was left with an inheritance, an envelope full of cash received in a parking lot. He used its entirety to commission a broad spectrum of composers (and friends) to devise piano works exploring the theme of “inheritance”. Woven into one gripping collection of “little masterpieces” (The New York Times), each reflecting a “melancholy beauty beyond conventions” (Pioneer Press), this “wildly unexpected” (Star Tribune) program tells a universal story of lineage, loss, and place. For countless listeners, Inheritances has become a powerful meditation on confronting our past, and a catalyst for moving forward.

2023

October 21, 7:30 pm April 20, 2024, 7:30 pm

The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra performs Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) at Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City, IA


528 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA 51101 map

An atmospheric opener by American composer MISSY MAZZOLI creates a solar system of sound in her mystical Sinfonia of Orbiting Spheres. Recognized as one of the foremost violinists of our time, SARAH CHANG returns to the Sioux City Symphony with a dazzling performance of MAX BRUCH’s energetic Violin Concerto in G minor. Often called The Great American Symphony, AARON COPLAND’s joyous and monumental Third Symphony was composed to celebrate the end of World War II. It concludes with one of music’s most well-known and influential works—the stirring and triumphant Fanfare for the Common Man!

2022

Thursday, July 14, 20226:30pm

Richmond Symphony performs works by Missy Mazzoli and J.S. Bach at Dominion Energy Center as part of Summer ChamberFest, Richmond, VA


600 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23219 map

Missy Mazzoli is a firebrand of the new composing generation. Her music for chamber ensemble is the counterpoint to Bach’s towering Partita No. 2 for solo violin. The program also features the spirited Trio for Violin, Trumpet, and Piano by Eric Ewazen.