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By: PRISM Quartet. August 3, 2017. Posted under: Featured, Breath Beneath

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Miguel Zenon and PRISM Quartet performing an excerpt of Forbidden Drive by PRISM's own Matthew Levy, part of their upcoming shows in NYC and Philly.The details:1/19 NYC & 1/21 Philly: Miguel Zenon joins PRISM Quartet for World Premiere of El Eco del TamborPRISM Quartet joins forces with the Grammy Award-winning composer/saxophonist, MacArthur Fellow, and long-time collaborator Miguel Zenón in a program curated by Zenón featuring the world premiere of his newest work, El Eco del Tambor (The Echo of the Drum).Zenón writes, “El Eco del Tambor is an extended, multi-movement saxophone quintet that draws on rhythmic traditions from around the globe, focusing specifically on drumming from West Africa and its extension into Afro-Caribbean music. The title is an allusion to both the percussive elements within the piece and to the idea of music as an ancient language that is in constant evolution.”The program also includes two additional sax quintets by Zenón that he arranged just for PRISM: The Missing Piece (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 1) and Camarón. The original versions of both pieces are on Zenon’s highly acclaimed 2008 album, Awake.Also featured is Forbidden Drive (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2) by PRISM’s resident composer Matthew Levy, Levy’s arrangement of the Sondheim classic Send in the Clowns (upon hearing it, Sondheim himself declared, “I love it”) and selections from Melissa Aldana’s Reflections. Clowns and Reflections both appear on PRISM’s 2024 album, Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3.January 19, 2025: 7:00 PMChrist & St. Stephens Church120 W 69th St, New York, NY 10023$10, $22.50, or $35 General Admission (pay-what-you-wish)January 21, 2025: 7:00 PMSettlement Music School, Mary Louise Curtis Branch416 Queen Street Philadelphia, PA 19147$10, $22.50, or $35 General Admission (pay-what-you-wish)prismquartet.com/concertsSymphonic Distribution Conn Selmer Henri SELMER Paris Saxophones SpotifyApple Music Timothy McAllister Zach Shemon #taimursullivan Melissa Aldana#saxophone #newmusicalert ... See MoreSee Less

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Generate Music Tonight on WWFMPRISM Quartet's Generate Music, recorded live at Roulette in Brooklyn last June, will be broadcast in its entirety by our media partner, WWFM (Princeton, NJ), tonight from 8-11 pm EST with a rebroadcast on Saturday, January 18 from 1-4 pm EST. Tune in via terrestrial radio in NJ, PA, CO or online at wwfm.org.The program is hosted by WWFM Music Director David Osenberg, who is joined by Generate Music co-curators Helen Haynes and PRISM's Matthew Levy.Generate Music is a new body of work exploring the ties between Black and Jewish Americans featuring newly commissioned music by Yotam Haber, David Krakauer, Myra Melford, Diane Monroe, Ursula Rucker, Tyshawn Sorey, Susan Watts, and Fred Wesley.Generate Music was performed by PRISM Quartet, David Gilmore (guitar), David Krakauer (klezmer clarinet), Diane Monroe (violin), Reuben Rogers (bass), Ursula Rucker (vocals, poetry), Tyshawn Sorey (drums, percussion), and Susan Watts (trumpet, vocals). Learn more about Generate Music.The broadcast has been expanded to three full hours and will include two additional works from PRISM's discography: Jennifer Higdon's Short Stories from The Curtis Project (XAS Records) and Levy's Three Miniatures from Dedication (Innova Records).Timothy McAllister Zach Shemon Matthew Levy #taimursullivanwww.wwfm.org/show/the-classical-network-in-concert/2025-01-13/prism-quartets-generate-music-refle...Thanks for our supporters: New Music USA The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage National Endowment for the Arts The Musical Fund Society The Presser Foundation New York State Council on the Arts ... See MoreSee Less

Prism Quartet's 'Generate Music' Reflects Ties Between Black and Jewish Americans

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In this broadcast concert Monday, (1/13 at 8 pm) the saxophone quartet performs works it commissione...

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PRISM first commissioned Miguel Zenón in 2014 for "X Marks the Square," featured on Volume 1 of our Heritage/Evolution album series. Check out this segment in which Matt asks Miguel to talk about how two paintings found lying in the hallway at the rehearsal studio influenced him.Be sure to come and hear Miguel and PRISM, together again:1/19 NYC & 1/21 Philly for the World Premiere of El Eco del Tambor.PRISM Quartet joins forces with the Grammy Award-winning composer/saxophonist, MacArthur Fellow, and long-time collaborator Miguel Zenón in a program curated by Zenón featuring the world premiere of his newest work, El Eco del Tambor (The Echo of the Drum).Zenón writes, “El Eco del Tambor is an extended, multi-movement saxophone quintet that draws on rhythmic traditions from around the globe, focusing specifically on drumming from West Africa and its extension into Afro-Caribbean music. The title is an allusion to both the percussive elements within the piece and to the idea of music as an ancient language that is in constant evolution.”The program also includes two additional sax quintets by Zenón that he arranged just for PRISM: The Missing Piece (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 1) and Camarón. The original versions of both pieces are on Zenon’s highly acclaimed 2008 album, Awake.Also featured is Forbidden Drive (from Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 2) by PRISM’s resident composer Matthew Levy, Levy’s arrangement of the Sondheim classic Send in the Clowns (upon hearing it, Sondheim himself declared, “I love it”) and selections from Melissa Aldana’s Reflections. Clowns and Reflections both appear on PRISM’s 2024 album, Heritage/Evolution, Vol. 3.January 19, 2025: 7:00 PMChrist & St. Stephens Church120 W 69th St, New York, NY 10023$10, $22.50, or $35 General Admission (pay-what-you-wish)January 21, 2025: 7:00 PMSettlement Music School, Mary Louise Curtis Branch416 Queen Street Philadelphia, PA 19147$10, $22.50, or $35 General Admission (pay-what-you-wish)prismquartet.com/concertsMiguel Zenon #taimursullivan Timothy McAllister Zach Shemon Matthew Levy Meridian Winds Symphonic Distribution Conn Selmer ... See MoreSee Less

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