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  • The American Classical Orchestra Announces 40th Season

    The American Classical Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 season, in celebration its 40th anniversary, with three performances in Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall

    Artistic Director at Alice Tully, Thomas Crawford will lead the three orchestral concerts starting with the performance on Sept. 18. Of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 and Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. Despite the grand 40th celebrations, the season will feature smaller performances in more intimate venues like Schubert’s Piano Quintet at University Club of New York on Oct. 30. 

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    Another performance at the Salmagundi Art Club on Dec. 6 will highlight Keyboard music throughout music history. The musicians will start with François Couperin’s Pièces de clavecin and end with György Ligeti’ Book Two: Étude 10 – Der Zauberlehrling.

    The anniversary season will end on May 7, 2025 with “Mostly Mozart” at Alice Tully Hall, notably featuring principal bassoonist Andrew Schwartz.

    ACO was founded in New York City 1984, then known as the Orchestra of the Old Fairfield Academy. In 2005, Crawford renamed the non-profit Orchestra and furthermore established NYC as it’s official home. Crawford is not only the director of AOC, but is also passionate about music education outreach to children in New York City schools. He studied music composition and organ performance at Eastman School of Music and has worked with world renowned musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma.

    Today, the musicians pay homage to centuries of music history by using original instruments and repertoire. The instrumentalist’s talent reaches beyond the ACO as many of them perform in other NYC ensembles like Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Handel and Haydn Society, and the New York Philharmonic.

    To purchase tickets for the American Classical Orchestra 40th anniversary shows, and find out more information visit the American Classical Orchestra website here.

  • The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green Festival Comes to Lincoln Center in NYC this June

    Lincoln Center in NYC has announced The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green Festival as a part of their Summer for the City series. The festival lasts three days from June 13 to 16.

    Sam Green, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, brings three masterpieces to the festival: 32 Sounds, A Thousand Thoughts, and The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller. The festival interweaves film and performance, with live narration from Green and live music from JD Samson, Kronos Quartet, and Yo La Tengo. The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green takes place at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center.

    The festival kicks off with the immersive documentary 32 Sounds (2022) on June 13 at 7:30pm. Headphones are provided for all audience members to experience the dynamic, dimension-expanding binaural sound mix. A Thousand Thoughts (2018), written and directed by Green and Joe Bini, marks the last-ever performance of the film in New York City on June 15 at 8pm.

    Lastly, The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller (2012) takes place June 16 at 7:30pm. Green explores the 20th century futurist, architect, engineer, and inventor’s utopian vision of radical social change through a design revolution. This collaboration with legendary indie band Yo La Tengo, originally commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Design and Architecture Department, concludes the festival.

    Green’s most recent projects are “live documentaries” that explore the depths of social, societal, and natural phenomena. All of Sam Green’s works are performed live, with Green narrating and musicians performing the soundtrack.

    JD Samson is best known as leader of the band MEN and for being one-third of the electronic-feminist-punk band and performance project, Le Tigre. JD’s career as a visual artist, musician, producer and DJ has landed her at the intersection of music, art, activism, and fashion. 

    Yo La Tengo’s uninterrupted 40-years-and-counting career is unparalleled in its creative breadth and refusal to rest on laurels. The band has released more than a dozen full-length albums and composed soundtracks for a number of films. These include Adventureland, Old Joy and Shortbus.

    Tickets to all three nights are available through Lincoln Center’s Choose-What-You-Pay ticketing model, starting at $5. To purchase tickets and for more information, click here.