Concordance Concert: Mark & Gene / Piano & Strings [LIVE]
Free (Free ($30 in-person attendance))
Gene Pritsker — Prelude & Fugue No. 3
Mark Kostabi — Waltz for Villa Corallo
Mark Kostabi, piano
Jai Jeffryes, piano
Lynn Bechtold, violin
Josh Henderson, violin
Carrie Frey, viola
Julia Henderson, cello
Lara St. John, violin
On Sunday, May 2nd 2021, Composers Concordance focuses on two composers, Mark Kostabi and Gene Pritsker, in a concert of their works for Piano Quintet, featuring Quartet Metadata with pianists Mark Kostabi and Jai Jeffryes.
Artist/pianist/composer Mark Kostabi and composer/guitarist/rapper/DJ Gene Pritsker have been friends for over 25 years collaborating on music projects, concert productions, tours around the world, art, and recordings. Music on this concert features more collaborations between the two.
Featured compositions include Mark Kostabi’s Aloft Summer Kites, a three-movement suite based on his solo piano pieces, and Gene Pritsker's The Difference for piano and string quartet, which is inspired by the Serenity Prayer. The concert will also feature a premiere of Pritsker’s Prelude & Fugue No. 3 & Kostabi’s Waltz for Villa Corallo. Violinist Lara St. John will join Mark in a duo performance.
The livestream will take place at 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific.
To attend in person: Limited, in-person seating to 20 audience members – the first 20 people to buy tickets will be the in-person audience. Tickets are $30 and must be purchased in advance. Ticket price for in-person audience includes free drinks. Reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-gene-piano-strings-tickets-149367631607
The concert will take place at:
Kostabi World Chelsea
225 West 22nd street
New York, NY 10011
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