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Composer Portraits: Julio Estrada (5/16/13)
Miller Theatre closes it's 2012-13 Season with a Composer Portrait of Mexican composer Julio Estrada. Don't miss the world premiere of a new Miller Theatre commission. Click to read the press release.
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Special Event: Helmut Lachenmann DVD Screening (4/28/13)
Miller Theatre hosts the premiere public screening of a new DVD featuring the music of Helmut Lachenmann performed by Ensemble Signal conducted by Brad Lubman, with Lauren Radnofsky on cello, and Helmut Lachenmann as speaker and pianist. The screening will be preceded by a conversation with Radnofsky and Lubman of Signal, and Johannes Goebel of EMPAC, where the disc was recorded. Click to read the press release.
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Bach, Revisited: The Baroque Vanguard (4/27/13)
Harpsichord virtuoso Kristian Bezuidenhout teams up with Ensemble Signal, regulars on Miller's Composer Portraits series, for this special Bach program that explores modern works alongside the vanguard of a different era. Click to read the press release.
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Composer Portraits: Oliver Knussen (4/18/13)
Brad Lubman conducts Ensemble Signal--with soloists Courtney Orlando, Rachel Calloway, and Jamie Jordan--in a program featuring works from the long and celebrated career of the gifted Oliver Knussen. Click to read the press release.
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Early Music: House of Dreams (3/3/13)
Canada's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra brings this evocative multi-media program to our series at the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Performed entirely from memory, their stellar musicianship is sure to wow. Click to the read the press release.
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Early Music: Age of Indulgence (4/6/13)
French Baroque specialists Les Délices make their Miller debut, with a program that evokes life in an 18th-century Parisian salon through little-known works by Rameau, Dauvergne, Mondonville, and Philidor. Click to read the press release.
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Composer Portraits: Rebecca Saunders (4/4/13)
Miller favorites Either/Or will perform a full program of U.S. premieres by British-born, Berlin-based composer Rebecca Saunders, who will also participate in an onstage discussion of her work. Click to read the press release.
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Composer Portraits: Enno Poppe (2/23/13)
JACK Quartet and percussion/piano ensemble Yarn/Wire will perform works by German sensation Enno Poppe. The composer will join us for an onstage discussion of the theories and concepts behind his work. Click to read the press release.
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Bach, Revisited: Two x Four (3/13/13)
Violinists Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo bring a program that explores the musical relationship between teacher and student, with works that span three centuries. They are joined by the Curtis Chamber Orchestra from their alma mater, the Curtis Institute of Music.
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Pop-Up Concerts Return 2/12/13
Our popular series of free Pop-Up Concerts returns for the spring season on Tuesday, February 12 with Contemporary Cimbalom, a program featuring works by Kurtág performed by our friends of Either/Or with soprano Tony Arnold. Click to read more about it and the full spring lineup.
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Miller wins 2013 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming
We're so proud to announce that Miller Theatre has won in the large presenter category for contemporary music. Panelists were particularly impressed with recent presentations in the theater’s ongoing Composer Portraits series as well as the new Pop-Up Concerts. Click to read the full press release.
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Early Music: New York Polyphony (1/26/13)
New York Polyphony makes their third appearance on our series with a program of Tallis and Byrd's Masses for Four Voices, plus the New York premieres of other brief sacred works. Enjoy a bonus performance on Monday, January 7 in the Miller Theatre lobby as New York Polyphony performs a free open rehearsal of one of the works on the program.
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Stefon Harris and Blackout (2/16/13)
Miller Theatre is thrilled to be closing our 2012-13 jazz series with vibraphonist extraordinaire Stefon Harris and his collaborative outfit Blackout. Click to read the press release.
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Wycliffe Gordon Quintet (12/15/12)
Celebrate the season with this special performance by renowned trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and an extraordinary band of musicians. Gordon's original works will be performed alongside inventive spins on holiday favorites. Click to read the press release.
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A World I Loved (11/28/12 & 11/29/12)
This press release includes information about A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman, directed by and featuring Vanessa Redgrave, produced in partnership with The Public Theater.
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Olga Neuwirth Composer Portrait (12/6/12)
After presenting her opera based on David Lynch's Lost Highway in 2007, Miller Theatre welcomes back Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth with a dramatic program performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. Click to read the press release.
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The Tallis Scholars - Masterpieces for Double Choir (12/1/12)
This press release contains information about our first Early Music concert of the season. The incomparable Tallis Scholars return to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in December with a brilliant program to kick off the series. Click to read the release.
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Announcing Miller Theatre's 2012-13 Season
Miller announces our 24th season of adventurous programming, including our signature Composer Portraits, jazz, early music, a re-imagined Bach Revisited series and—for the first time—a theatrical early music opening night. Click to read the press release.
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Jonathan Harvey Composer Portrait (10/11/12)
This press release contains information about our Composer Portrait of British composer Jonathan Harvey. A survey of his work will be performed by Ensemble Signal conducted by Brad Lubman.
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Early Music - Le Poème Harmonique (3/17/12)
This press release contains details about our upcoming Early Music concert on Saturday, 3/17: France's Le Poème Harmonique sings Couperin's Tenebrae by candlelight at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin.
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Repast Baroque Ensemble (3/3/2012)
This press release contains details about our last Bach concert of 2011-12. Repast Baroque Ensemble will perform a program of works extolling the virtues of friendship, brotherhood, and marital bliss—inspired by the cantata Three Beautiful Things by Bach's mentor, Dietrich Buxtehude.
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Jazz - Don Byron New Gospel Quintet (2/25/12)
This press release contains information about Miller's last jazz performance of the season, the Miller debut of the Don Byron New Gospel Quintet. A lineup of great talents and Byron's masterful interpretations of Gospel traditions are sure to delight.
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New Series - Pop-Up Concerts (starting 2/7/12)
This press release includes information about our brand new series, Pop-Up Concerts. Free and informal, Pop-Up Concerts put the audience on stage with some of today’s most interesting performers for a fresh take on the concert experience. Pop-Up Concerts provide a new home for music that’s small in scale but big on ideas, presented in an intimate setting.
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Jazz - Anat Cohen Quartet (2/11/12)
This press release contains information about the Miller Theatre Jazz series debut of the Anat Cohen Quartet, led by the Israeli woodwind virtuoso known for her adventurous writing and performances.
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Early Music - New York Polyphony (2/12/12)
This press release includes information about the Early Music concert A Renaissance Valentine. All-male vocal quartet New York Polyphony will perform this romantic Valentine’s Day program, complete with champagne reception during
intermission, at the beautiful American Academy of Arts and Letters at 156th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive.
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Bach and the Baroque - Simone Dinnerstein (2/2/12)
This press release contains information about the first Bach and the Baroque concert of 2012 - Simone Dinnerstein: Bach and the Romantics. This solo recital features selections from the Brooklyn-based pianist’s new album, Something Almost Being Said, with works by Bach, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, and a new work by Daniel Felsenfeld written for Ms. Dinnerstein.
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Composer Portrait: John Zorn (12/9/11)
This press release contains information about our last Composer Portrait of the Fall 2011 season. Soloists Fred Sherry, Jennifer Koh, and Stephen Gosling, are joined by Talea Ensemble, conductor Brad Lubman and many special guest musicians to perform five premieres by composer John Zorn.
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Early Music - The Tallis Scholars (12/10/11)
This press release includes information about the 2011-12 Early Music series. Perennial favorites The Tallis Scholars launch the series with a special program for the Christmas season.
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Composer Portrait: George Lewis (11/12/11)
This press release contains information about the second Composer Portrait of the 11-12 season. ICE, with guest conductor and percussionist Steven Schick and poet and narrator Quincy Troupe, explores the work of George Lewis.
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Bach and the Baroque - Jennifer Koh (10/23/2011)
This press release includes information about the 2011-12 Bach and the Baroque series. Jennifer Koh launches the series playing Bach's complete solo violin works over the course of a single afternoon.
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U.S. Premiere: James Dillon's Nine Rivers (9/14, 9/16, 9/17/2011)
Miller opens its 2011-12 season with an ambitious three-night staging of the monumental cycle that James Dillon himself says "may go down in history as the most cancelled premiere of all time." This press release contains details and bios of the artists participating in the production.
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2011-2012 Season Announcement
Miller announces another season of adventurous programming, including new music, jazz, early music, and a special multimedia season opener. Click to read the press release.
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Early Music continues in 2011!
Read the press release for Sequentia's performance of "Voices from the Island Sanctuary" as part of the 2011 Early Music series.
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Lunchtime Concerts - Spring 2011
This press release includes information about all six lunchtime concerts in the spring, featuring performances by the Voxare Quartet, Sarah Wolfson, and Stephen Gosling.
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Maa: A ballet by Kaija Saariaho (9/22-9/25/2010)
Miller opens its 2010-2011 season with the U.S. premiere of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's only ballet. This press release includes details and bios for artists involved in the production.
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Lunchtime Concerts (9/13-9/15/2010)
This year's Lunchtime Concerts spotlight the founding fathers of American music, beginning with Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland. This press release includes repertoire details and artist bios.
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Jazz - Cyrus Chestnut (10-9-09)
This press release includes information about the first Jazz concert of the 2009-10 season, as well as a full listing of the other performances in the series.
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Lunchtime Concerts - Fall 2009
This press release includes information about the dates, rep, and artists for the nine FREE Lunchtime Concerts taking place in Fall of 2009.
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FREE Lunchtime Concerts (Spring 2009)
This press release includes details about the 12 FREE concerts in the Spring 2009 Lunchtime Concerts series, featuring the Chiara and Pacifica String Quartets in Philosophy Hall.
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Jazz - Lewis Nash Quintet (10-18-08)
This press release includes information about the first concert of the 2008-2009 Jazz series, featuring The Lewis Nash Quintet, as well as descriptions of the rest of the concerts in the series.
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Opera - Oresteia (9/13, 16, and 17/08)
This press release provides details about Miller Theatre's 2008-2009 20th Annivesary Season Opening Night, featuring Iannis Xenakis's only opera, Oresteia, directed by Luca Veggett.
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2008-2009 Season Schedule
This press release includes a complete listing of all Miller Theatre-produced events of the 2008-2009 season, organized by series.
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