Contemporaneous presents: TWO
Oct
10
to Oct 18

Contemporaneous presents: TWO

TWO is a series of live in-person performances between a single musician and a single audience member.

All tickets for TWO are free. To support this series, please consider making a suggested donation of $25 to Contemporaneous by visiting: www.contemporaneous.org/donate

Saturday Oct 10 - 2:00 PM, 2:45PM, 3:30PM, 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:45 PM

Sunday Oct 11 - 2:00 PM, 2:45PM, 3:30PM, 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:45 PM

Saturday Oct 17 - 2:00 PM, 2:45PM, 3:30PM, 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:45 PM

Sunday Oct 18 - 2:00 PM, 2:45PM, 3:30PM, 4:15 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:45 PM

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Jul
16
3:30 PM15:30

#GLFCAMGigThruCovid Digital Premiere

Digital premiere of Balm for solo violin, a collaboration with Cody W. Forrest

This collaboration was made possible through the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music's #GLFCAMGigThruCovid project, an artist relief initiative that pairs GLFCAM composers with performers whose work has been impacted by the pandemic to develop 1-3 minute solo pieces. Check out the performance on YouTube here, or on my media page.

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POSTPONED - earspace with Ah Young Hong
May
2
7:30 PM19:30

POSTPONED - earspace with Ah Young Hong

In the final program of the season, earspace presents an evening of vocal music in collaboration with director Timothy Nelson and internationally-acclaimed soprano Ah Young Hong. Known for her “fearlessness and consummate artistry” (Opera News) Ah Young joins earspace in a performance of Per Nørgård’s “Seadrift” and “Nova genitura,” (New birth) paired with J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 82a “Ich habe genug” (I have enough). 

Program

J.S. Bach - Cantata BWV 82a, “Ich habe genug” (1731)
Per Nørgård - Seadrift (1978)
Per Nørgård - Nova genitura (1975)

Tickets: $15 general, $10 student. Purchase here

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POSTPONED - Stony Brook Violinfest 2020
Apr
13
7:30 PM19:30

POSTPONED - Stony Brook Violinfest 2020

Stony Brook violin studio professors Philip Setzer, Arnaud Sussmann and Jennifer Frautschi perform alongside graduate violin students in this concert featuring works for violin and violin ensemble. Includes duos by Bartók and new music by Stony Brook composers. The performance ends with the tour de force Gran Turismo, a virtuoso piece for eight violins, by Andrew Norman.

Kate will perform:
David Crowell - Violin Trio (world premiere)
Andrew Norman - Gran Turismo

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Dec
13
to Dec 15

Three Village Chamber Players: Quartet Fest

Three Village Chamber Players: Quartet Fest

Kate Dreyfuss and Stephanie Liu, violins
Micaela Haimov, viola
Phuc Phan Do, cello

Program:
Haydn - String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2
Borodin - String Quartet No. 2
…and more!

Reserve free tickets here!

Concerts:

December 13th, 7:00pm
Local’s Cafe
106 E Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777

December 14th, 3:30pm
Port Jefferson Library
100 Thompson Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777

December 14th, 7:30pm
Caroline Church
1 Dyke Road, East Setauket, NY 11733

December 15th, 4:00pm
Three Village Church
322 Main Street, East Setauket, NY 11733

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Dec
9
3:30 PM15:30

Fourth DMA Recital

Kate Dreyfuss, violin
Miki Aoki and Agata Sorotokin, piano

December 9, 2019 at 3:30pm
Recital Hall, Staller Center for the Arts
Stony Brook University

Program:
Debussy - Violin Sonata in G minor
Miki Aoki, piano

Stravinsky - Suite Italienne
Miki Aoki, piano


Ysayë - Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin


Schubert - Fantasy in C Major
Agata Sorotokin, piano

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Dec
4
11:00 AM11:00

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Masterclass with Jeffrey Kahane

Masterclass with pianist Jeffrey Kahane at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”
I. Allegro vivace e con brio

Kate Dreyfuss, violin
Sarah Ghandour, cello
Amalia Rinehart, piano

Live stream link: https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/watch-and-listen/live/master-class-with-jeffrey-kahane-december-4-2019/

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Nov
13
5:00 PM17:00

Ruth Crawford Seeger: Quartet 1931

  • Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Iva Casian-Lakos gives a lecture on Ruth Crawford Seeger’s Quartet 1931, followed by a performance of the piece.

Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794

Reception at 5:00pm
Lecture / performance at 5:30pm

Jennifer Gersten, Kate Dreyfuss, violins
Chelsea Wimmer, viola
Iva Casian-Lakos, cello

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Duke New Music Ensemble presents Kate Dreyfuss
Nov
5
8:00 PM20:00

Duke New Music Ensemble presents Kate Dreyfuss

  • Nelson Music Room at Duke University (map)
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Duke New Music Ensemble presents Kate Dreyfuss

Program:
New works by Duke graduate composers - James Budinich, Dayton Kinney, Huijuan Ling, and Jason Mulligan
Flannery Cunningham: Depth Sounding (2015)
Shih-Hui Chen: Returning Souls

November 5, 2019 at 8:00pm
Nelson Music Room
Duke University, East Campus
1304 Campus Drive
Durham, NC 27708

Directed by James Budinich, [dnme] brings together undergraduate and graduate students in performing music written in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as new works by Duke student composers. In addition, [dnme] also collaborates regularly with faculty and guest artists from the Duke University Department of Music and other institutions across North Carolina.

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F-PLUS at UNC Greensboro
Nov
1
7:30 PM19:30

F-PLUS at UNC Greensboro

  • UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts (map)
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Friday, November 1, 2019
7:30pm
Organ Hall, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Program:
Anna Meadors: Doorways
Liza Sobel: Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Percussion
Howie Kenty: Horrorscene
Roger Zare: Lunation 1113

plus 4 world premieres by UNCG composers

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Quartet Doyenne
Aug
16
to Aug 17

Quartet Doyenne

Quartet Doyenne
Kate Dreyfuss and Emmy Tisdel, violins
Erica Schwartz, viola
Francesca McNeeley, cello

Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany, NY, August 16, 2019 at 7:30pm

Pliner/Dreyfuss Home,
West Orange, NJ, August 17, 2019 at 4pm

Program:

Haydn - String Quartet Op. 20 no. 2
Mendelssohn - String Quartet Op. 80
Jessie Montgomery - Strum

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Jul
12
7:00 PM19:00

Space City New Music Festival: Unfiltered Notes

  • NEW Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (map)
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Following a concert of exclusively world premieres, the Space City New Music Festival (SCNMF) hosts a second serving of fresh new music from composers across the globe. These works span a variety of musical styles in various formats and will be performed by our Guest Artist Cameron Leach, Guest Chamber Ensemble HUB New Music, and SCNMF musicians.

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