May 12, 2011   |   6:30pm doors   |   7:30pm concert   |   (le) Poisson Rouge   |   158 Bleecker Street

Tickets: $20   |   Students: $15   |   Reserved: $30   |   VIP Box: $75   |   Festival Pass: $100

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The Composers

Ryan Carter Composer	Brad Balliett Composer	Elliot Cole Composer
Remmy Canedo Composer	Marko Nikodijevic Composer

The Performers

Andrew Cyr Artistic Director / Conductor	Brad Balliett Narrator	Doug Balliett Narrator
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A Burst of Blinding Clarity

Metropolis Ensemble and MATA Festival, the new music festival founded by Philip Glass, collaborate to present new works by Ryan Carter (MATA commission) and the world premiere of The Rake, a hip-hopera retelling of Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress by Brad Balliett and Elliot Cole (Metropolis commission).

Brad Balliett and Elliot Cole: The Rake

for chamber orchestra and narration — world premiere

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Ryan Carter: Skeumorphic Tendencies

for large chamber orchestra

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Remmy Canedo: Instantaneas 6

for chamber orchestra and live electronics

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Marko Nikodijevic: Music Box

for chamber orchestra

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MATA is a non-profit organization that has, for the past fourteen years, been dedicated to commissioning and presenting works by young composers from around the world. Learn more...

Metropolis Ensemble is a nonprofit professional chamber orchestra dedicated to emerging the next generation of performers and composers. Learn more...

Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) is a multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate. Learn more...