February 24, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective Presents
Emerging – Winners of C4’s First Student Competition and Other Works – Second Concerts of 2016-17 New York Season on March 2 and 4
What: C4 Presents Emerging – Winners of C4’s First Student Competition and Other Works
When: Thursday, March 2 at 8 PM and Saturday, March 4 at 8 PM
Where: March 2 at Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street, and March 4 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, One Bernard Baruch Way – both in Manhattan
URL: http://www.c4ensemble.org/march-2017-concerts.html
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective will present Emerging – Winners of C4’s First Student Competition and Other Works, the second concerts of its Collaboration 2016-17 New York season on Thursday, March 2 at Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street (south of Christopher St.), and Saturday, March 4 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, One Bernard Baruch Way (25th St. between & 3rd Aves) – both in Manhattan.
C4 continues its second decade with this program featuring the group’s trademark eclecticism. Works to be presented include three winners of C4’s first Student Composer Competition, including international composers Carlos Pérez Tabares and Filip Holacký, and New York’s Ben Zucker, as well as works by Nathaniel Barnett (C4), Ted Hearne, Jamie Klenetsky Fay (C4), David See (C4), Christopher Theofanidis and Perry Townsend (C4).
Tickets for the March 2 and 4 concerts are $20 general admission, $25 day of performance, with 10 $4 “Rush” admissions 30 minutes advance at the door. Tickets can be ordered at http://www.c4ensemble.org/march-2017-concerts.html. Concert program notes are also available at that address.
For more concert information, call 516-586-3433 or email .
All C4 concerts are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/TripPlanner.aspx.
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective exists to enrich artists and audiences alike through passionate advocacy of new choral works: performing pieces written within the last 25 years; premiering and commissioning new choral work; and mentoring emerging singers, composers, and conductors of today’s choral music. C4’s adventurous programming fills an important niche in the cultural life of New York, and the ensemble has proven its commitment to presenting high caliber music in a welcoming atmosphere.
C4 received the 2014 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. This is the first time they have received this honor. Their first two CD releases, Volume 1: Uncaged and Volume 2: Cornerstones, are on the 4Tay label. Visit them at http://www.c4ensemble.org/. For photos or more press information, visit http://www.c4ensemble.org/press-kit.html.
Join their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/C4-The-Choral-ComposerConductor-Collective/19242567121.
This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support comes from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and The Cary New Music Foundation, administered by New Music USA. C4 is a member of the New York Choral Consortium.
For other press inquiries, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or .
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