c o n c e r t a r c h i v e
March 9, 2023, 7:30pm: The Rhythm Method at Boston Conservatory, residency performance 1
works by Asher, Kifferstein, Burke, Washington, and Lewis
March 12, 2023, 7-10pm: Broad Statements mini-fest at South Oxford Space, Brooklyn
Performances by Leila Adu, Ava Mendoza, andPlay, Rose Stoller, and The Rhythm Method
March 15, 2023, 8pm: TAK Ensemble at Bowerbird, Philadelphia
works by Sorey, Diels, Behzadi, Gee, and Bird
March 17, 2023, 7pm: Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival at the Kaufman Center, NYC
works by Liatoshynsky, Sylvestrov, and Zahorstev
March 18, 2023, 8pm: Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival at the Kaufman Center, NYC
works by Vilka, Voytenko, Didorenko, Arkushyna, Ilnytska, Shliabanska, and Duo SAS
April 7, 2023: SEAMUS festival night 1
with The Rhythm Method
April 8, 2023: SEAMUS festival night 2
with TAK Ensemble
April 12, 2023: The Rhythm Method residency at Boston Conservatory
culminating performance of works by student composers
April 20, 2023, 7pm: TAK Ensemble residency at the University of Pennsylvania
culminating performance of works by student composers
April 29, 2023: The Rhythm Method at NYU Steinhardt School of Music
culminating performance of works by student composers of the Graduate String Quartet Writing Seminar
May 5-6, 2023: SWOONFEST at The Clemente
2-day festival celebrating TAK's 10th Anniversary
June 2, 2023: The Rhythm Method presents Pastorale para los pobres de la tierra by Lewis Nielson
with Alice Teyssier, voice and flute
venue TBA
June 7, 2023, 8pm: SONiC Explorations at Joe's Pub with inti figgis-vizueta
The Rhythm Method teams up with inti for a night of premieres
June 10, 2023: TAK Ensemble presented by the Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project in Cleveland, OH
as part of the Re:SOUND festival
with Brandon Lopez, featuring works by Lopez, Diels, and Mundy
June 12, 2023: TAK Ensemble at the Fuse Factory in Columbus, OH
with Brandon Lopez, featuring works by Lopez, Diels, and Mundy
Friday, 10/28/22, 7:30pm: A Pin Drops
premieres by Lewis Nielson and Kevin Ramsay, with works by Meaghan Burke, Yaz Lancaster, and Anahita Abbasi
The Rhythm Method, presented by International Contemporary Ensemble
Target Margin Theater, 232 52nd St., Brooklyn, NY
Free tickets, reservation here
Wednesday, 11/9/22, 8pm: Terrain
works by Bethany Younge, Golnaz Shariatzadeh, Hannah Kendall, and a premiere by Lewis Nielson
TAK Ensemble
The Dimenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W. 37th St., NYC
Pay what you can, tickets available here
Friday, 11/18/22, 19:30
"Enigma" by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, video by Sigurdor Gudjonsson
The Rhythm Method, presented by the Lucerne Festival Forward
Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne, Switzerland
Tickets available here
Saturday, 11/19/22, 21:00
Late Night concert with soloists and ensembles of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, presented by the Lucerne Festival Forward
works by Pinto, Korsun, Kokoras, and Nelson
Neubad, Lucerne, Switzerland
Tickets available here
Sunday, 11/20/22, 18:30
Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, presented by the Lucerne Festival Forward
works by Chin, Bang, d'Heurdieres, Melli, Kwong, Filidei, and Mäder
Lucerne Concert Hall, KKL Lucerne, Switzerland
Tickets available here
Saturday, 12/3/22, 10pm
TAK Ensemble presented by the New York Philharmonic, Kravis Nightcap Series
premiering new work by Tyshawn Sorey
Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, NYC
Tickets available here
Friday, 12/9/22, 7pm
Americas Society Concert
premiering new work by Gabriel Bouche Caro
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, NYC
More information here
March 17, 2022, 8pm: The Rhythm Method self-titled album release
JACK, 20 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
April 1: TAK Ensemble "Love, Crystal, and Stone" album release concert
More details TBD soon
April 5: Alec Goldfarb album release concert
Scholes Street Studio, 375 Lorimer St., Brooklyn, NY
April 19: TAK Ensemble residency concert with Columbia University undergraduate composers
Broadway Presbyterian, 114th St. and Broadway, New York, NY
April 29: The Rhythm Method residency concert with NYU Steinhardt composers
Venue TBA
May 21: TAK Ensemble season closer: "Interbeing," by Eric Wubbels
The Dimenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W. 37th St., New York, NY
May 29: The Rhythm Method presented by the Morris Museum
The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, NJ
10/31/21, 2pm
Premiere of "Connective Tissue" by Ryan Pratt, for violin solo and electronics
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, NYC
TICKETS
11/5, 7pm (with Gershon Dublon) + 11/6, 7pm (with Qasim Naqvi and Gershon Dublon)
MAXLIVE 2021: The Neuroverse presents Wandering Mind at New York Live Arts
Installation work by Gershon Dublon and Xin Liu
TICKETS
11/13/21, 8pm
TAK Ensemble + Infrasound: Ursula Mamlok Prize Winners concert
Location and ticket info TBA
11/19-21/21
Lucerne Festival Forward
Performances and Ticket information
12/18-19/21
TAK Ensemble in residence at Wesleyan University
Performance of new graduate student works
1/11/22
TAK Ensemble: Live performance premiere of Star Maker by Taylor Brook
Location and ticket info TBA
10/4/21, 7pm
TAK Ensemble at IRL, Brooklyn
works by Erin Gee, Ashkan Behzadi, David Bird, and an improv set with Brandon Lopez. Sharing the bill with art song quartet Anonym.
TICKETS
10/16/21, 8pm
Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra at Donaueschingen Festival, Germany
works by Pierre Boulez, Christian Mason, and Milica Djordjević
TICKETS
The Rhythm Method performances on the Tribeca New Music Festival (live stream)
1/21/21: "Desolation Pops" – The Rhythm Method and Kathleen Supove play James Moore
2/4/21: "Say it Loud" – The Rhythm Method and James Moore play Meaghan Burke, inti figgis-vizueta, and Shelley Washington
New album out 3/3/21: Star Maker Fragments, by Taylor Brook / TAK Ensemble
New album out 1/15/21: A Few Concerns, Meaghan Burke and The Rhythm Method
Review from I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
New solo album out 12/22/20: Open Improvisations
Review from "harmonic series"
New article: "Toward Greater Intentionality: Reflections on the Construction of my Practice"
published by Wet Ink Archive 03
Visit the Open Improvisations online group for weekly live streams, every Sunday from 9-11pm EST
Free and open to the public via facebook
Saturday, 1/25/20, 8pm: New Music on the Edge with TAK Ensemble
Presenting new works by U. Pitt's graduate student composers
Pittsburgh, PA
More information
2/6-8/20: The Rhythm Method
Residency and performance at Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
2/18/20: TAK Ensemble
Residency and performance at Oberlin Conservatory, OH
Saturday, 2/29/20: Columbia Composers concert with TAK Ensemble
Premieres by Columbia University graduate composers
Columbia University, NYC
Saturday, 3/7/20: Inflection Series at 92Y with Talea Ensemble
Chamber operas by George Benjamin and Toshio Hosokawa
92Y, Kaufman Center Hall, 1395 Lexington Avenue
More information
10.1.17, 6-10pm: The Rhythm Method presents Broad Statements
Curated by The Rhythm Method string quartet, this evening features sets by The Rhythm Method, Amirtha Kidambi, Charlotte Munday + Laura Cocks, Yva Las Vegass, and Odetta Hartman
The Cell Theater, 338 W. 23rd St., NYC
Facebook event
Tickets (Advance sales discount!)
10.3.17, 7pm: Shattered Glass album release concert
Shattered Glass, conductorless string orchestra, celebrates the release of its new album
Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer St., Brooklyn
Facebook event
Tickets
10.14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.17: The Power of Emotion
TAK Ensemble with the Televiolet Theater Company
Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand St., NYC
Facebook event
Tickets
11.5.17: Musiques Démesurées Festival with Talea Ensemble
Clermont-Ferrand, France
11/23/17, 7:30pm: Ottawa New Music Creators presents TAK ensemble
St. Matthew's Anglican Church, 217 1st Ave, Ottawa, Ontario
More info
11/26/17, 8pm: Innovations en concert presents TAK ensemble with Architek Percussion
La Sala Rossa, 4848 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec
More info
12/11/17, 7:30pm: The Rhythm Method with NYU Percussion Ensemble performs Selene by Augusta Read Thomas
Frederick Loewe Theater, 35 W. 4th St., NYC
12/21/17, 7pm: The Association of Dominican Classical Artists presents "Un Romance Latino"
Aaron Davis Hall, Marian Anderson Theater, at the City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, NYC
More info
2018
1/12/18, 8pm: The Rhythm Method plays music by Maconchy, Kifferstein, Nielson, and Bolstad
The Owl Music Parlor, 497 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
1/19/18 + 1/21/18, 7:30pm: Iceland in New York – TAK and Loadbang play works by composers of the Errata Collective
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave., NYC
Tickets // Facebook
1/25/18 + 1/26/18, 8pm: Lucerne Festival Alumni plays Zappa
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY
1.25 Tickets // 1.26 Tickets
2/3/18, 8pm: The Rhythm Method plays Gust Burns at the New Ears Festival
The Fridman Gallery, 287 Spring St., NYC
Tickets
2/4/18, 4pm: The Rhythm Method + Kathy Supove at the Tribeca New Music Festival
The Cell Theater, 338 W. 23rd St., NYC
Tickets
2/10/18, 8pm: TAK ensemble + Architek percussion
The Dimenna Center for Classical Music, Benzaquen Hall, 450 W. 37th St.
2/18/18, 3pm: Recital with Daniel Colalillo, piano
MIRROR Tea House, 575 Union St. #A, Brooklyn NY
2/21/18, 7pm: Tradiciones Dominicanas
Aaron Davis Hall Theater A, City College of NY
3/13/18, 8pm: Brooklyn Bound presents TAK ensemble
So Percussion Studio, 20 Grand Ave. (between Flushing and Park) #205, Brooklyn, NY
3/24/18, 7:30pm: The Rhythm Method: Siren Songs
Atelier für Musik & Kinesiologie, Pius Strassmann
Luzern, Switzerland
More information
3/26/18: The Rhythm Method residency at the Zurich University of the Arts
Zurich, Switzerland
3/29/18, 8pm: The Rhythm Method: Siren Songs, presented by the String Theories Festival
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn
Tickets and more information
4/3/18, 8pm: TAK ensemble Album release party for "Sanctuary," by Mario Diaz de Leon
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY
More information
Proving Up, by Missy Mazzoli
Opera Omaha and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Performances 4/13, 4/15, 4/19, 4/21, 4/22
Tickets and information
4/28/18, 8pm: Qubit presents TAK: 21st-Century Sound Stories
Premieres by Bryan Jacobs, David Bird, Alec Hall, and Aaron Einbond
Project Q, 1850 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY
5/5/18, 8pm: TAK ensemble 5th Birthday Party!
University Settlement, Speyer Hall, NYC
July 5, 7pm: Surfaces Reframed with the International Contemporary Ensemble
music by Oliveros, Czernowin, and Haapamäki
Time of Music Festival
Viitasaari, Finland
July 6, 4pm: Touching Ears and Strings with the International Contemporary Ensemble
music by Oliveros, Johnson, Iannota, Samanli, and Diaz de Leon
Time of Music Festival
Viitasaari, Finland
July 12, 8:30pm: Kifferstein / Adler-McKean / Duo Eizirik/Kort/ Flesser
Ezerzierstraße 10, 13357 Berlin, Germany
more information
July 14-29: Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
August 6-11: Composers Conference
Brandeis, MA
August 16, 8pm: Timespans Festival with Talea Ensemble
music by Lara and Bettison
Cary Hall, Dimenna Center for Classical Music, NYC
September 26 and 28, 8pm: Proving Up by Missy Mazzoli
with International Contemporary Ensemble and Opera Omaha
Miller Theater at Columbia University, NYC
October 18, 8pm: Thurman Barker and strings
with The Rhythm Method and friends
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
October 30, 8pm: TAK and Quince at the Library of Congress Founders Day Concert
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Sunday, December 16, 7pm: Kifferstein Wulliman Olencki // Intoning and detuning
A program of music for 2 violins, trombone, and modular synthesizer; works by Marina Kifferstein, Austin Wulliman, Weston Olencki, Chris Otto, and Meaghan Burke, and an improvised set with live processing.
Spectrum, 70 Flushing Avenue, Garage A, Brooklyn, NY
Tickets $15/$10 for students; more information
Thursday, December 20, 7pm: La Canción Lírica Latinoamericana
The Association of Dominican Classical Artists presents a program with guest singers Melliangee Pérez, Nathalie Avila, Juan Cuevas, and Edgar Pérez, with the ADCA Symphony Orchestra and conductor Carlos Andrés Mejía.
Aaron Davis Hall, City College of NY, 129 Convent Avenue, NY
Free admission; RSVP for tickets
2019
Wednesday, January 9, 8pm: Dominic Coles / Olencki Kifferstein duo / Jenn Grossman
Three sets of electronic music that explore sound and space
Areté Venue and Gallery, 67 West St. #103, Brooklyn, NY
More information
Tuesday, January 15, 8pm: The Rhythm Method and Will Lang
The Rhythm Method string quartet presents a program of works by the members of the quartet
Areté Venue and Gallery, 67 West St. #103, Brooklyn, NY
February 2-11: TAK ensemble in residency at Stanford University
Workshops and performances throughout the week
Stanford University, CA
February 21: TAK ensemble residency at St. Cloud University
Workshop and performance
St. Cloud State University, MN
February 23, 7:30 pm ; February 24, 7:30 pm: TAK ensemble with 113 Composers
Works by Erin Gee, Uri Kochavi, Joan Arnau Pamies, David Bird, Taylor Brook, Kate Soper, Ashkan Behzadi, Tiffany M. Skidmore*, Joey Crane*, Michael Duffy*, Benjamin Klein*, Sam Krahn*, Adam Zahller* (* denotes world premiere)
$15 / $5 for students / children under 18 are free
Studio Z, 275 E. 4th St. Suite 200, St. Paul, MN
March 2: TAK ensemble at Cluster Festival
performing works by Luke Nickel*, Eliot Britton*, William Kuo*, Heidi Oullette*, Taylor Brook, Erin Gee, Ashkan Behzadi
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
March 7: The Rhythm Method presents: Broad Statements
The second annual installment of Broad Statements, a showcase of women in music
The Cell Theater, 338 W. 23rd St., NY, NY
March 16: TAK ensemble in residence at University of Pennsylvania
Performance of music by U Penn Composers
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
March 25-29: The Rhythm Method in residence at Arkansas State University
Workshops and performance
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
April 22-26: TAK ensemble in residence at Cornell University
Workshop and performances in collaboration with Cornell composers
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
April 27: Permutations presents The Rhythm Method and the Byrne/Kozar duo
Works by Zosha di Castri, Jodie Rottle, Meaghan Burke, Leah Asher, and Hildegard von Bingen
The Dimenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W. 37th St, NYC
April 30-May 5: International Contemporary Ensemble: Reich/Richter
This work celebrates the opening of The Shed, and responds to paintings by Gerhard Richter that will be on exhibit in the space.
The Shed, W. 30th St. at 10th Avenue, NY, NY
More information and tickets
May 3: TAK ensemble at Look and Listen Festival
world premiere of Jessie Marino’s Portrait of a lady with a squirrel and a starling
BRIC House, 647 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY
May 12: xbucket at Spectrum
improvised set with Alex Van Gils (electronics) and Sam Tarakajian (visuals)
70 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY
May 18: TAK ensemble album release of Oor, ft call for scores winner
performing works Santiago Diez Fischer, Erin Gee, David Bird, Tyshawn Sore, Ashkan Behzadi, Natacha Diels
June 10-15: TAK ensemble in residence at Delian Academy
Joint ensemble in residence with Klangforum Wien
Mykonos, Greece
July 13: Harold Budd concert with The Rhythm Method
St. George's Episcopal Church, 4 Rutherford Place, NYC
July 28-August 4: Performance faculty at The Composers Conference
Brandeis University, MA
September 1: A Soldier's Tale at the Lucerne Festival
KKL Luzern, Switzerland
September 8: Orchestra of Lucerne Festival Alumni with Riccardo Chailly
KKL Luzern, Switzerland
September 9: Orchestra of Lucerne Festival Alumni with Riccardo Chailly
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany
Thursday, 12/5/19, 1pm: Music in Midtown
Elebash Hall, The CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, NYC
Saturday, 12/14/19, 8pm: Impossible Tasks with TAK Ensemble
Premieres by Bethany Younge and Brandon Lopez
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 521 W. 126th St., NYC
Sunday, 12/15/19, 6pm: A Very Wandelweiser Christmas with The Rhythm Method
Private salon concert. Contact for information and availability.
