When?

June 14, 2011, 8pm

Where?

Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street
New York

Damage?

$10 per head

Playing what?

“Suite from Battlefield Bad Company” is a string quartet arrangement of themes from the soundtracks of Battlefield Bad Company I and II (written by Mikael Karlsson and Tobias Wagner), arranged by Mikael for string quartet. This will be the world premiere of that arrangement.

“Hi Heart in the Middle” was originally written for 8 clarinets (4 soprano / 4 bass), originally recorded by Joshua Rubin for the EP “Seven Eight” (released Dec 7 2010 on PMW recordings).

“Watching Salò” hints at the original theme from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s film “Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom”. This piece will be part of Mikael’s collaboration with Black Sun Productions – the album “Phantasmata Domestica” (out Nov 23 2011). That version is for string quintet, recorded by Sirius with Michael Bates on bass.

“Breathing” is from the soundtrack to Maria Beatty’s film “Bandaged”. It was recorded by Fung Chern Hwei for that soundtrack. This version will be an arrangement for full string quartet.

“Nattvittje” is a brand new piece for string quartet by Mikael.

The program will also feature a new piece by Fung Chern Hwei!!!

The Richard Sussman Quintet in Concert
Friday, April 15, 2011
Venue: Miller Recital Hall @ Manhattan School of Music
122 ST & Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Free admission
917-493-4472 for tickets

Featuring:

Steve Slagle – alto sax & flute
Joe Magnarelli – trumpet & flugelhorn
Richard Sussman – piano
Mike Richmond – bass
Jeff Williams – drums

performing music from the recent CD release “Live at Sweet Rhythm” (Origin Records)

The concert will also include music for jazz ensemble, string quartet, and electronics, featuring the Sirius Quartet (Gregor Huebner, Fung Chern Hwei, Ron Lawrence, Jeremy Harman).

This is ISSUE Project Room’s first benefit at its future home – the beautiful McKim, Mead and White jewel box theater in Downtown Brooklyn – celebrating the 60th birthday of prolific composer, innovator, and guitar virtuoso Elliott Sharp.

Sirius is collaborating with the JACK Quartet, playing the world premiere of Sharp’s Occam’s Razor, commissioned by ISSUE Project Room.

Time: 8pm, Friday, March 4th, 2011
Venue: 110 Livingston Street (entrance at 22 Boerum Place), Brooklyn, NY 11201

$2,500 Reserved Table (includes 10 VIP tickets with reserved seating) – $2,000 tax-deductible; few remaining

$250 VIP Tickets – $200 tax-deductible; admission to all events

$50 – 8pm concert & Afterparty only – $30 tax-deductible; few remaining

For table reservations, please click here; for individual VIP or concert-only tickets, please click here

Sirius Quartet is joining Australian bassist Linda Oh‘s Linda Oh Ensemble (Linda Oh, bass; Steve Wilson, sax; Sam Harris, piano; Joe Saylor, drums) in a performance at Jazz Gallery, NYC. The show will feature Linda’s original compositions.

Time: 9.00pm and 10.30pm
Tickets: $20 ($10 for Jazz Gallery Members)