MATA Festival 2024 - Changing Voices
Changing Voices responds to the idea of connections — composer to performer; humans to nature; technology to music — and how it is integrated into the fabric of music-making and always evolving. This concert’s performances feature the Bergamot String Quartet as well as select composers performing their own works.
Works Available by the Following Composers:
Danae Benson // Vasiliki Krimitza // Giuseppe Gallo-Balma // Angela Elizabeth Slater // Leo Chang // Daniel Sabzghabaei // Annie Aries Ruefenacht // Christian Quinones
About MATA 2024
INTEGRATION:
Music/Technology + Human/Nature
The 26th annual MATA Festival will be presented over four nights at Fotografiska New York, reflecting a newly forged relationship between the MATA Festival and the famed Contemporary Museum of Photography, Art and Culture in Gramercy. The theme of this year’s festival, conceived in alignment with the museum’s spring exhibition, is “INTEGRATION: Music/Technology + Human/Nature” – an exploration of human connection against the backdrop of ever-advancing technology that is changing how we relate to one another and make music.
CUNY Hunter College - Pocket Opera (Evening)
Pocket Opera
Directed by Michael Sheetz
FREE & Open to the Public
Location: Black Box 543N
CUNY Hunter College - Pocket Opera (Afternoon)
Pocket Opera
Directed by Michael Sheetz
FREE & Open to the Public
Location: Black Box 543N
Uri Gurvich at The Stone - NUBIA w/ Bergamot String Quartet
Uri Gurvich Residency at The Stone - NUBIA w/ Bergamot String Quartet feat. Leo Genovese, Peter Slavov, Ronen Itzik, Bergamot Quartet
Bergamot Quartet and Sō Percussion at Public Records
Program:
Ledah Finck, In The Brink (BQ + Jason Treuting on drumset)
Angélica Negrón, When the Sun Hits Just Right
Olivier Tarpaga, FēFē (Sō Percussion)
Dan Trueman, Songs That Are Hard To Sing
William Paterson University New Music Series
Music by Anna Roberts Gevalt, Caroline Shaw, Ledah Finck, Annika Socolofsky, and Angela Elizabeth Slater.
Zane Forshee and Bergamot Quartet
Embark on a sonic journey as award winning guitarist Zane Forshee teams up with the mesmerizing Bergamot Quartet in a concert that blends mind-bending guitar licks with the virtuoso prowess of a string quartet in an all American program that blurs the lines between classical and popular genres.
Tickets: $16.50
Venue: Manor Mill, 2029 Monkton Rd, Monkton, MD 21111
Bergamot Quartet with Zane Forshee
Peabody professor and guitarist Zane Forshee joins the all-alumnae Bergamot Quartet for a program of contemporary works, including two world premieres.
Admission is free. This event will be livestreamed.
Venue: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Appalachian State University Residency
Program:
Eli Greenhoe, mirror/braid
Ledah Finck, Quilting Song
Tania León, Esencia, Mvt. 2
Tui St. George Tucker, Chorale Prelude & Sonata
Caroline Shaw, Plan & Elevation
Anna Roberts-Gevalt, After Lester
Tuesday, February 20
6:00pm Appalachian State University, Rosen Hall
813 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28607
This event is free and seating is general admission.
Ashe County Arts Council
The Ed Perzel Chamber Music Series Presents Bergamot Quartet
Sunday, February 18
2:30 pm Ashe Arts Center
303 School Ave, West Jefferson, NC, 28694, United States
Program:
Ledah Finck, Quilting song
Ledah Finck, Stars Fall in the Valley/Greenbriar
Ledah Finck, Division of Knowledge
Caroline Shaw, Plan & Elevation
Anna Roberts-Gevalt, After Lester
Hildegard von Bingen, selected chants
Fanny Mendelssohn, String Quartet in E-flat Major
Tania León, Esencia, Mvt. 2
General Admission
$18.50 adults, $7.50 students
(includes sales tax and fees)
Meredith College Residency
Program:
Caroline Shaw, Plan & Elevation
Anna Roberts-Gevalt, After Lester
Hildegard von Bingen, selected chants
Fanny Mendelssohn, String Quartet in E-flat Major
Tania León, Esencia, Mvt. 2
Tui St. George Tucker, Chorale Prelude & Sonata
Ledah Finck, Division of Knowledge
Venue: Meredith College, Carswell Concert Hall Wainwright Music Building
Wainwright Music Building, 3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607
This event is free and seating is general admission.
The Cave, Chapel Hill - Blood Red River w/ Spare, Tercel, and Bergamot Quartet
Bergamot will open the night with a set at 7pm!
Bergamot Quartet Extended - Erika Dohi
Join us for our bigger bolder 2024 BQE series!
We’re kicking off the Winter 2024 season on Wednesday, 2/7, 8pm, with featured guest collaborator Erika Dohi.
Venue: Sisters Brooklyn, 900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Doors at 7:30pm, Music at 8:00pm
Tickets $15 on eventbrite, $18 at door
More about Bergamot Quartet Extended:
Bergamot Quartet Extended is a monthly concert series featuring BQ and our collaborators. BQE is a time for friends to gather, hear great music, and celebrate community together. The format of the shows are a short set by BQ starting at 8pm, followed by a showcase of the featured performer(s) of the month.
Sō Laboratories: Bergamot String Quartet and friends!
Location: Sō Percussion Studio, 20 Grand Ave #205, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
$15 at the door suggested donation
We love a good string quartet + percussion program, and are excited to present music by our friends- Max Vinetz, Robert Honstein, and Jane Meenaghan, together with percussionists Steven White and Jake Harpster!
Tania León: A Conversation and Concert
Bergamot will be performing Tania León’s Esencia.
Open to the Public
IN-PERSON AND LIVESTREAM EVENT
Tania León is a trailblazer as a composer, conductor, and educator. Born in Havana, Cuba, León has achieved acclaim over an illustrious career. In 2021, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in recognition of her orchestral work Stride and, in 2022, was inducted into the prestigious ranks of Kennedy Center honorees. Through her years as a faculty member at the CUNY Graduate Center and at Brooklyn College, she has inspired generations of students, recently concluding her tenure as a distinguished professor emerita. León joins us in an evening of conversation about her extraordinary musical journey, along with performances of a number of her dazzling works.
Presented with the Ph.D.–D.M.A. Program in Music. Made possible by funds from the Elebash Global Voices Fund.
Please contact Jimmy Cok at jcok@gc.cuny.edu in advance for CART services or any additional accessibility requests or concerns for in-person events. This event will be livestreamed, and closed captions will be provided.
Bergamot Quartet Extended - Darian Donovan Thomas
We’re back this season with a whole new and exciting lineup of guest collaborators for our Fall BQE series!
Our November installation of BQE is Thursday, 11/30, 8pm, featuring gust collaborator Darian Donovan Thomas.
Venue: Sisters Brooklyn, 900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Doors at 7:30pm, Music at 8:00pm
Tickets $15 on eventbrite, $18 at door
More about Bergamot Quartet Extended:
Bergamot Quartet Extended is a monthly concert series featuring BQ and our collaborators. BQE is a time for friends to gather, hear great music, and celebrate community together. The format of the shows are a short set by BQ starting at 8pm, followed by a showcase of the featured performer(s) of the month.
New York Choral Society - Angel of Many Signs
Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 W 59th St, New York, NY 10019, United States
November 17, 2023, 7:30PM
November 18, 2023, 2:00PM
The New York Choral Society presents Angel of Many Signs, an immersive production of choral music featuring contemporary arrangements of the music of Hildegard of Bingen and Angel of Light a new cantata by Kevin Siegfried.
Chantal Freeman, Bergamot Quartet, Saya Woolfalk and Raquel Acevedo Klein join The New York Choral Society.
New York Choral Society - Angel of Many Signs
Location: Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 W 59th St, New York, NY 10019, United States
November 17, 2023, 7:30PM
November 18, 2023, 2:00PM
The New York Choral Society presents Angel of Many Signs, an immersive production of choral music featuring contemporary arrangements of the music of Hildegard of Bingen and Angel of Light a new cantata by Kevin Siegfried.
Chantal Freeman, Bergamot Quartet, Saya Woolfalk and Raquel Acevedo Klein join The New York Choral Society.
Bergamot Quartet at University of Maryland Baltimore County
We are thrilled to be back at UMBC to present a concert of music by Nicky Sohn, Jane Meenaghan, Eli Greenhoe, as well as 5 new pieces by UMBC student composers.
$15 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students. Ticket availability will be announced.
Nathaniel Parks - "but sometimes i worry" World Premiere
On November 11th, we will join eight incredible choral singers to present Nathaniel’s new work, "but sometimes I worry." This piece takes inspiration from the podcast “Imaginary Advice” and is a reflection on the ways that repetition fundamentally alters the phrase “I love you” and how repeating it can transform it into music.
Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD
Ambrose Getz (Album Release), Ashni, Rose Stoller
Ambrose Getz Album release show
About the venue:
Please note our venue is standing room only, with very limited seating available on a first come, first served basis. We recommend arriving early to secure one of the few seats. If you require special accommodation, please inform our staff. We look forward to hosting you.
This is a 21+ event, so please be sure to bring valid ID. You're also welcome to have dinner beforehand right next door at our sister venue, The Turk's Inn. They're open for dinner Wed-Thurs and Sun 6pm-11pm, and Fri-Sat 6pm-midnight. Make reservations via Resy to secure your table. https://resy.com/cities/ny/the-turks-inn
We strive to create an inclusive, safe space here at The Sultan Room. We do not tolerate any acts of harassment, aggression, racism, bigotry or hatred of any kind.
Our venue is completely wheelchair accessible, with an entry ramp, ADA bathrooms in each space, and an elevator to the rooftop. We want to ensure everyone can fully participate and enjoy themselves.
This is a 21+ event
Ballet Collective - The Moment is Imminent
BalletCollective's 2023 Fall Season performances at Trinity Wall Street run October 31st through November 2nd featuring world-premiere ballets choreographed by Omar Román De Jesús and Troy Schumacher with commissioned scores from Robert Honstein and Phong Tran, in collaboration with artist Kathrin Linkersdorff and tabletop role playing game designer Samantha Leigh.
The dancer as co-collaborator in a BalletCollective work is essential to our mission. We are thrilled to welcome the following, all of the New York City Ballet: Devin Alberda, Dominika Afanasenkov, David Gabriel, Ruby Lister, Mary Thomas MacKinnon, Kennedy Targosz, and Sebastian Villarini-Velez with live music from Phong Tran and Bergamot Quartet with Special Guests.
Presale for tickets will commence in late August.
Ballet Collective - The Moment is Imminent
BalletCollective's 2023 Fall Season performances at Trinity Wall Street run October 31st through November 2nd featuring world-premiere ballets choreographed by Omar Román De Jesús and Troy Schumacher with commissioned scores from Robert Honstein and Phong Tran, in collaboration with artist Kathrin Linkersdorff and tabletop role playing game designer Samantha Leigh.
The dancer as co-collaborator in a BalletCollective work is essential to our mission. We are thrilled to welcome the following, all of the New York City Ballet: Devin Alberda, Dominika Afanasenkov, David Gabriel, Ruby Lister, Mary Thomas MacKinnon, Kennedy Targosz, and Sebastian Villarini-Velez with live music from Phong Tran and Bergamot Quartet with Special Guests.
Presale for tickets will commence in late August.
Ballet Collective - The Moment is Imminent
BalletCollective's 2023 Fall Season performances at Trinity Wall Street run October 31st through November 2nd featuring world-premiere ballets choreographed by Omar Román De Jesús and Troy Schumacher with commissioned scores from Robert Honstein and Phong Tran, in collaboration with artist Kathrin Linkersdorff and tabletop role playing game designer Samantha Leigh.
The dancer as co-collaborator in a BalletCollective work is essential to our mission. We are thrilled to welcome the following, all of the New York City Ballet: Devin Alberda, Dominika Afanasenkov, David Gabriel, Ruby Lister, Mary Thomas MacKinnon, Kennedy Targosz, and Sebastian Villarini-Velez with live music from Phong Tran and Bergamot Quartet with Special Guests.
Presale for tickets will commence in late August.
Bergamot Quartet Extended - Eli Greenhoe
We’re back this season with a whole new and exciting lineup of guest collaborators for our Fall BQE series!
Our October installation of BQE is Thursday, 10/18, 8pm, and will feature guest artist Eli Greenhoe!
Venue: Sisters Brooklyn, 900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Doors at 7:30pm, Music at 8:00pm
Tickets $15 on eventbrite, $18 at door
More about Bergamot Quartet Extended:
Bergamot Quartet Extended is a monthly concert series featuring BQ and our collaborators. BQE is a time for friends to gather, hear great music, and celebrate community together. The format of the shows are a short set by BQ starting at 8pm, followed by a showcase of the featured performer(s) of the month.
The Crossing & Bergamot Quartet: David T. Little's SIN-EATER
“America’s most astonishing choir,” (The New York Times) The Crossing, performs the world premiere of SIN-EATER, a work of ritual music-theatre exploring the nature of power through its connection to eating and food. Led by Donald Nally, this multiple Grammy® Award-winning new music choir collaborates with David T. Little, “one of the most imaginative young composers,” (The New Yorker) and the Bergamot Quartet for this Penn Live Arts co-commission. Drawing texts from across time and place, the work is rooted in the medieval practice of paying a poor person to “eat” the sins of the rich, juxtaposed with exploring who we ask to sin or suffer for us today.
The Crossing & Bergamot Quartet: David T. Little's SIN-EATER
“America’s most astonishing choir,” (The New York Times) The Crossing, performs the world premiere of SIN-EATER, a work of ritual music-theatre exploring the nature of power through its connection to eating and food. Led by Donald Nally, this multiple Grammy® Award-winning new music choir collaborates with David T. Little, “one of the most imaginative young composers,” (The New Yorker) and the Bergamot Quartet for this Penn Live Arts co-commission. Drawing texts from across time and place, the work is rooted in the medieval practice of paying a poor person to “eat” the sins of the rich, juxtaposed with exploring who we ask to sin or suffer for us today.
The Crossing & Bergamot Quartet: David T. Little's SIN-EATER
“America’s most astonishing choir,” (The New York Times) The Crossing, performs the world premiere of SIN-EATER, a work of ritual music-theatre exploring the nature of power through its connection to eating and food. Led by Donald Nally, this multiple Grammy® Award-winning new music choir collaborates with David T. Little, “one of the most imaginative young composers,” (The New Yorker) and the Bergamot Quartet for this Penn Live Arts co-commission. Drawing texts from across time and place, the work is rooted in the medieval practice of paying a poor person to “eat” the sins of the rich, juxtaposed with exploring who we ask to sin or suffer for us today.