Ralph Farris to host virtual conference, Co-Lab: the art of collaboration

The global COVID-19 Pandemic is having a dramatic effect on the arts, but some practitioners are finding ways to navigate its challenges. RSVP today to take part in Co-Lab, a virtual conference on collaboration hosted by acclaimed composer, performer, and producer, Ralph Farris.

Spread across four Zoom sessions to take place on Friday, October 9, Ralph and a who’s-who of panelists across all creative genres and disciplines will discuss the art of collaboration, sharing secrets and stories of their successes (and failures).

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Praise for The Hevreh Ensemble - Produced by Ralph Farris

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Here’s what critics are saying about The Hevreh Ensemble’s recent release A Path of Light, produced by Ralph Farris:

“this album belongs on the shelf next to your Silk Road Ensemble records.” - American Record Guide (Sep/Oct 2019 issue)

“stunning moments…intimate and singularly fascinating.” - American Record Guide (Sep/Oct 2019 issue)

“Bravo to Jeff Adler and all involved in this special, special collection.” - American Record Guide (Sep/Oct 2019 issue)

Stream it on Spotify or purchase the CD.

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Ralph Farris' new ensemble "Firewood" to take part in Gallim Dance residency at The Met

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Ralph Farris' new ensemble, "Firewood", a "superband" of Juilliard-trained virtuoso violist-composers: Farris, Stephanie Griffin, Jessica Meyer and Lev Ljova, will make their first performances as part of the World Premier of Gallim Dance's Stone Skipping, at The Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur on October 28 and 29, 2017.

The work is part of Gallim Dance Artistic Director Andrea Miller's residency at The Met in collaboration with composer Phil Kline as well as Juilliard's dance program. Miller's residency marks the first for a choreographer at The Met, where she plans to create "new works designed to engage with the Museum’s galleries and great spaces." Stone Skipping, composed by Phil Kline, is planned as a site-specific work for The Temple of Dendur and will provoke a "conversation with the temple [exploring] its multifaceted journey from Egypt to New York City, as well as from temple to artifact, [evoking] our own human experience and environmental footprints."

Tickets and info here.

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Upcoming Yosvany Terry Tour Dates

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Yosvany Terry puts his Afro-Cuban Sextet on the road at the end of January with three dates in the Virginias. The band is made up of Yosvany Terry (alto & soprano saxophones, checker), Alex Sipiagin (trumpet), Manuel Valera (piano), Yunior Terry (bass), Ludwig Afonso (drums), and Mauricio Herrera (percussion). The tour is ponsored in part by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation's Jazz Touring Network, which is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts' Regional Touring Program. Click the links below for ticket info.

Yosvany Terry

Afro-Cuban Sextet

January 26 - Carnegie Hall - Lewisburg, WV

January 27 - Jefferson Center - Roanoke, VA

January 28 - Modlin Center for the Arts - Richmond, VA

Joanna Wallfisch's #GreatSongCycle wraps up tonight!

After a 16-date West Coast Tour where she travelled 1124 miles on her bicycle, Joanna Wallfisch returns home to NYC for one last performance on her Great Song Cycle Tour. Featuring Pablo Menares on bass, Kenneth Salters on drums and Yago Vasquez on piano, see her perform some new music at Rockwood Music Hall tonight at 9 PM!

Andy Clausen scores upcoming film "5 Doctors"

Andy Clausen wrote original music for the upcoming picture 5 Doctors, premiering at the Austin Film Festival in October. The film tells the story of Spencer, a struggling comedian and hypochondriac convinced that he’s dying from a bizarre array of symptoms. The score features performances by Jake Sherman, Jason Burger, Alex Wintz, Spencer Eugene Stewart, Gregg BelisleChi, Riley Mulherkar and Andrew Gutauskas.