SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024
Join ALTA at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, for a performance of String Quartet No. 2 by Sergei Prokofiev, and more!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2024
Join ALTA at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, for a performance of String Quartet No. 2 by Sergei Prokofiev, and more!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023
A Thursday-night tradition of the University Glee Club of NYC since 1923, the afterglow provides a post-rehearsal opportunity for members to enjoy entertainment, drawn from an interesting blend of in-house events and invited singing groups, soloists, and musicians, and managed by the club’s Director of Activities.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2023
Join the ALTA String Quartet at South Oxford Space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, for a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3, and. Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 2.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023
Join the ALTA String Quartet at the charming Jalopy Theater in Redhook, Brooklyn, for a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3, and. Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 2.
ROULETTE: Joel Harrison New Works
ALTA is thrilled to perform new works by acclaimed jazz composer and guitarist Joel Harrison at one of our absolute favorite new music venues; Roulette!
We’ll be performing the 5th movement of a work written in 2017 dedicated to author and psychedelic pioneer, Ken Kesey, performed live for the first time. ALTA will also perform the world premiere of My Life in Bar Bands; honoring Harrison’s decades playing guitar in bars.
Tickets: $25 advance | $30 doors | $20 Student/Senior (w/ ID, Senior 65+) - doors 7:30pm
Lineup:
Joel Harrison Jazz Orchestra conducted by Erica Seguine
The New York Virtuoso Singers conducted by Harold Rosenbaum
ALTA String Quartet
Vocalists Everett Bradley, Nicki Richards, and Keith Fluitt
Soloists: Jon Irabagon (saxophone), Alan Ferber (trb), Dave Smith (trpt), Stacy Dillard (sax), Joel Harrison (gtr)
“Protean… brilliant” — The New York Times
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.
ALTA at South Oxford Space
ALTA presents an evening of sounds new and old at South Oxford Space, Brooklyn.
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet Opus 12
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Joel Harrison: New Works
This event is free! Suggested donation: $20. Complimentary snacks and wine will be provided; come enjoy yourself!
ALTA at the OWL Music Parlor
ALTA returns to the OWL Music Parlor for an evening of sounds new and old. We’ll be joined that evening for a double-bill with friends Tomas Fujiwara and Mariel Roberts.
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet Opus 12
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Joel Harrison: New Works
The OWL is a wonderful + artist-friendly neighborhood music space owned and run by Oren Bloedow. There is a bar in the front with reasonable drinks, and extremely good vibes. Come and relax, enjoy yourself, and check out their perpetually interesting concert calendar!
There is no cover - a bucket will be passed for suggested donations, Brooklyn style.
Scholes Street Studio
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in D Major, Opus 20 “Sun,” No. 4 (1772)
Ludwig Van Beethoven | String Quartet #11 in F minor “Quartetto Serioso,” Opus 95 (1810)
Dmitri Shostakovich | String Quartet #7 in F sharp minor, Opus 108 (1960)
OPERA AMERICA
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in D Major, Opus 20 “Sun,” No. 4 (1772)
Ludwig Van Beethoven | String Quartet #11 in F minor “Quartetto Serioso,” Opus 95 (1810)
Dmitri Shostakovich | String Quartet #7 in F sharp minor, Opus 108 (1960)
OWL MUSIC PARLOR
Michael Bates’ Acrobat w/ The ALTA String Quartet
Acrobat, the quintet led by bassist/composer Michael Bates, features five fearless voices exploring one of music’s most mysterious personalities, Dmitri Shostakovich. With literal themes by Shostakovich or themes composed with his spirit, “Acrobat” is full of music that is playful yet dark and swinging. And while Shostakovich is clearly being channeled, the voices of these five fantastic improvisers will be on full display: Beautiful and vicious, elegant and dissonant, and humor laced with serene sarcasm. (With Marty Ehrlich, clarinet; Mazz Swift, violin; Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon; Michael Sarin, drums)
The ALTA String Quartet present radically different explorations of two dissident composers: Dmitri Shostakovich and Witold Lutoslawski.