Announcing 5BMF’s Winter/Spring 2023 Programs
VOICES OF THE NEW 2023 WINTER FESTIVAL
Jan 31, Feb 14 & Feb 28 | BROOKLYN
5BMF partners with esteemed choral organization Voices of Ascension to present three concerts as part of Voices of the New’s 2023 Winter Festival, featuring three World Premiere works by Hannah Selin, Max Vinetz, and Raquel Acevedo-Klein presented alongside performer-curated programs of contemporary vocal works.
Ars Longa de la Habana
Wed Mar 15 | MANHATTAN
At long last, Cuba’s premiere early music ensemble ARS LONGA DE LA HABANA returns to NYC after their March 2020 pandemic cancellation, in a special free concert co-presented with GEMAS (Gotham Early Music Scene/Americas Society).
CHAMBERQUEER
June 9-12 | STATEN ISLAND, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN
5BMF joins forces with ChamberQUEER for three concerts celebrating Pride Month 2023, featuring programs curated by ChamberQUEER’s composer-performers that highlight LGBTQ+ voices in contemporary and historical music.
Backstage at 5BMF
Go behind the music: Artist profiles, program notes, interviews, travel bento boxes, and more all on 5BMF’s “Backstage” blog.
NOW STREAMING
CITYBAND
Now available for digital audiences, 5BMF presents our September 2021 live presentation of Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand at Five Boroughs Brewing Co in Brooklyn.
TERRA NOVA
Oracle Hysterical and Hub New Music’s “sophisticated new song cycle musing on the tangled history of exploration and colonization” (The New York Times).
ARGUS QUARTET: noise/silence
5BMF and the Noguchi Museum present the digital world premiere of Argus Quartet’s “noise/SILENCE.” Available to watch through December 31.
JUXTAPOSITIONS: OLD AND NEW MUSIC FOR BAROQUE INSTRUMENTS
Violinist Monica Huggett and keyboardist Elliot Figg headline a double feature of old and new works.
HOME BREW
New performances from 5BMF alums, behind-the-scenes explorations, in-depth conversations, and more.
EPISODE 9:
KALEIDOSCOPE VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Five members of Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble sat down with us to talk about their group’s mission to “inspire a more integrated and inclusive classical music scene.”
EPISODE 9:
KALEIDOSCOPE VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Five members of Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble sat down with us to talk about their group’s mission to “inspire a more integrated and inclusive classical music scene.”
HOME BREW
New performances from 5BMF alums, behind-the-scenes explorations, in-depth conversations, and more.
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5BMF STEWARDSHIP
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