by Michael Unterman | Oct 1, 2020 | Program Notes
Program Notes: Coming Together NOTES ON THE PROGRAM by Michael Unterman Frederic Rzewski (pron. JEV-skee) (b. 1938): Coming Together “I think the combination of age and the greater coming together is responsible for the speed of the passing time. It’s six months...
by Michael Unterman | Sep 23, 2020 | Backstage
— I’ve been listening to a lot of Beastie Boys lately, the result of a classic internet wormhole that started with a copy of N.K. Jemisin’s The City We Became. From there > N.K. Jemisin’s playlist for The City We Became > the track “An Open Letter to NYC”...
by Michael Unterman | Jul 19, 2020 | General
— One of the inherent gifts 5BMF’s model grants is the natural charge to become more fully familiar and connected with the whole of New York City, a call that’s daunting, but also thrilling and deeply enriching. And while this charge is core to our identity,...
by Donna | Jan 6, 2020 | Bento Box
This bento is dedicated to our upcoming concerts with LONGLEASH: Friday, Jan 10 in Queens at Flushing Town Hall, and Sunday, Jan 12 in Manhattan at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. We hope to see you there! CONTENTS About the Concert: the Artists & Music Watch...
by Michael Unterman | Jan 6, 2020 | Program Notes
A Q&A with Longleash and composer Reiko Füting On January 10 & 12, in Queens and Manhattan, 5BMF will present “Beethoven Reflections” with the piano trio Longleash. The program features Beethoven’s trios Op. 1, No. 3 and Op. 70, No. 1 (the...
by Michael Unterman | Jan 4, 2020 | Profiles
5BMF Artistic Director Michael Unterman sat down with Longleash for a deep dive into the ensemble’s origins, philosophies, and insights into the future of the piano trio. — The piano trio Longleash is something of a riddle: “an ensemble with a traditional...
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