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COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE
2025 - 2026
42nd Season

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COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE
2025 - 2026
42nd Season

Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper - Directors
Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Debra Kaye,
Seth Boustead, Audrey Morse - Associate Directors

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August 2025

Andrew White - Baritone

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

David Bohn, Michael Coleman,

Eugene W. McBride, Gene Pritsker, Jean-Christophe Rosaz, David Wolfson

 

Plus the winners of 

Vox Novus - Fifteen Minutes of Fame: ​

Erik Branch, Ross James Carey, Sarah Clevely, Pernille Faye, Kirsten Johnson, 

Tom Lane, Darth Presley, Gene Pritsker, Volker Ignaz Schmidt, Soheil Shirangi,

Brent Straughan, Kyle Vanderburg,

Blair Whittington, David Wolfson

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Performers

Andrew White - baritone

David Wolfson - piano

 

Aug. 18th at 7pm

The Ellington Room 

at Manhattan Plaza
400 W. 43rd St., NYC

FREE EVENT

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Sound Liberation

@

Joe's Pub

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Composers

Gene Pritsker, Sun Ra, Amira B.

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Sound Liberation

 Stephanie Susberich, David Banks,
Charles Coleman - vocals; 

Gene Pritsker - guitar / rap, Franz Hackl - trumpet, Todd Rewoldt - alto saxophone, Lesi Mei - piano,

Amanda Ruzza - bass, Damien Bassman - drums

 

Featuring

Amira B. - vocals

Dick Griffin - trombone

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Special Guests
Imelda O'Reilly, Robert C Ford, 

Peter Christian Hall - poets; 

Max Dr. Psychosis, Samire - voices / rap

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Aug. 23rd at 7pm

Joe's Pub

425 Lafayette St., NYC

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LIVE STREAM

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PRISM

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Composers

Graciela Carriqui, Jai Jeffryes,

Makia Matsumura, Lee McClure, Machiko Ozawa, Astor Piazzolla, Brian Tidwell, Gene Pritsker

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Performers

Machiko Ozawa - violin

Jai Jeffryes - piano

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Aug. 30th at 7pm

Steel Wig Music
939 8th Ave. (56th St.)
Suite 502, NYC

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Low-Key Chamber Concert #38

featuring

Eddy Malave - Viola

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Composers

Gene Pritsker, Hamed Erfani,  Charles Coleman

Performers
Eddy Malave - viola


Gene Pritsker - guitar


Robert C. Ford - poet
Charles Coleman - voice

Aug. 31st at 5pm



 

Sky Vault


20 Pine St. (
Suite 404), NYC

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September 2025

Art of the Art Song

featuring

Ljiljana Winkler

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Composers

Natasha Bogojevic, Debra Kaye, Denise Koncelik, Eugene McBride, Audrey Morse, Gene Pritsker,

David Saperstein, 

James Nyoraku Schlefer,  

Robert Voisey

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Performers

Ljiljana Winkler - soprano

Markus Kaitila - piano

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With Composer / Performers

James Nyoraku Schlefer - shakuhachi

Audrey Morse - violin
Gene Pritsker - guitar

Natasha Bogojevic, David Saperstein - piano

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Saturday, Sept. 6th at 8pm

Westbeth
55 Bethune St., NYC
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FREE EVENT
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21st Century

Solo Electric Guitar

Co-Produced with Vox Novus

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Art by Fred Harper

Composers

Peter Jarvis, Jane Getter,

Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker,

David Shohl, Robert Voisey ​

And The Winners of Vox Novus

Short Guitar Compositions Competition

Nantenaina Andriamorasata,

Rodrigo Baggio

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Performer

Gene Pritsker - electic guitar

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Guest Performers 

Jane Getter - guitar

Robert Voisey - voice

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Friday, Sept. 12th at 7pm

Silvana
300 W. 116th St., NYC

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FREE EVENT

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Ciabatta Cantata

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Featuring Baked Goods from  

Grandaisy Bakery

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Composers

William Anderson, Dan Cooper, 

Vicky Cheng, Marshall Coid, 

Mark Kostabi, Joseph Pehrson,

Gene Pritsker, Faye-Ellen Silverman, 

Kathleen Supove, Randall Woolf.​

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Performers

Sara Paar, Juliet Schlefer, Jessica Bowers, Charles Coleman - voices

William Anderson - theorbo

Gene Pritsker - electric guitar ​

Oren Fader  - Classical guitar 

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Special Guest

Marshall Coid - countertenor

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Sunday, Sept. 28th at 5pm

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
131 E. 10th St., NYC
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October 2025

Evan Francis and

Steve Sandberg Duo

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Composers

​Dan Cooper, Evan Francis,

Eugene W. McBride, Gene Pritsker,

Simona Smirnova, Frank Wagner

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Performers

Evan Francis - flute, clarinet,

and saxophones;

Steve Sandberg - piano

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Special Guest

Frank Wagner - bass

 

Oct. 3rd at 7pm

 

The Ellington Room

at Manhattan Plaza
400 W. 43rd St., NYC

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Interpretations of Art

@ Hardware Gallery

featuring

CompCord Ensemble

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

Anthony Branker, Dan Cooper, 

Artie Dibble, Laurence Goldman,

Ginka Mizuki, Gene Pritsker, 

Dave Soldier, Marina Vesic

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CompCord Ensemble

Michiyo Suzuki - bass clarinet

Gene Pritsker - guitar

Artie Dibble - viola

 Laurence Goldman - bass

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CompCord Murderers' Row of Poets

Ruthie Adamson AKA Wonky Wordsmith

Roger Aplon, Robert C. Ford

John S. Hall, Peter Christian Hall

Jim Kempner, Imelda O'Reilly

John Pietaro

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Oct. 11th at 7pm

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Hardware Gallery
154 Chambers St., NYC

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Timbre Tantrum: Guitars

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Composers

Bruce Arnold, Dan Cooper, 

Jane Getter, Mark Kostabi, 

Eoin O'Mara, Gene Pritsker, 

Ann Warren, Frank Zappa

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My Guitar Wants To Kill

Your Mama Guitar Trio

Jane Getter, Gene Pritsker, 

Bruce Arnold - electric guitars

TBA - bass

TBA - drums

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Sunday Oct. 19th

Venue TBA
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Composers Tournament

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

Charles Coleman, Seth Boustead, Audrey Morse,Gene Pritsker, Stephanie Susberich,

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Hell's Kitchen String Quartet

Audrey Morse, Mari

Nakamura - violins;

Cindy Lan - viola

Robin Luongo - cello

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On Halloween - Wear a Costume!!
 

Oct. 31st at 7pm


Loft393
393 Broadway (2nd floor), NYC
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November 2025

Eclectic Virtuosi:

Oren Fader

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Composers

Kitty Brazelton, Carlos Castro,
Dan Cooper, Shanan Estreicher, Arthur Kampela, Melanie Mitrano, Gene Pritsker, Anton Rovner, & TBA

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Performers

Oren Fader - guitar, & TBA​​

 

Nov. 8th at 7pm

Cossin Theater, NYC

Reservations Only​​

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Funda Cizmecioglu and

Lesi Mei Duo

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Composers

 Anton Arensky, Lynn Bechtold, 

Dan Cooper, Audrey Morse, 

Gene Pritsker, Paul Schoenfield,

& TBA

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Performers

Funda Cizmecioglu - violin

Lesi Mei - piano

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Special Guest

Chris Cortez - cello

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Nov. 15th at 7pm

Saint John's in the Village
218 W. 11th St., NYC
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Todd Rewoldt and

Jai Jeffryes Duo

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Composers

​​Seth Boustead, Kitty Brazelton, Gilbert Galindo, Jane Getter,

Eugene W. McBride, Gene Pritsker,

Dave Solider

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Performers

Todd Rewoldt - alto saxophone

Jai Jeffryes - piano

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Saturday, Nov. 22nd at 7pm​

Steel Wig Music

939 8th Ave. (56th St.)

Suite 502, NYC

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Pete & Gene with Friends

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Photo by Milan Navrátil

Composers
Gene Pritsker, others tba

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Performers

Peter Oswald - Trumpet

Gene Pritsker - guitar

others TBA

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Venue and date TBA
 

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CompCord LittleBig Band

Celia Cruz Centennial

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Composers

Steven Bernstein, Seth Boustead, Dan Cooper, John Clark, 

Patrick Grant, Zach Gindichiafullo,

Scott Hoefling, Alon Nechushtan,

Max Pollak, Gene Pritsker, 

Dassi Rosenkrantz, David Taylor, Marina Vesic,

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Performers

Scott Hoefling, Todd Rewoldt, 

Raina Fiore - saxophones;

Franz Hackl, Kevin Blancq,

Peter Oswald, Dennis

Hernandez - trumpets;

John Clark - horn

David Taylor - bass trombone

Alon Nechushtan - keyboard

Dassi Rosenkrantz - bass

David Cossin - drums

Max Pollak - percussion

Gene Pritsker - conductor

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Featuring 

Steven Bernstein - trumpet

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Nov. 29th at 7pm

Loft393
393 Broadway (2nd floor), NYC
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December 2025

Rag Times

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

Dan Cooper, Geoffrey Burleson,  Yayoi Ikawa, Markus Kaitila,

Ken Laufer, Makia Matsumura, 

Eugene Mcbride, Lee McClure, 

Sam Muccio, Gene Pritsker,

David See, David Taylor,

Joseph Martin Waters

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Performers

GeoffreyBurleson, Markus Kaitila,
David See, Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia,  

- piano


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Guest Composer/performers

Steve Sandberg - piano

TBA

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Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA
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Eclectic Virtuosi:

Mina Sukovic

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Composers

Dan Cooper, Sophie Dunér,
Peri Mauer, Dary John Mizelle,

Gene Pritsker, David Post, 

William Schimmel, & TBA

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Performers

Mina Sukovic - flute, & TBA

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Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA

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Centuries Trio

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Composers

Aaron Alter, J. S. Bach, 

Seth Boustead, Stefania de Kenessey, Artie Dibble, Jai Jeffryes, 

Thelonious Monk, W.A.Mozart,

Gene Pritsker, Carolyn Steinberg

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Featuring the Winner of the

2nd Annual Sean Satin Guitar Composition Prize

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Performers

Artie DIbble - cello da spalla

Gene Pritsker - electric guitar

Jai Jeffryes - piano

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Special Guest

Tim Dibble - poet

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Date & Time TBA


Steel Wig Music
939 8th Ave. (56th St.)

Suite 502, NYC

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January 2026

All About the Balkans

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Composers

Svjetlana Bukvich,

Natasha Bogojevich, Dan Cooper, Velizar Iordanov, Ginka Mizuki, Machiko Ozawa, Milica Paranosic,

Gene Pritsker, Dave Soldier, 

Marina Vesic, Mark Zaki

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Performers

Electronics plus

Michiyo Suzuki - clarinet
Gene Pritsker - guitar

Machiko Ozawa, Mark Zaki - violin;

& TBA

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Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA

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Timbre Tantrum: Saxophones

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Composers

Seth Boustead, Dennis Brandner, Graciela Carriqui, Dan Cooper, Dennis Barthody-Kitsz,

Max Pollak, Gene Pritsker,

Clemens Rofner,

Faye-Ellen Silverman, & TBA

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Performers

Saxophones - TBA

Gene Pritsker - Guitar

Bass - TBA

Drums - TBA

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Date & Time TBA

NUBLU

151 Ave. C, NYC​

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Absolute Zawinul

featuring

Absolute Ensemble

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Composers

Gene Pritsker, Joe Zawinul

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Performers

Absolute Ensemble

 

Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA

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Sahara von Hattenberger 

&

Joanne Kang 

Duo

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Composers

Andrea Casarrubios, Gene Pritsker, Fazil Say, Randall Woolf

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Performers

Sahara von Hattenberger - cello Joanne Kang - piano

 

Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA

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February 2026

Adam Holzman‘s 

Annual Piano Concert...
with friends, special guests and other disreputable folks!

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Composers

John Clark, Dan Cooper, Jane Getter,
Adam Holzman, Gene Pritsker, & TBA

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Performers

Adam Holzman - piano

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Special Guests

Jane Getter - guitar, & TBA

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Date & Time TBA
 

The Ellington Room

at Manhattan Plaza
400 W. 43rd St., NYC

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'DWI'

(Drinking With Instruments)

As Part of 'Composers with Drinks Listening to Music' LIVE  

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​Composers

Seth Boustead, Charles Coleman, Franz Hackl, Ginka Mizuki, 

Machiko Ozawa, Gene Pritsker

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Performers

Michiyo Suzuki - clarinet

Gene Pritsker - guitar

Franz Hackl - trumpet

Machiko Ozawa - violin

Todd Rewoldt - sax

Robert C. Ford - poet

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Date & Time TBA
 

Cossin Theater, NYC

Reservations Only​​

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Chamber vs. the 1s & 2s

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Composers

Gilbert Galindo, Gene Pritsker,

Stephanie Susberich, & TBA

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Performers

TBA

 

Date & Time TBA

Red Eye NY

355 W. 41st St., NYC
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Seth & Gene’s
Excellent
Electroacoustic
Adventure

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Composers

Seth Boustead, Gene Pritsker,
Jae Eun Jung,
Joseph Waters,  

others TBA

Performers:
Seth Boustead - piano
Gene Pritsker - Di.J. / guitar
Robert C. Ford - poet / narrator

others TBA

 

Friday Feb 20th

The Check Out

4116 N. Clark St. in Lake View

Chicago, Il

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Sunday Feb 22nd

NWEAMO Festival
Smith Recital Hall

San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr,
San Diego, CA 92182

 

 

 

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March 2026

Timbre Tantrum: Violas

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Composers

Aaron Alter, Lynn Bechtold, 

Natasha Bogojevich, 

Marvin Camacho, Dan Cooper,

Artie Dibble, Moppa Elliot,

Gene Pritsker, & TBA

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Performers

Artie Dibble, & TBA - violas

Gene Pritsker - guitar

Moppa Elliot - bass

TBA - drums

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Date & Time TBA
 

NUBLU

151 Ave. C, NYC

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Imitations

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Composers

Vicky Cheng, John Clark, 

Audrey Morse, Joshua Mirman,

Gene Pritsker, Milos Raickovich, Leendert van 't Riet, 

Laura Elise Schwendinger, 

David Taylor, Marina Vesic

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Performers

Audrey Morse - violin

John Clark - horn

David Taylor - bass trombone

Gene Pritsker - guitar

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Date & Time TBA
 

The Ellington Room

at Manhattan Plaza
400 W. 43rd St., NYC

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Generations XV

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

Lynn Bechtold, Dan Cooper, 

Gilbert Galindo, Howie Kenty, 

Lukas Ligeti, Otto Luening,

Joseph Pehrson, Gene Pritsker, 

Will Rowe, Maria Tegzes

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Plus the Two Winners of the

Generations XV Competition

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Performers

Gene Pritsker - guitar,

Lynn Bechtold - violin,

& TBA - soloists with electronics

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Saturday, March 21st @ 630pm

The Stonewall Inn

53 Christopher St., NYC
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April 2026

Charles Neidich and

CompCord String Quartet

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

Seth Boustead, Dan Cooper, 

Charles Coleman, Debra Kaye, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz,

Douglas Knehans, Carman Moore,
Audrey Morse, Charles Neidich, 

Gene Pritsker

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Performers

Charles Neidich - clarinet

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CompCord String Quartet

TBA - vioiins

TBA - viola

TBA - cello

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Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA

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May 2026          14th Annual CompCord Festival - Comedy    

I. Sh*t L*szt

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Part of the 14th Annual CompCord Festival - Comedy Theme

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Composers

Aaron Alter, Lynn Bechtold, 

Seth Boustead, Dan Cooper, 

Matt Herskowitz, Stefania de Kenessey, Audrey Morse, Daniel Palkowski, 

Gene Pritsker, Emiliano Revert, 

David Wolfson

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Performers

Matt Herskowitz, Seth Boustead,

David Wolfson, Stefania de Kenessey, 

Daniel Palkowski - piano,

Lynn Bechtold - violin,

Gene Pritsker - guitar,

& TBA

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Date & Time TBA

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery

131 E. 10th St., NYC

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II. Stand-up / Get Up

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Part of the 14th Annual CompCord Festival - Comedy Theme

 

Composers

Dan Cooper, John Clark,

Gene Pritsker, Gary Schneider, 

Clare Shore, Carolyn Steinberg, 

Roger Tréfousse, Amy Wurtz

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CompCord Ensemble

John Clark - horn

Amy Wurtz - piano

Gene Pritsker - guitar,

& TBA

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Comedians

Jim Kempner,

& TBA

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Date & Time TBA

Jim Kempner Fine Arts

501 W. 23rd St., NYC
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III. 15th Annual

Comp-Play-Comp Marathon - Comedy Theme

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Part of the 14th Annual CompCord Festival - Comedy Theme

 

Composer-Performers

Patrick Grant, Debra Kaye,

Eugene W. McBride, Audrey Morse, Gene Pritsker, Ember Shilts, & TBA

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Date & Time TBA

DROM NYC

85 Ave. A, NYC
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IV. CompCord Polka Band

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Part of the 14th Annual CompCord Festival - Comedy Theme

 

Composers

Natasha Bogojevich, Dan Cooper, Gene Pritsker, Eugene W. McBride,

William Schimmel, Lara St. John, Marina Vesic, Joseph Martin Waters, & TBA

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CompCord Polka Band

Charles Coleman, & TBA - vocals

Michiyo Suzuki - clarinet

Lara St. John - violin

William Schimmel - accordion

Jay Rozen - tuba

TBA - drums

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Date & Time TBA

Loft393

393 Broadway (2nd floor), NYC​

 

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June 2026

Readings & Reeds

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Composers

Lynn Bechtold, Gene Pritsker, 

George N. Gianopoulos, Loki Karuna, & TBA

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Performers

TBA

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Poets

Dell Paulsen

TBA

 

Date & Time TBA
 

Jim Kempner Fine Arts

501 W. 23rd St., NYC

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CompCord at Howland

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Art by Chuck Connelly

Composers

Natasha Bogojevich,
Dan Cooper, Brad Hubbard,

Debra Kaye, Gwen Laster,

Gene Pritsker, Judi Silvano, 

Marina Vesic, William Ware & TBA

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Performers

Judi Silvano - voice

Gwen Laster - violin

Brad Hubbard - sax

Franz Hackl - trumpet

William Ware - vibraphone

Gene Pritsker - guitar and conductor ​

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Date & Time TBA

Howland Cultural Center

477 Main St.

Beacon, NY 12508
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CompCord Chicago Cadence

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Composers

Seth Boustead, Gene Pritsker, TBA

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Performers

TBA

 

Date & Time TBA

Venue & Address TBA

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