Composers Concordance
An eclectic concert series, ensemble, record label, and presenting organization for music with a 34-year history of premiering good music that is pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.
Directors
Gene Pritsker
Dan Cooper
Associate Directors
Milica Paranosic Peter Jarvis
Seth Boustead Debra Kaye
Founding Directors
Joseph Pehrson
Patrick Hardish
Board of Directors
Advisory Board
Staff
2021 - 2022
Season Website
LINK
Upcoming concerts:
Oct. 30th @ 7pm
– Low Key Chamber Concert #7 Series @ The Sky Vault –
Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin - fadolín
& Gene Pritsker - guitar
Nov. 5th @ 730pm
–Woodwind Motion–
Greenwich House
46 Barrow St. NYC
Composers: Anthony Branker, Stanley Babin, Dan Cooper, Carlton Holmes, Gene Pritsker, David Shohl, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Carolyn Steinberg
Nov.10th @ 7pm
– Whole Lotta Whole Toneo –
Kostabi World
225 W 22nd St, NYC
Composers: Jane Getter, Mark Kostabi, Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper, Jay Rodriguez
Nov.18th @ 7pm
– Adam Holzman: Solo Piano –
Kostabi World
225 W 22nd St, NYC
Composers: Jane Getter, Mark Kostabi, Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper, Jay Rodriguez
Nov. 23rd @ 7pm
– Low Key Chamber Concert #8 Series @ The Sky Vault –
Max Pollak - tap dance/body perc.
Franz Hackl - trumpet
Gene Pritsker- guitar
Nov. 29th @ 7:30pm
– CompCord Big Band:
'Humbug Jitterbug' –
City Winery
21 Clinton St, NYC
Featuring Guest Soloist:
Valery Ponomarev, Tumpet (Jazz Messengers),
Gerry Brown, Drums (Stevie Wonder)
Composers: John Clark, Dan Cooper, Louis Jordan, Melanie Mitrano/Gerson Galante, Ginka Mizuki, Carlos Castro Mora, Alon Nechushtan, Charlie Porter, Gene Pritsker, Jay Rodriguez, Dave Soldier, David Taylor, Stefan Zeniuk
RECENT & UPCOMING CCR RELEASE
The Music Between Us
What We Got Here Now - Sound Liberation
“… I realized that part of what I like is that you and your crew do serious music without taking yourselves too seriously...you sort of break the bubble of pretension that sometimes surrounds new music and allow the earthy grounded-ness of MUSIC to just be....even when you are mad kicking artistic and esthetic ass…"
- Robert Brashear, Pastor at West-Park Presbyterian Church.
“These men and women are creating exciting music with elements of jazz, world music and many experimental techniques blended with equal parts classical tradition and playing techniques.”
- from Music Notes: Classical music evolves By Carlton Wilkinson. (full article)
"For the past 30 years, Composers Concordance has been a booster for local composers, through both its concerts across the city and a record label.”
-The Wall Street Journal.
"Enterprising new music organization"
-The New York Times.
"Composers Concordance in my opinion is an extremely important arts organization and the entire music world is better off because of them. Gene Pritsker, Milica Paranosic and Dan Cooper do fantastic work on what is a never-ending contribution to music".
- Peter Jarvis, percussionist, composer, educator
"There is considerable evidence to show that Composers Concordance may be one of the most exciting labels in American contemporary music."
- Raul da Gama - Aug 1, 2016, JazzdaGama
Composers Concordance is a presenter partner of Project 142
Composers Concordance is a presenter partner of Composers Now
