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John Cage Centenary / The Stone

Cage100 Festival, day 2: The Noisy Cage Wednesday, Sept. 5th, 2012 The Stone (corner of Ave C & E. 2nd St – gmap) 8 and 10 pm TILT Brass celebrates John Cage’s 100th birthday at The Stone with an all-star … Continue reading

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Wooley + Andriessen / FONT at University Settlement

Andriessen and Wooley Premieres plus Ballou Part of Festival of New Trumpet’s 10th Anniversary Festival Read NY Times Review  Friday, Sept. 21st, 2012, 8pm University Settlement – Speyer Hall 184 Eldridge Street NY, NY [Gmap] $15 ($10 seniors/students/FONT members) Purchase … Continue reading

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McIntyre’s ‘Meta Trombone’ / Greenwich House

Meta Trombone featuring Chris McIntyre Saturday, October 27, 2012 8pm Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street NY, NY  [map] $15 ($12) TILT Brass presents the debut of Director Chris McIntyre’s new solo trombone program, Meta Trombone. World premiere performances of … Continue reading

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Lois V. Vierk’s ‘Jagged Messa’ / Dither’s Invisible Dog Extravaganza

Saturday, November 17, 5 – 10 pm The Invisible Dog Art Center 51 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY, 11201 [map] $8 admission TILT Brass is part of a fantastic line-up (see below) of New Yorkers gathered for Dither’s annual bash at Invisibile … Continue reading

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John King’s ‘Astral Epitaphs’ / Roulette

John King’s Astral Epitaphs at Roulette Friday, December 7, 8pm Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave (On the corner of Atlantic & 3rd Aves) TILT Brass revisits John King’s spectacular work for brass sextet and live electronics, Astral Epitaphs. It was written … Continue reading

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David Behrman at The Kitchen

512 W. 19th St (btw 10th & 11th Ave) Saturday, March 23, 8pm tickets | map Making its Kitchen debut, TILT Brass’ Sextet joins cellist Okkyung Lee in revisiting legendary composer and computer musician David Behrman‘s work Open Space With Brass … Continue reading

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Ecstatic Summer 2013 – River to River / Brookfield Place Plaza (WFC)

TILT Brass completes its month-long TILT 10 Festival as resident brass ensemble for New Amsterdam Presents’ Ecstatic Summer 2013, an evening of premieres presented on the Hudson River at Brookfield Place Plaza (part of 2013 River To River Festival). From the … Continue reading

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R. Murray Schafer’s ‘Music for Wilderness Lake’ / The Lake at Central Park

Returning to The Lake at Central Park (SWELTER, 2011), TILT Brass celebrates Canadian composer and sound theorist R. Murray Schafer’s 80th birthday with a special FREE performance of Music for Wilderness Lake (1979). A work for 12 trombones, …Wilderness Lake is in … Continue reading

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TILT 10: An Anniversary Celebration / Roulette

NY Times Review Entitled TILT Brass presents TILT 10: An Anniversary Celebration, our 27 June Roulette event is TILT 10 Festival’s centerpiece concert. In addition to works from TILT’s repertoire, this program includes the world premiere of 4 commissioned works … Continue reading

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John King’s ‘Astral Epitaphs’ w. Bklyn Youth Chorus / Bang on a Can Marathon

TILT Brass and its Sextet project make their Bang on a Can Marathon and River To River Festival debut performing John King’s Astral Epitaphs (2011) with Brooklyn Youth Chorus. TILT PERSONNEL Gareth Flowers, Tim Leopold, Tom Bergeron – trumpet Chris McIntyre, Jen Baker, … Continue reading

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