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About Metropolis Ensemble

Metropolis Ensemble is... A professional chamber orchestra and collective of the nest young artists today. A major commissioner and creator of new works of contemporary classical music. A leading producer of unique, innovative concert experiences. Launching the next generation of outstanding composers and musicians. Transforming the relationships between music, artists, audiences, and arts enthusiasts. Collaborating with leading cultural institutions and venues including the Wordless Music Series, Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Carnegie Hall, (Le) Poisson Rouge, WNYC Radio, and National Public Radio. A non-prot 501(c)(3) organization based in New York City.

Metropolis Ensemble is dedicated to sharing artistic connections between emerging composers and performers with audiences in settings meant to inspire a new generation of music lovers. Metropolis Ensemble is rooted in the conception of music as a living art-form, continuously refreshed and renewed. New works by emerging composers provide the focal point of each concert and marketing initiative, while the associations and ramications from sources that inspire new works are also explored in Metropolis' programming. By closely working with young composers whose points of inspiration come from diverse musical spheres - pop, electronica, jazz, world, rock, classical, modern and folk - each concert promises to display a kaleidoscopic sense of intertwined musical collaboration between artists and genres present and past. Metropolis Ensembles rst studio album, a recording of Avner Dormans Concertos, was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award that honors Avi Avital (mandolin soloist) and Andrew Cyr (conductor) in the Best Instrumental Soloist (with Orchestra) category. The producer of our album, Grammy Award winner David Frost was also honored with a Producer of the Year Grammy nomination for his work on ve albums, including Metropolis recording. Metropolis Ensemble provides vital support to the next generation of composers by fostering the commission, creation, recording, radio and television broadcasting, online video and audio streaming, free digital downloads, and live performances of new music. Recognizing that New York City's cultural organizations have the enormous potential to make a special contribution to the quality of life of the city's school children, Metropolis Ensemble is equally devoted to educating a new generation of composers, musicians and listeners. "Andrew Cyr and his virtuosic Metropolis Ensemble are the future of what we know as classical music. Their approach is fresh, and so is their music making. New ideas on presenting older music are combined with denitive performances of music by today's younger composers." John Corigliano, Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer "Metropolis Ensemble is a great addition to the U.S. music scene... presenting new music played with the same kind of panache and bravura we usually experience only in performances of standard repertoire. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Laureate, Los Angeles Philharmonic; Principal Conductor, London Philharmonia

Metropolis Ensemble is dedicated to... Fostering the commission and creation of outstanding new music by: Providing vital support to leading young composers by facilitating a work's performance, recording, radio and television broadcasting, online video and audio streaming, and digital downloading. Enabling young composers to collaborate with the leading musicians of their generation.

Emerging the next generation of leading performing artists by: Offering promotional and career support through performances, recordings, marketing, publicity, and mentoring. Providing access to Metropolis' community of leading composers, musicians, audiences, and arts enthusiasts.

Re-imagining the concert experience to inspire and reach new audiences by: Staging performances in non-traditional venues and utilizing innovative formats that promote artistic and social interaction between artists and audiences. Presenting works from diverse musical spheres to give each concert a kaleidoscopic sense of intertwined musical dialogue between artists and genre and between the present and past. Collaborating with other cultural organizations, non-prot partners, and schools to serve under-resourced communities. Forming fund-raising partnerships to assist other non-prot organizations.

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