counter)induction

Past Performances

Season:

AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS

Eclectic and challenging, counter)induction’s season opener highlights music by three generations of American composers across a broad aesthetic spectrum. Presented in collaboration with the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society, the performance included works by Kyle Bartlett, Brian Fennelly, Louis Karchin, Yehudi Wyner, as well as others. [more info]

Etudes and Studies

The tradition of etude writing is not confined to mechanical exercises for students; the notion of the etude encompasses music that approaches compositional challenges as well This program presents recent works that surmount performative and aesthetic challenges with equal parts elegance and savagery.

With guest performers Yuki Numata, violin, Karen Ouzounian, cello, and Ning Yu, piano

This concert is free to the public, no reservation required. [more info]

Rhyton

In ancient Greek, Minoa and Persia, rhyta were ceremonial vessels in the form of animals, containers for wine and other beverages, associated with formal ceremonies, and ribald satyrs in equal measure. This concert presents works in the shape of animals, becoming a vessel of significance and representation and establishing a bridge between music and the natural world. [more info]