Oran Etkin is a Baisley Powell Elebash Artist in Residence as part of Greenwich House Music School’s Uncharted Series
Oran Etkin Duo with Sasha Berliner
Doors at 7:30 pm, Show at 8:00pm
$15 – Tickets on Sale Now and Include Free Wine/Beer Bar
Oran Etkin’s constantly evolving practice originates from his openness to collaboration and to forging deep musical connections that transcend traditional boundaries. For his 2023 Uncharted concert, Etkin has enlisted the young vibraphonist Sasha Berliner (Downbeat Magazine’s 2020 Critics Poll “Rising Star”) to join him in the premiere of their new and as-yet-unnamed duo, employing electronics and mixers to accentuate the merger of Oran on multiple woodwinds – including clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone – with Sasha on vibraphone. Etkin and Berliner first performed together in the summer of 2021 at the Hamptons Jazz Festival, laying the groundwork for this project. Now, through their Uncharted residency, they will delve even deeper into the unique sounds their instruments can create in tandem. Their bold compositions, intended for eventual recording, will take inspiration from the natural cycles of decomposition and regeneration, explicitly riffing off motivic and textural development and disintegration.
This event represents the first phase in what Etkin envisions as a multi-faceted exploration of rebirth in both nature and in art, aiming to inspire us all toward a path of environmental and social responsibility. Oran and Sasha will transform the Greenwich House Music School’s Recital Hall into a custom-built laboratory, aiming to created something absolutely original and truly “uncharted”. Don’t miss this chance to see their experiment come to life for the first time!
The Uncharted residency and concert series, now in its ninth year at Greenwich House Music School, provides a much-needed resource for New York-based musicians to develop original material, foster new collaborations, and premiere first-look projects in an intimate concert setting. 100% of all ticket sales go directly to the artist.
About Greenwich House
Greenwich House Music School is a part of Greenwich House. Founded in 1902 as a settlement house, Greenwich House today offers innovative programs and services in arts and education, older adult services, behavioral and mental health, and workforce development. Greenwich House responds to evolving community needs by taking thoughtful risks, piloting new models and approaches, and implementing effective solutions. The Greenwich House Music School is proud to be part of this caring community of friends and neighbors in New York. For more information, visit www.greenwichhouse.org.
About Greenwich House Music School
Website: GreenwichHouseMusicSchool.org
Twitter: @GHMusicSchool
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For additional information and up-to-the-minute performance updates, call 212-242-4770 or visit the Greenwich House website at greenwichhouse.org.
Uncharted is made possible by the generous support of the Baisley Powell Elebash Fund.
Uncharted is also supported, in part, by NYU, and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
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