Andrew CyrArtistic Director/Conductor

September 16, 2009Le Poisson Rouge

New York City

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Metropolis Ensemble would like to thank our cultural partners the Columbia Arts Alumni League, The Juilliard School, and Smithsonian. Special thanks to the staff of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, especially Kara Medoff Barnett, Caroline Hamilton, and Leah Day, and the members of the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center Steering Committee. Additional thanks to Nicholas Colvin, Sung-Ah Han, Ronen Givony, Malwina Lys-Dobradin, Eleanor Milburn, Asher Remy Toledo, No Longer Empty, Mali Gaw, and June Wu.

Special thanks to the law firms Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP and Danziger, Danziger & Muro, LLP for their generous support.

Production TeamRyan Streber (Audio Engineer), Gareth Paul Cox (Videography), Kyrié Cox (Creative Production), Sabrina Asch (Photography), and Armistead Booker (Graphic Design).

Metropolis Ensemble Board of DirectorsEdward Jones (President), Mikhail Iliev (Treasurer), Bree Arsenault, Jeff Guida, Glenn Schoenfeld, Edward Sien, and June Wu.

as of September 13, 2009

$20,000 +Elizabeth and Paul De Rosa

$15,000 +Argosy Foundation for Contemporary MusicAnonymous Donor

$10,000 +Crosswicks FoundationNew York State Council for the Arts

$5,000 +American Chai TrustSarah and Christopher CoxMikhail IlievJill and Steve LampeAllyson and Trip Samson

$1,000 +Elisabeth Bell Avery and John Avery Phoebe Washburn and A.J. BocchinoLouise Franck Cyr and Michael CyrMeet-the ComposerNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsEdward SienProject Management Resource Group

$500 +Mrs. Morris BakerJohanna Roman and David BarishJudy and Richard Gilmore

supporters

special thanks

$250 +Allegra Cummings and Frederick ReddLillian and Jack DavidsonKate GilmoreLeila MureebeAnke NoltingMarcy Recktenwald and Ken Eberl Christopher ReigerAndrea and Dennis RobertsHelene SalomonJocelyn StoneRosie Walker and Joe FigPaul Young and Franklin Evans

$100 +Dominic CarboneCoralie CarlsonNick CohnEmanuel GenauerJennifer Gilmore and Pedro BarbeitoJennifer HallerDavid HsaiDaniel NeerVladimir NicenkoGerard LaffanJoselin LinderAndrey PavlovNoah SmithNed SteinerJanet StradleyLisa SwitkinMary ThibeaultAnthony Webb Carol WernickEric WolfeLinda and Jack Viertel

THE PROGRAM

Composing and CocktailsAudience-arranged live music composition with iPhoneLoops and rhythms composed by Jakub CiupinskiFeaturing members of Metropolis Ensemble and laptops

Strings and SpeakersConversation: Strings and Speakers

Demonstration: Extending the piano through electronics

Performance: Morning Tale*Jenny Lin, piano

The Sublime GrooveConversation: The Sublime Groove: Experimental Pop and High Art

Demonstration: External elements and the new generation

Performance: Street Prayer* — world premiereFeaturing members of Metropolis Ensemble and laptopAndrew Cyr, Conductor

Music from AirConversation: Music from Air: Unifying Composition and Performance

Demonstration: From drum bass to dance music

Performance: Afterparty: A gesture-controlled REMIXComposed/Performed by Jakub CiupinskiFeaturing theremins and electronics

* Morning Tale and Street Prayer are Metropolis Ensemble commissions

About Metropolis Ensemble“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 definitive 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.”—Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Laureate, LA Philharmonic; Principal Conductor, London Philharmonia Metropolis Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra based in New York City dedicated to emerging a new generation of composers and performers. Comprised of the finest young artists now performing, Metropolis Ensemble concerts feature major commissions from the freshest voices in composition. Metropolis Ensemble attracts diverse urban audiences, promoting an atmosphere of openness, discovery, and excitement about the process of creating and performing new music. Metropolis Ensemble has appeared with the Wordless Music Series, Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn!, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and in broadcasts by WNYC Radio and National Public Radio.

Learn more at metropolisensemble.org

About Le Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge (LPR) is a multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate. Dedicated to the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art, the venue’s mission is to revive the symbiotic relationship between art and revelry; to establish a creative asylum for both artists and audiences.

Learn more at lepoissonrouge.com

About Young Patrons of Lincoln CenterThe Young Patrons of Lincoln Center (YPLC) is a membership group for professional New Yorkers in their 20s through early 40s dedicated to celebrating, supporting, and promoting the world’s largest performing arts center. YPLC members perpetuate the limitless possibilities of the arts by building a community of young performing arts enthusiasts whose devotion to Lincoln Center is vital now and in the years to come.

Learn more at lincolncenter.org/yplcThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Supported by New York State Council on the Arts.

Supported during the 2009-2010 season by Meet the Composer.

Apple MacBooks for concerts are generously loaned by Control Group.

This program is a collaboration between Young Patrons of Lincoln Center and Metropolis Ensemble.

THE PROGRAM

Composing and CocktailsAudience-arranged live music composition with iPhoneLoops and rhythms composed by Jakub CiupinskiFeaturing members of Metropolis Ensemble and laptops

Strings and SpeakersConversation: Strings and Speakers

Demonstration: Extending the piano through electronics

Performance: Morning Tale*Jenny Lin, piano

The Sublime GrooveConversation: The Sublime Groove: Experimental Pop and High Art

Demonstration: External elements and the new generation

Performance: Street Prayer* — world premiereFeaturing members of Metropolis Ensemble and laptopAndrew Cyr, Conductor

Music from AirConversation: Music from Air: Unifying Composition and Performance

Demonstration: From drum bass to dance music

Performance: Afterparty: A gesture-controlled REMIXComposed/Performed by Jakub CiupinskiFeaturing theremins and electronics

* Morning Tale and Street Prayer are Metropolis Ensemble commissions

About Metropolis Ensemble“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 definitive 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.”—Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Laureate, LA Philharmonic; Principal Conductor, London Philharmonia Metropolis Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra based in New York City dedicated to emerging a new generation of composers and performers. Comprised of the finest young artists now performing, Metropolis Ensemble concerts feature major commissions from the freshest voices in composition. Metropolis Ensemble attracts diverse urban audiences, promoting an atmosphere of openness, discovery, and excitement about the process of creating and performing new music. Metropolis Ensemble has appeared with the Wordless Music Series, Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn!, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and in broadcasts by WNYC Radio and National Public Radio.

Learn more at metropolisensemble.org

About Le Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge (LPR) is a multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate. Dedicated to the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art, the venue’s mission is to revive the symbiotic relationship between art and revelry; to establish a creative asylum for both artists and audiences.

Learn more at lepoissonrouge.com

About Young Patrons of Lincoln CenterThe Young Patrons of Lincoln Center (YPLC) is a membership group for professional New Yorkers in their 20s through early 40s dedicated to celebrating, supporting, and promoting the world’s largest performing arts center. YPLC members perpetuate the limitless possibilities of the arts by building a community of young performing arts enthusiasts whose devotion to Lincoln Center is vital now and in the years to come.

Learn more at lincolncenter.org/yplcThis program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Supported by New York State Council on the Arts.

Supported during the 2009-2010 season by Meet the Composer.

Apple MacBooks for concerts are generously loaned by Control Group.

This program is a collaboration between Young Patrons of Lincoln Center and Metropolis Ensemble.

Jakub Ciupinski, composerPolish composer Jakub Ciupinski (b. 1981) has studied with Zbigniew Bujarski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Edwin Roxbrough, Joe Cutler and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse at The Juilliard School in New York. While he writes chamber and symphonic concert music - including his Oratorio for the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust for symphony orchestra and two choirs, premiered in Cracow in 2003 - his stylistic influences run across many genres. In his Suita for orchestra and electronics, symphonic tradition is fused with elements of beat-based electronica and IDM.

He has collaborated with a variety of artists, musicians, choreographers and film directors, including Oscar winning director Andrzej Wajda, and at the age of 18 he signed a contract with Sony Music Poland. His electronica-infused world music has been frequently played on Polish radio and aired on music channels such as MTV and VIVA.

His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as in Canada, the Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, Ukraine and the U.S. He is currently living and composing in New York.

Andrew Cyr, artistic director/conductorConductor Andrew Cyr is a leader in the rapidly growing urban contemporary classical music scene. His enthusiasm for connecting musicians and composers of the next generation to today’s audiences led him to create Metropolis Ensemble in 2006. His work as conductor has been described by Esa-Pekka Salonen as “...precise, rhythmically incisive and fluid. He made complex new pieces sound natural and organic. What a pleasure it is to hear new music played with the same kind of panache and bravura we usually experience only in performances of standard repertoire.” Cyr is a native of Fort Kent, Maine, and has holds degrees from Bates College, the French National Conservatory (Etudes Superieures), and Westminster Choir College. His primary musical mentors include Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, Kenneth Kiesler, Pierre Grandmaison, and Kynan Johns. Cyr has performed at such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and, in 2008, conducted The Rite of Spring for a live audience of 10,000.

Cyr’s debut as recording artist will feature the chamber orchestra concerti of Avner Dorman and was recently made in collaboration with the Grammy-winner Classical Producer of the Year (2005) David Frost. The album is set for international release in January 2010 on the world’s leading classical label, NAXOS.

the playersJane O’Hara, celloBrooklyn-based cellist Jane Cords O’Hara has performed extensively in the United States, Ireland, the UK and Europe. In recent seasons, she has performed with The Knights, SONYC, Wet Ink, Argento, Columbia Composers, Tarab Cello Ensemble and the Silk Road Ensemble. Recent appearances in New York have been at venues such as Weill and Zankel Halls, Merkin Hall, The Stone, Le Poisson Rouge, Bargemusic, Brooklyn Lyceum and MOBIA. In the 2008-09 season, she recorded two albums with the Knights on the Sony Classical label. As cellist of the Syrius Trio, she has performed in many venues in Europe, as well as at the Musica Nova festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They recently recorded their debut CD on the Toccata Classics label. Festival appearances have included IMS Prussia Cove, Holland Music Sessions, MATA Festival, West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the 2009 Dresden Musikfestspiele.

Brad Balliet, bassoonBassoonist Brad Balliett graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2005 where he majored in composition under Elliott Gyger and John Harbison. Brad completed his master’s degree at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in 2007 where he was a student of Benjamin Kamins. Upon graduation, Brad was invited to play second bassoon in the Houston Symphony for its 2007–2008 season. Brad has appeared at such festivals as the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, and Spoleto Festival USA. As a composer, Brad’s music has been widely heard, including performances at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New England Conservatory, Rice University, Boston University, Aspen Music Festival, and on National Public Radio. Also an accomplished rap artist, Brad writes and performs under the moniker MC Synapse as part of the experimental hip-hop dyad The Oracle Hysterical that is currently at work on a recasting of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.

Enjoy tonight’s concert? Become a member!Become a new member and receive a free ticket to our next concert, REVERB, on November 20 at Le Poisson Rouge, featuring commissions and premieres by Jakub Ciupinski, Vivian Fung, Erin Gee, and Cristina Spinei.

Show your support for Metropolis Ensemble by becoming a member or making a donation. You can help sustain the future of the ensemble and the vitality of classical and contemporary music in our society. Contributions are tax deductible or fully deductible if certain benefits are declined. In addition, many corporations match charitable contributions, making your membership or donation even more valuable.

Learn more at metropolisensemble.org/support

Andrew Rehrig, fluteAndrew Rehrig began his studies of the flute at the age of 12 and two years later gave his concerto debut with the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, GA. He went on to continue studies at Indiana University with Thomas Robertello, where he received his Bachelor of Music degree. While still an undergraduate, Mr. Rehrig was invited to become a member of the Columbus, IN Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he held until graduation. During that time he was also invited to play with several orchestras throughout Indiana and Kentucky, including the Owensboro Symphony and the Evansville Philharmonic. Having completed a Master’s degree at Stony Brook University under the direction of Carol Wincenc, Mr. Rehrig appeared regularly as a substitute flutist for Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, as well as with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Mr. Rehrig has appeared with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the New World Symphony and the Charleston, (SC) Symphony Orchestra. He is the principal second flutist of the Florida Grand Opera and the founding principal flutist of the Chamber Orchestra of New York.

Dane Johansen, celloAs the winner of The Juilliard School’s Concerto Competition, Dane Johansen recently appeared as a soloist under James Levine at Lincoln Center, performing Elliott Carter’s Cello Concerto. Other recent engagements include solo appearances with the Houston Symphony following his prizewinning performance in the 2007 Ima Hogg Competition.

He has appeared as orchestral soloist and in recital throughout the United States and Europe, notably in Benaroya Hall in Seattle, and at The Sibelius Academy in Finland. Dane has been invited to prestigious festivals internationally, including The Marlboro Music Festival, The Steans Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia, Musique de Chambre ‡ Giverny and the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, where he was featured as an Emerging Artist. At the age of 16, Dane was invited to the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Richard Aaron. While in Cleveland, Dane won first prizes in the CIM Concerto Competition, and the Cleveland Cello Society Competition.

Ashley Bathgate, celloAmerican cellist Ashley Bathgate was born in 1985 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and began cello studies at age 12. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has appeared at the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, Barge Music, Merkin Hall, and Carnegie Hall, to name a few. She has frequently been invited to perform as a guest artist with orchestra, including appearances with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, the Windham Chamber Players and the American Symphony Orchestra. Most recently she appeared as a soloist with the Greater Newburgh Symphony and the Yale Philharmonia. She also performs with the internationally acclaimed new music ensemble, the Bang on a Can-All-Stars.

Ashley was a full scholarship student at Bard college and recently received her Master’s Degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale University School of Music where she studied with renowned cellist and professor, Aldo Parisot. Among her many awards are a grant from the New York Philharmonic Players Fund, top prizes in the Lois Lyman concerto competition (’99 & ’01), the Hugo Kauder Memorial Strings competition in 2006 and the 2008 Yale University School of Music Woolsey Hall concerto competition. Most recently, Ashley’s newly formed Lorien Trio received the Bronze Medal at the 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Jenny Lin, pianoJenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her ability to combine classical and contemporary literature has brought her to the attention of international critics and audiences. She has been acclaimed for her “remarkable technical command” and “a gift for melodic flow” by The New York Times. The Washington Post praises “Lin’s confident fingers... spectacular technique...” and Gramophone Magazine has hailed her as “an exceptionally sensitive pianist”.

Jenny’s orchestral engagements have included Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Garden of Spain with the La Orquesta Sinfónica de Gijón; Ernest Bloch’s Concerto Grosso with the SWR Rundfunkorchester; the world premiere of Stefano Gervasoni’s Piano Concerto with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI; Messiaen’s Oiseaux Exotiques with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra; and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. Lin’s upcoming season includes performances at Carnegie Hall with The Collegiate Chorale and James Bagwell, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Salle Cortot in Paris, and recital tours in Belgium and China.

Lance Suzuki, fluteLance Suzuki has been described as “an unusually passionate flutist who captivates an audience” by the New York Concert Review. The Los Angeles Times has called his playing “musically poised” and “cool in sound” and the New York Times has deemed his collaborations “the evening’s most compelling offerings.” Recent highlights include chamber music performances in Weill and Merkin Halls, at the 92nd StY, The Stone, live on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and at the Marlboro Music Festival.

Mr. Suzuki has collaborated with many leading artists including flutists Paula Robison and Marina Piccinini, pianists Gilbert Kalish and Lang Lang, cellist David Soyer, and principal wind players from many major US orchestras. He has recently appeared as a soloist with in Vivaldi’s double concerto with Paula Robison at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Work with guitarist/composer David Leisner has led to the New York and Boston premieres of works by William Bolcom and Osvaldo Golijov, and a live appearance on WGBH Radio in Boston and new works by Japanese composer Ayaka Nishina through Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshops led by Dawn Upshaw, Golijov, and John Harbison.

Elizabeth Jansen, fluteA native of Newfoundland, Canada, Elizabeth Janzen has established herself as a prominent teacher and talented recitalist. She pursued formal studies at the University of Toronto, where she studied with Susan Hoeppner. Ms. Janzen went on to receive her Masters of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Linda Chesis, and is currently a DMA candidate there. Ms. Janzen has collaborated closely with some of the world’s most recognized conductors, recently performing the solo flute in Pierre Boulez;s ‘...explosante-fixe...’ under the composer’s baton. Ms. Janzen is also a recognized solo player, having given her debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 2005, as a winner of the Artist International auditions. Ms. Janzen is a member of The Fireworks Ensemble, and a frequent guest with the Talea and Argento ensembles.

Ms. Janzen is equally a devoted teacher; she is on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music Pre-college and The Diller-Quaile School of Music. In addition, she is a Teaching Artist for Carnegie Hall and The New York Philharmonic.

Andrew Rehrig, fluteAndrew Rehrig began his studies of the flute at the age of 12 and two years later gave his concerto debut with the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, GA. He went on to continue studies at Indiana University with Thomas Robertello, where he received his Bachelor of Music degree. While still an undergraduate, Mr. Rehrig was invited to become a member of the Columbus, IN Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he held until graduation. During that time he was also invited to play with several orchestras throughout Indiana and Kentucky, including the Owensboro Symphony and the Evansville Philharmonic. Having completed a Master’s degree at Stony Brook University under the direction of Carol Wincenc, Mr. Rehrig appeared regularly as a substitute flutist for Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, as well as with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Mr. Rehrig has appeared with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the New World Symphony and the Charleston, (SC) Symphony Orchestra. He is the principal second flutist of the Florida Grand Opera and the founding principal flutist of the Chamber Orchestra of New York.

Dane Johansen, celloAs the winner of The Juilliard School’s Concerto Competition, Dane Johansen recently appeared as a soloist under James Levine at Lincoln Center, performing Elliott Carter’s Cello Concerto. Other recent engagements include solo appearances with the Houston Symphony following his prizewinning performance in the 2007 Ima Hogg Competition.

He has appeared as orchestral soloist and in recital throughout the United States and Europe, notably in Benaroya Hall in Seattle, and at The Sibelius Academy in Finland. Dane has been invited to prestigious festivals internationally, including The Marlboro Music Festival, The Steans Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia, Musique de Chambre ‡ Giverny and the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, where he was featured as an Emerging Artist. At the age of 16, Dane was invited to the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Richard Aaron. While in Cleveland, Dane won first prizes in the CIM Concerto Competition, and the Cleveland Cello Society Competition.

Ashley Bathgate, celloAmerican cellist Ashley Bathgate was born in 1985 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and began cello studies at age 12. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has appeared at the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, Barge Music, Merkin Hall, and Carnegie Hall, to name a few. She has frequently been invited to perform as a guest artist with orchestra, including appearances with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, the Windham Chamber Players and the American Symphony Orchestra. Most recently she appeared as a soloist with the Greater Newburgh Symphony and the Yale Philharmonia. She also performs with the internationally acclaimed new music ensemble, the Bang on a Can-All-Stars.

Ashley was a full scholarship student at Bard college and recently received her Master’s Degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale University School of Music where she studied with renowned cellist and professor, Aldo Parisot. Among her many awards are a grant from the New York Philharmonic Players Fund, top prizes in the Lois Lyman concerto competition (’99 & ’01), the Hugo Kauder Memorial Strings competition in 2006 and the 2008 Yale University School of Music Woolsey Hall concerto competition. Most recently, Ashley’s newly formed Lorien Trio received the Bronze Medal at the 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Jenny Lin, pianoJenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her ability to combine classical and contemporary literature has brought her to the attention of international critics and audiences. She has been acclaimed for her “remarkable technical command” and “a gift for melodic flow” by The New York Times. The Washington Post praises “Lin’s confident fingers... spectacular technique...” and Gramophone Magazine has hailed her as “an exceptionally sensitive pianist”.

Jenny’s orchestral engagements have included Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Garden of Spain with the La Orquesta Sinfónica de Gijón; Ernest Bloch’s Concerto Grosso with the SWR Rundfunkorchester; the world premiere of Stefano Gervasoni’s Piano Concerto with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI; Messiaen’s Oiseaux Exotiques with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra; and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. Lin’s upcoming season includes performances at Carnegie Hall with The Collegiate Chorale and James Bagwell, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Salle Cortot in Paris, and recital tours in Belgium and China.

Lance Suzuki, fluteLance Suzuki has been described as “an unusually passionate flutist who captivates an audience” by the New York Concert Review. The Los Angeles Times has called his playing “musically poised” and “cool in sound” and the New York Times has deemed his collaborations “the evening’s most compelling offerings.” Recent highlights include chamber music performances in Weill and Merkin Halls, at the 92nd StY, The Stone, live on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and at the Marlboro Music Festival.

Mr. Suzuki has collaborated with many leading artists including flutists Paula Robison and Marina Piccinini, pianists Gilbert Kalish and Lang Lang, cellist David Soyer, and principal wind players from many major US orchestras. He has recently appeared as a soloist with in Vivaldi’s double concerto with Paula Robison at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Work with guitarist/composer David Leisner has led to the New York and Boston premieres of works by William Bolcom and Osvaldo Golijov, and a live appearance on WGBH Radio in Boston and new works by Japanese composer Ayaka Nishina through Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshops led by Dawn Upshaw, Golijov, and John Harbison.

Elizabeth Jansen, fluteA native of Newfoundland, Canada, Elizabeth Janzen has established herself as a prominent teacher and talented recitalist. She pursued formal studies at the University of Toronto, where she studied with Susan Hoeppner. Ms. Janzen went on to receive her Masters of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Linda Chesis, and is currently a DMA candidate there. Ms. Janzen has collaborated closely with some of the world’s most recognized conductors, recently performing the solo flute in Pierre Boulez;s ‘...explosante-fixe...’ under the composer’s baton. Ms. Janzen is also a recognized solo player, having given her debut recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 2005, as a winner of the Artist International auditions. Ms. Janzen is a member of The Fireworks Ensemble, and a frequent guest with the Talea and Argento ensembles.

Ms. Janzen is equally a devoted teacher; she is on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music Pre-college and The Diller-Quaile School of Music. In addition, she is a Teaching Artist for Carnegie Hall and The New York Philharmonic.

Jakub Ciupinski, composerPolish composer Jakub Ciupinski (b. 1981) has studied with Zbigniew Bujarski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Edwin Roxbrough, Joe Cutler and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse at The Juilliard School in New York. While he writes chamber and symphonic concert music - including his Oratorio for the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust for symphony orchestra and two choirs, premiered in Cracow in 2003 - his stylistic influences run across many genres. In his Suita for orchestra and electronics, symphonic tradition is fused with elements of beat-based electronica and IDM.

He has collaborated with a variety of artists, musicians, choreographers and film directors, including Oscar winning director Andrzej Wajda, and at the age of 18 he signed a contract with Sony Music Poland. His electronica-infused world music has been frequently played on Polish radio and aired on music channels such as MTV and VIVA.

His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as in Canada, the Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, Ukraine and the U.S. He is currently living and composing in New York.

Andrew Cyr, artistic director/conductorConductor Andrew Cyr is a leader in the rapidly growing urban contemporary classical music scene. His enthusiasm for connecting musicians and composers of the next generation to today’s audiences led him to create Metropolis Ensemble in 2006. His work as conductor has been described by Esa-Pekka Salonen as “...precise, rhythmically incisive and fluid. He made complex new pieces sound natural and organic. What a pleasure it is to hear new music played with the same kind of panache and bravura we usually experience only in performances of standard repertoire.” Cyr is a native of Fort Kent, Maine, and has holds degrees from Bates College, the French National Conservatory (Etudes Superieures), and Westminster Choir College. His primary musical mentors include Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, Kenneth Kiesler, Pierre Grandmaison, and Kynan Johns. Cyr has performed at such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and, in 2008, conducted The Rite of Spring for a live audience of 10,000.

Cyr’s debut as recording artist will feature the chamber orchestra concerti of Avner Dorman and was recently made in collaboration with the Grammy-winner Classical Producer of the Year (2005) David Frost. The album is set for international release in January 2010 on the world’s leading classical label, NAXOS.

the playersJane O’Hara, celloBrooklyn-based cellist Jane Cords O’Hara has performed extensively in the United States, Ireland, the UK and Europe. In recent seasons, she has performed with The Knights, SONYC, Wet Ink, Argento, Columbia Composers, Tarab Cello Ensemble and the Silk Road Ensemble. Recent appearances in New York have been at venues such as Weill and Zankel Halls, Merkin Hall, The Stone, Le Poisson Rouge, Bargemusic, Brooklyn Lyceum and MOBIA. In the 2008-09 season, she recorded two albums with the Knights on the Sony Classical label. As cellist of the Syrius Trio, she has performed in many venues in Europe, as well as at the Musica Nova festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They recently recorded their debut CD on the Toccata Classics label. Festival appearances have included IMS Prussia Cove, Holland Music Sessions, MATA Festival, West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the 2009 Dresden Musikfestspiele.

Brad Balliet, bassoonBassoonist Brad Balliett graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2005 where he majored in composition under Elliott Gyger and John Harbison. Brad completed his master’s degree at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in 2007 where he was a student of Benjamin Kamins. Upon graduation, Brad was invited to play second bassoon in the Houston Symphony for its 2007–2008 season. Brad has appeared at such festivals as the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, and Spoleto Festival USA. As a composer, Brad’s music has been widely heard, including performances at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New England Conservatory, Rice University, Boston University, Aspen Music Festival, and on National Public Radio. Also an accomplished rap artist, Brad writes and performs under the moniker MC Synapse as part of the experimental hip-hop dyad The Oracle Hysterical that is currently at work on a recasting of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.

Enjoy tonight’s concert? Become a member!Become a new member and receive a free ticket to our next concert, REVERB, on November 20 at Le Poisson Rouge, featuring commissions and premieres by Jakub Ciupinski, Vivian Fung, Erin Gee, and Cristina Spinei.

Show your support for Metropolis Ensemble by becoming a member or making a donation. You can help sustain the future of the ensemble and the vitality of classical and contemporary music in our society. Contributions are tax deductible or fully deductible if certain benefits are declined. In addition, many corporations match charitable contributions, making your membership or donation even more valuable.

Learn more at metropolisensemble.org/support

Andrew CyrArtistic Director/Conductor

September 16, 2009Le Poisson Rouge

New York City

metropolisensemble.org

Metropolis Ensemble would like to thank our cultural partners the Columbia Arts Alumni League, The Juilliard School, and Smithsonian. Special thanks to the staff of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, especially Kara Medoff Barnett, Caroline Hamilton, and Leah Day, and the members of the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center Steering Committee. Additional thanks to Nicholas Colvin, Sung-Ah Han, Ronen Givony, Malwina Lys-Dobradin, Eleanor Milburn, Asher Remy Toledo, No Longer Empty, Mali Gaw, and June Wu.

Special thanks to the law firms Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP and Danziger, Danziger & Muro, LLP for their generous support.

Production TeamRyan Streber (Audio Engineer), Gareth Paul Cox (Videography), Kyrié Cox (Creative Production), Sabrina Asch (Photography), and Armistead Booker (Graphic Design).

Metropolis Ensemble Board of DirectorsEdward Jones (President), Mikhail Iliev (Treasurer), Bree Arsenault, Jeff Guida, Glenn Schoenfeld, Edward Sien, and June Wu.

as of September 13, 2009

$20,000 +Elizabeth and Paul De Rosa

$15,000 +Argosy Foundation for Contemporary MusicAnonymous Donor

$10,000 +Crosswicks FoundationNew York State Council for the Arts

$5,000 +American Chai TrustSarah and Christopher CoxMikhail IlievJill and Steve LampeAllyson and Trip Samson

$1,000 +Elisabeth Bell Avery and John Avery Phoebe Washburn and A.J. BocchinoLouise Franck Cyr and Michael CyrMeet-the ComposerNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsEdward SienProject Management Resource Group

$500 +Mrs. Morris BakerJohanna Roman and David BarishJudy and Richard Gilmore

supporters

special thanks

$250 +Allegra Cummings and Frederick ReddLillian and Jack DavidsonKate GilmoreLeila MureebeAnke NoltingMarcy Recktenwald and Ken Eberl Christopher ReigerAndrea and Dennis RobertsHelene SalomonJocelyn StoneRosie Walker and Joe FigPaul Young and Franklin Evans

$100 +Dominic CarboneCoralie CarlsonNick CohnEmanuel GenauerJennifer Gilmore and Pedro BarbeitoJennifer HallerDavid HsaiDaniel NeerVladimir NicenkoGerard LaffanJoselin LinderAndrey PavlovNoah SmithNed SteinerJanet StradleyLisa SwitkinMary ThibeaultAnthony Webb Carol WernickEric WolfeLinda and Jack Viertel