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PRESENTING THE 2011 LOOK & LISTEN FESTIVAL
Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, NY, NY
Paintings by: Jean Miotte
Special 10th Anniversary Celebration Festivities:
• Video tribute to the Festival by So Percussion, to be shown each night
• Silent auction for a new instrument (with instructional DVD!) created by Mark Stewart and limited edition retrospective photograph collection by Ron Gordon
• Streaming of all WQXR’s Q2 Music of all 4 concerts
• Commemorative program booklet with special essays for the occasion
Thursday, May 19, 2011, 8 PM
Q2’s Nadia Sirota will host the Festival’s opening night, as dynamic 
JACK Quartet performs Dig Deep by Julia Wolfe and Fifth Quartet by Philip Glass; percussionist Doug Perkins performs Michael Gordon’s XY; and celebrated pianist Tanya Bannister presents Sofia Gubaidulina’s Chaconne. Friday, May 20th, 2011, 8 PM
WNYC’s John Schaefer will host night two which will feature elegant harpist Bridget Kibbey performing Elliot Carter’s Bariolage and Murray Schaffer’s Crown of Ariadne; Split Second piano ensemble playing World Premieres by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and John Musto; and bold string quartet Brooklyn Rider performing Colin Jacobsen’s Achilles’ Heel and John Cage’s In a Landscape. Tune in to WNYC’s New Sounds the week of the Festival when Brooklyn Rider will appear as guests!
Saturday, May 21st, 2011, 8 PM
WQXR’s Terrance McKnight will host the third night of Look & Listen’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, as mesmerizing toy pianist Phyllis Chen returns to the Festival to perform David Lang’s Miracle Ear, a World Premiere of Angelica Negron’s The Little Things, and her own compositions; critically acclaimed John Hollenbeck’s Claudia Quintet present a collection of their own compositions (check on this recent NY Times article on Mr. Hollenbeck!); and Guy Klucevsek (accordion), Eliot Gattegno (tenor sax), and Mike Lormand (trombone) perform Driving Force by Zibuokle Martinaityte, the 2011 Look & Listen Festival Composer’s Competition winner.The concert will be followed by a Champagne & Chocolate reception. Look & Listen thank The Chocolate Room and Long’s Wines & Liquors for their generous donations to the benefit reception.
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011, 3 PM (Special Afternoon Time)
NPR contributor Lara Pellegrinelli will host the Festival finale as the all-female quintet Victoire with special guest Mellissa Hughes (soprano) performs three compositions from their recent album, Cathedral City; Bang on a Can All-Star Dave Cossin performs a World Premiere of his own composition; and virtuosic Brasil Guitar Duo plays a selection of exciting new music pieces.