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For Immediate Release - Berlin, Germany - On November 22nd at 7pm at Hošek Contemporary Gallery, Composers Concordance & Eclectic Music eXtravaganza present a chamber music event with an array of eclectic musicians. The venue is located on The Motor Ship Heimatland, on the Spree river in the middle of Berlin.

The program features sopranos Heather Green and Ljiljana Winkler, Peter Oswald on trumpet,
pianist Felix Roemer, Christian Kuehn on electric guitar, artist/writer David Nicholson, drummer/EMX co-director Philipp Bernhardt, and composer/guitarist/co-director of both CompCord and EMX Gene Pritsker.

The program will feature three world premieres of Pritsker's music, including 'Pandemic Dance #15,' for electric guitar and drum set; 'Elegy,' a prelude to a new opera he is writing with David Nicholson; and 'overkYll,' based on a poem by Anton Humpe. Other world premieres include 'Star Song; A Lullaby' by Heather Green, and 'Hemorrhage' by Christian Kuehn. Plus music by William Anderson, Charles Coleman, Dan Cooper, Felix Roemer, and Will Rowe.

Presented by Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Saturday, April 17, 10am - 5pm EST Did you know the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the country is found in Newark’s own Branch Brook Park? Join us for a virtual celebration to explore the wonders of cherry blossoms and enjoy a wide variety of other activities related to spring and Japanese culture. All programs are presented in English, some on Zoom/social media channels and some on social media only. This event will be live captioned by CART.

Listen along to a story inspired by beautiful cherry blossoms and let your creativity bloom! After the story, have fun in a festive art-making activity. Materials: Cardstock, paint (acrylic or washable), paintbrush, popsicle stick, aluminum foil OR Cardstock, Styrofoam take out container, pen or pencil, paint (acrylic or washable), paintbrush

Join us for a fierce competition between pastry chefs as they decorate desserts inspired by blossoming flowers and works from our collection. Learn the techniques and vote for your favorite dessert. There can only be one winner! Participating pastry shops: MmmTreats Ms Jo Classique Treats Host: Jennifer Armstrong Hicks (Museum Chef in Residence)

Recommended for ages 3+ Spring is here! Let’s celebrate by making paper cherry blossoms to decorate your home. In this engaging and easy to follow program you will be led through the process of folding and cutting paper to create beautiful flowers. Materials needed: Pencil Scissors Pieces of plain paper (8.5 x 11 inches) Markers Liquid glue or a glue stick This event will be live captioned by CART. De Papel a Pétalo Este programa esta recomendado para niños mayores a tres años de edad ¡Llegó la primavera! Celebrémosla haciendo flores de cerezo con papel para que decore su casa. Los participantes serán guiados en el proceso de doblar y cortar papel para crear hermosas flores a través de un programa entretenido y fácil de seguir. Materiales: Lápiz Tijeras Papel liso (8.5 x 11 pulgadas)  Marcadores Adhesivo líquido o en barra _ From Paper to Petal is a part of Community Day: Cherry Blossom Festival. Community Days presented by Horizon Foundation for New Jersey. Additional Support from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

Hosting a tea ceremony and celebrating the blooming of cherry trees are century old traditions in Japan. Learn the basics of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in this delightful virtual demonstration with Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA.

MasterVoices, under the artistic direction of Ted Sperling, presents Love, the third chapter of its central project for the 2020-2021 season: a four-part virtual rollout of award-winning composer Adam Guettel’s theatrical song cycle, Myths and Hymns. Inspired by Greek myths and a 19th-Century Presbyterian hymnal, the 1998 cycle is a kaleidoscopic collection of musical genres as it explores the nature of faith and longing in a secular world. New short musical films illustrate the protagonist’s attempt to seek answers in four ways – through Flight (released January 13), Work (released February 24), Love (to be released April 14), and Faith (to be released May 26). All installments remain available after their premieres for on-demand streaming on MasterVoices’ YouTube channel until June 30, 2021. Love features the MasterVoices chorus and soloists Dianne Drayse Alonso, Nina Bernstein, John Brancy, Dove Cameron, Drew Gehling, Cheyenne Jackson, Shereen Pimentel, and Lori Wilner. Also contributing are directors Victoria Clark and Ted Sperling, visual artist Earl Womack, and orchestrators Don Sebesky and Jamie Lawrence. Love begins with an a cappella vocalese from the chorus, expressing the longing for someone to love, to feel complete with. This flows directly into Hero and Leander, which evokes the sounds of the roiling waves that must be braved for the lovers to unite. Come to Jesus intertwines the story of a young couple’s dissolution because of an unwanted pregnancy with the haunting hymn text of the title. Medusa will be included in Myths and Hymns for the first time, in a new version prepared by the composer. The song recounts the story of the warrior Perseus who beheaded the formidable Medusa, one of three Gorgon sisters whose gaze turned men to stone. It premiered in 1988 at Home for Contemporary Theater and Art in New York City and has not been performed since then. The chapter ends with the wistfully humorous and self-involved How Can I Lose You?

Pianist Karl Larson makes his solo debut at Brooklyn’s Roulette in a free, live streamed concert celebrating the release of Dark Days, a new album of solo piano music by composer Scott Wollschleger out April 23 on New Focus Recordings. The program will echo the album’s experiential journey, a compilation of 10 of Wollschleger’s deeply personal works composed between 2007-2020, tracing the evolution of Wollschleger’s synesthetic compositional style. Larson, Wollschleger’s close friend and frequent collaborator, will give listeners a glimpse into the intimate depths of the composer’s working process and the utilization of his rare synesthesia through the tactile use of the piano. Described by Pitchfork as “marvelous” and “powerful,” Karl Larson is a specialist in the music of our time and is uniquely suited to perform these works thanks to a deep understanding of Wollschleger’s musical language.

FANDANGO AT THE WALL – THE SHAPESHIFTER SESSIONS Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and ShapeShifter Lab present: Fandango at the Wall - The ShapeShifter Sessions A Concert Performance Film recorded live at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn in November 2020 and remotely from Vera Cruz and Tijuana, Mexico and Valencia, Spain. Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra With Special Guests: Mandy Gonzalez The Villalobos Brothers Julia del Palacio and Victor Murillo And remotely recorded from Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and Tijuana: Patricio Hidalgo, Ramon Gutierrez, Tacho Utrera, Wendy Cao Romero, Yara Hidalgo, Fernando Guadarrama, and Jorge Francisco Castillo Directed by Taylor Krauss Wednesday, April 28 7pm EST Suggested ticket price - $20 (“Pay What You Can - $5 minimum) Description: In May of 2018, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) joined more than 50 artists from throughout the world and gathered at the Tijuana-San Diego border for an exuberant musical celebration called Fandango Fronterizo. They filmed a documentary, recorded an album, and wrote a book about the experience. At the end of 2020, on a chilly November week, in the midst of a global pandemic, Arturo and the ALJO gathered together again, this time in New York City to create an exclusive concert performance film once again with many of the original guest artists, but this time connected to them remotely from locations as far away as Vera Cruz, Mexico and Valencia, Spain. Featured guests include Mandy Gonzalez, The Villalobos Brothers, Son Jarocho masters Patricio Hidalgo, Ramon Gutierrez, Tacho Utrera, Wendy Cao Romero, Fernando Guadarrama and Fandango Fronterizo founder, Jorge Francisco Castillo

Join The Decemberists for three special shows — each with their own unique setlist — on April 11th, April 18th, and April 25th. Bundles include a VIP experience post-show (featuring additional performances and a Q+A with the band) and a limited edition series poster illustrated by Carson Ellis. Each show will be available to view on-demand for two weeks following the stream.