"RAM:Returns"

Random Access Music celebrates the return to live, in-person concerts!

Saturday, April 30, 2022 Culture Lab LIC at 8pm

and

Sunday, May 1, 2022 National Opera Center at 5pm

90-minute concert with short intermission

Random Access Music (RAM) returns to live performances with concerts featuring the music of RAM composers: Seth Boustead, Nerissa Campbell, Masatora Goya, Zhihua Hu, Tengku Irfan, Allen Schulz, and Frances White; the Call for Scores Winner Matt Mason; and guest composer Tania Leon.

Exciting new music and premieres performed by the RAM Players: Risa Renae Harman, soprano; Lish Lindsey, flute/ryuteki; Thomas Piercy, clarinet/hichiriki; Russell Kotcher, violin; Lukas Goodman, cello; and Tengku Irfan, piano.

PROGRAM

Seth Boustead “Nocturne in a Deserted Brickyard” for soprano, violin, cello and piano (2016) 6”

Nerissa Campbell “I Am A Braided River” flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello (2021/2022) (World Premiere RAM version) 8”

Masatora Goya "Four Seasons" for hichiriki and piano (2014/2022) (World Premiere)10”

Zhihua Hu “Reborn” for soprano, flute/ryuteki, clarinet/hichiriki, violin, cello, piano (2022) (World Premiere) 7”

Tengku Irfan “Vier Miniaturen” for clarinet and piano (2012) 6”

Allen Schulz “Crazy Cat Lady” for flute (2009) 8”

Frances White “Piano Trio” for violin, cello, and piano (2022) (World Premiere) 13”

Call for Scores Winner: Matt Mason “First Ladies” for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (2020) (World Premiere) 9”

Guest Composer: Tania León “Parajota Delaté” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano 3”

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CONCERT 1 (same program as concert 2)

Culture Lab LIC

Presented in-person at Culture Lab LIC (5-25 46th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101)

Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 8pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ramreturns-tickets-324090783257

General Admission: $20. Students/Seniors: $10

Website: https://www.ram-nyc.org/

Contact: [email protected]

CONCERT 2 (same program as Concert 1)

National Opera Center

Presented in-person at National Opera Center (330 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001)

Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/324130692627

Tickets may also be purchased at the door 30 minutes before the concert.

General Admission: $20. Students/Seniors: $10

Website: https://www.ram-nyc.org/

Contact: [email protected]

PROGRAM, RESERVATIONS, TICKET INFORMATION: [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

OPERA America's National Opera Center, 330 7th Avenue, New York, United States