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Feb 14, 2013 • Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society to release Brooklyn Babylon April 30th on New Amsterdam Records “A masterpiece… a new work of originality, power, and beauty that left an audience slack-jawed.” — David Krasnow, Studio 360, on Brooklyn Babylon “Big band music like you’ve never heard… thoroughly immersed in modern sounds and sensibilities.” — Andy Whitman, Paste Brooklyn-based composer-bandleader Darcy James Argue...
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Jan 27, 2013 • Coming on the heels of its highly-successful relationship with its classically-trained, genre-bending ensemble-in-residence Time for Three, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra recently announced another unique residency with a similar mission of artistic exploration into many forms of music in a symphonic format. For the next two years, the Indianapolis Symphony will team up with New Amsterdam to...
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Jan 16, 2013 • There have been a number of exciting new developments for New Amsterdam in our first full year as a non-profit, but none that we were more proud of than our new 3,000 square foot headquarters in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Over the past six months, we’ve poured our hearts and souls into our converted warehouse, scrubbing...
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Jan 16, 2013 • Congratulations to New Amsterdam artist Nadia Sirota, who has been awarded a 2013 Meadows Prize by the Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts! The Meadows Prize is awarded to pioneering artists and scholars with an emerging international profile, active in a discipline represented by one of the academic units within the Meadows School. “The...
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Jan 11, 2013 • Saxophonist and composer Sam Sadigursky is hard at work, and this year, we can finally experience the fourth installment of his adventurous text-setting series The Words Project (New Amsterdam Records). A great deal has happened in the 33-year old’s life since the project was recorded: he’s married now, which coincided with a move from his home in...
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Jan 9, 2013 • yMusic and Dirty Projectors perform at Carnegie Hall this Friday, January 11th as part of the Wordless Music Series. Acclaimed modern-classical ensemble yMusic will join Dirty Projectors this Friday, January 11th for an unforgettable evening of music at New York’s most iconic venue, Carnegie Hall. To celebrate, the Projectors’ Olga Bell has remixed the yMusic track “Proven Badlands” (written by St. Vincent’s...
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Jan 2, 2013 • Laurence Vittes recently reviewed William Brittelle’s third album, Loving the Chambered Nautilus, in the December 2012 edition of Gramophone, stating that Brittelle creates an “enveloping environment” and is “classical music that hip classical music consumers ought to be listening to.” Congratulations to William Brittelle and ACME! To read the full review, click HERE. For more info on...
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Dec 18, 2012 • Corey Dargel will debut his new song cycle, Hold Yourself Together in its full album version on January 7, 2013, 7:30pm at (Le) Poisson Rouge. The concert, titled Unraveling, will also include a performance of Jacob Cooper’s song cycle, Silver Threads. With art song cycles by composers Corey Dargel and Jacob Cooper, Unraveling skillfully, subtly intertwines classical...
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Dec 6, 2012 • The adventurous and renowned vocal octet Roomful of Teeth released their debut self-titled album in October 2012, and have already received a significant amount of press coverage praising their debut album. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork called the album “exhilarating,” stating that “it will send an unnameable thrill down your spine,” while the album was also named an eMusic Pick by...
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Nov 30, 2012 • New Amsterdam Records is honored to have three albums included in Ted Gioia’s 100 Best Albums of 2012 list! Albums that were listed include Roomful of Teeth’s debut self-titled album, Michael Mizrahi’s The Bright Motion, and William Brittelle’s Loving the Chambered Nautilus. In addition, Tin Hat’s the rain is a handsome animal, released on New Amsterdam Records...
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Nov 21, 2012 • The newly released recording of Missy Mazzoli’s multimedia chamber opera, Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt, will be featured on NPR’s All Thing’s Considered this coming Friday, November 23! To listen to the broadcast, click here. The original cast recording — featuring mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer and the modern chamber group NOW Ensemble –was...
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Nov 17, 2012 • Corey Dargel is presenting his new work, Fables on Global Warming, in Marfa, Texas this weekend! Presented by the Chinati Foundation., Fables on Global Warming was created in collaboration with director/choreographer Karole Armitage and visual director Doug Fitch. Fables on Global Warming is a ‘performance art musical’ about sustainability, based on traditional animal fables from around the globe. The...
