Eclectic Virtuoso Series, feat. Tim Fain @ LPR

On November 8th at 7:30pm at (Le) Poisson Rouge, Composers Concordance presents the program ‘A House Of Many Rooms,’ featuring violinist Tim Fain, described by The Boston Globe as a “charismatic young violinist with a matinee idol profile, strong musical instincts, and first-rate chops,” as well as pianist Timo Andres (“strong, vivid and gentle…distinctive” -The Washington Post.) As part of CompCord’s ongoing Eclectic Virtuosi series, the program will feature an array of compositions by Randall Woolf, Gene Pritsker, Dan Cooper, Milica Paranosic, Christopher Cerrone, and Svjetlana Bukvich, plus electronic and video elements.

The concert includes the premiere of ‘Beirut Is A House Of Many Rooms,’ a work for violin and video, filmed in Beirut, created by Randall Woolf and filmmakers Mary Harron (American Psycho) and John C. Walsh. It’s focused on Beirut native Hadi Eldebek, who lives in Brooklyn and plays oud in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Both Mr. Eldebek and the city of Beirut are a crossroads of musical cultures, and the film explores this and the charms, nightlife, and texture of daily life of the city, as well as the traces left by its civil wars. The work was commissioned by Composers Concordance and The Box / West Michigan Symphony, with grants from New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and New Music USA, made possible by annual program support and/or endowment gifts from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and Anonymous.

“For the past 30 years, Composers Concordance has been a booster for local composers, through both its concerts across the city and a record label.” -The Wall Street Journal. “Enterprising new music organization” -The New York Times. Staying in rotation for thirty years in NYC is a rare feat. In the case of a new music presenting organization, it requires not only diligence and cognizance of achievements of the past, but also an ethic of keeping one’s ear to the ground for emerging stylistic and technological developments, as well as talented new composers on the scene. Composers Concordance strives to present contemporary music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. It has also created a new record label, Composers Concordance Records, with distribution by Naxos. Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper co-curate the programs, and lead the CompCord Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Big Band. Associate directors for the 2015-16 season are Milica Paranosic, Peter Jarvis, Svjetlana Bukvich, and Melissa Grey. Composers Concordance’s overriding vision is to see contemporary music, composers, and new works as a rightful and respected part of society. Good music, performed and recorded well, pushing the boundaries of sound and composition.

Seated: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Standing: $15 advance, $20 day of show

Tim Fain
With his adventuresome spirit and vast musical gifts, violinist Tim Fain has emerged as a mesmerizing new presence on the music scene. The “charismatic young violinist with a matinee idol profile, strong musical instincts, and first rate chops” (Boston Globe) was most recently seen on screen and heard on the soundtrack of the new hit film Black Swan, and heard as the sound of Richard Gere’s violin in Fox Searchlight’s feature film Bee Season. Selected as one of Symphony and Strad magazines’ “Up-and-Coming Musicians,” Fain captured the Avery Fisher Career Grant and a Young Concert Artists International Award. As The Washington Post recently raved, “Fain has everything he needs for a first-rate career.”

He electrified audiences at debuts with the Baltimore Symphony with conductor Marin Alsop, at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He has also appeared with the Mexico City and Oxford (UK) Symphonies, Cincinnati Chamber Symphony, Brooklyn and Hague Philharmonics, and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in a special performance at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center. In addition, he was the featured soloist with the Philip Glass Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in a concert version of Einstein on the Beach and continues to tour the US and Europe in a duo-recital program with Phillip Glass. (read full bio at LPR.com)

6:30pm doors // 7:30pm show // All Ages

Seated: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Standing: $15 advance, $20 day of show

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