NYsoundCircuit 2021-22 Season
NYsoundCircuit announces its 2021-22 season! Two shows will feature violinist KINGA AUGUSTYN, flutist ROBERT DICK, ensembles IKTUS PERCUSSION and the COMPCORD ENSEMBLE, NYsoundCircuit resident sinfonietta RESONANT REFRACTIONS under the direction of Ian Shafer, fashion performance artist YUNRAY, comic illustrator HAZEL NEWLEVANT, wearableArt designer NANA YAASERWAAH AKUOKU, and artist JEVIJOE VITUG. NYsoundCircuit 9.1: RENEWAL is on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at The Secret Theatre in Queens and NYsoundCircuit 9.2: PIPE MIX is on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Chelsea.
Highlights: Musical highlights of the season will include Kinga Augustyn’s unique program of unaccompanied solo violin music by composers with Latin American roots and the New York premiere of Robert Dick’s Concerto for flute/bass flute, strings, and percussion. On the visual side, Hazel Newlevant will be showing the original art from their graphic novella Sugar Town. And after having been presented digitally last year, wearableArt designer Nana YaaSerwaah Akuoku presents a live performance of rhythm and poetry while dressed in HAUS OF YBA wearable Art. Much more music and art will be experienced, so check out the details below.
NYsoundCircuit 9.1: RENEWAL
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 7:30pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
The Secret Theatre
38-02 61st St.
Queens, NY 11377
Artists: Kinga Augustyn, Iktus Percussion, Resonant Refractions, YunRay, Hazel Newlevant
Advance Tickets: $15, student; $20, simple; $25, general (includes 1 drink); $45, VIP admission with complimentary hospitality
Door Tickets: $20, student; $25, simple; $30, general (includes 1 drink); $50, VIP admission with complimentary hospitality
COVID-19 regulations will be followed.
Headlining artist, Kinga Augustyn will perform a unique program of unaccompanied solo violin music by Astor Piazzolla, Icli Zitella, and Grażyna Bacewicz. Iktus Percussion will perform works by Elizabeth Hoffman and Angélica Negron, with students from the SUNY Purchase contemporary ensemble. Resonant Refractions perform works by James Diaz, Mohammed Fairouz, Linus Ip, & Moon Young Ha. YunRay will present “Farewell to Myself” which consists of a long see-through container with soil in it, and YunRay, the performer, will bury a whole set of outfits and perform a traditional Buddhist funeral with chanting and prayer. Hazel Newlevant will be showing the original art from their graphic novella Sugar Town, in a unique display designed to showcase their double-sided page inking technique.
This event is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
NYsoundCircuit 9.2: PIPE MIX
Saturday, April 2, 2022, 7:30pm
Church of the Holy Apostles
296 9th Ave.
New York, NY 10001
Artists: Robert Dick, CompCord Ensemble, Resonant Refractions, Nana YaaSerwaah Akuoku, Jevijoe Vitug, DJ & Vocalist Senerio
Advance Tickets: $15, student; $20, simple; $25, general (includes 1 drink); $45, VIP admission with complimentary hospitality
Door Tickets: $20, student; $25, simple; $30, general (includes 1 drink); $50, VIP admission with complimentary hospitality
COVID-19 regulations will be followed.
Legendary experimental flutist Robert Dick returns to NYsoundCircuit, this time to perform the New York premiere of his Concerto for flute/bass flute, strings and percussion with Resonant Refractions and members of the CompCord Ensemble. Robert will also perform other solo works from his catalog along with music by Melissa Keeling. The CompCord Ensemble will perform an eclectic set of music featuring compositions by Lynn Bechtold, Dan Cooper, Ginka Mizuki, Max Pollak, and Gene Pritsker. And Resonant Refractions will present large ensemble and chamber orchestra works by Jennifer Higdon, Gilbert Galindo, and Clifton Joey Guidry. WearableArt designer Nana YaaSerwaah Akuoku will present a live performance of rhythm and poetry while dressed in HAUS OF YBA wearable art, visual artist Jevijoe Vitug will also be featured, and DJ & vocalist Senerio will bookend the event.