NYC’s Met Museum Announces 2015-16 Music Program

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NYC’s Met Museum Announces 2015-16 Music Programming
Vijay Iyer to perform and curate 18-day run at new annex

By JazzTimes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced the
2015-2016 season of its Met Museum Presents performances. All of the
jazz-related events will feature and/or be curated by pianist/composer
Vijay Iyer, who will serve as the Met’s Artist-in-Residence for the
season. According to a press release, “Iyer will step into the residency
and inhabit the Museum creatively, and differently, than ever before.
Iyer will bring his encyclopedic breadth of artistic practice to this
ambitious residency, expanding the role of performance in museums beyond
that of public programs, and further into the realm of cutting-edge
live arts.” 

At the Met itself, Iyer will perform “Holding It Down: The Veterans’
Dreams Project,” a multimedia work of voice, video and music, on Nov.
12, at 7:00 p.m., in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. Tickets start
at $40 (with a special free performance for veterans at 4:00 p.m.)
According to a museum spokesperson, Iyer “will also give some
performances in the Met’s Musical Instruments Galleries, especially on
the 1830 Thomas Appleton Pipe Organ in October.”
In the spring, Iyer will collaborate and perform at the Met Breuer, a
new space opening at E. 75th St. and Madison Ave. on Sept. 1 (in the
old Whitney Museum building). According to the press release, Iyer “will
occupy the Met Breuer’s Lobby Gallery for 18 days—from March 10, 2016,
the first day the Museum will be open to the public, through March 31,
2016. While installed there for 18 days, Iyer will highlight his full
body of work with performances, continuously, all day throughout Museum
hours. He will perform solo, with other musicians, dancers and poets,
and will also curate performances by fellow musicians and performers.
Additionally Iyer will create sound installations specifically for the
space, resulting in full-day performance experiences.” 
Iyer has also been commissioned by the Met to create a new piece
“specifically to resonate with and accompany the Nasreen Mohamedi
exhibition. This work will be presented in the Met Breuer’s second-floor
gallery. Throughout the spring season, Iyer will collaborate with
performance artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Kyle Abraham, Miranda
Cuckson, Okkyung Lee, Michelle Boulé, Tyshawn Sorey, and Jen Shyu.
Program details will be announced at a later date.”
For complete details on the Met’s 2015-16 season, visit Met Presents. 
Tickets may be ordered here.

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	NYC’s Met Museum Announces 2015-16 Music Programming Vijay Iyer to perform and curate 18-day run at new annex By JazzTimes The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced the 2015-2016 season of its Met Museum Presents performances. All of the jazz-related events will feature and/or be curated by pianist/composer Vijay Iyer, who will serve as the Met’s Artist-in-Residence for the season. According to a press release, “Iyer will step into the residency and inhabit the Museum creatively, and differently, than ever before. Iyer will bring his encyclopedic breadth of artistic practice to this ambitious residency, expanding the role of performance in museums beyond that of public programs, and further into the realm of cutting-edge live arts.” At the Met itself, Iyer will perform “Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project,” a multimedia work of voice, video and music, on Nov. 12, at 7:00 p.m., in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. Tickets start at $40 (with a special free performance for veterans at 4:00 p.m.) According to a museum spokesperson, Iyer “will also give some performances in the Met’s Musical Instruments Galleries, especially on the 1830 Thomas Appleton Pipe Organ in October.” In the spring, Iyer will collaborate and perform at the Met Breuer, a new space opening at E. 75th St. and Madison Ave. on Sept. 1 (in the old Whitney Museum building). According to the press release, Iyer “will occupy the Met Breuer’s Lobby Gallery for 18 days—from March 10, 2016, the first day the Museum will be open to the public, through March 31, 2016. While installed there for 18 days, Iyer will highlight his full body of work with performances, continuously, all day throughout Museum hours. He will perform solo, with other musicians, dancers and poets, and will also curate performances by fellow musicians and performers. Additionally Iyer will create sound installations specifically for the space, resulting in full-day performance experiences.” Iyer has also been commissioned by the Met to create a new piece “specifically to resonate with and accompany the Nasreen Mohamedi exhibition. This work will be presented in the Met Breuer’s second-floor gallery. Throughout the spring season, Iyer will collaborate with performance artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Kyle Abraham, Miranda Cuckson, Okkyung Lee, Michelle Boulé, Tyshawn Sorey, and Jen Shyu. Program details will be announced at a later date.” For complete details on the Met’s 2015-16 season, visit Met Presents. Tickets may be ordered here.