A FULL weekend

Hang on tight!

It is starting to get crowded in this little newsletter. 4 cool new music things to announce this week and there is much more coming soon!

Friday - Composers Concordance - 21st Century Solo Electric Guitar

Did you miss the Composer's Concordance concert last week? You have another chance to see what 2 New York New Music collaboratives can do when they collaborate. This Friday at the night club Silvana in Harlem, Gene Prisker plays some electronic guitar works.

Saturday's are for the Voice of the Composer

Composer's Voice is now a bi-weekly half hour TV show. This week's episode will be presenting Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with Dance featuring Yumi Suehiro on the Toy Piano. This fabulous performance took place at the Queens New Music Festival produce by Random Access Music and Thomas PIercy.

Are you an insider?

Come join us online LIVE for our Composer's Voice "watch" party. Come meet some of the artists and get the lateset on what is happening.

Humbly for Sunday

An embarrasement of riches, I (Robert Voisey) have had a bunch of performances of which I am truly grateful. This Sunday pianist Eunmi Ko who is also director of the Contemporary Art Music Project will be performing my work, "persistence of melancholy" at Bowling Green State University. ( Did you see my show last month? )

Don't forget that there is a call for scores for lever harp with Alyssa Reit with a deadline on Monday.

21st Century Solo Electric Guitar

Composers Concordance & Vox Novus Present
21st Century Solo Electric Guitar
Friday, September 12th, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Silvana – 300 W. 116th St., NYC
FREE EVENT – Also Live on Facebook

On Friday, September 12th, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Composers Concordance, in collaboration with Vox Novus, presents 21st Century Solo Electric Guitar—an electrifying evening celebrating the modern possibilities of one of music’s most iconic instruments.

This bold program showcases new works by leading contemporary composers Peter Jarvis, Jane Getter, Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker, David Shohl, and Robert Voisey, alongside world-spanning voices from the Vox Novus Short Guitar Compositions Competition winners: Nantenaina Andriamorasata (Madagascar) and Rodrigo Baggio (Brazil).

Featured performances include:

Extreme Whisper by Jane Getter, performed in a rare duet with Gene Pritsker.

Duet for (One) by Milica Paranosic.

Two Ballades for guitar by Gene Pritsker.

Performers:
Gene Pritsker – electric guitar
Jane Getter – guest guitarist
Robert Voisey – guest vocalist

"I've always loved the electric guitar: to hold it and work it and hear what it does is unreal." – David Lynch

Gene Pritsker, an eclectic composer and guitarist whose works span over 1,000 compositions, brings his unmistakable fusion of genres to the stage. His career includes collaborations with jazz fusion legend Joe Zawinul, orchestrations for major Hollywood films (Cloud Atlas, The Matrix Resurrections), and leadership roles in innovative music ensembles.

Admission is free, and the concert will also be live-streamed via Composers Concordance’s Facebook page for audiences worldwide.

About Composers Concordance Founded in 1984 by Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish, with advisory by Otto Luening, Composers Concordance is one of NYC’s longest-running new music organizations. Known for its thematic and adventurous programming, it thrives under the leadership of Directors Gene Pritsker and Dan Cooper, with a dedicated team of associate directors. Its mission: to champion contemporary composers, expand the reach of new works, and present music that pushes creative boundaries.

About Vox Novus Vox Novus is a pioneering music organization dedicated to promoting contemporary composers and bringing new works to life through innovative concert formats. Founded by composer Robert Voisey, Vox Novus has created internationally recognized projects such as Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame and Composer’s Voice, which connect composers with world-class performers and diverse audiences. With a global network of artists, Vox Novus champions inclusivity, experimentation, and accessibility in new music, ensuring that fresh voices from all backgrounds are heard.

Composer’s Voice Presents: Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame – Toy Piano & Dance with Yumi Suehiro

Part of the Queens New Music Festival

Composer’s Voice proudly presents the first set of Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring pianist Yumi Suehiro on toy piano, joined by choreographer/dancer Rachael Kosch and an extraordinary ensemble of dancers. This program showcases 15 one-minute compositions, each paired with original choreography, as part of the Queens New Music Festival.

Born in Osaka, Japan, Yumi Suehiro began her musical journey at age six and quickly earned acclaim with numerous competition wins, including the Kobe International Competition as its youngest winner. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music with a Master of Music under Zenon Fishbein and Peter Vinograde, Suehiro has performed internationally at festivals such as Darmstädter Ferienkurse and Sound of Stockholm, and as a core member of Ensemble Mise-en, notably performing Ligeti’s Piano Concerto in 2017. Dedicated to education, she has also served on the faculty of Lehman College Continuing Education.

Program – Fifteen One-Minute Works for Toy Piano & Dance

• No Handel Bars – Daniel Carpenter | Performed & choreographed by David Stocchi
• Spike – David Bohn | Performed & choreographed by Margot Hartley
• Plunk – Amelia Kaplan | Performed & choreographed by Kevin Predmore
• Carillon #1 – Michael Todd Kovell | Performed & choreographed by Gabriel Zaragoza
• Serial minute – Pablo A. Rago | Performed & choreographed by Leann Gioia
• Simple Canon – Blair Whittington | Performed & choreographed by Hannah Franzen
• Almost – Anicia Kohler | Performed & choreographed by Nicole Y. McClam
• Question – Oleh Harkavyy | Performed & choreographed by Rachael Kosch
• Ritini – Ivan Moody | Performed & choreographed by Casey Schwarz
• Starting Out (Palindromic Version) – Edward Ruchalski | Performed & choreographed by Full Cast
• Spiel' Zeug! – Sebastian Zaczek | Performed & choreographed by Louise Coleman
• fall 2021 toy piano – Josh Schmidt | Performed & choreographed by Charlotte Aucella
• No Bohns About It – Yehuda Yannay | Performed & choreographed by Gabriel Zaragoza
• toi toi toi – Rainer Berger | Performed & choreographed by Tori Hey
• Ersatzwaltz – Melinda Faylor | Performed & choreographed by Cayla Blake

Episodes of Composer's Voice air its half-hour show every 2 weeks on Saturday at 2:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) on NYC cable access TV with Manhattan Neighborhood's Network channel 2. 
 


View on the following TV cable channels in Manhattan:

Channel 83 on RCN

Channel 67 on Spectrum

Channel 34 on Verizon FIOS
 



Watch and listen online at the following:
 https://www.mnn.org/watch/channels/lifestyle-channel

Pianist Eunmi Ko performs
Robert Voisey's
"persistence of melancholy"

Internationally acclaimed pianist Eunmi Ko returns to the stage with FOR EUNMI, a deeply personal project that celebrates her long-standing collaborations and friendships with composers through solo piano works written for her. Presented at Bowling Green State University on September 14 at 8:00 PM, the program features the poignant Persistence of Melancholy by Robert Voisey alongside the world premieres of Suite, Little Suite, Le rêve caché, and TATTOO.

Praised as “exceedingly interesting” (New York Concert Review) and “kaleidoscopic” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Ko is recognized internationally as both a powerful interpreter and a champion of new music. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Herbst Theater, and has appeared on releases with Neuma Records, Innova, Ravello, and Centaur.

FOR EUNMI
September 14 at 8:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
Bryan Recital Hall
Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green, OH 43403
https://events.bgsu.edu/event/guest-artist-eunmi-ko-piano
FREE ADMISSION