Brooklyn, NY: Ned Rothenberg presents a two night retrospective of his chamber music on November 9 & 10 at 8pm each night, along with new premier works. The evenings will feature several of his compositions from recent cd releases on Tzadik including the compositions Ghost Stories for pipa, cello and percussion (Nov. 9) and the first movement from his Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (both from cds of the same title). Other pieces from the Tzadik releases will include Arbor Vitae, for clarinet and shakuhachi, Cloud Hands for 2 shakuhachi, new solo works for woodwinds and a world premiere piece for String Quartet, Viewfinder (Nov. 10th). Performers will include Erik Friedlander, Min Xiao-Fen, Satoshi Takeishi, and the Mivos Quartet.
Composer/Performer Ned Rothenberg has been internationally acclaimed for both his solo and ensemble music, presented for the past 30 years in North and South America, Europe and Asia. He performs primarily on the alto saxophone, clarinet , bass clarinet, and the shakuhachi - an end blown Japanese bamboo flute.