Steve Reich to Attend "Phase to Face" NY Premiere in Advance of All-Reich Carnegie Hall Concert

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The worldwide celebrations of Steve Reich's 75th birth year have come to NYC, starting with tonight's NY premiere screening of the documentary Steve Reich: Phase to Face at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts; Reich and the film's director will be there. Carnegie Hall presents an all-Reich concert on April 30 featuring Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can, eighth blackbird, So Percusssion, and three NY premieres; enter to win tickets and more. Tune in to Q2 this Monday to hear some of the performers discuss the concert.

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The worldwide celebrations of Steve Reich's 75th birth year come to New York City this week and the next, starting tonight with the New York premiere screening of Steve Reich: Phase to Face, a 2009 documentary about the composer's work from French director Éric Darmon, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium. Both the composer and the director will be in attendance at tonight's event. They will also be on hand for a question-and-answer session at an encore screening of the film, at New York's Poisson Rouge on Sunday, May 1. You can watch an excerpt from Phase to Face below.

The latter screening comes just one day after Carnegie Hall offers its own celebration of Reich's 75th birthday an all-Reich concert, Music of Steve Reich, on Saturday, April 30, with performances by Kronos Quartet, eighth blackbird, So Percussion, and Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends featuring Glenn Kotche in the New York premieres of Mallet Quartet, WTC 9/11, and 2x5, as well as a performance of Double Sextet, for which Reich earned the Pulitzer Prize in 2009. For information and tickets, visit carnegiehall.org.

In honor of the event, Nonesuch Records, Carnegie Hall, and Reich's publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, are offering two lucky fans a special prize package.

Each prize package includes:

  • Two tickets to attend the Music of Steve Reich concert at Carnegie Hall
  • One copy of the full score of either Double Sextet or 2x5 signed by Steve Reich
  • One copy of the Double Sextet / 2x5 CD from Nonesuch Records signed by Steve Reich.

For your chance to win, head to boosey.com now and answer a trivia question about the composer. Contest entries must be received by Tuesday, April 26,  at 3 PM ET for a chance to win.

In advance of the Carnegie Hall concert, Bang on a Can's David Lang, Kronos Quartet's Jeffrey Zeigler, and eigth blackbird's Lisa Kaplan will join Q2, WQXR's 24-hour online new-music channel, to discuss Reich's work and the upcoming performance. Tune in online Monday afternoon at 4 PM ET at wqxr.org.

To pick up a copy of the Double Sextet / 2x5 CD or any of the albums in Steve Reich's Nonesuch catalog, head to the Nonesuch Store now.

Watch an excerpt of Phase to Face here:

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Steve Reich: "Phase to Face"
  • Wednesday, April 20, 2011
    Steve Reich to Attend "Phase to Face" NY Premiere in Advance of All-Reich Carnegie Hall Concert

    The worldwide celebrations of Steve Reich's 75th birth year come to New York City this week and the next, starting tonight with the New York premiere screening of Steve Reich: Phase to Face, a 2009 documentary about the composer's work from French director Éric Darmon, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium. Both the composer and the director will be in attendance at tonight's event. They will also be on hand for a question-and-answer session at an encore screening of the film, at New York's Poisson Rouge on Sunday, May 1. You can watch an excerpt from Phase to Face below.

    The latter screening comes just one day after Carnegie Hall offers its own celebration of Reich's 75th birthday an all-Reich concert, Music of Steve Reich, on Saturday, April 30, with performances by Kronos Quartet, eighth blackbird, So Percussion, and Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends featuring Glenn Kotche in the New York premieres of Mallet Quartet, WTC 9/11, and 2x5, as well as a performance of Double Sextet, for which Reich earned the Pulitzer Prize in 2009. For information and tickets, visit carnegiehall.org.

    In honor of the event, Nonesuch Records, Carnegie Hall, and Reich's publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, are offering two lucky fans a special prize package.

    Each prize package includes:

    • Two tickets to attend the Music of Steve Reich concert at Carnegie Hall
    • One copy of the full score of either Double Sextet or 2x5 signed by Steve Reich
    • One copy of the Double Sextet / 2x5 CD from Nonesuch Records signed by Steve Reich.

    For your chance to win, head to boosey.com now and answer a trivia question about the composer. Contest entries must be received by Tuesday, April 26,  at 3 PM ET for a chance to win.

    In advance of the Carnegie Hall concert, Bang on a Can's David Lang, Kronos Quartet's Jeffrey Zeigler, and eigth blackbird's Lisa Kaplan will join Q2, WQXR's 24-hour online new-music channel, to discuss Reich's work and the upcoming performance. Tune in online Monday afternoon at 4 PM ET at wqxr.org.

    To pick up a copy of the Double Sextet / 2x5 CD or any of the albums in Steve Reich's Nonesuch catalog, head to the Nonesuch Store now.

    Watch an excerpt of Phase to Face here:

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