The Firebird Ensemble plays the Boston area tonight and tomorrow.

Monday, October 6th @ 8:00 pm
Pickman Hall at Longy School of Music, 36 Garden St., Cambridge, MA

Tuesday, October 7th @ 8:00 pm
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, NYC

Court Studies for violin, clarinet, cello, piano by Thomas Ades
Now and Then for soprano, flute, harp and viola 1981 by Earl Kim
Twlight Music for violin, piano, horn by John Harbison
Divine Detours for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & conductor by C. Bryan Roulon
Torrid Nature Scene WORLD PREMIERE for soprano, mezzo, 2 violins, viola, cello, flutes, horn, piano, percussion & harp by Nick Vines
**See details below

Purchase tickets now:

* Pre-purchase online discount available through October 5th :
Adults $20, Students/seniors $12.
* At door prices for both concerts: Adults $25, Students/seniors $15
* Longy students and faculty free with ID. Children under 10 free.

The free-spirited, 12-member Firebird Ensemble takes flight in a one- night only genre-busting concert, Monday, October 6th @ 8:00pm at the Longy School of Music’s Edward M. PIckman Hall, in Cambridge, MA. Flying high on the heels of its recent performance at the 2008 Ditson Festival of Contemporary
Music, the Firebird Ensemble continues its dedication to performing contemporary classical works with the world premiere of Nicholas Vines “Torrid Nature Scene” a commission by the Firebird Ensemble peppered with other eclectic pieces by fellow avant-garde composers including Thomas Ades, Earl
Kim, John Harbison, and C. Bryan Rulon. Made up of some of Boston’s finest artists on the new music scene today, the Firebird Ensemble includes: Sarah Bob piano , Sarah Brady flute , Gabriela Diaz violin , Rane Moore clarinet , David Russell cello , Aaron Trant percussion , and Kate Vincent viola ; with special guests Paula Downes soprano , Thea Lobo mezzo-soprano , Jeff Means conductor , Jason White horn , and Ina Zdorovetchi harp .