Music: Past
Roulette’s Concert Series for New + Adventurous Music, launched in 1978, presents a wide range of experimental music including avant-jazz, new music, opera, world music, and electronic. This eclectic series features the work of well-known innovators in contemporary music, but a large percentage of the Series is devoted to emerging artists and composers.
Hal Willner’s Amarcord Nino Rota
Saturday, April 8, 2023. 8:00 pm
The NY concert premiere of Hal Willner’s 1981 "concept album," the first time he approached recorded albums as sonic cinema.
International Contemporary Ensemble: New Works by Mazz Swift and Murat Çolak
Wednesday, April 5, 2023. 8:00 pm
A world premiere by Mazz Swift, the NYC premiere of Murat Çolak’s LAV, and two new commissions.
An Evening With Mark Stewart and Polygraph Lounge
Tuesday, April 4, 2023. 8:00 pm
A performance by the Bang on a Can guitarist and his duo with Rob Schwimmer featuring works by Erich Barganier, Stewart, and Schwimmer.
gamin & ensemble: Korean Music & Beyond [RBA]
Friday, March 31, 2023. 8:00 pm
A program of traditional Korean music (rooted in shamanic rituals and agrarian life) and contemporary music influenced by Korean culture.
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet
Monday, March 27, 2023. 8:00 pm
The guitarist & composer, along with Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish, presents music from his 2022 LP.
ZORN@70 at ROULETTE PART ONE: John Zorn’s NEW MASADA QUARTET
Sunday, March 26, 2023. 8:00 pm
Zorn’s newest ensemble, w/ Julian Lage, Jorge Roeder, & Kenny Wollesen, performs classics from the Masada songbooks.
String Theories 2: The String Orchestra of Brooklyn and Andrew Yee
Thursday, March 23, 2023. 8:00 pm
The orchestra will be joined by cellist-composer Andrew Yee for a program of works by Yee, Shaw, Lanzilotti, and others.
String Theories 1: String Orchestra of Brooklyn – Nepenthae – Nyokabi Kariũki
Wednesday, March 22, 2023. 8:00 pm
The String Orchestra of Brooklyn is joined by composer-performers Zach Layton and Nyokabi Kariũki to present new works for strings.
Lucie Vítková: Pieces from Darkness
Tuesday, March 21, 2023. 7:00 pm
The composer, improviser, and performer presents 4 projects in collaboration with Xiaoer Liu, Teerapat Parnmongkol and Drew Wesely.
Rafael Riqueni: Flamenco Guitar Master [RBA]
Saturday, March 18, 2023. 8:00 pm
The US debut of one of the greatest masters of flamenco guitar, whose recordings make up one of the most praised discographies in flamenco.