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.
[COMMISSION] María Grand: Revés/Rêves: Dreams of a Departed Maestra // Magdalena Album Release Show
Tuesday, May 1, 2018. 7:30 pm
The composer's ensemble in two sets: first honoring dancer Noemi Lapzeson and then debuting an album exploring Egyptian and Christian myth.
RBA: A World in Trance Festival: Persia: Hossein Omoumi
Sunday, April 29, 2018. 7:00 pm
Hossein Omoumi is a virtuoso of the Persian ney (flute) and an accomplished vocalist.
Kit Fitzgerald and Peter Gordon: Into the Hot, Out of the Cool
Sunday, April 22, 2018. 8:00 pm
Large-scale video paintings by Kit Fitzgerald accompanied by six-piece musical ensemble directed by Peter Gordon.
ECCE and Court-Circuit: French/American Music in Dialogue
Thursday, April 19, 2018. 8:00 pm
A tour de force of French and American repertoire by two leading ensembles from America and France.
Yuko Fujiyama Ensemble: Album Release Celebration
Monday, April 16, 2018. 8:00 pm
After 15 years of silence, Yuko Fujiyama returns to celebrate the album release of her new ensemble.
William Hooker: The Great Migration
Thursday, April 5, 2018. 8:00 pm
Percussionist William Hooker portrays the movement of African–Americans from the American South through music, visuals, dance, and narrative.
Mario Diaz de Leon and TAK Ensemble: Sanctuary Album Release
Tuesday, April 3, 2018. 8:00 pm
Celebrating the release of Sanctuary on Denovali, TAK Ensemble and Rebekah Heller perform new works by composer Mario Diaz de Leon.
String Orchestra of Brooklyn: String Theories III: Meditations: Music by Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Tony Conrad, and Zach Layton
Friday, March 30, 2018. 8:00 pm
Meditative works for strings using drones, improvisation, and time-based structures woven together into an evening-length sound installation.
String Orchestra of Brooklyn: String Theories II: The Rhythm Method: Siren Songs
Thursday, March 29, 2018. 8:00 pm
Stylistically diverse, subversive music by three members of The Rhythm Method alongside American composer Lewis Nielson.
String Orchestra of Brooklyn: String Theories I: String Noise + Greg Saunier
Wednesday, March 28, 2018. 8:00 pm
String Noise teams up with String Orchestra of Brooklyn in a high-octane event with drummer Greg Saunier of Deerhoof.