ETHEL and Friends is a music series lovingly programmed for “Date Night” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Great Hall at the Balcony Bar by The Met’s Resident Ensemble, ETHEL.
The Great Hall Balcony Bar “Date Night” Artists perform 2 sets on Fridays and Saturdays:
6 PM to 7 PM and 7:20 PM to 8:20 PM
ABOUT ETHEL
ETHEL is one of the most acclaimed ensembles in contemporary music. With an eye to tradition and an ear to the future, the quartet is a leading force in concert music’s re-engagement with musical vernaculars, fusing diverse performance practices into a vibrant, engaging sound. ETHEL and ETHEL members perform regularly and they welcome celebrated friends to the series–such luminaries as JP Jofre, Alexis Michelle, Kaki King, Allison Loggins-Hull and Raja Rahman.
ETHEL & FRIENDS SERIES CALENDAR
February 27th & February 28th
Kyber Duo
Conway Kuo, violin · Derek Wieland, piano
Kyber Duo pairs Juilliard-trained virtuosi Conway Kuo, Associate Principal Second Violin of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, and Derek Wieland, Music Director of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This performance marks the duo’s debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with music by Bartók, Pärt, Florence Price, and Jessie Montgomery.
March 6th & March 7th
Kirsten Agresta Copely, harp
Kirsten Agresta Copely is a two-time GRAMMY®-nominated harpist and composer based in New York City. Internationally acclaimed for her distinctive blend of classical virtuosity, cinematic ambiance, and modern elegance, she is one of today’s most sought-after harpists. Music by Hovhaness, Granados, Khachaturian, and Godefroid.
March 13th & March 14th
ETHEL
Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL (your House Band!), as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers — Marcelo Zarvos, Ulysses Owens Jr., and Hye-Kyung Lee.
March 20th & March 21st
Booked by The Met
March 27th & March 28th
Corin Lee
ETHEL’s own Corin Lee offers a showcase of Concert and Contemporary Favorites for Solo Amplified Violin.
Stay tuned. More dates to be announced.
ETHEL at THE MET
ETHEL has been in Residence at The Met for over a decade– originally on the Balcony Bar, and for the past two years in the virtual realm, producing The Met’s celebrated “Balcony Bar from Home” series where the group presented weekly celebrations of ETHEL’s wide world of music, featuring collaborations with an extraordinary collection of guest artists from Svjetlana Bukvich to Jarrett & Raja; from Layale Chaker to Rhett Price; from Ron Carter to Todd Rundgren.
Visit ETHEL’s YouTube Channel, featuring a playlist of some of ETHEL’s classic BBfH offerings.
Here is a sampling:
