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Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts Announces The 2016-17 Season
Highlights
Opening Night With Steve Reich
80th Birthday Celebration (with two rarities)
Ensemble Signal plays 2 major works: Daniel Variations and You Are (Variations)
Tim Munro Goes Solo
The former eighth blackbird flutist launches solo career with premiere-filled program that evokes dreams & stories, with soprano/composer Kate Soper
Seven International Composer Portraits
Miller’s signature series since 1999 • Each composer to attend his/her Portrait
John Zorn: Dream team of new music superstars performs 5 world premieres
Lei Liang: East meets West as Schick conducts, with JACK, loadbang, Dresser
Zosha Di Castri: Yarn/Wire & Ekmeles introduce music of this young Canadian
Beat Furrer: Either/Or performs a long overdue Portrait of the Austrian master
Misato Mochizuki: Known in Europe & Japan, now in NY with Yarn/Wire
Johannes Maria Staud: Signal plays the Austrian’s inviting electronic work
Klas Torstensson: Sweden’s Ensemble SON joins Either/Or to introduce the music of this important
composer to NY
Early music masters from U.K.. & U.S.
The Tallis Scholars
New York Polyphony
Stile Antico
Orlando Consort
Two Family Productions Directed & Designed By Lake Simons Give New Life To Puppet Theater
A witty & magical Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns returns over the holidays
The Bremen Town Band with a new score by Courtney Bryan premieres in May
An Especially Wide-Ranging Jazz Series
Vijay Iyer Trio
Alicia Olatuja Sextet
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
Sfjazz Collective: A Tribute to Miles Davis
Year 5 Of Pop-Up Concerts With Audience Onstage
“Close to the music” takes on new meaning with this spontaneous
& free series of hour-long early-evening concerts
The 5th Annual Morningside Lights:
“Traverse”
Concept and direction by Processional Arts Workshop
Miller throws open the doors again this fall, inviting neighbors to join lantern-making and music workshops culminating in a spectacular illuminated parade
Tomo Mori
Miller’s 4th Site-Specific Mural Commission
Miller Theatre commissions artist Tomo Mori
to transform Miller’s lobby into a 360-degree artwork
In collaboration with The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Gallery