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SUMMARY:CONCERT Metropolitan Entertainment Presents: Vitamin String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm\, Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned streaming smash\, VSQ has “reached a mainstream\, global audience” (Variety) and “charmed the world with their classical covers” (Nylon). New York Observer wrote\, “VSQ’s atmospheric hits have made classical versions of pop music cool.” On their latest tour\, VSQ have created fresh arrangements of the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift\, performing spellbinding and innovative renditions of Swift’s music\, alongside familiar hits from Billie Eilish\, BTS\, Bridgerton\, The Weeknd to Daft Punk. VSQ are one of the most popular string ensembles in the world with over 2 billion streams and seven albums charting on both Billboard Classical and Classical Crossover charts. \nTickets\nClick here to purchase tickets at Metropolitan Entertainment \nNOTICE: This concert is booked\, managed\, and ticketed by Metropolitan Entertainment.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/concert-metropolitan-entertainment-presents-vitamin-string-quartet/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Ethical Music Friends Year End Recital
DESCRIPTION:Ava\, Isabella\, Nathaniel\, Rohan\, Samuel\, Sheq and Soorya would love to see you and play for you at their recital. You’ll be amazed and delighted to hear these young violinists\, and one cellist\, as they share their gift of music. Each student will play a specially and carefully prepared piece for everyone to enjoy! \nDessert Reception to immediately follow the recital\nNo RSVP required \n(Photo by Ylanite Koppens)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethical-music-friends-year-end-recital/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Benefit Concert - Musicians for Justice: Juneteenth Jazz Jubilee with Music on The Inside
DESCRIPTION:Notes of Freedom\, Chords of Change. \nHosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture\, this annual concert with Music on The Inside (MOTI) brings together MOTI protégés and their mentors with top jazz artists for rousing performances to highlight MOTI’s work bringing harmony and hope to criminal Justice. \nThis year will feature the music of Louis Armstrong\, Duke Ellington\, Mahalia Jackson and others who inspired hope in challenging times. \nIn-person and online! \nFeaturing\n\nMarion Cowings\, jazz vocalist\nJennie Harney-Fleming\, singer and actor\, Hamilton and Wonderful World\nAlphonso Horne\, trumpet\nWillie Jones III\, drums\nMark Lewandowsky\, bassist\nAC Lincoln\, tap dancer and vocalist\nPeter Malinverni\, jazz pianist\nOni Marsalis\, vocalist\nTammy McCann\, host/singer will perform Mahalia Jackson classics\nDavid O’Rourke\, jazz guitarist\nLaGuardia High School Jazz Choir led by Dawn Jones\nBarbara Siesel\, jazz flute\n\nMOTI musicians include: \n\nThe MOTI Reentry Dream Band\, led by guitarist David O’Rourke with Jonathan Finkelman\, Jeff and Jennie Angell\, Charles Walker\, Patrick Morgan\, and Dawud Rahman\n\nJohn Runowicz and the Fortune Singers\, highlighting our longstanding support from the Fortune Society.\nChontay Smith\, piano and vocals\n\nTickets\nIn-Person: $30-$200\nLivestream: $15 \nClick Here to Purchase Tickets on Eventbrite \nWatch a Recap of Our 2023 Concert\n \nAbout Music on The Inside\nMusic on The Inside (MOTI) is a nonprofit charitable organization that works with professional musicians to bring the transformative power of music education\, mentorship\, and hope to individuals impacted by incarceration or facing the challenges of reentry. Visit them online at musicontheinside.org.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/musicians-for-justice-juneteenth-jazz-jubilee-with-music-on-the-inside/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Ethics in Action
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SUMMARY:Gena Branscombe Project: ‘Winds of Change\, Songs of Time: The Musical Legacy of the National League of American Pen Women’
DESCRIPTION:The Gena Branscombe Project is presenting “Winds of Change\, Songs of Time” a concert honoring the first women composers who in 1923 were invited to join the National League of American Pen Women. Please join us Saturday\, February 28\, 2026 at 5 PM at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. \nWell known and leaders in their day\, these women helped pave the way for today’s women composers through their involvement with women’s clubs. They sponsored concerts of their own compositions\, presented speeches nationwide encouraging members to perform concerts of American music and in particular\, American women composers at their local level. \nJoin us! Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music composed over 100 years ago. \nTickets\nPurchase Tickets Here
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/gena-branscombe-project-winds-of-change-songs-of-time-the-musical-legacy-of-the-national-league-of-american-pen-women/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Harold Rosenbaum: So You Think You Don’t Like Modern Classical Music?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively presentation decoding today’s modern classical music with professor and choral director Dr. Harold Rosenbaum\, widely regarded as one of the leading choral conductors of his generation. \nKnown for his expressive interpretations and deep commitment to both contemporary and classical repertoire\, as founder and conductor of the acclaimed New York Virtuoso Singers and The Canticum Novum Singers Harold has shaped vibrant musical experiences that engage singers and audiences alike. \nDon’t miss this special presentation featuring live music and recorded selections proving why you—yes\, you!—actually do like modern classical music\, you just don’t know it yet. \nRSVP\n$15 Public\n$10 Ethical Society Members \n>>>Click here to purchase on Eventbrite \nAbout Harold Rosenbaum\nDr. Harold Rosenbaum is recognized among the premier interpreters of classic and modern choral music. He has commissioned music from 120 composers and has conducted well over 600 world premieres. He has collaborated with many of the greatest composers of the 20th and 21st centuries including John Corigliano\, Thea Musgrave\, David Lang\, and Ellen Taafe Zwilich\, and was the conductor for Peter Schickele in many P.D.Q. Bach concerts. \nHarold is a frequent host of Sounds Choral\, a radio program on WWFM\, The Classical Network\, and is editor of his signature choral music series for G. Schirmer Publications. His principal ensemble\, the New York Virtuoso Singers\, has performed with many orchestras\, including the Juilliard Orchestra as well as on television and in major venues around the world\, and The Canticum Novum Singers has performed with the New York Philharmonic. Learn more about Harold at nyvirtuoso.org and haroldrosenbaum.com.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/harold-rosenbaum-so-you-think-you-dont-like-modern-classical-music/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Presents: Gaelic Storm
DESCRIPTION:Multi-national\, Celtic juggernaut Gaelic Storm will perform at Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Saturday March 28\, 2026 at 8:00PM along with special guest JigJam. \nIt’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success\, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly. Gaelic Storm\, a multi-national\, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance\, and after two decades and over 2000 shows\, they are a true force to be reckoned with. \nThe band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience\, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure – attracting fans of every genre with their rich storytelling\, energetic instrumentals\, devotion to Celtic traditions and passion for their stagecraft. They are as loyal to their fans as the fans are to them\, as front man Patrick Murphy states\, “The fans are the ones that have given us this life. We’re here for them.” \nGaelic Storm takes a true blue-collar\, hard-nose approach to touring\, consistently traveling the US and internationally forging a unique path in the Celtic music world. “You have to see us live. We are the true working-man’s’ band\,” says longtime member Ryan Lacey. “We still\, and most likely always will\, tour most of the year\, and that’s how we constantly hone our craft.” \nThis dedication to their live show dates all the way back to the mid-1990s\, when Gaelic Storm kicked off its’ career as a pub band in Santa Monica\, California. One which performance led to their discovery that ultimately found the band appearing in the blockbuster film\, Titanic (where they performed “Irish Party in Third Class”). This laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart six times\, making appearances at mainstream music festivals\, and regularly headlining the largest Irish Festivals across the country\, all while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish rock band whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something uniquely creative. \nRecent years have seen the addition of Natalya Kay on fiddle and Parker Hastings on guitar\, who both bring their own energy\, musicianship and spirit to Gaelic Storm. \nTickets\nClick here to purchase \n— \nNotice: This event is managed and ticketed by Metropolitan Entertainment.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/metropolitan-presents-gaelic-storm/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Presents: Emma Grede
DESCRIPTION:Emma Grede\, cofounder and CEO of Good American\, founding partner of SKIMS\, cofounder of Safely and Off Season\, and now the voice behind the Aspire with Emma Grede podcast\, will bring her Start With Yourself Tour to Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Wednesday\, April 15 at 7:30PM. This is a series of live conversations where Emma and the audience\, going deeper into the ideas from her new book. Start With Yourself is ultimately about self-leadership. It’s for those who want power\, money\, careers and families and what it really takes to succeed as a woman in business and build a meaningful legacy.  All ticket buyers will receive a copy of her new book. \nEmma Grede is the ultimate modern mogul\, turning big ideas into some of today’s most influential consumer brands.  A leader with purpose\, Grede also lends her time and expertise to global impact organizations\, serving on the board of directors for the Obama Foundation and Baby2Baby\, and has recently become a King’s Trust Ambassador. Her journey proves that success and substance go hand in hand. \n>>>Purchase Tickets Here
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/metropolitan-presents-emma-grede/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:The Moth Presents: 'American Dreams: Stories We Inherit'
DESCRIPTION:“What you leave as a legacy is not what is etched in stone monuments\, but what is woven into the lives of others” – Pericles \nJoin The Moth for an evening of stories about the things we inherit. What are the gifts we’ve received from generations before us? And can we give them back? \nThis year\, we celebrate 250 years of The American Dream — two and a half centuries of being tantalized by the possibility…of possibility. As we contemplate what’s next\, we cannot deny that we are shaped by the legacies of the people who came before us. \nEach teller will wrestle with their bequest\, and share stories that elevate its origins\, and its role in what will be. \nDreams realized or deferred\, discovered or rerouted – join us to examine and celebrate them all. \n>>>Purchase Tickets\nSOCIETY MEMBER DISCOUNT: Members\, check your inbox for a special discount code! \nAbout The Moth \nThe Moth is a nonprofit that believes in connecting humanity through the power of personal storytelling. Since its launch in 1997\, The Moth has presented over 65\,000 stories\, told live and without notes\, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth produces 600+ live shows annually\, as well as the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour\, and the popular The Moth Podcast. You can listen to The Moth weekly on over 540 public radio stations\, and anywhere you find podcasts. \nDoors Open: 6:30 pm \nEvent Start Time: 7:30 pm
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/the-moth-presents-american-dreams-stories-we-inherit/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Presents: ‘Going to Extremes: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration’
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed film director John Waters brings Going to Extremes: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration to Adler Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Sunday\, April 19\, 2026 at 7:30PM. John Waters is back on the road with a whole new radical comedy revival show whose sermon will beg the authorities to drop a net on both himself and his rabidly insane audience. He’s dressed to thrill and ready to rant about everything from pro-punk conversion therapy to right-wing female-female impersonators.  Waters has written and directed sixteen movies including Pink Flamingos\, Female Trouble\, Polyester\, Hairspray\, Cry Baby\, Serial Mom and A Dirty Shame.  \nJohn Waters is no stranger to the theater. He has performed his one man spoken-word lectures entitled “End of the World\,” “This Filthy World\,” “False Negative\,” “Naked Truth\,” or “Make Trouble” and his annual Christmas show\, “A John Waters Christmas\,” at colleges\, museums\, film festivals and comedy clubs around the world. Waters has played to sold out audiences at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival\, Bonnaroo\, Sydney Opera House\, Volksbühne Berlin\, and both the Southbank Centre and Barbican Hall in London. He has hosted the Mosswood Meltdown punk rock music festival for over a decade. His speaking tours have brought him in front of American MENSA and the American Association of Law Libraries as well as the Tennessee WIlliams New Orleans Literary Festival. \nTickets\nClick here to purchase \n— \nNotice: This event is managed and ticketed by Metropolitan Entertainment.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/metropolitan-presents-going-to-extremes-a-john-waters-80th-birthday-celebration/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T104500
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SUMMARY:Communi-Tree: An Earth Day Dance Celebration
DESCRIPTION:FREE educational dance performance and presentation! \nCommuni-tree is an illuminating dance program offering a creative experience of nature for children grades K-6. The Time Lapse Dance ensemble\, directed by choreographer Jody Sperling\, is renowned for creating visually-stunning and accessible programs merging performing arts and ecology. This event features highlights from Arbor\, a dance about the relationship between trees and people\, and Plastic Harvest\, a romp about plastic pollution that gets kids thinking about what—and who—society throws away. Sperling offers engaging commentary between pieces and a participatory dancing experience for all. The hour-long program concludes with a Q&A. \nHosted by Ethical educators Audrey Kindred and Barbara Carlsen. \nPLEASE RSVP TO SECURE A RESERVATION FOR YOUR STUDENT GROUP.  \nIf you are an educator and would like to discuss bringing a Communi-tree workshop to your classroom to deepen the student experience\, please contact us for more information.  \nThis program is presented as part of Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance’s ongoing Eco-Artist Residency at  the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/communi-tree-an-earth-day-dance-celebration/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Youth and Families
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SUMMARY:Shapes of Change: Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance 25th Anniversary Season Night 1
DESCRIPTION:Pay-What-You-Can Pricing for All Show Tickets! \nFor two-and-a-half decades\, choreographer Jody Sperling and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble have been creating stunning spectacles that illuminate the relationship between the human body and the natural world while reckoning with climate change realities. Since 2022\, Sperling and company have been Eco-Artists-in-Residence at the New York Society for Ethical Culture\, co-presenting programs that embody an ethical and ecological ethos. Shapes of Change celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Time Lapse Dance and the 150th Anniversary of the New York Society for Ethical Culture with two unique performances (come to both!) featuring a world premiere and repertory favorites at the Society’s historic Adler Hall. \nThe world premiere\, Sea Change\,is a poetic reimagining of humanity’s relationship with water in the wake of rising sea levels. Performed by the company’s six exquisite dancers\, the dance delves into somatic experiences of submersion and conjures a misty realm between sea and sky. The work continues a decade-long collaboration between Sperling and Emmy Award-winning environmental composer Matthew Burtner. For the season\, Burtner performs live and conducts a quartet of New Consort vocalists to evoke a hauntingly luminous sea of sound. \nProgram A (Friday) features two other Sperling-Burtner collaborations: Fractal Memories\, originally created for the documentary Obsessed with Light\, which traces the entanglement of bodies through time; and Plastic Harvest\, a romp about plastic proliferations. Performance followed by a reception honoring theatrical legend\, and Time Lapse Dance founding Board member\, Gail Merrifield Papp. \nProgram B (Saturday) features the Sperling-Burtner collaborations:Wind Rose\, visualizing patterns of atmospheric disturbance; and excerpts from the visually-hypnotic Arbor\, dwelling on the intimacy of trees. Saturday’s performance is followed by an artist talkback. \nAll of these works feature transformative costumes that abstract human movement into elemental and organic forces\, with the dancers appearing to conjure the oceans eddies\, a growing forest\, or hovering storm clouds. The company’s unique style of movement draws inspiration from and furthers the art form created by dance icon Loie Fuller (1862-1928) a century ago. \nIn keeping with an ethical ethos\, all performance tickets are offered at pay-what-you-can pricing. \nProgram A – Friday\, April 24\nFractal Memories\nPlastic Harvest\nSea Change\n+Ticketed Reception \nProgram B – Saturday\, April 25\nWind Rose\nArbor (excerpts)\nSea Change\n+Artist Talkback \n>>>Purchase Tickets Here\nDancers: Frances Barker\, Elinor Kleber Diggs\, Tessa Fungo\, Anika Hunter\, Maki Kitahara\, Lo Poppy\, Sarah Tracy\, and Rathi Varma \nJody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance programs are made possible in part by an ongoing eco-artist-residency at The New York Society for Ethical Culture\, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, with support from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington\, DC\, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/shapes-of-change-jody-sperling-time-lapse-dance-25th-anniversary-season/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Shapes of Change: Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance 25th Anniversary Season Night 2
DESCRIPTION:Pay-What-You-Can Pricing for All Show Tickets! \nFor two-and-a-half decades\, choreographer Jody Sperling and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble have been creating stunning spectacles that illuminate the relationship between the human body and the natural world while reckoning with climate change realities. Since 2022\, Sperling and company have been Eco-Artists-in-Residence at the New York Society for Ethical Culture\, co-presenting programs that embody an ethical and ecological ethos. Shapes of Change celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Time Lapse Dance and the 150th Anniversary of the New York Society for Ethical Culture with two unique performances (come to both!) featuring a world premiere and repertory favorites at the Society’s historic Adler Hall. \nThe world premiere\, Sea Change\,is a poetic reimagining of humanity’s relationship with water in the wake of rising sea levels. Performed by the company’s six exquisite dancers\, the dance delves into somatic experiences of submersion and conjures a misty realm between sea and sky. The work continues a decade-long collaboration between Sperling and Emmy Award-winning environmental composer Matthew Burtner. For the season\, Burtner performs live and conducts a quartet of New Consort vocalists to evoke a hauntingly luminous sea of sound. \nProgram A (Friday) features two other Sperling-Burtner collaborations: Fractal Memories\, originally created for the documentary Obsessed with Light\, which traces the entanglement of bodies through time; and Plastic Harvest\, a romp about plastic proliferations. Performance followed by a reception honoring theatrical legend\, and Time Lapse Dance founding Board member\, Gail Merrifield Papp. \nProgram B (Saturday) features the Sperling-Burtner collaborations:Wind Rose\, visualizing patterns of atmospheric disturbance; and excerpts from the visually-hypnotic Arbor\, dwelling on the intimacy of trees. Saturday’s performance is followed by an artist talkback. \nAll of these works feature transformative costumes that abstract human movement into elemental and organic forces\, with the dancers appearing to conjure the oceans eddies\, a growing forest\, or hovering storm clouds. The company’s unique style of movement draws inspiration from and furthers the art form created by dance icon Loie Fuller (1862-1928) a century ago. \nIn keeping with an ethical ethos\, all performance tickets are offered at pay-what-you-can pricing. \nProgram A – Friday\, April 24\nFractal Memories\nPlastic Harvest\nSea Change\n+Ticketed Reception \nProgram B – Saturday\, April 25\nWind Rose\nArbor (excerpts)\nSea Change\n+Artist Talkback \n>>>Purchase Tickets Here\nDancers: Frances Barker\, Elinor Kleber Diggs\, Tessa Fungo\, Anika Hunter\, Maki Kitahara\, Lo Poppy\, Sarah Tracy\, and Rathi Varma \nJody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance programs are made possible in part by an ongoing eco-artist-residency at The New York Society for Ethical Culture\, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, with support from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington\, DC\, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/shapes-of-change-jody-sperling-time-lapse-dance-25th-anniversary-season-2/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:WorldClassMusic.Live Presents: Rakesh Chaurasia & Salar Nader
DESCRIPTION:Showtime 8pm / Doors 7pm \nRakesh Chaurasia & Salar Nader are the current standard bearers of Indian classical music\, and unafraid to explore new territories through their instruments. \n\nNephew of flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia\, Rakesh is a 2 x Grammy-awarded artist and the major proponent of the bansuri\, the Indian bamboo flute. \nSalar Nader\, senior disciple to Ustad Zakir Hussain and “one of the most prominent of the next generation of tabla players poised to take the next step for their instrument” (LA Times) is widely recognized for his virtuosity and charisma. From classical to contemporary to electronic music\, Nader has collaborated with artists ranging from Third Coast Percussion to Cheb i Sabbah to Stanley Clarke to debuting “The Kite Runner” on Broadway\, and much more. \nAn evening of Indian classical music will venture out to parts unknown. \n\n\nwww.rakeshchaurasia.com |www.salarnader.com \n>>>Purchase Tickets Here
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/worldclassmusic-live-presents-rakesh-chaurasia-salar-nader/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Presents: RIOPY
DESCRIPTION:Jean-Philippe Rio-Py\, known to the world as RIOPY\, is a pianist and multi-instrumentalist composer with over a billion streams\, sold-out concerts across continents\, collaborations with the likes of Lana Del Rey\, and a catalogue of albums that have topped the classical charts. But beneath the numbers lies something far more human: a story of resilience\, survival\, and a man who has discovered sound as a vessel for healing. 2026 marks the release of RIOPY’s fifth album Be Love\, an appeal born out of the artist’s awe-inspiring journey of rediscovery and defiance\, and a refusal to let fear or illness silence him. \n“It’s called Be Love because that’s the only thing that matters. Be love. And if we all love\, then everything is fine\,” he says simply. \nBe Love will see RIOPY sing for the very first time on a release. The composer-instrumentalist has utilized numerous ways to produce sound\, just never his own voice. “I had this compulsion\, this need to use my voice\, because I think it’s one of the biggest fears I’ve had through my life. But it’s something I really enjoy doing.”  He shares\, “I started just whispering… it’s not a new me\, it’s just an expansion of what I do. It felt right\, because I needed to do this.” \nDon’t miss out this unique opportunity to witness RIOPY’s most intimate work. \n>>> Get Tickets
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/metropolitan-presents-riopy/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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