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Celebrating Live Music in NYC with “Tokyo to New York”

Thomas Piercy “Tokyo to New York” “Celebration” Sunday, September 12 at 5:00 p.m. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center – 330 7th Avenue (between 28th and 29th Streets) Admission: Free ​This “Tokyo to New York” concert is a CELEBRATION of live music coming back to New York City. Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, almost all live concerts have been cancelled or postponed since early 2020. For … Continue reading Celebrating Live Music in NYC with “Tokyo to New York”
Susan McCormac
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Benefit Concert to Examine Composers’ Musical Responses to the Pandemic

What do you do when you’re a professional musician whose live concerts are postponed or cancelled due to a pandemic? If you’re Thomas Piercy, an American clarinet and hichiriki player based in Tokyo and New York City, you produce a two-hour benefit concert video with 41 premieres by 41 composers performed by seven artists. Piercy is the force behind the “Tokyo to New York” concert … Continue reading Benefit Concert to Examine Composers’ Musical Responses to the Pandemic
Susan McCormac
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Thomas Piercy: Tokyo to New York at Bargemusic

Thomas Piercy: Tokyo to New York Friday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. Bargemusic – 1 Water Street, Brooklyn Admission: $35/$30 Seniors/$20 Students and Children The October 25, 2019 Thomas Piercy: Tokyo to New York concert on Bargemusic’s Here and Now series features works by Tokyo and NYC-based composers. It includes five world premieres composed for clarinetist Thomas Piercy as well as the U.S. premiere of … Continue reading Thomas Piercy: Tokyo to New York at Bargemusic
Susan McCormac
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SPECTRUM presents a “東京 と ニューヨーク” “Tokyo to New York” Concert

SPECTRUM presents a “東京 と ニューヨーク” “Tokyo to New York” Concert Friday, August 2 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Spectrum – 70 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn Admission: $15/$10 seniors and students “Tokyo to New York” is a one-hour concert featuring new music by New York- and Tokyo-based composers. This installment features prominent musician Thomas Piercy on clarinet and hichiriki teaming up with koto musician Miyama … Continue reading SPECTRUM presents a “東京 と ニューヨーク” “Tokyo to New York” Concert
Susan McCormac
Tokyo to New York, Bargemusic, Here and Now, NYC, Brooklyn, Japan, hichiriki, clarinet, classical music, Japanese composers, Thomas Piercy, NYC composers, music, concert
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Bargemusic’s “Here and Now Series” to Feature “Tokyo to New York”

Tokyo to New York at Bargemusic: Here and Now Series Friday, September 14 at 8:00 p.m. Bargemusic – 1 Water Street, Brooklyn Admission: $40/$35 seniors/$20 students The latest “Tokyo to New York” concert on Bargemusic‘s “Here and Now Series” features new music by composers from Tokyo and New York City. They range in age from 25 to 94 years of age and come from all … Continue reading Bargemusic’s “Here and Now Series” to Feature “Tokyo to New York”
Susan McCormac