This program celebrates the exchange between music and dance, featuring acclaimed dancer and choreographer Henning Rübsam in dynamic new collaborations with the composers and performers of RAM. The concert presents three world premieres commissioned by Random Access Music and Thomas Piercy—new works by Beata Moon, Frances White, and Andrea Casarrubios—together with recent compositions by Masatora Goya and Roger Stubblefield.

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Featuring

Henning Rübsam – Dancer/choreographer
Hélène Taddei Lawson – Dancer/choreographer
Violetta Klimczewska – Dancer

Musicians

Lish Lindsey – Flutes
Thomas Piercy – Clarinet / hichiriki
Sabina Torosjan – Violin
Molly Aronson – Cello
Marina Iwao – Piano

Music by RAM Composers

Beata Moon
Masatora Goya
Allen Schulz
Frances White

Guest Composers

Andrea Casarrubios
Roger Stubblefield

"Fifteen Minutes of Fame" Composers

As part of the “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” project, audiences will also hear the premieres of 15 one-minute duos for hichiriki and low flutes.

Nantenaina Andriamorasata
Vahan Luder Artinian
David Bohn
Ross James Carey
Monica Chew
Philip Czapłowski
Douglas DaSilva
Paolo Geminiani
Simon Hutchinson
Sakiko Kosaka
Matt A. Mason
Gene Pritsker
Allen Schulz
Jane Wang
Dalen Wuest

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RAM Concert

Saturday, April 1 at 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:30 p.m.)

Scorca Hall at National Opera Center – 330 7th Ave 7th Floor

Admission: $25 | $10 Seniors and Students

This Random Access Music (RAM) concert features the world premiere of guest composer Margaret Brouwer’s “Sonata” for clarinet and piano; a world premiere by RAM composer Masatora Goya; and more music from RAM composers Seth Boustead, Gilbert Galindo, and Daniel Hass.

Payment by cash or credit will be accepted at the venue. To make reservations, please send an email to ram.nyc.info@gmail.com. For more information, please visit RAM’s website.

RAM Players

Thomas Piercy, clarinet
Sabina Torosjan, violin
Daniel Hass, cello
Marina Iwao, piano

Meet the composers at and after the concert!

Program

Guest composer Margaret Brouwer
“Sonata” for clarinet and piano (2022)
World Premiere of International Clarinet Association consortium commission

RAM composers

Seth Boustead
“Dissonance Still Talking” for clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2007)

Gilbert Galindo
"Currents" for violin, cello, and piano (2021) NY Premiere

Masatora Goya
“How We Became Stardust" for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (2023) World Premiere

Daniel Hass
“The Lord of Toronto, His Pavin” for cello and piano (2022)

RAM & Tokyo to New York at Martha Graham Studio

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