Electric Circus St. Mark\’s Church in-the-Bowery, New York

“I look like a casual, laid-back guy, but it’s like a circus in my head.” –Steven Wright

For Immediate Release – New York, NY – On September 24th at 4pm, at the historic St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, Composers Concordance reunites two exceptional guitar quartets to premiere new compositions and to celebrate the centennial of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Mel Powell. Featured on the program are the ensembles Bodies Electric: William Anderson, John Chang, Adam Negrin, and Kyle Miller – electric guitars, and My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama: Bruce Arnold, Greg Baker, Jane Getter, and Gene Pritsker – electric guitars. This event is part of theThe Village Trip, a two-week-long festival celebrating arts and activism in Greenwich Village.

Brand new compositions by Gene Pritsker, William Anderson, and others will be premiered. Also featured on the program are Dan Cooper’s ‘Doozy’ for amplified flute, electric guitars, and percussion; and Jane Getter’s ‘Evanesce’ – a commission made possible by New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

The concert will be live streamed on Composers Concordance’s Facebook page.

Composers Concordance Presents
‘Electric Circus’

8 Electric Guitars
Mel Powell Centennial
Part of The Village Trip Festival
Co-Presented with Marsyas Productions

Sunday, Sept. 24th, 2023
4pm

St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery
131 E. 10th St (2nd Ave) NYC

TICKETS
$20 in advance
$30 at the door

Facebook
Live Stream

Composers:
William Anderson, Bruce Arnold, Dan Cooper,
Jane Getter, Patrick Grant, Kyle Miller,
Mel Powell, Gene Pritsker, Dave Soldier

Performers:
Bodies Electric:
William Anderson, John Chang,
Adam Negrin, Kyle Miller – guitars

My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama:
Bruce Arnold, Greg Baker, Jane Getter,
Gene Pritsker – electric guitars