May
8
5:00 PM17:00

Locomotive

Locomotive is a double trio co-led by saxophonist-composer David Leon and trumpeter-composer Adam O’Farrill. Joined by guitarists Eli Greenhoe and Tal Yahalom, and percussionists Murph Aucamp and Daniel Prim, the band creates a sound that is as experimental as it is rooted in a mix of folkloric musical traditions. Named after the Thelonious Monk’s composition, of which the band has a changüi-inspired arrangement, Locomotive is a band that operates at the crossroads of freedom and structure, provoking listeners to dance, think, and everything in between. 

Adam O’Farrill, trumpet

David Leon, alto saxophone & flute

Tal Yahalom, guitar

Eli Greenhoe, guitar

Victor Pablo, percussion

Daniel Prim, percussion

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May
14
8:00 PM20:00

A Divine Echo, a new work for music and puppets

For his Roulette 2024 Jerome Commission, saxophonist and composer David Leon premiers A Divine Echo, a hybrid work of chamber music and wordless puppet theatre. Engaging with love and compassionate sacrifice, aging, decay, and familial duty, A Divine Echo tells the story of a boy and his grandmother whom live together. 

The piece is inspired by Bunraku puppetry and contemporary musics alike, expanding on Leon’s compositional practice to include a trio of puppeteers alongside a trio of musicians on vibraphone, cello, and clarinet. Together, the disciplines work in measured counterpoint, elucidating the parallels between them while weaving a narrative about the bonds we share with loved ones.

David Leon - clarinet & sopranino saxophone
Matt Moran - vibraphone & davul
Lester St. Louis - cello
Dorothy James - puppeteer
Emily Batsford - puppeteer
Andy Manjuck - puppeteer

Concept, script, and musical score by David Leon
All puppets designed and constructed by Yuliya Tsukerman

For tickets: https://roulette.org/event/david-leon-a-divine-echo/

(a sneak peek):

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Jun
20
7:30 PM19:30

Biophony Solstice 2024

Experience the summer solstice as a celebration of new energy and abundance with sweeping performances at sunrise and sunset of the lyrical gem Canto Ostinato, Simeon ten Holt's landmark of Dutch minimalism, in a world-premiere arrangement created by Metropolis Ensemble with Grammy-nominated Sandbox Percussion and musician/composer Erik Hall for over 50 percussionists (from the Mannes School of Music at The New School) and instrumentalists, for the culmination of Biophony, a four-season collaboration between Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Metropolis Ensemble. Produced by artistic director Andrew Cyr in collaboration with composers/arrangers Benjamin Wallace, Ledah Finck, and David Leon.

Art in the Garden: Music for Sunrise and Sunset
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden


Sunset Performance: 7:30pm at Plant Family Collection

Free with Garden admission. Tickets will be available in late May.

More info: https://biophony.metropolisensemble.org/projects/biophony-solstice-2024

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Sep
24
8:00 PM20:00

Locomotive

Locomotive is a double trio co-led by saxophonist-composer David Leon and trumpeter-composer Adam O’Farrill. Joined by guitarists Eli Greenhoe and Tal Yahalom, and percussionists Murph Aucamp and Daniel Prim, the band creates a sound that is as experimental as it is rooted in a mix of folkloric musical traditions. Named after the Thelonious Monk’s composition, of which the band has a changüi-inspired arrangement, Locomotive is a band that operates at the crossroads of freedom and structure, provoking listeners to dance, think, and everything in between. 

Adam O’Farrill, trumpet

David Leon, alto saxophone & flute

Tal Yahalom, guitar

Eli Greenhoe, guitar

Murph Aucamp, percussion

Daniel Prim, percussion

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Apr
4
8:00 PM20:00

Locomotive

Come groove weird with us at one of my favorite rooms in Brooklyn!!

Adam O’Farrill, trumpet

David Leon, alto saxophone

Tal Yahalom, guitar

Eli Greenhoe, guitar

Murph Aucamp, percussion

Daniel Prim, percussion

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Mar
8
8:00 PM20:00

Yuma Uesaka & David Leon

Yuma Uesaka - Bb clarinet, reed-trumpet, tenor saxophone, +

David Leon - Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, homemade instruments, +

Also on the bill is Zosha Warpeha (solo hardanger fiddle) and Splendid Abysse (P.L./ B.C./ F.R./ Carlo Costa | bass clarinet/ prepared piano/ voice & accordion/ drums)

Pay what you want / B.Y.O.B.

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Feb
29
8:00 PM20:00

Locomotive

Locomotive is a double trio co-led by saxophonist-composer David Leon and trumpeter-composer Adam O’Farrill. Joined by guitarists Eli Greenhoe and Tal Yahalom, and percussionists Murph Aucamp and Daniel Prim, the band creates a sound that is as experimental as it is rooted in a mix of folkloric musical traditions. Named after the Thelonious Monk’s composition, of which the band has a changüi-inspired arrangement, Locomotive is a band that operates at the crossroads of freedom and structure, provoking listeners to dance, think, and everything in between. 

Adam O’Farrill, trumpet

David Leon, alto saxophone

Eli Greenhoe, guitar

Victor Pablo, percussion

Juan Diego Villalobos, percussion

For tickets: https://www.kismithgallery.com/events-2

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Sep
18
to Sep 24

Flame Keepers | Metropolis Ensemble

Tending to the 24/7 live-streaming online installation that is Flame Keepers.

Stream anytime in the performance window / more info at: https://flamekeepers.metropolisensemble.org/

“Flame Keepers is a perpetual music installation based on Jakub Ciupinski's concept and design. Commissioned, created, and launched by Metropolis Ensemble in response to COVID-19, Flame Keepers runs uninterrupted in real time, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Invited artists are commissioned weekly to supply new original material every seven hours. As a result, the piece will evolve as an open-ended collective composition designed to run forever.”

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