BALLET SCORE FOR STRINGS PREMIERE & NEW INDIE CLASSICAL

New York Premiere of "Liar Lear King" ballet score for strings by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Performed live, with a performance of his "Past Life" for violin, cello, and piano.
And three compositions by Will Healy, 2023 Leonard Bernstein Award Winner and Founder, SHOUTHOUSE. "Root Position", "Chimes", "Mariners" performed live with violin, viola, cello, and piano.

Tickets required, $20.

“Liar Lear King” premiered in 2022, co-produced by Grand Rapids Ballet with choreography by San Francisco Ballet Alum and Oregon Ballet Theater Artistic Director Danielle Rowe, score by Brooklyn-based composer and indie classical phenom Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and film and scenery by Kevin Draper and Lora Robertson. In the runup to the New York premiere of the full ballet, the full thirty minute score will be performed live at Satellite Gallery, 101 Reade Street, with Ludwig-Leone conducting. “Liar Lear King” explores themes of narcissism and bullying, and their impact on our families.

To hear the official recording of “Liar Lear King'' and see the premiere performance of the ballet follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIyQqx6jInE&t=221s

Juilliard-trained composer and bandleader Will Healey will present solo piano work inspired by his Opus in development, Orbit - a piece that lays out a musical galaxy in which heavenly bodies interact, evolve, and eventually reach consciousness. Healy served as Music Director for the premiere of Aaron Severini’s score for “Echo & Narcissus” with Satellite Collective at BAM Fisher in 2018. This new work draws from Healy’s compositional experiments with hip-hop, jazz, and classical music.

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