In just two weeks on June 1, KHORIKOS competes to represent Manhattan in WNYC and WQXR's 3rd annual Battle of the Boroughs! We’re putting our interpretation of Renaissance music up against 13 groups representing an eclectic mix of Manhattan music from singer-songwriters and rockers to Afrobeat and North-Indian classical.

 

As much as we pride ourselves on artistic excellence, this competition is an unabashedly American-Idol style popularity contest, so it’s up to you to move us into the finals.

 

 

Here's How Voting Works:

 

Round 1 - Friday, June 1st

• At 7pm all the groups perform for a live audience.
• Initial voting begins once all groups perform.
• You can vote in person, online, or by text message.
• Voting remains open for only 1 hour.
• The top 3 groups move on to the second round of voting.

 

Round 2 - The week after

• WNYC announces the top 3 Manhattan groups on Monday, June 4 and will post videos of those performances online.
• Voting—online or by txt msg—opens for 1 week.
• The group with the most votes goes on to compete in the Ultimate Battle against the other Boroughs on June 26.

 

 

"Great," you say, "but how can I help?"

• Come out and support us live at The Green Space. The more energy we can get in the room, the better!
• If you can’t make it in person, watch the live webcast.
• If you can’t watch the webcast or make it in person, keep an eye on Facebook or Twitter to get updates on when voting opens and how to vote by text message.
• Spread the word and vote, vote, vote!

 

 

Leave a comment if you have any questions, and let us know if you’ll be able to make it out on the 1st!

 

 

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What: Battle of the Boroughs When: Friday, June 1 Where: The Greene Space 44 Charlton Street in SoHo   How Much: $15 or $30 for open beer/wine bar   Get Tickets Here!

 

 

Join KHORIKOS at Avery Fisher as we open with a solo set for:

DCINY presents:
“Over the Stone”
 Bryn Terfel & Catrin Finch
Weymuth & Griffith, Conductors

Sunday, April 22, 2012 7:00 PM 
Avery Fisher Hall

Haydn: St. Nicholas Mass 
Martin: The Awakening

Richard W. Weymuth, Guest Conductor 
Kara Shay Thomson, Soprano 
Doris Brunatti, Mezzo-soprano 
David Guzman, Tenor 
Stefan Szkafarowsky, Bass

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Jenkins: Over the Stone (Harp Concerto) 
Catrin Finch, Harp 
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor

Bryn Terfel, Special Guest

 

 

The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR Announces

The Third Annual BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS

 

Citywide Competition to Discover NYC’s Best Emerging Talent

Kicks Off with the BROOKLYN BATTLE on Friday, February 3 at 7pm

 

(New York, NY – February 1, 2012) – For the past two years, Queens was named the Ultimate Winner at THE BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space’s search for NYC’s greatest up-and-coming talent.  Will another borough be able to take the crown this year?

For the third year in a row, The Greene Space will offer the finest contestants from all five boroughs – ensembles, instrumentalists, singers, DJs, spoken word artists and performance artists of all genres – a chance to compete for an aspiring artist’s dream prize: a featured concert in a hip, downtown Manhattan venue, presented to a global audience via live video webcast; a private recording session in a broadcast-quality studio; and new tech equipment to build their image from home.

On Friday, February 3 at 7pm, the competition will commence with The BROOKLYN BATTLE.  Thirteen contestants will come together to play for a live audience at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, the innovative and acoustically superb street-level studio at WNYC and WQXR, in hopes of securing a spot at the Ultimate Battle in June 2012.  Competing from all over Kings County will be Latin soul and boogaloo group Spanglish Fly; rock outfit DBCR; experimental roots artists Underground System Afrobeat; soul rock band The Dirty Gems; country folk singer Willy Gantrim; dancehall reggae-fused Brown Rice Family; soul and jazz-tinged Stephanie Rooker & The Search Engine; alternative popsmith band Lord Classic; funk fusion rockers BT3; classical soprano Malesha Jessie; Japanese gypsy rock group Kagero; hip hop artists The Lo Frequency; and soul folk singer Nijae Draine.

The Brooklyn Battle winner will go on to compete against other borough battle winners in the Ultimate Battle (schedule and artists below).  The Ultimate Battle winner will perform an exclusive concert in The Greene Space.

Returning as Battle series emcee is award-winning WQXR host TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, whose Saturday evening show All Ears is a celebration of musical discovery and unexpected cross-genre connections.  LEITAL MOLAD, a producer for WNYC’s Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, and HSI-CHANG LIN, an associate producer for WNYC’s The Takeaway who also composes music for film, television and web video, will provide colorful commentary throughout the night.  The evening will also feature background videos and interviews with the performers.

“The Battle of the Boroughs experience is as eclectic as walking down a New York City street – the diverse soundscape is a musical potpourri, with a wide range of melodies and rhythms representing every corner of the city,” said MCKNIGHT.  “The most exciting part for me is seeing a community of listeners having a great time, discovering music together, and coming back for more.”

Audiences can represent their borough and hear an eclectic mix of innovative talent from all across NYC during the following Battles in The Greene Space:

March 2:  QUEENS

Jefferson Thomas – alt-country

The Great Apes – funk

Sweet Fix – pop/rock

Shelly Bhushan – alternative soul

Predestined – alt-rock

Sinner Man – alternative soul

Cate Song – singer/songwriter

Jason Waters – Americana, folk

Una Via – pop/rock

SisterMonk – experimental indie-folk

Tatiana Kochkareva – rock

April 6:  THE BRONX

Tyrone Birkett – post-modern spiritual

Bodoma Grifuna Cultural Band – cultural world music

RPG to the G-Spot – hip-hop

Tape Deck Museum – rap

August-Hill – rap

Chris Santiago – ballad pop

The Dorian Project – progressive, soul

May 4:   STATEN ISLAND

The Headlocks – Americana rock and roll

Fairday Skyline – alternative

The Mick Watley Band – rock and roll

Silas Knight & The Brooklyn Horns – R&B

Vantage Point – blues/rock

The Bad Mouth Betties – alternative pop

Kazatzky – Mediterranean soul

June 1:   MANHATTAN

Snehasish Mozumder and Sound of Mandolin (S.O.M.) – global

Portmanteaux – rock

Matthew Foster-Moore – acoustic singer/songwriter

ensemble, et al. – indie-classical percussion ensemble

David D'Alessio – indie pop/folk

Ravens & Chimes – indie rock

Zozo Afrobeat – Afrobeat

Renee' and the Derelicts – blues/rock

Bobby Harden – R&B, soul

The Ks – alternative, indie, rock and roll

KHORIKOS – classical a cappella

Pants Velour – hip-hop, soul, pop/rock

The Bailen Brothers – rock and roll

Julia Joseph – adult contemporary singer-songwriter

Wise Girl – pop/rock

June 29: THE ULTIMATE BATTLE

Winners from Each Borough Compete for the Grand Prize

Summer 2012:  ULTIMATE BATTLE WINNER’s featured concert in The Greene Space

ALL BATTLES

Where: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR

44 Charlton Street (at Varick Street)

New York, NY 10014

Tickets: $15; admission includes a complimentary drink and snacks

$30; admission includes open wine & beer bar and snacks

Tickets for all events are on sale now at www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace

Official Website:  www.thegreenespace.org/battle2012

BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS – The Basics

Beginning in February, and continuing on the First Friday of every month through July, contestants from a select borough will perform in front of a live studio audience, bringing their best for a spot in the Battle’s semi-final round.

Five winners will be selected by the live studio audience, online and mobile audiences watching via live webcast. The following Monday, voting will move on to a two week-long online/mobile-only round, where votes will be accepted at www.thegreenespace.org or by texting an artist’s code to ‘69866.’  Borough winners will be posted on The Greene Space’s official website, Facebook and Twitter.

From there, one act from each borough will compete in the Ultimate Battle, where the Ultimate Winner will be selected by the in-studio audience and a luminary panel of judges.

The final winner will be awarded with a featured concert in The Greene Space, which includes a live video webcast, a professional photo shoot, an HD-DVD and CD of their performance, a professional studio recording session, and a social media package from TekServe consisting of two iPads and headphones.

 

New York Public Radio is New York's premier public radio franchise, comprising WNYC-FM, WNYC-AM, WQXR, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, as well as www.wnyc.org, www.wqxr.org and www.thegreenespace.org.  As America's most listened-to AM/FM news and talk public radio stations, reaching 1.1 million listeners every week, WNYC extends New York City's cultural riches to the entire country on-air and online, and presents the best national offerings from networks National Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media, and the British Broadcasting Company. WNYC 93.9 FM broadcasts a wide range of daily news, talk, cultural and music programming, while WNYC AM 820 maintains a stronger focus on breaking news and international news reporting. Classical 105.9 WQXR is New York City’s sole 24-hour classical music station, presenting new and landmark classical recordings as well as live concerts from the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, among other New York City venues, immersing listeners in the city’s rich musical life. In addition to its audio content, WNYC produces content for live, radio and web audiences from The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, the station’s street-level multipurpose, multiplatform broadcast studio and performance space. For more information about New York Public Radio, visit www.nypublicradio.org.

 

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Its not too late to get your tickets for the next KHORIKOS concert this Saturday, Sept 17th at 7:30PM!  Join us for entrancing melodies ny one of New York's finest a cappella ensembles...

 

‘A Melancholy Beauty’: Operatic Holocaust story has a happy ending

KHORIKOS will be performing the World Premiere of "Encountering an Illusion" by Jan Jirasek and the US Premiere of "Psalm 91" by Augusta Read Thomas on
Friday, September 16th  7:30PM
St. Anthony's Shrine, 154 Sullivan Street @ Houston

Keep your eyes open for a possible venue change - we are hoping to premiere this at the Bohemian National Hall/Czech Center!

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Venue Information Avery Fisher Hall 10 Lincoln Center Plaza (Columbus Ave at 65th St)

Varna International Presents Songs of Life Festival

Sunday, June 26, 2011 3:00 PM Avery Fisher Hall Songs of Life Festival Sunday, June 26, 2011 3:00 PM Avery Fisher Hall Songs of Life Festival will feature the World Premiere performance of a newly-commissioned oratorio, A Melancholy Beauty, depicting the inspiring story of the rescue of all Bulgaria’s Jews during World War II. A Melancholy Beauty is a major choral-orchestral work with a performing force of 300 superb musicians, consisting of children and adult choirs, Bulgarian female folk vocal ensemble, a full symphony orchestra, authentic Bulgarian folk instruments, soloists and narrators. The oratorio was composed by the award-winning Bulgarian composer, Georgi Andreev, who combines classical choral-orchestral music with traditional rhythms and folk styles that are rarely encountered today! The original lyrics composed by librettist Scott Cairns and contributing author Aryeh Finklestein will be conducted by Maestro Henry H. Leck, founder and artistic director of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. The performing choirs include: The Indianapolis Children’s Choir, IN; the Philip Kutev National Folklore Ensemble, Bulgaria; KHORIKOS Choir, NY; and The Victor Valley College Singers and Master Arts Chorale, CA. These choirs will be accompanied by the renowned National Philharmonic as they perform the oratorio in celebration of a poignant historical moment. The Festival will also premiere the motet, Whosoever Saves a Single Life, composed by internationally renowned cantor and composer, Charles David Osborne, for mixed choirs. In addition to the world premiere of A Melancholy Beauty, the participating choirs will each feature an A Cappella program specially selected by the Festival conductors: Henry H. Leck, Jesse Peckham, Thomas Miller, and artistic director Georgi Andreev. Founders, Kalin and Sharon Tchonev, launched Songs of Life, first, as a tribute to the Bulgarian people, which rescued the entire Jewish population from the Nazis. Sharon’s maternal grandparents were among the survivors. Inspired by the heroic acts of the Bulgarian people who risked their lives for their fellow citizens, Kalin and Sharon founded Songs of Life, secondly, to champion the principles of tolerance in the midst of diversity and bravery in the face of prejudice. For more information visit our website: www.songsoflife.org Tel: 803.545.4167

Don't miss "Cantus Immortalis" this Wednesday night (4/6 at 7:30pm - St. Anthony's).  Witness the haunting melodies of early music a cappella.  Breathtaking and beautiful...

 

 

Please join us for our annual Fall concert on Monday, November 22nd at 7:30 PM.  The concert will be at the beautiful St. Anthony's Shrine in SoHo (154 Sullivan St @ Houston).  Tickets available online, by phone or at the door!

List Price: $20.00

Student/Senior: $10.00