Fourth Sundays Chamber Music Series: Stefano Gervasoni 3/28
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Chamber Music Series
Sunday, March 28th @ 4pm
As part of the Talea Ensemble’s Out of Italy Festival to celebrate Italian Contemporary Music, the Talea Ensemble has invited Composer Stefano Gervasoni to curate and attend the March 28th concert, which will feature his viola solo, Tornasole, Franz Schubert’s Quartettsätz and Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade performed by the iO Quartet. Mr. Gervasoni will discuss his work as well as trends in Italian Contemporary Music.
Hugo Wolf Italian Serenade
(performed by the iO Quartet)
Stefano Gervasoni Tornasole for solo viola
(performed by Elizabeth Weisser, Talea Ensemble)
Franz Schubert Quartettsätz
(performed by the iO Quartet)
The Solarium, The Roger Smith Hotel
tickets $15 on the door, cash only
includes wine and cheese
For reservations please contact 212.339.2092
or rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com
Blue Box Gallery Presents Gabriel Barcia-Colombo Nobody Leaves, Everybody Goes
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Birdsong in Art at Roger Smith, Arts
After exhibiting in places as far afield as Austin, Texas and Linz, Austria, the Los Angeles-born, New York-based Barcia-Colombo brings his pioneering collection of interactive, multi-media artworks – an amalgam of three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional video, dubbed “video sculpture”– to New York City.
The exhibition includes ten digital sculptures that play upon the exigency in our culture to chronicle, preserve and wax nostalgic, an idea which Barcia-Colombo renders visually by “collecting” human beings (alongside cultural archetypes) as scientific specimens. He repurposes everyday objects like blenders, suitcases and cans of Spam® into venues for projecting and inserting videos of people. While making conspicuous references to Marcel Duchamps’ ‘Ready-Mades,’ he also draws from an eclectic range of other influences, from the combines of Robert Rauschenberg and the video spectacles of Aernout Mik to taxonomy texts and anatomical drawings.
Blue Box is a mobile gallery (conceived of by Karen and Julia) dedicated to showcasing contemporary New Media artwork that redefines, remixes and reinterprets – in other words, hacks – conventional art-making practices.
Visit the website:
www.blueboxgallery.com
From March 12-20 the exhibition will be reinstalled in the RSPOP-UP Shop, also at The Roger Smith Hotel.
We’ve been working really hard over the past few months to make this exhibition a reality. We’re really excited and hope that you will come out to view Gabe’s stunning video sculptures, have a complimentary Belvedere cocktail and toast the occasion with us!
Also, to further celebrate this auspicious event please join us later on in the evening for a much-deserved after-party! We will be setting up shop in the basement of Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St.) starting at 11pm.
Music by The Tomcats and Gabe BC.
Roger Smith Shorts Premier, 3/10 @7pm
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Art at Roger Smith, Arts
Live streaming video by Ustream
We are proud to announce that the ’09 Roger Smith Shorts will be premiered and released Live to the internet on Wednesday March 10, 2010 at 7 pm in Lily’s at the Roger Smith Hotel. Here is additional info. Don’t miss it!
In August of 2009, 6 short films were created in a heat wave at the Roger Smith Hotel. The 2009 Roger Smith Shorts Directors are Daniel Brothers, Sean Cunningham, Sherng-Lee Huang, Jacob Mendel, Dmitry Povolotsky, and Ted Wallach. During the Roger Smith Shorts Film Festival Workshop we hosted several industry workshops, panels, music events and parties to celebrate this week long film festival. It was an epic week of blitz creations hosted at the Roger Smith Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
Meet the Filmmakers
The 2009 Roger Smith Shorts are;
“The Honeymoon Killer” by Shreng-Lee Huang
“Suite 15″ by Jacob Mendel
“Clean The Room” by Dmitry Povolotski
“Rabid Rocky” by Daniel Brothers
“Hotel Genius” by Ted Wallach
“On the Rocks” by Sean Cunningham
Be sure to check out the Live release of the Roger Smith Shorts on Wednesday March 10, 2010 at 7 pm @RShotel. The Shorts will be available online after the release in case you missed it so be sure to watch them and share them with your friends.
Thanks for watching.
John Knowles
RSH & Panman Arts present: Like The Spice Gallery Group Show
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Art at Roger Smith, Arts, Hotel
Featuring the work of Jason Bryant, Allison Edge, and Ross Racine March 19th, 2010 – April 18th, 2010 Opening Reception: Friday March 19th 7-10pm Roger Smith Hotel 501 Lexington Ave Lobby Gallery, and Solarium Gallery 16th fl.
Like the Spice and the Roger Smith Hotel are pleased to announce that they have joined creative forces to present a group show featuring Like the Spice artists Jason Bryant, Allison Edge, and Ross Racine. The Roger Smith Hotel, a positive, open and friendly spot in Midtown Manhattan, nestled amongst the skyscrapers, is not just a hotel, but also a location for guests and visitors to get a taste of the up and coming New York arts scene. Located at 501 Lexington Avenue with its Solarium Gallery on the 16th floor, has had a long history of hosting creative and entertaining exhibitions that stimulate thought and conversation. Like the Spice is extremely excited to be invited and why we think our artists will fit their style perfectly.
In the lobby of the hotel you will find the shapes of spirals, explosions and clouds that mirror the strange psychology of Quebec-born artist Ross Racine’s fictional suburban developments. Ross has shown extensively across the United States and Canada. His “digital drawings” are hand-drawn directly by computer, creating communities that could be taken from some otherworldly Mapquest. They are in no way photographs, yet still carry a convincing feel, leaving you with the assumption that someone, somewhere, has been to see these communities in person.
Come join us on opening night, March 19th, as we begin our very exciting month-long stay at the Roger Smith Hotel! And please come to view more of these artists’ works and more at Like the Spice as we will remain open and will be hosting our own exhibition on site!
A Spectrum of Jewels: An installation by Kaz Maslanka
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Arts, LAB Gallery
March 5-26th, 2010, New York City– The Lab (for Installation and Performance Art) is pleased to announce the upcoming installation “A Spectrum of Jewels” by San Diego based artist/poet/mathematician Kaz Maslanka.
“A Spectrum Of Jewels” will feature what Maslanka calls a ‘Dodecaorthogonal Space Poem’. This type of ‘mathematical poem’ is constructed with twelve ‘orthogonal space poems’ arranged contiguously within a Cartesian coordinate system. Orthogonal space poems are always in the form of ‘A’ equals ‘B’ multiplied by ‘C’. What is different in this new work is that one of the variables in each poem is a fabricated word whose meaning comes from the mathematical operation applied to the other two variables (words). The words were carefully chosen to point to a spectrum inspired by Zen teachings. Thus, the aesthetic value of the piece is derived from visualizing the meaning of all the concepts spread throughout the entire three dimensional space.
The following statements are to help navigate the installation:
The yellow ball is the point of origin for the entire system. The green balls are points in space which represent the meaning of a concept which lies on one of the ‘word axes’. A word axis is a one dimensional line drawn between two concepts in space. In a three dimensional space you may have three ‘word axes’. The three word axes in this installation are “Emptiness/Thinking”, “Existence/Non-existence” and “Monasticism/Urbanity”. The red balls are points in space to delineate the coordinate pairs for which the orthogonal space poem starts. The poem lies on the planer space that lies between the red ball, the two adjacent green balls and the yellow ball. For a better understanding of visualizing these poems you may want to Google “verbogeometry” and “Orthogonal Space Poem”.
The twelve orthogonal space poems are:
Emptiness times Urbanity = Socrastival
Emptiness times Monasticism = Apecksuval
Emptiness times Existence = Doalldoxuval
Emptiness times Non-existence = Nonalldoxuval
Thinking times Urbanity = Selcrasaval
Thinking times Monasticism = Taoodoxuval
Thinking times Existence = Wastconditival
Thinking times Non-existence = Dreemholeval
Existence times Urbanity = Natucrasaval
Existence times Monasticism = Onkeval
Non-existence times Urbanity = Boidasval
Non-existence times Monasticism = Onkeval
For more information, or to schedule an interview with the artist, please contact Danika Druttman 212.339.2092
Margot Leverett and the Mountain Klezmer Boys
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Arts, Hotel
Half-to-Help teamed up with the Roger Smith Hotel, Panman Productions, and Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA to bring you our first Haiti relief art show and concert. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys played in the Penthouse of the Roger Smith Hotel with video accompaniment of Freakcast.
Second Sundays Guitar Series: Daniel Acsadi
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Arts, Chamber Music Series
Sunday March 14th, 4PM.
Daniel Acsadi is the Director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society and is finishing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory with Eliot Fisk. Through his acclaimed performances, arrangements, and teaching, Dan is a passionate advocate for both the guitar and the music of his native Hungary. Dan’s arrangements encompass art and folk music of the 18th through 21st centuries, innovatively expanding the guitar’s repertoire. He is firmly committed to the guitar as a versatile chamber music instrument, performing regularly with voice, viola, violin, flute string quartet, and guitar ensemble. Beginning his musical studies at age six, Dan earned his M.M. from New England Conservatory (NEC) and B.A. from Cornell University, where he double majored in music and economics. Dan has previously studied with Pablo Cohen and John Hall, and has performed in the masterclasses of Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Eduardo Fernandez, and Adam Holzman. Dan maintains a large and diverse teaching studio in the Boston area.
co-presented by the NYCCGS and RogerSmithArts
The Solarium, 16th Floor
The Roger Smith Hotel
Tickets $15, includes wine and cheese
Pay at the door, cash only
For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call 212.339.2092
One Night Only a Benefit for Haiti
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by aleksdegtyarev in Arts, Community
February 21, 2010 7pm-12am
Roger Smith Hotel | 501 Lexington Ave. New York, NY
16th Floor Solarium Gallery
$20 suggested donation
As Social Media Enthusiasts, The Finderz enjoys doing their “Social Good”. We find what’s interesting in the world and on the internet – which includes finding causes we want to support. After the tragedy in Haiti, we want to gather our resources & spread the word about helping out.
Since the Roger Smith Hotel is so socially connected, we’re honored to partner with them in our endeavor to collect unused or unwanted clothing for Haiti. We’ll be distributing donations to the Red Cross, Yele, and other charitable foundations.
Join us for a night of “social good” with a taste of the arts, drinks, & good company!
————
Dee Nuncio
Social Media Adviser & Writer
Half-to-Help has teamed up with the Roger Smith Hotel, Panman Productions, and Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA to bring you our first Haiti relief art show and concert. The benefit will begin at 7pm. Musicians Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys and Charlene Kaye will be performing. Exhibiting artists include Carl Avidano, Lazarus Nazario, and Shawn Taylor. The artists are donating half of the net proceeds from any art sale to support Haiti earthquake survivors via Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA. $20 suggested donation at the door. 100% of suggested donations will go to Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA for Haiti relief.
Live Video Performance collaboration by FreakCast.
Music:
Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Artists:
Sponsors:
Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA
Live Video:
Second Sundays Classical Guitar Series: Thomas Viloteau
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Art at Roger Smith, Arts
Sunday February 14th, 4pm
Born in Paris in 1985, Thomas Viloteau began his musical education at age twelve in Port St. Louis (France). In 1998, he entered the Escuela de Música Juan Pedro Carrero in Barcelona, Spain, where he studied with Maité Rubio, as well as participating in numerous masterclasses with Alvaro Pierri. Two years later, he entered the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Barcelona where he studied with Joan Furio. In 2001, Thomas received a Fondation Zigmund Zaleski scholarship to study under the direction of maestro Alberto Ponce at the Ecole Normale in Paris, where he graduated with a Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste in 2004. Entering the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris that same year, Thomas studied in Roland Dyens’ class while also working with Judicaël Perroy.
Thomas Viloteau has been placed first in several competitions, including the Salou Guitar Competition (Spain), the Segovia International Competition in Linares (Spain) and the Ville d’Antony International Competition in Paris. As the winner of the Guitar Foundation of America Competition, in September of 2007 he embarked on a seven month concert tour in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, playing over fifty concerts and teaching several masterclasses. In 2009, he was awarded a scholarship by the Milton Salkind Scholarship Fund to study under the guidance of professor Marc Teicholz at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he graduated with a Professional Studies Diploma. He was the first guitarist selected by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to play at the Kennedy Center as part of the Conservatory Project.
Thomas Viloteau plays a guitar by the Australian luthier Greg Smallman and is endorsed by Savarez strings.
co-presented by the NYCCGS and RogerSmithArts
The Penthouse, 16th floor
The Roger Smith Hotel
Tickets $15, includes wine and cheese
pay at the door, cash only
Valentine’s Special
$35 per person
Brunch and Guitar Concert ticket
(Brunch 11-4pm includes a Mimosa or glass of wine, amuse bouche, main course and dessert
please bring your brunch receipt up to the concert to receive your concert ticket)
For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or cal 212.339.2092!
Fourth Sunday’s Concert Series
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Chamber Music Series
New Music quartet loadbang presents a unique program of all-original music conceived by members of the group. Each member (Alejandro Acierto, bass clarinet; Jeff Gavett, baritone voice; Andy Kozar, trumpet; Will Lang, trombone) has contributed equally to the project by composing one quarter of the program.
These new pieces take advantage of loadbang’s facility in improvisation, while pushing the ensemble in new directions. Andy Kozar’s work for this concert is a kind of translation; Chinese characters are stripped of their semantic meaning and broken down into shapes to be realized as musical contours. Jeff Gavett’s work is concerned primarily with formal aspects of time. Large temporal divisions are delineated with great specificity, but the ensemble is left to fill these durations on the fly, improvising and imitating one another. Finally, one half of the group’s compositional personalities will be heard for the first time as Alejandro Acierto and Will Lang will present their premier compositions for loadbang.
All of the works to be presented are literally experimental: each performer-composer has branched out into unknown territory musically and notationally. Guided improvisation. Game pieces. Graphic scores. Loadbang’s originals straddle these categories.
The Solarium, The Roger Smith Hotel
Tickets $15 at the door, cash only
For reservations please contact 212.339.2092
or rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com
