MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kurie Fitzgerald: [email protected], 202-994-6461
Maralee Csellar: [email protected], 202-994-7564
EVENT:
Bedroom Community, an Icelandic record label and music collective formed by Ben Frost, Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its first United States tour, which makes a stop in D.C. in late March. Mr. Muhly is the most recognizable group member for American classical audiences, known for his Metropolitan Opera-commissioned work, "Two Boys.” Mr. Muhly was the youngest composer the Met has ever commissioned with this 2013 piece. He has worked to make classical music accessible and interesting to younger audiences through film scores, Broadway musicals like “The Glass Menagerie” and collaborations with pop musicians like Sufjan Stevens.
The group’s performance at the George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium will feature:
- Ben Frost, Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson, Bedroom Community’s founders;
- Sam Amidon, American folk artist;
- Nadia Sirota, contemporary classical musician and host of the “Meet the Producer” podcast;
- Daníel Bjarnason, composer and conductor;
- Puzzle Muteson, singer/songwriter;
- Paul Corley, American composer;
- James McVinnie, organist and keyboardist
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 29, 2016; 8 p.m.
WHERE:
The George Washington University
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
TICKETS:
Tickets are $25-$35 and may be purchased by calling GW Lisner’s box office at 202-994-6800, or by visiting www.lisner.gwu.edu. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Lisner box office. Box office hours are Tuesday – Friday, noon – 6 p.m. The box office will also open one hour prior to the event.
RSVP:
Media interested in attending the concert must contact Kurie Fitzgerald at [email protected] or 202-994-6461 no later than 48 hours before the event. Photos and interviews are available upon request. Attention calendar editors: Please do not publish media contact information.
BACKGROUND:
Bedroom Community is an Icelandic record label/collective formed in 2006 by Valgeir Sigurðsson with Nico Muhly and Ben Frost, later adding Sam Amidon, Daníel Bjarnason, Puzzle Muteson, Paul Corley, Nadia Sirota and James McVinnie to the roster.
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