ETHEL and Friends is a music series lovingly programmed for “Date Night” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Great Hall at the Balcony Bar by The Met’s Resident Ensemble, ETHEL.
The Great Hall Balcony Bar “Date Night” Artists perform 3 sets on Fridays and Saturdays:
6 PM, 7 PM and 8 PM
ABOUT ETHEL
ETHEL is one of the most acclaimed ensembles in contemporary music. With an eye to tradition and an ear to the future, the quartet is a leading force in concert music’s re-engagement with musical vernaculars, fusing diverse performance practices into a vibrant, engaging sound. ETHEL and ETHEL members perform regularly at the Petrie Court Café, and they welcome celebrated friends to the series–such luminaries as JP Jofre, Alexis Michelle, Kaki King, Allison Loggins-Hull and Raja Rahman.
ETHEL & FRIENDS SERIES CALENDAR
May 5th & May 6th
ETHEL
Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL members, as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers.
May 13th
The Budapest Duo
Lavinia Pavlish, violin
Greta Myatieva, violin
New York’s dynamic dueling violins showcase their signature high-energy style, in passionate performances of Prokofiev, Bartók, and NYC’s own Mike Brun.
May 19th & May 20th
Booked by The Met
May 26th & May 27th
ETHEL
Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL members, as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers.
June 2nd & June 3rd
Hot Chicken Duo
Lavinia Pavlish
Eli Bishop
Bach to bluegrass! Violinists Eli Bishop and Lavinia Pavlish take you on an adventure from the 1600’s Germany to present day Nashville, playing works by bluegrass sensation Mike Barnett, and then heading back in time to J.S. Bach and Sergei Prokofiev, and finally rounding out the nights with some ballads and jazz standards.
June 9th & June 10th
The Court Trio
Lavinia Pavlish
Molly Goldman
Eleanor Norton
A gathering of three brilliant soloists, presenting celebrated string classics — from Bach, to Beethoven, to Dohnányi.
June 16th & June 17th
Rock Paper Scissors
Lavinia Pavlish
Ralph Farris
Eleanor Norton
New York’s engaging new string trio brings classics old and new with their signature high-energy spirit — from Kodály and ETHEL member Ralph Farris, to Hailstork and Hu.
June 23rd & June 24th
Booked by The Met
June 30th & July 1st
Boyd Meets Girl
Rupert Boyd
Laura Metcalf
Boyd Meets Girl features the unique and versatile pairing of cello and guitar, with a diverse range of repertoire from Bach and Debussy to Beyoncé and Radiohead. The duo, comprised of American cellist Laura Metcalf and Australian guitarist Rupert Boyd, has toured the world with their eclectic and engaging performances, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart, had their music streamed more than 2.5 million times on Spotify alone, and been called “beguiling… fascinating… enchanting” by Gramophone Magazine.
July 7th & July 8th
Rock Paper Scissors
Lavinia Pavlish
Ralph Farris
Eleanor Norton
New York’s engaging new string trio brings classics old and new with their signature high-energy spirit — from Kodály and ETHEL member Ralph Farris, to Hailstork and Hu.
July 14th & July 15th
ETHEL
Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL members, as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers.
July 21st & July 22nd
Booked by The Met
July 28th & July 29th
Rock Paper Scissors
Lavinia Pavlish
Ralph Farris
Eleanor Norton
New York’s engaging new string trio brings classics old and new with their signature high-energy spirit — from Kodály and ETHEL member Ralph Farris, to Hailstork and Hu.
August 4th & August 5th
Rock Paper Scissors
Lavinia Pavlish
Ralph Farris
Eleanor Norton
New York’s engaging new string trio brings classics old and new with their signature high-energy spirit — from Kodály and ETHEL member Ralph Farris, to Hailstork and Hu.
August 11th & August 12th
Rock Paper Scissors
Lavinia Pavlish
Ralph Farris
Eleanor Norton
New York’s engaging new string trio brings classics old and new with their signature high-energy spirit — from Kodály and ETHEL member Ralph Farris, to Hailstork and Hu.
August 18th & August 19th
Booked by The Met
August 25th & August 26th
Corin Lee
Corin Lee
ETHEL’s own Corin Lee showcases his signature virtuosity with an eclectic, amplified re-mix of violin masterworks.
September 1st & September 2nd
Corin Lee
Corin Lee
ETHEL’s own Corin Lee showcases his signature virtuosity with an eclectic, amplified re-mix of violin masterworks.
September 8th & September 9th
ETHEL and Julia Crafton
The PCC House Band welcomes singer-songwriter and rising star, Julia Crafton, to the PCC for two very special evenings.
September 15th & September 16th
Booked by The Met
September 22nd & September 23rd
Corin Lee
Corin Lee
ETHEL’s own Corin Lee showcases his signature virtuosity with an eclectic, amplified re-mix of violin masterworks.
September 29th & September 30th
THEL
ETHEL members Ralph Farris, Corin Lee and Dorothy Lawson survey celebrated string trio classics from Beethoven to Dohnány, alongside reimagined ETHEL favorites.
October 6th & October 7th
ETHEL
Performing the infectiously engaging music of ETHEL members, as well as audience favorites by the group’s eclectic crew of contemporary composers.
October 13th & October 14th
Members of The Harlem Chamber Players
The legends are back! Performing the music of Rhiannon Giddens, William Grant Still, W.A. Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, Jessie Montgomery and Paquito D’Rivera.
Ashley Horne, violin
Claire Chan, violin
William Frampton, viola
Wayne Smith, cello
October 20th & October 21st
Booked by The Met
October 27th & October 28th
Instruments of the People
Francisco Roldán and Danny Mallon perform their own arrangements of rhythmically engaging music from the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Haiti, Spain, France and Venezuela, exploring genres such as voodoo ritual dances, joropo, flamenco dances, bolero, tango and more.
Francisco Roldán, guitar
Danny Mallon, percussion
Stay tuned. More dates to be announced.
ETHEL at THE MET
ETHEL has been in Residence at The Met for over a decade– originally on the Balcony Bar, and for the past two years in the virtual realm, producing The Met’s celebrated “Balcony Bar from Home” series where the group presented weekly celebrations of ETHEL’s wide world of music, featuring collaborations with an extraordinary collection of guest artists from Svjetlana Bukvich to Jarrett & Raja; from Layale Chaker to Rhett Price; from Ron Carter to Todd Rundgren.
Visit ETHEL’s YouTube Channel, featuring a playlist of some of ETHEL’s classic BBfH offerings.
Here is a sampling:
