Leonardo DaVinci once said, "Do you know that our souls are composed of music?" Music and religion are intimately linked, and music is one of the most powerful tools to convey religious meaning. As ...

The 2019 Ecstatic Music Festival continued on Saturday (2/16) at The Kauffman Center’s Merkin Hall with a performance from veteran indie rock band Deerhoof and percussion trio Tigue. The night opened ...

NEW YORK — The musicians stood on the Merkin Hall stage in a tight semicircle — flutist on one end, bass clarinetist on the other. One musician bowed at a double bass, while another strummed an ...

Recently, the Ecstatic Music Festival showcased two ensembles, Music from Copland House and Music from China, performing four world premieres that mixed Chinese and Western styles and instrumentation.

As previously announced, the 2011 Ecstatic Music Festival, presented by New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall in association with New Amsterdam Records, is a showcase of imaginative collaborations ...

A certain level of creative stasis seems inherent in the term “classical music.” But composer, record label head and festival organizer Judd Greenstein is doing everything he can to shake up that ...

With its current connotations, the term “festival” seems like a bit of a misnomer for Ecstatic Music. There are no midriffs; there is no molly; there is no dubstep DJ-du-jour. Its organizers provide ...

In February, Kaufman Music Center's Ecstatic Music series presents one of its most eagerly-awaited programs: an evening with acclaimed composer/performers Missy Mazzoli and Kelly Moran (February 29), ...

The adventurous, Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet - one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time - joins NYC's acclaimed youth new music ensemble Face the Music ("a force in the New ...