Forward Flight
Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand Street (at the corner of Pitt Street)
NYC
Wednesday, January 13th at 7:30 p.m.
FONT Music Celebrates the Music and Legacy of Wilmer Wise
Performers will include Dave Douglas, Wilmer Wise and several special guests
Thursday, January 14th
5:00 p.m. Free workshop: Oral History Project with Wilmer Wise
6:30 p.m. Anti-Social Music (world premieres by David Durst, Bradley Kemp, Andrea La Rose and Pat Muchmore)
7:30 p.m. The New York Trumpet Ensemble (New York premiere of Charles Wuorinen’s Brass Quintet)
9:00 p.m. Wilmer Wise (chamber music by Ornette Coleman, including “The Sacred Mind of Johnny Dolphin”)
Friday, January 15th
5:00 p.m. Free workshop: Ableton Live User Group co-hosted by FONT Music and Dubspot
6:30 p.m. Opsvik & Jennings plus the Ignite A Noise Trumpet Trio
7:30 p.m. Chicago Underground Duo (celebrating the release of Boca Negra on Thrill Jockey Records)
9:00 p.m. The Low Anthem with special appearance by Dave Douglas
Saturday, January 16th
5:00 p.m. Free workshop: Group improvisation with the York College Blue Notes and special guests
6:00 p.m. Trumpets in Traditional Folk Music: Mr. Tamerman’s Maggot and Sarah Ferholt’s Vevertise
7:30 p.m. Meridian Arts Ensemble with Dave Ballou (music by Mark Appelbaum, Dave Ballou and David Sanford)
9:00 p.m. Open Circuit International Trumpet Ensemble (featuring Taylor Ho Bynum, Jean Luc Capozzo, Franz Hautzinger, Joe McPhee, Itaru Oki and Herb Robertson with Jean-Jacques Avenel and John Betsch)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday night events will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a free workshop followed by an early performance in the Blackbox Theatre and headline performances at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. on the Main Stage.
Tickets for the opening night benefit concert are $35, which also includes a membership in FONT Music and admission to the pre-concert reception. Tickets for the other three nights are $15 ($12 for students with ID and FONT Music members) per night. All tickets can be purchased at (212) 352-3101 or https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/702215.
A festival pass is also available for $40 ($30 students with ID and FONT members). Passes can be purchased at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/store/209
The Abrons Arts Center is located at 466 Grand Street (at the corner of Pitt Street) on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Venue information is available at (212) 598-0400 and http://www.abronsartscenter.org
