Miller Theatre announces the 2023-24 Season

Miller Theatre Executive Director Melissa Smey has once again curated an intriguing season of “immersive, cutting-edge work that sets the bar high” (The New Yorker), seeking out niche repertoires and championing unique artists whose music deserves to be heard more in the city. The 2023-24 season presents an exhilarating expanse of new and early music, as seen through core series Composer Portraits, Early Music, Bach, and Jazz, along with the return of Chamber Opera and community hits Morningside Lights and Pop-Up Concerts.

Miller's 2023-24 Season features

THE "INDISPENSABLE" COMPOSER PORTRAITS
Miller's signature series since 1999

• JOHN ZORN AT 70 OPENS THE SEASON
  Three concerts celebrate the NY icon's prolific work and collaborators
  Music for Strings (9/21)
  New Masada / Simulacrum (10/19)
  Barbara Hannigan sings Zorn (11/16)
• CAROLA BAUCKHOLT: International Contemporary Ensemble performs selections from the pioneering German composer's unconventional catalog
  (which includes balloons as a vital instrument) (2/8)
• AMY WILLIAMS: The astonishing composer and pianist is joined by JACK Quartet for a world premiere Miller-commissioned work (2/22)
• SARAH HENNIES: Mivos Quartet and Yarn/Wire premiere two new works written especially for them by the visionary composer (4/4)

THE HUNT — A NEW CHAMBER OPERA BY KATE SOPER

Commissioned by Miller Theatre • Directed by Ashley Tata
Written for a cast of three sopranos self-accompanying on ukulele and violin.

5 STELLAR EARLY MUSIC GROUPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The only NY appearance for all 5 groups next season

• VOX LUMINIS (Belgium) performs cantatas by Bach and Pachelbel (10/21
  
• THE TALLIS SCHOLARS (UK) celebrate their 50th anniversary (12/9)
• THE GESUALDO SIX (UK) curate poignant music from the Renaissance to today (2/17)
• TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA (Canada) presents Baroque masterpieces
  in its first U.S. appearance since 2019 (3/10)
• STILE ANTICO (UK) chronicles Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy (4/13)

BACH WITH SIMONE DINNERSTEIN AS CURATOR/PIANIST

• Dinnerstein leads Ensemble Baroklyn in a collection of Bach works (3/28)
• Dinnerstein leads Ensemble Baroklyn for Bach's suites and concerti (4/11)
• Dinnerstein interprets Bach's Sinfonias (4/25)

JAZZ COMPOSERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• DEZRON DOUGLAS QUARTET (12/2)
  The NY-based bassist and his quartet premiere a Miller-commissioned holiday work
• ULYSSES OWENS JR. AND GENERATION Y (2/3)
  The multifaceted drummer brings together a group of dynamic young musicians for an evening steeped in jazz tradition
• LINDA MAY HAN OH (3/2)
  The bassist returns to Miller with The Glass Hours, original works that meditate on the fragility of life

MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS XII
Concept/direction by Processional Arts Workshop

The 12th annual program brings the Morningside community together for free workshops and an outdoor procession featuring handmade lanterns (9/30 with workshops beginning 9/23)

POP-UP CONCERTS RETURN WITH AUDIENCE ONSTAGE

"Close to the music" takes on new meaning with this spontaneous, free modern music series with free drinks at cocktail hour (concerts announced throughout the season)

Subscriptions on sale starting June 21, 2023
Single tickets on sale starting July 17, 2023