The Rhythm Method will return to the Lake George Music Festival as the ensemble in residence with the Composer’s Institute, workshopping and performing a collection of new works written for the ensemble.
The Rhythm Method is beyond excited to present the 7th annual Broad Statements mini-festival celebrating creative music-making by women and other gender marginalized artists. Broad Statements is FREE to attend. Bring your friends and family and enjoy this year’s marathon event!!
FREE ENTRY
Saturday, May 30, 2026
BROAD STATEMENTS
the cell theatre
338 W. 23rd St., New York, NY
1:30pm Doors open
2pm Nicolee Kuester *FAMILY EVENT*
SOUND DOODLES invites kids ages 4 and up and their families to explore how we can turn drawings into music! Come make a new musical composition with Nicolee and her friends in the Rhythm Method--we'll bring the markers, all you need is your voice and creative spirit!
3pm The Rhythm Method Set 1
This set will feature songs by our cellist Meaghan Burke, including some brand-new kids' songs that will leave the whole family humming.
4-5:30 break and optional sound walk (more details t.b.d.)
5:30pm Kayla Williams
Dynamic violist Kayla Williams takes a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary chamber music, bridging classical, jazz, folk, and roots traditions. She will be joined by bassist Endea Owens.
6:15pm Erin Rogers & Gelsey Bell
Skylighght is the duo project of vocalist Gelsey Bell and saxophonist Erin Rogers, who have worked together for 15+ years as part of the new music collective thingNY. They cultivate a minimalist music constructed upon the organic acoustic vibrations of interlaced resonances and a mutual performer sensitivity.
8pm Juana Luna
For this special performance, Juana Luna will share songs from her album Canciones en Blanco y Negro along with new arrangements of tangos and Argentine folk songs. She will be joined by guitarist Darío Acosta.
9pm The Rhythm Method Set 2
For this set, we'll be presenting premieres of new pieces by our own Leah Asher and Carrie Frey.
9:45pm DoYeon Kim + The Rhythm Method
“Embrace of the Ethereal,” a new work for string quartet and gayageum by DoYeon Kim, written for The Rhythm Method, explores the intimate connection between human emotion and musical expression. This concert offers an early preview of the piece ahead of its official 2027 premiere.
This is going to be one of our most exciting Broad Statements events ever, and we can't wait to share all this new music with you. As always (as of the past few years), Broad Statements is a free event, and we'll offer some light snacks and drinks on a pay-what-you-can donation basis.
Paul Pinto performs River Songs, MANO A MANO, and Estebanico, accompanied by strings.
and
The Rhythm Method and Bergamot Quartet team up to perform the live premiere of Paul Pinto’s String quartet no. 3 ‘OCTET’
A virtuosically surgical work for amplified string quartet Paul Pinto performed by Bergamot Quartet and The Rhythm Method.
Commissioned by The Rhythm Method and Bergamot String Quartets, String Quartet No. 3 OCTET continues Paul Pinto’s playful exploration of video and theatrical chamber music. Just shy of an hour, the performance begins with a tablescape of string instruments “operated” by four methodical musicians, their eight dexterous hands, and hundreds of pencils. Alternating through moments of Foreman-like precision and virtuosic irreverence, OCTET is a subtle and one-of-a-kind marriage of sonic slowness and visual anticipation.
Paul Pinto’s String Quartet No. 4: I PASS’D A CHURCH has become a cornerstone of The Rhythm Method’s repertoire, and was released on New Focus Recordings in 2024.
Credits for OCTET
Composed and directed by Paul Pinto
Zach Herchen, video and sound engineer
Performed by:
Bergamot Quartet
Ledah Finck, violin
Sarah Thomas, violin
Martine Kinsella Thomas, viola
Irène Han, cello
The Rhythm Method
Leah Asher, violin
Jennifer Gersten, violin
Carrie Frey, viola
Meaghan Burke, cello
Run time: 50 minutes
The Rhythm Method returns to NYU for our fourth year in residence with the Graduate String Quartet Seminar. We’ll be playing world premieres by ten NYU graduate composers.
Free Entry
Ranging from the pioneering voice of Ukraine’s first female composer to contemporary innovators, this program showcases how experimentation, reflection, and spirituality coexist in Ukrainian musical practice.
Stefania TURKEVYCH (1898-1977) String Quartet No. 1
Alla ZAHAYKEVYCH (1966–) String Quartet No. 2*
Boris LOGINOV (1990–) sleep during insomnia*
Ihor ZAVHORODNII (1988–) Music That Leaves Itself*
Valentyn SYLVESTROV (1937–) Icon
Hanna HAVRYLETS (1958–2022) For Maria*
*U.S. premiere
listen to the rain
A meditation in 8 movements for string quartet, n'goni & voiceby Anaïs Maviel, featuring The Rhythm Method.
"I've invited you to an unusual listening experience unfolding over a year. Each movement from listen to the rain was released in alignment with the 8 forces — which form the base for the I Ching, or Book of Changes' timeless wisdom. The so-called "Earthly Order" was accompanied by curated playlists & seasonal reflections. listen to the rain is now available in the "Heavenly Order": a sacred sequence of the 8 forces used in the Taoist inner alchemy practice known as the Fusion of the 5 Elements — it is how the full hour-length piece is meant to be performed live -- as a continuous, immersive experience."
Program
Artist Q&A
Full live performance of all eight movements of listen to the rain — in the "Heavenly Order": Water, Fire, Thunder, Rain, Earth, Mountain, Wind, Sky alongside film by visual artist Sean Webley
Reception
Press highlights:
"Spiritually illuminating" -- New York City Jazz Record
"The project reaffirms Anaïs Maviel as a singular figure of contemporary creation, in dialogue with Eastern philosophy, expanded listening and ecological thinking in sound art"
-- Mundo Clasico (translated from Spanish)
Pulsing Sound is a bold, cross-disciplinary series curated by Sofia Ouyang, bringing together intimate solos, chamber works, and multimedia performances that span acoustic traditions and experimental frontiers. Co-presented with THE BLANC, the series highlights innovative artists and ensembles and strengthens the creative communities shaping New York’s contemporary musical landscape.
If you'd like an insider's view on some of the work that we do, we are hosting an open rehearsal with Hannah Kendall on December 11 at South Oxford Space. Generously funded by the NYSCA Support for Artists grant, Kendall has written a gorgeous new work for us called hounded earth that we'll be premiering in the 26-27 season. This rehearsal will be spent exploring the post-implosion-of-the-earth sound world Kendall has created with dreadlock-cuffed strings, so feel free to tag along and ask some questions as well!
hounded earth open rehearsal
with Hannah Kendall
Thursday, December 11
1:30-4:00p
South Oxford Space Garden Studio
138 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Free Entry
A virtuosically surgical multimedia work for amplified string quartet and multi-channel video by Paul Pinto performed by Bergamot Quartet and The Rhythm Method.
Commissioned by The Rhythm Method and Bergamot String Quartets, String Quartet No. 3 OCTET continues Paul Pinto’s playful exploration of video and theatrical chamber music. Just shy of an hour, the performance begins with a close-up on a tablescape of string instruments “operated” by four methodical musicians, their eight dexterous hands, and hundreds of pencils. Alternating through moments of Foreman-like precision and virtuosic irreverence, OCTET is a subtle and one-of-a-kind marriage of sonic slowness and visual anticipation.
Paul Pinto’s String Quartet No. 4: I PASS’D A CHURCH has become a cornerstone of The Rhythm Method’s repertoire, and was released on New Focus Recordings in 2024.
Credits for OCTET
Composed and directed by Paul Pinto
Zach Herchen, video and sound engineer
Performed by:
Bergamot Quartet (Friday at 7pm & 9pm)
Ledah Finck, violin
Sarah Thomas, violin
Martine Kinsella Thomas, viola
Irène Han, cello
The Rhythm Method (Saturday at 7pm & 9pm)
Leah Asher, violin
Marina Kifferstein, violin
Carrie Frey, viola
Meaghan Burke, cello
Run time: 50 minutes
Regular Tickets: $25
Students/Seniors: $15
Senior tickets for 65+, student tickets for students enrolled in a full-time program.
Rose Stoller and The Rhythm Method present an original interpretation of Stoller’s music. Her compositions—rooted in folk, jazz, and ambient traditions—balance storytelling lyricism with quiet intensity.
The Rhythm Method, known for their boundary-pushing work at the intersection of classical, experimental, and improvised music, brings new texture and dimension to Stoller’s songwriting. Each member of the quartet contributes their own creative voice to the arrangements, and utilizes the ensemble’s robust shared practice of vocalization, improvisation, and extended techniques in this unique collaboration.
This performance is generously funded by a grant from Brooklyn Arts Council.
$15 suggested donation
We’ll be spending a couple of days at Berklee College of Music working with students of the Composition Department. Our visit will culminate with a concert of works by Hannah Kendall, Leah Asher, Carrie Frey, Marina Kifferstein, and a selection of Berklee’s student composers.
Free to attend!
We are so excited to release ‘Seaglass: Works for String Quartet’ featuring four works written by our own, Carrie Frey. The album drops on Gold Bolus on October 17, so we’re celebrating a little bit early. Join us at the Fridman Gallery for a delightful evening!
We are delighted to open the season with a free concert presented at Brooklyn Heights Library.
We will be playing an ecelectic set of works by Stefania Turkevych, Meaghan Burke, Hildegard von Bingen, Leah Asher, Marina Kifferstein, and Carrie Frey.
The performance be followed by a Q&A
FREE to attend. Register HERE
The Rhythm Method is delighted to return to Lake George Music Festival’s Composer Institute for our 6th season in residence there. We’ll be workshopping new pieces with emerging composers, to be premiered on the final day of the festival.
More information to come.
The Rhythm Method premieres a newly commissioned work by Cristiano Melli, ‘Glitter Shards of Rain.’
FREE Entry!
Register at the link below
Anaïs Maviel and The Rhythm Method perform Maviel’s seminal work ‘Listen to the Rain’, for n’goni, voice, and string quartet, at Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival.
2:30 PM
Issue Project Room
22 Boerum Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Rhythm Method returns to NYU for our fourth year in residence with the Graduate String Quartet Seminar. We’ll be playing world premieres by ten NYU graduate composers.
The Rhythm Method plays works by recent Lake George Music Festival Composer’s Institute alumni Justine Leichtling, Murphy Severtson, and Che Buford.
The Rhythm Method is beyond excited to present the 6th annual Broad Statements mini-festival celebrating creative music-making by women and other gender marginalized artists. Broad Statements is FREE to attend. Bring your friends and family and enjoy an inspired afternoon!
This year’s festival features sets by Isabel Crespo Pardo, Lesley Mok, Zoe Aqua, and The Rhythm Method. The performance schedule is as follows:
4:00 The Rhythm Method
4:30 Lesley Mok
5:00 Zoë Aqua
5:30 isabel crespo pardo
6:00 The Rhythm Method
The Rhythm Method returns to the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival with works by Kateryna Suhlobina, Valentyn Kostenko, and Leonid Hrabovskyi, in an evening of music and poetry.
Stay tuned for more details on timing and program.
The Rhythm Method plays world premieres by four Columbia doctoral candidates in the culmination of our collaboration with Columbia Composers.
We're bringing back inti figgis-vizueta's resplendent worlds between bodies, which we premiered at Broad Statements in the spring. We'll also be playing new and new-ish pieces by our own Leah Asher, Carrie Frey, and Meaghan Burke, and revisiting a favorite from last summer's Lake George Composer's Institute by Justine Leichtling. This show is donation optional / no one turned away for lack of funds!
inti figgis-vizueta : worlds between bodies (2024)
Carrie Frey : LATHE (2024)
Meaghan Burke : BBT Piece (2024)
Justine Leichtling: Play/thing (2024)
Leah Asher : new work (2024)
We are grateful for the support of the League of Composers/ISCM, who are co-sponsoring this concert. The League of Composers/ISCM’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
"Dream of Home" for Aquiles Navarro on trumpet, The Rhythm Method string quartet and octophonic playback.
The Rhythm Method joins Anaïs Maviel for a performance of her epic work ‘Listen to the Rain’ presented by Composers Now.
The Rhythm Method will return to the Lake George Music Festival as the ensemble in residence with the Composer’s Institute, workshopping and performing a collection of new works written for the ensemble.
The Rhythm Method is very excited to Release ‘Pastorale’ on New Focus Records. Join us for a concert to celebrate one day in advance of the official release, and be the first to pick up a CD!!
We are pleased to present this event free of charge and open to the public.
Broad Statements is The Rhythm Method’s annual festival celebrating creative music-making by women, non-binary, and gender-expansive people in a wide array of artistic styles.
This year’s line-up includes performances by:
Improviser and Gayageum player DoYeon Kim
Jazz vocalist and Composer Kavita Shah
Multimedia Artist Mobéy Lola Irizarry
&
The Rhythm Method
We are pleased to present this event free of charge and open to the public.
The Rhythm Method will premiere works by the composers of NYU Steinhardt School of Music’s graduate string quartet writing seminar.
The Rhythm Method performs a movement of Steve Reich’s ‘Different Trains’ as part of this year’s UCMF.
New works written by all four members of The Rhythm Method!
The Rhythm Method has had the honor of being awarded the 2023 Ursula Mamlok Prize for Contemporary Performance Senior Prize.
We will be sharing a concert with Junior Prize winners, Noise Catalog.
The Rhythm Method set will include:
String quartet No. 2 by Ursula Mamlok
a chorus of distant screaming by Carrie Frey
