Broad Statements

The Rhythm Method string quartet is delighted to present the 7th annual Broad Statements on Saturday, May 30 at the cell theatre in Manhattan from 2-10:30pm. Broad Statements is a free annual festival curated by The Rhythm Method in celebration of music by women, non-binary, and gender diverse people across a wide range of styles in NYC’s most eclectic, thriving new music scenes. 

This year’s festival, the first marathon version of the event, features a family-friendly graphic score workshop for kids 4 and up by Nicolee Kuester, and performances by genre-defying violist-songwriter Kayla Williams; experimental sax/voice duo Erin Rogers and Gelsey Bell; cantora, songwriter, and community artist Juana Luna; composer/vocalist/gayageum player DoYeon Kim; and contemporary feminist string quartet The Rhythm Method. To close out the event, DoYeon Kim and The Rhythm Method will present a preview of Kim’s forthcoming large-scale work, ‘Embrace of the Ethereal’ ahead of that work’s official 2027 premiere.

BROAD STATEMENTS SCHEDULE:

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 Sound Walk / Sound Bingo / Break
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.

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