Pressure and Release
An evening of seven premieres, each by a composer commissioned by CreArtBox to write a single piece about transformation and tension. Pressure and Release is the centre of the 2026/27 New York Series - a single concert that maps how new voices think about energy, restraint, and the moment a musical phrase finally lets go.
Program
- ★ Yurui (Rain)Flickered · for flute and string quartet 10'
- ★ Alex BurtzosIslandi · for piano quartet 11'
- ★ Luke CarlsonRender 10'
- ★ Gilad CohenTen Variations for piano quintet 13'
- ★ Samantha Leigh SackForcing Revelation · for piano quartet 10'
- ★ Paul NovakEntwining · for clarinet, violin, cello and piano 10'
- ★ Sam WuMass Transit · for piano quintet 13'
★ World premiere
Performers
- Guillermo Laportaflute
- Josefina Urracapiano
- Emilie-Anne Gendronviolin
- Matthew Cohenviola
- Julia Yangcello
- Guest clarinettistclarinet · Entwining
About CreArtBox
CreArtBox is a New York–based chamber music and multimedia ensemble founded in 2013, performing at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music and on tour internationally. The ensemble's New York Series presents approximately six productions a year - combining commissioned premieres, reimagined classics, and collaborations with visual artists, filmmakers, and writers.
In parallel, CreArtBox runs Festival ADAR each August in rural Asturias, Spain - an international arts festival pairing chamber music with site-specific performance in churches, hórreos, and mountain villages. Both the New York Series and Festival ADAR are produced by CreArtBox, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit.