PRISM Quartet: FREE Premieres Concerts – 6/5 NYC, 6/6 Philly

Join PRISM Quartet on June 5th at Christ & St. Stephen’s Church in NYC and June 6th at the The Free Library of Philadelphia for FREE PREMIERES CONCERTS. The program features world premieres of new works by Marcos Balter, Helen Feng, and Adam Silverman, and NYC and/or Philly premieres from Renee Baker, Alfredo Cabrera, and […]

See Your Shadow set for December 31 release on XAS

Pre-order/pre-save on your preferred music service. Musician, composer, curator, producer, and Pew Fellow Matthew Levy is best known for his work as a founding member and executive director of the world-renowned PRISM Quartet. “See Your Shadow,” his second solo recording on XAS, features an electro-acoustic work by Nick DiBerardino (Curtis Institute), and is part of […]

Joining The Crossing choir in Nicholas Cline’s “Watersheds”

November 21st @ 5 PM in Philadelphia, I join Donald Nally and the sublime Grammy-winning The Crossing to perform Nicholas Cline‘s breath-taking Watersheds for chamber choir, tenor sax, and electronics, with a commercial recording to follow. The piece is haunting and otherworldly, “fueled by the words of eloquent, outspoken environmental thinkers on how our shared […]

World Premiere of “Water Can Assume Any Form” by James Primosch

On November 7, 2021, I join my esteemed colleagues in Network for New Music in Philadelphia for a program of new works, For my part, I’ll be premiering Water Can Assume Any Form for tenor sax and soundtrack, the final and unfinished work by dear friend and long-time collaborator James Primosch, who left us far […]

Forbidden Drive featuring PRISM Quartet and Joe Lovano set for July 16 release as single, ahead of Aug. 13 release of full album, Heritage/Evolution Vol. 2

Pre-order/pre-save, and learn more about Forbidden Drive. My composition Forbidden Drive will be released as a single on July 16th in advance of PRISM Quartet’s August 13th of the full album, Heritage/Evolution, Volume 2 on XAS Records, distributed worldwide by Symphonic and Naxos Music Library.  Forbidden Drive features Joe Lovano, who is joined by Ravi Coltrane and […]

Video Posted of Performance of Sum of Its Parts on Network for New Music Virtual Concert

I was presented by Philadelphia’s eminent Network for New Music in a virtual performance of Emma O’Halloran‘s Sum of Its Parts — the title track of my new solo EP on XAS — on Saturday, November 14th. NNM’s artistic director, Thomas Schuttenhelm, interviewed Emma during the program, which also included music by Gregory T.S. Walker performed by […]

Four XAS Recording In Running For Grammy Nominations

Hi everyone – the PRISM Quartet’s XAS label has four recordings in the running for 2021 Grammy nominations: The Anchoress by David Serkin Ludwig; Vamp by Anna Weesner; Prized Possessions by Viet Cuong; and Notturno, a solo album from PRISM’s soprano saxophonist Timothy McAllister. As always, thanks to my friends and NARAS members for your consideration. […]

Sum of Its Parts Released October 9th on XAS

Sum of Its Parts, my premiere recording of music for tenor sax and electronics by Emma O’Halloran (title track) and Jacob Walls (Frayed), will be released on Friday, October 9th on the PRISM Quartet’s XAS label. Join us for a pre-release Facebook Live broadcast on Monday, October 5th at 6:00 pm in which acclaimed music […]

David Serkin Ludwig and Katie Ford’s The Anchoress, released on August 28

The Anchoress is a project that has been a labor of love for the past 3 years. It has involved a collaboration between the PRISM Quartet, Piffaro, and the wonderful soprano Hyunah Yu to bring to life a stunningly beautiful work, The Anchoress, by David Serkin Ludwig and poet Katie Ford. The brilliant flutist Mimi […]

World Premiere of “can’t find the words” by Erin Busch

I’m looking forward to premiering can’t find the words (solo sax and electronics) by Erin Busch on December 6, 2019 at 8 PM. The concert is at Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall Rm 419 at University of Pennsylvania located at 3340 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Come listen in you’re in the area. Info is HERE.