Composers Tournament

Date & Time

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Loft393 393 Broadway (2nd floor), NYC | New York, NY

Composers Tournament
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On Halloween (Friday, October 31st, 2025) at 7pm, Composers Concordance presents the First Annual Composers Tournament! Five fearless composers enter, but only one will emerge victorious. Their weapons? Original compositions for string quartet and its subsets.
The showdown begins with five solo violin pieces, performed by the dazzling Audrey Morse — but only four make it through. Next, duos for viola and cello decide who stays and who goes. Then, trios for violin, viola, and cello raise the stakes, eliminating yet another contender. Finally, only two composers remain for the ultimate string quartet battle, where one will claim the crown! 👑
An electrifying panel of judges — violin virtuoso Lara St. John, dancer Linda Pehrson, jazz trombone legend Dick Griffin, and writer Peter Christian Hall — will determine the fates of our composers.
Since the tournament falls on Halloween, everyone — performers, composers, and audience alike — will be in costume. Expect tricks, treats, and a musical duel like no other. 🎭👻
The competing composers: Charles Coleman, Seth Boustead, Audrey Morse, Gene Pritsker, and Stephanie Susberich. Beyond their compositions, they’ll also take on unexpected roles — hosting, keeping score, even greeting and taking tickets! All works will be performed anonymously by the fabulous (and devilishly named) Hell’s Kitchen String Quartet. 🔥🎻
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Listing Information
Composers Concordance
Composers Tournament

Friday, October 31st, 2025 at 7pm
- On Halloween - Wear a Costume!!
Loft393
393 Broadway (2nd floor), NYC

Tickets
$20 in advance, $30 at the door
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Composers
Charles Coleman, Seth Boustead, Audrey Morse, Gene Pritsker, Stephanie Susberich

Performers
Hell's Kitchen String Quartet
Audrey Morse, Mari Nakamura - violins;
Cindy Lan - viola, Robin Luongo - cello
Judges
Lara St. John, Linda Pehrson
Dick Griffin, Peter Christian Hall

Event Location

Loft393 393 Broadway (2nd floor), NYC, 393 Broadway, New York, NY 10013-3532, United States

Event Host

Composers Concordance
Composers Concordance

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