‘Counterpoint: Reich’ Free Outdoor Classical Music Concert

Clara Wu Tsai and the Social Justice Fund will present an evening of music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steve Reich. Reich’s rarely staged Counterpoint works will be performed on the Ticketmaster Plaza at Barclays Center. The trio of pieces will be led by three different musical directors, each one representing a separate wing of the city’s contemporary classical and avant-garde music scene.

Inspired by the sounds and harmonies of the city, Counterpoint: Reich will include:

• “New York Counterpoint” (1985) performed on 11 clarinets, directed by Anthony McGill, the leading soloist and principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic
• “Cello Counterpoint” (2003) performed on eight cellos, directed by Lester St. Louis, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• “Electric Counterpoint” (1987) performed on 13 electric guitars, directed by Dither, the new music guitar ensemble

Update: The concert has been moived indoors due to inclement weather.