About

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45 St Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026 (Google Map)

Our programs highlight emerging and underrepresented composers, musicians, and sound artists, while also offering high-quality performances of both new and historical works to our local community. Founded in 2014, MISE-EN_PLACE moved from Bushwick to Greenpoint, Brooklyn in December 2019. In 2025, we are excited to announce our relocation to Harlem, one of Manhattan’s most vibrant neighborhoods, and are currently in the process of renovating our new space.

Each season, MISE-EN_PLACE hosts multiple concert series and an international music festival. Our facilities also provide low-cost equipment rentals and rehearsal space, as well as public event space (for lectures, workshops, film screenings, and other community events).

Concert/Event Rentals
MISE-EN_PLACE is Available for Rent! Whether you’re planning a concert, rehearsal, recording session, workshop, or special event, MISE-EN_PLACE is available to the public. We offer transparent pricing with no hidden fees and some of the most competitive rental rates in Manhattan, along with amenities that make our venue an exceptional value. The space features two grand pianos, a house quadraphonic sound system, and a large collection of percussion instruments available at affordable rental rates, making it ideal for a wide range of musical and artistic events. To learn more about our facilities, amenities, and rental pricing, please visit www.mise-en.org/rentals.

Subsidized Rehearsal Space
With New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)’s generous support, MISE-EN_PLACE is pleased to offer $10/hour subsidized rehearsal space to all eligible New York State artists and musicians. To book space at the $10/hour subsidized rate, please contact us directly with details of your project at rentals@mise-en.org.

This subsidized rehearsal space program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Upcoming

  • Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 7:30 PM, James Paul Nadien’s TYPO!
    Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 7:30 PM, James Paul Nadien’s TYPO!

    TYPO! features some of New York’s most riveting and original musicians, combining complex and hyperactive compositions with a reckless abandon and group fervor which can take a sharp turn at any given moment.  Led by drummer and composer James Paul Nadien, TYPO! is a vehicle for his cutting-edge compositions which are equal parts modernist, progressive…

  • Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 7:00 PM, The music of Charles Waters
    Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 7:00 PM, The music of Charles Waters

    ​MISE-EN x ARETE 2026 Concert Series: “Environs” Charles Waters, composer and saxophonist Versatile composer and saxophonist Charles Waters has been a mainstay of the New York music scene for several decades. He has led numerous groups, such as the Charles Waters Trio & Quartet. Recordings and performances with Gold Sparkle Trio, Band & Brass Band,…

  • Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 7:30 PM, DUO BEAL/SCHOENFELD & FRIENDS
    Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 7:30 PM, DUO BEAL/SCHOENFELD & FRIENDS

    New and old work for double bass, percussion, and winds. An hour of new music and new arrangements featuring premieres by the composers Jemina Brechoire, Jonathan Collazo, Jack Beal, and Adrienne Schoenfeld alongside arrangements of Hildegard von Bingen and renaissance composers for three double basses. DUO BEAL/SCHOENFELD will be joined by Lindsay Rosenberg on double…

  • Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:00 PM, Expanding Spaces | Ursel Schlicht and Hans Tammen
    Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:00 PM, Expanding Spaces | Ursel Schlicht and Hans Tammen

    As an improvising artist, I loved the collective, process-oriented, global concept of documenta fifteen. The manifold inspirations manifest here in “Expanding Spaces” (Ursel Schlicht) Ursel Schlicht and Hans Tammen have collaborated on various projects since the late 1980s. They began Expanding Spaces commenting live on photos from documenta fifteen by Tanja Kurzenknabe, by creating sounds on piano…

  • October 2-4, 2026, SPECTRUM PRESENTS A 3-DAY FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL HERSCH
    October 2-4, 2026, SPECTRUM PRESENTS A 3-DAY FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL HERSCH

    Spectrum is thrilled to present our second Michael Hersch Festival, taking place October 2-4, 2026 at MISE-EN_PLACE this fall season. The festival takes place a decade after our first series dedicated to the composer’s music. Covering the 2016 festival, The New York Times wrote of Hersch’s “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music … moments of sublime beauty…

  • Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 7:00 PM, Graphic Content: Feldman & Brown at 100
    Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 7:00 PM, Graphic Content: Feldman & Brown at 100

    ​MISE-EN x ARETE 2026 Concert Series: “Environs” The Environs series  invites audiences into a series of introspective microcosms through deep listening, field recording explorations, experimental electronics and chamber music. Featured artists are Vivienne Aerts, Melinda Faylor, Hitomi Honda, Akio Makuno, and Charles Waters as well as pianist and composer Steven Long for two nights of…

  • Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 7:00 PM, Current
    Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 7:00 PM, Current

    MISE-EN x ARETE 2026 Concert Series: “Environs” The Environs series  invites audiences into a series of introspective microcosms through deep listening, field recording explorations, experimental electronics and chamber music. Featured artists are Vivienne Aerts, Melinda Faylor, Hitomi Honda, Akio Makuno, and Charles Waters as well as pianist and composer Steven Long for two nights of…

  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Cause of Disunion / Sregnessap
    Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Cause of Disunion / Sregnessap

    An evening featuring Cause of Disunion (2025) and the first public reading of Act I from Sregnessap (working title), a new spoken-word opera in development. The performance brings together music, spoken text, and theater in an exploration of memory, identity, institutions, and mortality.

  • Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 7:30 PM, Graphic Content: Feldman & Brown at 100
    Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 7:30 PM, Graphic Content: Feldman & Brown at 100

    ​MISE-EN x ARETE 2026 Concert Series: “Environs” The Environs series  invites audiences into a series of introspective microcosms through deep listening, field recording explorations, experimental electronics and chamber music. Featured artists are Vivienne Aerts, Melinda Faylor, Hitomi Honda, Akio Makuno, and Charles Waters as well as pianist and composer Steven Long for two nights of…

  • Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Hitomi Honda and Akio Mokuno
    Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 7:00 PM, Hitomi Honda and Akio Mokuno

    ​MISE-EN x ARETE 2026 Concert Series: “Environs” The Environs series  invites audiences into a series of introspective microcosms through deep listening, field recording explorations, experimental electronics and chamber music. Featured artists are Vivienne Aerts, Melinda Faylor, Hitomi Honda, Akio Makuno, and Charles Waters as well as pianist and composer Steven Long for two nights of…

  • Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7:30 PM, Michael Jones
    Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7:30 PM, Michael Jones

    Michael Jones presents an evening of contemporary works for solo percussion. The program includes Timothy McCormack’s porcelain body (2018), Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi’s Seeds VIII (2026), and Scott Wollschleger’s trace-escape-horizon (2023). 

  • Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7:00 PM, Settlements/Sanctuaries
    Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7:00 PM, Settlements/Sanctuaries

    MISE-EN x ARETE 2026 Concert Series: “Environs” The Environs series  invites audiences into a series of introspective microcosms through deep listening, field recording explorations, experimental electronics and chamber music. Featured artists are Vivienne Aerts, Melinda Faylor, Hitomi Honda, Akio Makuno, and Charles Waters as well as pianist and composer Steven Long for two nights of…

  • Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 7:30 PM, Annie Chen Guardians
    Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 7:30 PM, Annie Chen Guardians

    Annie Chen Guardians, a 2022-born jazz and improvised music septet featuring top-tier musicians from diverse backgrounds, including Chinese, Brazilian, Japanese, Korean, Swiss, American and Malaysian. Centered around the suite titled “Guardians”, the band critically examines humanity’s impact on the planet and animal life, delving into the complex relationship between humans and nature. Through thematic and…

  • MISE-EN Festival 2027 (June 15–19)
    MISE-EN Festival 2027 (June 15–19)

    Please save the dates for MISE-EN Festival 2027: June 15–19, 2027 (Tuesday–Saturday)! Our Call for Scores will be announced in July 2026, so stay tuned for more details. We look forward to sharing exciting opportunities with you soon!