Alarm Will Sound: The Permanent Collection

Alan Pierson and his dynamic new-music polymaths in Alarm Will Sound seldom play music by composers no longer alive, but with their new residency at the Met Museum this season, these smart players are mulling over the notion of a "permanent collection" of contemporary works to set alongside the Old Masters. The Oct 11 opening shot includes music by Wagner, Ives, Ligeti and Thomas Adès.