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6/24/2005
sTRANGEmUSIC presents
ONE-TWO-THREE-GO!
Monday Evening Concerts
JUNE 27, 2005
MARTHA MOOKE & Guests
Live at OPIA
130 East 57th St.
at Lexington
2nd floor
New York City
Martha Mooke will perform on Monday, June 27, 6:30 p.m., in the performance space at Opia, 130 East 57th Street (at Lexington, 2nd floor). Tickets are $15 at the door and the doors open at 6:00 p.m. More info at (212) 421-9342.
Electric Violist/Composer Martha Mooke is joined by fellow �Bowing� member Randolph A. Hudson III (composer/former guitarist of �Bongwater�) and composer/keyboardist Patrick Grant in a performance of new work inspired by the nature called "B(utterflies) + C(haos) = D(estiny)" inspired by the recursive resonance of chaos theory.
Mooke, a composer/performer/producer, is a pioneer in the field of the electric five string viola who transcends musical boundaries with her unique musical voice by synthesizing classical music training with extended techniques, digital effects processing and improvisation. She is a Yamaha Artist and leading clinician on electric and alternative approaches to string playing.
Founder and violist of the electro-acoustic Scorchio Quartet, Mooke has performed and recorded with David Bowie, Philip Glass, David Byrne, Moby, Lou Reed, Ziggy Marley, Enya, John Cale, Al Di Meola, The Dance Theatre of Harlem and The Orchestra of St. Luke�s to name a few.
Her genre-defying recordings, Enharmonic Vision for solo electric viola and Bowing's Caf� Mars with former Bongwater electric guitarist Randolph A. Hudson, III, have attracted wide critical acclaim. The Alternative Press noted that "Mooke shows off both an impressive dynamic range and a drop-dead-gorgeous tone on her custom five-string electric viola. In her hands, the instrument can sound like a keyboard synthesizer, a guitar, or even a saxophone...she seems to be able to translate almost any musical impulse into sound."
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More iNFO at: www.strangemusic.com
(212) 421-3274
posted by Coming Events
6/24/2005 12:05:00 PM
6/15/2005
The Barbad Chamber Orchestra
Ramin Heydarbeygi, Music Director
Members of the Barbad perform chamber music for strings
Pauline Kim and Mioi Takeda, Violins
Dov Scheindlin, Viola; Arash Amini, Violoncello
Date:
Friday, June 17, 2005
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Christ and St. Stephen�s Church
120 West 69th Street
(between Broadway and Columbus)
Admission: $15 ($10 for seniors and students)
Program:
Anton Webern
Five Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Grosse Fuge
Alireza Mashayekhi String Quartet No. 2 (US premiere)
(In honor of his 65th birthday)
Jean Sibelius String Quartet in d minor, Op. 56, "Voces Intimae"
About the composer:
Alireza Mashayekhi was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. His works have been performed throughout the world, including performances by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Radio and Television Chamber Orchestra of Iran, Iranian Orchestra for New Music, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonk�nstlerorchester Vorarlberg, Ensemble 2001 Wien, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Chamber Orchestra, American Brass Quintet, Ensemble Integral, and the Barbad Chamber Orchestra. His large catalogue includes an opera, works for large symphony orchestra (including eight symphonies, concertos for violin, contrabass, flute, clarinet, and two piano concerti), and numerous works for electronic, solo and chamber ensembles, including three string quartets. Mr. Mashayekhi is currently a professor of composition at Tehran University.
posted by Jerry Bowles
6/15/2005 09:01:00 PM
The Barbad Chamber Orchestra
Ramin Heydarbeygi, Music Director
Members of the Barbad perform chamber music for strings
Pauline Kim and Mioi Takeda, Violins
Dov Scheindlin, Viola; Arash Amini, Violoncello
Date:
Friday, June 17, 2005
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Christ and St. Stephen�s Church
120 West 69th Street
(between Broadway and Columbus)
Admission: $15 ($10 for seniors and students)
Program:
Anton Webern
Five Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Grosse Fuge
Alireza Mashayekhi String Quartet No. 2 (US premiere)
(In honor of his 65th birthday)
Jean Sibelius String Quartet in d minor, Op. 56, "Voces Intimae"
About the composer:
Alireza Mashayekhi was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. His works have been performed throughout the world, including performances by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Radio and Television Chamber Orchestra of Iran, Iranian Orchestra for New Music, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonk�nstlerorchester Vorarlberg, Ensemble 2001 Wien, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Chamber Orchestra, American Brass Quintet, Ensemble Integral, and the Barbad Chamber Orchestra. His large catalogue includes an opera, works for large symphony orchestra (including eight symphonies, concertos for violin, contrabass, flute, clarinet, and two piano concerti), and numerous works for electronic, solo and chamber ensembles, including three string quartets. Mr. Mashayekhi is currently a professor of composition at Tehran University.
posted by Jerry Bowles
6/15/2005 09:01:00 PM
6/6/2005
On Monday, June 6 at 7:30 pm, the celebrated 6-voice a capella ensemble Nordic Voices will perform in Victor Borge Hall at Scandinavia House in Manhattan. In addition to their critically acclaimed performances of early, classical, and romantic repertoire, Nordic Voices is known for championing 20th century new music. At Scandinavia House they will perform works by Hellstenius, Jannequin, Ligeti, Marenzio, Petrassi, and Stenhammar. One of Norway�s best-loved ensembles, Nordic Voices employs a playful yet sophisticated approach that enhances their already remarkable singing. Since its formation in 1996, the group has toured extensively, garnering considerable acclaim and frequent radio and television performances in Norway and abroad.
Tickets: $25 ($17 American-Scandinavian Foundation members)
posted by Coming Events
6/06/2005 07:30:00 PM
On Thursday, June 2 at 6:30 pm, Norwegian violinist Annar Folles� presents a concert celebrating the Centennial of Norwegian independence in Victor Borge Hall in Scandinavia House in Manhattan. The program provides a taste of the musical climate in Norway before and around 1905, including works by Halvorsen, Bull, Olsen, and Grieg. Winner of the violin prize at the international summer academy in Salzburg in 1998, Mr. Folles� has been praised by The Strad for his �firecracker virtuosity� and �magnificently rich and honeyed tone.� His new CD with pianist Christian Ihle Hadland and clarinetist Bj�rn Nyman of works by Bart�k will be released on the 2L label this May. Mr. Folles� will be accompanied by Christian Ihle Hadland, a celebrated young pianist who has been compared with Leif Ove Andsnes. The winner of many prestigious international prizes, the 23-year-old Mr. Hadland has performed as a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and in 2003 released a critically-acclaimed debut CD with works by Medtner, Grieg, Prokofiev, and Plagge. Tickets: $25 ($17 American-Scandinavian Foundation members)
posted by Coming Events
6/06/2005 06:30:00 PM
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