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6/27/2006
RAVINIA FESTIVAL June 27, 2006
http://www.ravinia.org/BuyTickets/eventdetail.aspx?xid_show=99793588&month=6&year=2006
TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL June 30, 2006
http://www.bso.org/singleTickets/perfDetail.jhtml?id=21300087
To read about this Juilliard Centennial Commission:
http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles659.html
To listen to excerpts:
http://home.netcom.com/~tlonsounds/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/Q2MOV2.mp3
http://home.netcom.com/~tlondownloads/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/Q2_4mov_exc.mp3
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6/27/2006 02:31:00 PM
6/25/2006
The psycho-cybernetic sounds of "sci-fi serialism" will be presented on the island of Manhattan close to the stars for an auditory TRIPHONY experience with a magnificent view.
NEW YORK -- "FB02 - Astronaut of Inner Space", a space drama made entirely from pure electronic music has been 3 years in the making and is now installed for one night only in a tetrahedron designed by ROTHKAMM.
The premiere will be on Thursday, June 29th, 2006 at exactly 9.04 P.M., the beginning of civil twilight, and will last 33 minutes and 33 seconds.
Tickets are $33.- (R.S.V.P only, VIP and press requests honored) and include pre-theatre hors d'oeuvres and the 1st edition of the Compact Disc ROTHKAMM "FB02 - Astronaut of Inner Space".
http://rothkamm.com?tickets or call 646-696-9909
More info: http://fluxrecords.com
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6/25/2006 11:18:00 AM
6/21/2006
Taking its title from an Australian aboriginal expression for �wishing for something lost,� Eraritjaritjaka is director and composer Heiner Goebbels� latest achievement. With text drawn from the writing of Nobel prize�winning Bulgarian-born novelist Elias Canetti, Eraritjaritjaka presents a whirlwind of mesmerizing images, sounds and stories, revealing, by its midpoint, a stunning change of perspective
Thursday, July 27 at 8:00
Friday, July 28 at 8:00
Saturday, July 29 at 8:00
Rose Theater
Tickets: $25, 40, 50
Performed in French with English supertitles.
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6/21/2006 02:17:00 PM
Academy Award�winning composer Elliot Goldenthal and Tony Award�winning director Julie Taymor collaborate on Grendel, a ground�breaking opera premiere inspired by the Beowulf legend, as told from the monster�s point of view. Using film, puppetry, masks, and Goldenthal�s highly emotional score, Taymor creates an enthralling visual landscape and presents a Grendel that is a quintessentially modern anti-hero. With language ranging from medieval to modern, Grendel serves as a gripping theatrical allegory of the human struggle.
Tuesday, July 11 at 7:30
Thursday, July 13 at 7:30
Saturday, July 15 at 7:30
Sunday, July 16 at 7:30
New York State Theater
Tickets: $40, 60, 80, 100, 130, 175, 200
Performed in English and Old English with English supertitles.
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6/21/2006 02:15:00 PM
6/20/2006
Saturday, September 2, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Outdoor Chamber Concert - FESTIVAL FINALE!
Brook Farm
2870 West Lake Road
Skaneateles NY 13152
The 25-member full Skaneateles Festival Chamber Orchestra returns to enchanting Brook Farm for a finale of fabulous favorites. The evening's celebration begins with Bach's stirring "Brandenburg Concert No. 3," and continues with Mozart's "Flute Concerto in D Major" featuring the sweet tones of Marina Piccinini, one of the world's leading flute virtuosos. As the magic of summer gives way, the orchestra will serenade us into a beautiful autumn, with the sounds of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" echoing across the lake.
Feel free to bring a picnic dinner! Lawn chairs, blankets, and flash lights are also recommended. Seating is provided for section A ticket holders only.
Admission: From $24 to $30, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 10:33:00 AM
Friday, September 1, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
The final indoor chamber concert of the 2006 Skaneateles Festival continues with its theme of "Four on the Floor." Out-of-the-ordinary combinations of four performers will present works by Rossini, Ravel, Libby Larsen, and Brahms, with each quartet offering a unique blend of appealing instumentation.
Featuring: Edward Castilano, bass; Steven Copes, violin; Steven Doane, cello; Rosemary Elliott, cello; Elinor Freer, piano; Ilya Kaler, violin; Olga Kaler, violin; Seth Knopp, piano; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Marina Piccinini, flute; Lauren Skuce, soprano; David Ying, cello.
Admission: From $13 to $21, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 10:18:00 AM
Thursday, August 31, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
The intriguing theme for the Skaneateles Festival's final week, "Four on the Floor," has a double meaning, referring to the title of a featured work by leading American composer Libby Larsen, and also to out-of-the-ordinary combinations of four musicians. Three devoted musical couples - cellist David Ying and pianist Elinor Freer; violinists Olga and Ilya Kaler; and cellists Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliott - will unite with other musical friends for unusual groupings of instruments. Presenting repertoire as varies as their ensembles, each different quartet will create a unique blend of appealing instrumentation and tantalizing tone colors.
Featuring: James E. Bobb, harpsichord; Steven Copes, violin; Steven Doane, cello; Rosemary Elliott, cello; Elinor Freer, piano; Ilya Kaler, violin; Olga Kaler, violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Marina Piccinini, flute; Lauren Skuce, soprano; David Ying, cello.
Admission: From $13 to $21, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 10:11:00 AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 11:00 am
Skaneateles Festival - MASTERCLASSES
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
Open to music students of all ages and abilities. Advance registration is required for participants. For more information, please visit www.skanfest.org
In keeping with the Festival�s commitment to music education, four of the week's outstanding performers and teachers will hold daytime Masterclasses, where music students of all ages can perform and receive individual coaching.
Featured musicians/teachers: Elinor Freer, piano; David Ying, cello; Lauren Skuce, voice (soprano); Olga Kaler, violin.
$10 for participants; FREE admission for audience!
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 10:06:00 AM
Saturday, August 26, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - The Best of Quartetto Gelato: An Outdoor Chamber Concert
Brook Farm
2870 West Lake Road
Skaneateles NY 13152
Featuring the Toronto-based ensemble QUARTETTO GELATO, whose four members will dazzle you with their mastery of eight instruments, sizzling energy, and gleeful humor. Performing without scores, these extraordinary musicians infuse their eclectic repertoire with a delightful sense of spontaneity and joy. Their program includes "O Sole Mio," "La Vie en Rose," "Danny Boy," Dvorak's "Bagatelles" and much more.
Quartetto Gelato are: Cynthia Steljes, oboe and english horn; Peter DeSotto, tenor, violin and mandolin; Alexander Sevastian, accordion, piano, bandoneon; Elinor Frey, cello.
Feel free to bring a picnic dinner! Lawn chairs, blankets, and flash lights are also recommended. Seating is provided for section A ticket holders only.
Admission: From $18 to $24, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
To find out more about Quartetto Gelato, please visit www.quartettogelato.ca, where you can find videoclips, song samples, and interviews.
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6/20/2006 09:59:00 AM
Friday, August 25, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
The third week of the Skaneateles Festival continues on with its theme of "Foreign Affairs." Music is often called "the international language," and this week�s concerts explore music with an international twist. Friday night's chamber concert will include works by Lei Liang, Osvaldo Golijov, and Dvorak.
Featuring: Juliana Athayde, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Jon Klibonoff, piano; Michael Klotz, viola; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Michi Wiancko, violin; David Ying, cello.
Admission: From $13 to $21; children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 09:53:00 AM
Thursday, August 24, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
An all-star cast of world-renowned musicians will lead us on an international adventure spanning several centuries of ethnic musical traditions and innovations in the Festival's third week of concerts, "Foreign Affairs."
Featuring: Juliana Athayde, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Fred Karpoff, piano; Jon Klibonoff, piano; Michael Klotz, viola; Todd Palmer, clarinet; Michi Wiancko, violin; Phillip Ying, viola.
Admission: From $13 to $21; children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 09:46:00 AM
Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 2:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Behind the Scenes: An Open Rehearsal
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
You're invited to join us for this open rehearsal, where you can watch Skaneateles Festival performers as they practice and listen as a musical piece takes shape! Come and get and inside view of the creative and collaborative process that brings contemporary chamber music to life!
FREE ADMISSION!
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 09:43:00 AM
Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 11:00 am
Skaneateles Festival - Kidsfest! Daytime Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
KIDSFEST: That's All, Folks!
Join Skaneateles Festival performers for rollicking folk music from around the world! Fun for the whole family!
FREE ADMISSION!
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/20/2006 09:40:00 AM
6/19/2006
Saturday, August 19, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Brass on the Grass: An Outdoor Chamber Concert
Brook Farm
2870 West Lake Road
Skaneateles NY 13152
Join us on the lawn of Brook Farm for the Skaneateles Festival Brass Ensemble's parade of all-star brass hits! They'll fill the evening sky with Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks," Holst's "Saturn," Hoagy Carmichael's cherished "Stardust," and bold arrangements of favorites by Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, Leonard Bernstein, and more. This will be a stellar evening you won't want to miss!
Featuring the Skaneateles Festival Brass Ensemble and conductor Mark Davis Scatterday.
Feel free to bring a picnic dinner! Lawn chairs, blankets, and flash lights are also recommended. Seating is provided for section A ticket holders only.
Admission: From $18 to $24, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 04:43:00 PM
Friday, August 18, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
The Festival's second week continues on with its concerts centered around the theme of "Pipes and Valves." This Friday night concert features the majestic sounds of the organ pipes, played by David Higgs, and complemented by a multi-hued palette of works for brass, winds, strings, and piano.
Featuring: Rieko Aizawa, piano; David Higgs, organ; David Ying, cello; the Zephyros Winds.
The Zephyros Winds are: Jennifer Grim, flute; James Roe, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Douglas Quint, bassoon; Patrick A. Pridemore, horn.
Admission: From $13 to $21, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 04:41:00 PM
Thursday, August 17, 2006, 7:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
Continuing with the week's theme of "Pipes and Valves," the magnificent sound of the church organ will be complented by an eclectic array of wind and brass music performed by acclaimed artists in this Thursday night concert.
A Prelude Concert will begin at 7:00 pm featuring the 2006 Robinson Award winner. The Chamber Concert itself will begin at 8:00 pm and will feature the following musicians: Rieko Aizawa, piano; Juliana Athayde, violin; David Higgs, organ; Corinne Stillwell, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; the Zephyros Winds.
The Zephyros Winds are: Jennifer Grim, flute; James Roe, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Douglas Quint, bassoon; Patrick A. Pridemore, horn.
Admission: From $13 to $21, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 04:38:00 PM
Wednesday, August 16, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Meet the King of Instruments: An Organ Recital
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
The second week of the Skaneateles Festival centers around the theme of "Pipes and Valves," highlighting the First Presbyterian Church's magnificent pipe organ - a Casavant Freres 2003 - as a solo instrument and in ensembles, a rare treat in the world of music festivals. Renowned organist David Higgs will present a recital and lively discussion of great works for this "King of Instruments."
Admission: $12, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 04:35:00 PM
Wednesday, August 16, 2006, 11:00 am
Skaneateles Festival - Kidsfest! Daytime Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
KIDSFEST: "The Adventures of Peter and the Wolf"
Come and meet the Zephyros Winds as they perform their own rendition of the musical classic "Peter and the Wolf." Fun for kids of all ages!
The Zephyros Winds are: Jennifer Grim, flute; James Roe, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Douglas Quint, bassoon; Patrick A. Pridemore, horn.
FREE ADMISSION!
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 04:31:00 PM
Saturday, August 12, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Outdoor Chamber Concert
Brook Farm
2870 West Lake Road
Skaneateles NY 13152
Featuring the 25-member Skaneateles Festival Orchestra, conductor Hugh Keelan, and 24-year-old cello virtuoso Alisa Weilerstein.
Feel free to bring a picnic dinner! Lawn chairs, blankets, and flash lights are also recommended. Seating is provided for section A ticket holders only.
Admission: From $18 to $24, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 03:28:00 PM
Friday, August 11, 2006, 7:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
A pre-concert talk by the night's musicians, entitled "Expect the Unexpected: Op. 18, No. 1" begins at 7:00 pm and will reveal some of the clues to Beethoven's surprising "String Quartet in F Major." The concert itself will begin at 8:00 pm. Featuring the Daedalus Quartet, pianist Elinor Freer, cellist David Ying, violist Phillip Ying, and violinist Timothy Ying.
The Daedalus Quartet are: Min-Young Kim, violin; Kyu-Young Kim, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello.
Admission: From $13 to $21, children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 03:24:00 PM
Thursday, August 10, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival - Chamber Concert
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
The 2006 Skaneateles Festival begins with concerts and talks designed to take listeners inside the repertoire to discover chamber music's timeless appeal. The theme for this first week is "Knowing the Score."
Featuring the Daedalus Quartet, the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, and pianist Elinor Freer.
The Daedalus Quartet are: Min-Young Kim, violin; Kyu-Young Kim, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello.
The Ying Quartet are: Timothy Ying, violin; Janet Ying, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello.
Admission: From $13 to $21; children 12 and under FREE
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 03:22:00 PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2006, 8:00 pm
Skaneateles Festival Opening Night - Compose Yourself! (A Free Community Concert)
First Presbyterian Church
97 East Genesee Street
Skaneateles NY 13152
Opening Night concert! Featuring the Daedalus Quartet and music written by your friends and neighbors! From classical masterpieces by Bach, Mozart and Schubert, to musical gems composed by community members using "Hyperscore" software, the magic of chamber music springs to life with the dynamic Daedalus Quartet.
The Daedalus Quartet are: Min-Young Kim, violin; Kyu-Young Kim, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello.
FREE ADMISSION!
For more information or to buy tickets: www.skanfest.org or call 315-685-7418.
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6/19/2006 01:54:00 PM
6/16/2006
Sound Art Concert at The Knitting Factory Tap Bar
Monday, June 19 at 8 pm
Paul Lansky presents "Dust Bunny"
George Crumb's "Celestial Mechanics" performed by DUO
Young Composers:
Jen Stock's Soundbook One, Jonathan Zalben's Laptop Ensemble and Langdon Crawford's The Air Band
www.soundbookone.com
www.jonathanzalben.com
www.stephsaarduo.com
www.theairband.com
$10, www.ticketweb.com
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6/16/2006 01:18:00 PM
6/14/2006
Members of the Barbad Chamber Orchestra will perform chamber music for strings
Date: Sunday, June 25, 2006
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Church of the Redeemer
30-14 Crescent Street in Astoria.
Ticket info: $15 ($10 for seniors and students)
Tickets can be purchased at the door the night of the concert.
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Alfred Schnittke, Dmitri Shostakovich, Antonin Dvorak, and Ramin Heydarbeygi.
(Directions by Subway: Take the Queensbound �N� train to 30th Avenue. Walk west (toward Manhattan) on 30th Avenue 3 blocks to Crescent Street and turn left. Walk one block to 30th Road. The church is at the corner of Crescent St. and 30th Road.)
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6/14/2006 08:34:00 PM
6/13/2006
Ensemble Pamplemousse
8pm - July 6th, 2006 @ The Stone (www.thestonenyc.com) $10.
Performing Rama Gottfried's Transparencies, for amplified: flute, trombone, violin, cello, electric guitar, drum-set, white and brown noise, short-wave radio, and loose 1/8" stereo cable.
(it's going to be great, you should come.)
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6/13/2006 02:59:00 PM
Ongoing:
"rambox": composer Rama Gottfried's free audio mail project -
June 2006 first mailing
Hi everybody! I have this idea: 2 to 3 times a year I will send a CD to you in the mail. It could be anything: a new piece for orchestra, an Ensemble Pamplemousse recording, sound collages of subway conversations, homemade electronics ... or who knows what!
To receive "rambox" in you mailbox, send your USPS Postal Mailing Address to: getrambox@gmail.com
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6/13/2006 02:59:00 PM
6/12/2006
Numinous
The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr.
www.numinousmusic.com
VIPASSANA
Numinous will present Joseph C. Phillips Jr.�s epic four-movement composition, Vipassana on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 8:00 PM at the Puffin Room Gallery (http://www.puffinroom.com/) located at 435 Broome Street (between Broadway and Crosby Street) in SoHo. Tickets are $12 in advance by RSVP at joephillips@numinousmusic.com or $15 at the door. There will be an informal reception following the performance.
In the Pali language of the early Buddhist texts, vipassana means "to see things as they really are" or insight. Vipassana is a four-movement, 70-minute composition partly inspired by Bj�rk�s Selmasongs as well as photographs from Yann Arthus-Bertrand's Earth from Above series and Jake Rajs' The Hudson River books. Vipassana, which also features the poetry (in the final movement) of Denise Levertov (Variation and Reflection on a Theme by Rilke) is scored for 25 instrumentalists and singers:
Ben Kono, Dan Willis, Ed Xiques (woodwinds), Dave Smith (trumpet, fl�gelhorn), Deborah Weisz (trombone), Tom Beckham, Dan McCarthy (vibraphones), Rachel Eckroth, Brenda Earle (pianos), Amanda Monaco, Joel Newton (electric guitars), Peter Wise, Wilson Torres (percussion), Charenee Wade, Julie Hardy, Amy Cervini, Jo Lawry, Monika Heidemann (voices), Ana Milosavljevic, Kiku Enomoto (violins), Frank Foerster, Adam Hill (violas), Leigh Stuart, Lauren Riley (violoncellos), Kermit Driscoll (bass), and Joseph C. Phillips Jr. (conductor).
Mr. Phillips states, "Vipassana is an excellent example of my goal as a composer to organically combine the improvisational and rhythmic elements of jazz with the colors, textures, techniques and formal structures of post-minimal music. As a unique and personal composition of expressive beauty and emotional depth, Vipassana also reflects my desire to create music that �stimulates the mind and refreshes the spirit.�"
Mr. Phillips founded and has conducted Numinous since the fall of 2000. In September 2003 Numinous released its� first CD-The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr. to critical and audience praise. Mr. Phillips� music has been performed at the 2003 Steve Reich Festival in the Netherlands, Galapagos Art Space, the Merkin Concert Hall, the Renee Weiler Concert Hall, the Merce Cunningham Dance Studios, among many other venues including a number of universities and colleges. In addition to Numinous, Mr. Phillips is the founder and director of the New York City composer�s federation, Pulse (http:pulsecomposers.typepad.com/).
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6/12/2006 08:40:00 PM
6/7/2006
DAVID GIBSON Performs the BACH UNACCOMPANIED CELLO SUITES
Re:Soundings presents David Gibson performing the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites. He will be performing Suites 2 (D Minor), 4 (Eb Major), and 6 (D Major). Celebrate summer by listening to Bach in a wonderful acoustic space.
Sunday, June 11 2006 2 PM
12 Emily Street (the old catholic church)
Valley Falls, NY 12185
Admission by donation
Valley Falls is 20 minutes north of Troy and 25 minutes west of North Bennington.
DavidGibson
Re:Soundings
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6/07/2006 10:35:00 PM
6/6/2006
This week, we at Pulse -- a NY composers' federation devoted to eclecticism and musical collisions and all that good stuff -- presents the second installment of The Eloquent Light, our ongoing series of music inspired by photography.
Two chances to see:
PROFANE: Thursday June 8, 8:00 PM at Galapagos (70 N. 6th Street, Williamsburg, BKLN). $10.
SACRED: Sunday, June 11, 7:30 PM at St. Peter's Church (619 Lexington Avenue @ 54th Street). $15. [Everything's more expensive in Manhattan... ]
The performances will be accompanied by projections of photos by the likes of Jeff Wall, Joyce Tennyson, and wire service photogs. There will also be pretty pictures of dolphins and babies.
The Eloquent Light features soloists John McNeil (trumpet) and Pete McCann (guitar) scrapping it out bare-knuckle style against a 10-piece chamber ensemble:
Performing new and pleasantly diverting music written by:
More info -- including audio clips from last year's Eloquent Light gig -- is available over at the Pulse blog.
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6/06/2006 11:37:00 PM
6/1/2006
SOUNDunderGROUND presents an evening of Avant- Garde Vaudeville, a multi media event featuring new music and performance art.
Featuring music & performances by David Macbride, Tom Burnett, Istvan B"Racz, Joseph Drew, Alphonse Izzo, Thom Kozumplik of Loop 2.4.3, Murray Mast & Josh Quillen.
Friday June 16th. 2006 7:30pm
Neighborhood Music School
100 Audubon Street New Haven, CT
Admission $10.00 at the door.
For More Info: www.soundunderground.org
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6/01/2006 03:00:00 PM
Roulette's FESTIVAL OF MIXOLOGY is taking place from June 5th thru June 11th. The Festival focuses on new and unusual uses of technology in music, video and intermedia art.
MON 5/5: KURT RALSKE
TUES 5/6: DAVID & GISELA GAMPER [See Hear Now]
WED 5/7: KEIKO UENISHI AKA O.BLAAT
THURS 5/8: RON KUIVILA & ED TOMNEY
FRI 5/9: BENTON-C BAINBRIDGE & EVIDENCE (STEPHAN MOORE & SCOTT SMALLWOOD)
SAT 5/10: AMY KNOLES W/MICHAEL SAKAMOTO
SUN 5/11: IKUE MORI, DAVID FIRST & JIM STALEY
8:30 pm at Location One in Soho...$15/$10 (details below)
ROULETTE presents
at Location One 20 Greene St (between Canal and Grand St)
8:30 PM Admission $15 Students $10 MEMBERS FREE
TICKETS/RSVP: 212.219.8242
Roulette 228 West Broadway New York, NY 10013
contact: press@roulette.org http://www.roulette.org/
? Also! Please check out our new ROULETTE BLOG for excerpts of our artists� music, podcasts featuring interviews with the artists and Roulette TV clips, and musical discussion: http://www.roulette.org/blog/index.php
FESTIVAL OF MIXOLOGY! � NEW AND UNUSUAL USES OF TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC AND INTERMEDIA ART �
Monday, June 5th
_Kurt Ralske_
Kurt Ralske is a NYC-based video artist, composer, and programmer who uses technology to research time and the atemporal. He works in a variety of practices, including improvised audio-visual performance, in installations, in digital print media, and in software art. His work is created exclusively with his own custom software, written in C/C++ and Java. He has performed and exhibited at museums, galleries, and theaters throughout Europe, Canada, and the US, including the Guggenheim Bilbao, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art. The New York Times has praised his "compelling, ingenious alliance of sound and motion" and "technological wizardry." Tonight he presents Atemporal Etudes, a series of video experiments involving dimensional remapping. In these Atemporal Etudes, events that occurred sequentially appear simultaneously. Objects at rest appear in motion, and moving objects appear to be at rest. There are distortions of geometry and impossible types of motion, but more importantly something is revealed about time and our relation to it.
Tuesday, June 6th
_David & Gisela Gamper [See Hear Now: Visible Music]_
David Gisela Gamper's See Hear Now (http://www.seehearnow.org) is a real-time music and video collaboration that merges the sonic and the visible into a transcendent experience. See Hear Now premiered in 1999 and over the following year performed around the eastern US, including the Knitting Factory and Roulette in New York City. In their individual work, the artists are fascinated by sounds and images from nature and life. To create his live improvisations, David begins with the acoustic sounds he draws from his piano, small instruments and found objects. When he expands them through live electronic transformations they retain the power of natural sound. Originally a photographer, Gisela has extended her image making into video. Her imagery reveals how movement and rhythm create our world. With a system David developed, Gisela performs her imagery with the same immediacy as David performs his music. For this live improvised performance at Roulette, the Gampers create a unique installation using projectors, mirrors, fabric and speakers. ��enwrapped in a womb of sound and imagery penetrating my whole being�� (audience comment.)
Wednesday, June 7th
_Keiko Uenishi a.k.a. o.blaat_
Based in Brooklyn, sound artist, composer, core member of SHARE (http://share.dj), o.blaat (Keiko Uenishi) is known for creating various interactive audio environments resulting from her ceaseless pursuit of ways to erase performer's presence and ultimately alter listening situations. Tonight�s performance is the US premiere of her first audio-visual piece, Der Blinde (The Blind Man), initially commissioned and presented by Der Ohrenzeuge/veza.klingt.org festival, Kleylehof, Austria in June 2005. The piece was made based on a short story of the same name written by Elias Canetti in his book Ear Witness: 50 Characters. Uenishi�s piece imagines a �slide show� by a blind man who takes pictures to document the sounds that he hears. For the performance, Uenishi will use a remote slide projector sensor device, created with great help from Mark Wise at Harvestworks. Check out: http://obla.at
Thursday, June 8th
_Ron Kuivila & Ed Tomney_
Sophisticated Filters
Sophisticated Filters is an ongoing collaborative project involving a live performance/installation by composers Ron Kuivila and Ed Tomney. Tonight, an evening length composition in three sections entitled Filtering 6-14 will be performed. Components of this performance will entail live control of software, electro-acoustic sculptures, a customized enclosure/sculpture designed to conduct live foley-art operations and vintage modular synthesis (EMS Synthi). In the concert multiple media, (physical and electroacoustic sound sources, archival audio recordings, foley art, analog synthesis and customized software) are used to produce an enormous variety of sounds that are nearly -- but not quite -- identical. This project involves the live performance of an original composition that also designates improvisational elements and responses as moment-form reactions to timbral clusters and gestures. This affords a unique realization and interpretation every time the composition is performed.
Friday, June 9th
_Benton-C Bainbridge & Evidence_
Landscaping by Evidence (Stephan Moore & Scott Smallwood) and Benton-C is a live audio/visual performance in which the artists reconstitute their experience of specific locations as improvised electronic 'landscapes'. Stephan Moore, Scott Smallwood and Benton-C Bainbridge visit sites with cameras and microphones to capture sights and sounds as raw material for cinematic collage. Bainbridge has performed, screened, streamed, broadcast and installed video worldwide over the wires and airwaves and in museums, galleries, clubs, colleges and festivals including the Whitney, MOMA, Mercat des les Flores (Barcelona), Uplink Factory (Tokyo), American Museum of the Moving Image, The Kitchen and Hotwired (World Wide Web.) Currently, Benton-C Bainbridge is designing video for RGB LED displays and live spectacles on stage and TV with FUEVOZ, a company he co-founded with V Owen Bush.
Saturday, June 10th
_Amy Knoles with Michael Sakamoto_
Amy Knoles and Michael Sakamoto will premier Sacred Cow and other works, all using live interactive video, electronic percussion and movement. Knoles is a composer/performer who tours globally performing computer assisted live electronic music with percussion controllers and linear/interactive video. Sakamoto is an acclaimed multidisciplinary artist whose works combining theater, dance, music, media and visual art question popular culture, media and common notions of authenticity and knowledge and blend complex structures through abstract, iconic texts. Their collaborative project, Sacred Cow, explores sacred and profane music and dance through the ages. South Asian chant, European gypsy rhythms, hip-hop and much more are all turned on their proverbial heads in a performance environment combining high-tech soundscapes and primal expressionism, where everything and nothing is sacred.
Sunday, June 11th
_Jim Staley & David First with live visuals by Ikue Mori_
This evening features the premier of Standstill, a new collaborative work by trombonist Jim Staley, guitarist David First and Ikue Mori (live visuals.) Mori, who is well known for her electronic percussion, has in recent years added image processing to her work, using MAX-JITTER to process image and sound simultaneously. Tonight, she will work exclusively in the visual realm. Staley and First will stick to the acoustic and electroacoustic realm.
Jim Staley, trombonist and composer, works primarily with improvisation, crossing genres freely between post-modern classical music and avant-garde jazz. He has collaborated for many years with other highly experienced improvisers, both dancers and musicians, including Sally Silvers, Pooh Kaye, Simone Forti, John Zorn and many others. Staley also performs and records with the Tone Road Ramblers, a collaborative chamber-improv ensemble, together since 1981.
David First has had a pretty eclectic musical career. He has played guitar with everyone from Cecil Taylor to Television�s Richard Lloyd, created electronic music at Princeton University and led a Mummer�s String Band in bicentennial parades. As a composer he has is known for his long, severely minimalist soundscapes. The New York Times calls First "a fascinating artist with a singular technique", and the Village Voice, "a bizarre cross between Hendrix and La Monte Young."
Ikue Mori began her musical activity playing drums with the seminal DNA band (with Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright) in the late 70s. She is a recipient of the Prix Ars Electronics Digital Music Award of Distinction. She has worked with the band with Dave Douglas's �Witness Freakin" ensemble and John Zorn's Electric Masada. Current working groups include Mephista with Sylvie Courvoisier and Susie Ibarra, a quartet with Kim Gordon, DJ Olive and Jim O�Rourke and a duo project with Zeena Parkins.
posted by Coming Events
6/01/2006 01:48:00 PM
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