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Three Exploring Sound workshops with Juan Castrillón
We’re thrilled to announce that Juan Castrillón, a cultural anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and musician whose research centers on theories of listening, will teach three Exploring Sound workshops at the Neighborhood Sound Lab, on…
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Two Synth Skills classes with Christopher Sean Powell
We’re thrilled to announce that Christopher Sean Powell, the Philadelphia rhythm scholar, producer and electronic musician who has worked with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Yoko Ono and the Boredoms, will teach two…
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WRTI on our weekend of variations
Melinda Whiting’s WRTI Spotlight paired our two concerts this weekend, both built on sets of variations. John Walthausen plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations on harpsichord on Friday, October 16 at University Lutheran, and…
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First lineup of Neighborhood Sound Lab classes and workshops announced
We’re thrilled to announce the first lineup of classes and workshops at the Neighborhood Sound Lab, our community synth studio at AMLA Studios at Esperanza in Hunting Park. Sound artist Eugene Lew…
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Neighborhood Sound Lab opens in October at AMLA Studios at Esperanza
Bowerbird's Neighborhood Sound Lab opens at AMLA Studios at Esperanza Arts Center in Hunting Park. The Community Synth Studio is a free, staffed studio where people can spend time with modular and… -
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Dynasty Battles talks with WRTI about Leon Bates
John T.K. Scherch of WRTI talked with Dynasty Battles about his recital for us honoring his teacher Leon Bates, including the stories about Bates he planned to share between pieces. Read “Dynasty…
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WRTI spotlights Dynasty Battles
WRTI’s Fanfare spotlighted our concert with pianist Dynasty Battles honoring his mentor Leon Bates at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, noting that Battles had also performed on our Julius Eastman series. Read…
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Happy birthday, John Cage: Noise from the 18th Floor
John Cage was born on September 5, 1912. To mark his birthday, we’re looking back at Bowerbird-Cage, the fifth edition of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage’s Noise from the 18th…
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A year ago: Dustin Hurt at the Library of Congress
A year ago today, Dustin Hurt, director of Bowerbird, gave the pre-concert talk for The Effortless Now: Dances of Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski at the Library of Congress. The video of…
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A Feldman nod in an Orchestra review
In his review of the Philadelphia Orchestra, David Patrick Stearns credits our concerts of Morton Feldman’s music for his familiarity with the composer. Read “Review: Orchestra in extremes: Radical new concerto meets…
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