Bowerbird is very excited to present Trefoil, a trio of singer-instrumentalists that specialize in European Medieval music, performing works by Guillaume Dufay, Gilles Binchois, and others from their new CD Fleur de Valeur: A Medieval Bouquet. Like poets of all ages, medieval songwriters invoked the imagery and natural magic of flowers in the service of…
Bowerbird is pleased to present this concert portrait of the early electronic music of composer Andrew Rudin. The concert will feature Rudin’s Tragoedia performed with a live video accompaniment and Il Giuoco (1966), which Robert Moog said to be the first large-scale, original, serious composition created on his synthesizing instruments. Il Giuoco is accompanied by…
The powerhouse JACK Quartet returns to Philadelphia for a concert featuring the hypercomplex string quartets by Iannis Xenakis. A leading figure in twentieth century music, Xenakis (1922 - 2001) was trained as a civil engineer, then became an architect and developed revolutionary designs while working with Le Corbusier. Utilizing his technical background, Xenakis approached composition…
Bowebird and Crane Arts are pleased to present "Rushes", an evening length work for seven bassoons by composer Michael Gordon. Performed by the Rushes Ensemble - with bassoonists Dana Jessen, Michael Harley, Jeffrey Lyman, Rachael Elliott, Saxton Rose, Lynn Hileman and Maya Stone - this unique septet of bassoonists is dedicated to expanding and diversifying…
Sound and text. Food and drink. This intimate evening brings together Nmperign, the experimental improvisation duo of trumpeter Greg Kelley and soprano saxophonist Bhob Rainey, a rare home-city appearance by pianist-composer Matt Mitchell, and writer-performer Corinna Burns reading from a new solo work. The night takes place at the Biello Martin Studio, a fanciful space…
Built upon shared interests in technology, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Axon Ladder is a multimedia performance installation by Bhob Rainey and Catherine Pancake. Combining algorithmic electronic composition with real-time video manipulation, this world premiere evening length work offers a timely view into the intersection of advancing technology and human intuition. The performance features footage…
NAKATANI GONG ORCHESTRA - ten gong ensemble + TATSUYA NAKATANI - solo percussion set Vibrating metal. Glacial ambiance. Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani returns to Philadelphia for a solo set and to lead a performance of the Nakatani Gong Orchestra (NGO) - an ensemble of 10 gongs played by local musicians and conducted by Natakatani. Anyone who…
ALL SOUND IS QUEER curated by Catherine Pancake, featuring artists Keir Neuringer, Alex Smith, Megan McShea, John Eaton, Jules Gimbrone, and Drew Daniel. ABOUT THE EVENT "Queerness abides in the refusal to preserve, in the willingness to end the space of ruinous, risky anonymity, to let sound pull us with it into the…
ABOUT THE EVENT Bowerbird, Philly Sound Forum, and International House Philadelphia are proud to present Kevin Drumm (in his first ever Philadelphia appearance) and Jason Lescalleet, in celebratation of the recent release of their epic double CD 'The Abyss' on Erstwhile Records. In addition to the duo of Drumm and Lescalleet, the evening will also…
SHOW TIMES: Thursday, Sept.18, 2014 - 7pm Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 - 7pm Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 - 12pm ABOUT THE EVENT An exceptionally rare opportunity for any daring listener. Lucino Berio's unsparingly difficult Sequenzas (14 in total, each one for a different solo instrument) are widely acclaimed as essential repertoire of the 20th…
ABOUT THE EVENT The Rotunda and Bowerbird are proud to present SANCTUARY, a series of sound based & site specific works created for The Rotunda's rarely seen main sanctuary. This space - which is covered by a massive 4 story, 80-foot diameter dome - will house new works by seven Philadelphia based artists - John…
Assemblage is a recently rediscovered lost film featuring Merce Cunningham and his early dance company: Carolyn Brown, Sandra Neels, Valda Setterfield, Meg Harper, Susana Hayman-Chaffey, Jeff Slayton, Chase Robinson, and Mel Wong. A collaboration with director and former dancer Richard Moore, Assemblage features Cunningham dancing with his company in a public happening in San Francisco's…
Carol Robinson & Nate Wooley: Works of Eliane Radigue & Denis Dufour Werner Dafeldecker & Valerio Tricoli: Williams Mix Extended ABOUT THE EVENT Clarinetist Carol Robinson and trumpeter Nate Wooley give performances of new works by iconoclastic French composers Eliane Radigue and Denis Dufour. The program opens with Dufour's fascinating Cinq forms d'appel for…
ALASH are masters of Tuvan throat singing, a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Masters of traditional Tuvan instruments as well as the art of throat singing, Alash are deeply committed to traditional Tuvan music and culture. At the same time, they are fans of western music. Believing that traditional music…
NANO TO MACRO: MUSIC OF KIRIGAMI Gene Coleman & Ensemble N_JP with special guests Duo YUMENO 夢乃, Dr. Shu Yang, Dr. Randall Kamien and Jenny Sabin ABOUT THE EVENT Bowerbird and Soundfield are pleased to present the world premiere of three new works by composer and director Gene Coleman. The evening opens with presentations…
Bowerbird presents: A NIGHT FOR JACK remembering Jack Rose featuring performances by Glenn Jones Nathan Bowles Daniel Bachman Chris Forsyth Megajam Booze Band plus DJs Ian Nagoski and Michael Chaiken ABOUT THE EVENT The only thing more monumental than Jack Rose's personal presence was his talent. He was one of those preternaturally gifted guitar…
Join Bowerbird for a special screening of the sci-fi musical "Space Is the Place". Sun Ra (1914-1993) and his Intergalactic Myth-Science Arkestra land their yellow spaceship in Oakland; offer an alter-destiny; and battle the FBI, NASA, and a supernatural pimp named the Overseer. The film includes lively performances of such Arkestra favorites as "Watusi," "The…
Bowerbird is excited to present this triple bill featuring Philadelphia's Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band, Baltimore's Horse Lords, and the Chicago duo Mind Over Mirrors. Forsyth's SOLAR MOTEL BAND is touring in support of its recent release Intensity Ghost, released October 2014 on No Quarter. This is the first studio release by Chris…
