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SUMMARY:Sonic Liberation 8
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is excited to present the Philadelphia record release celebration of Bombogenic\, a new album by Sonic Liberation 8 with the The Classical Revolution Trio & Oliver Lake. The album celebrates the 15 year anniversary of Sonic Liberation 8 with a new collection of compositions and arrangements showcasing a unique confluence of loft jazz\, Afro Cuban Yoruba music\, and new chamber music. Joining SL8 in this milestone is special guest artist Oliver Lake (World Saxophone Quartet) and the Classical Revolution String Trio. In addition to five new compositions\, Kevin Diehl\, the octet’s leader\, arranged the Erik Satie composition\, Gnossienne\, recasting it as a platform for creative interaction rooted in these genres. Additionally Oliver Lake composed 2 compositions for specifically for SL8’s Afro-Cuban-Yoruba jazz format. Diehl arranged bata drums parts for these 2 pieces along with another of Mr. Lakes compositions called Love Like Sisters. Love Like Sisters originally appeared on a World Saxophone Quartet album called Metamorphosis. \n  \nTHE PERFORMERS \nSpecial Guest\nOliver Lake – Alto Saxophone\, Composition \nSonic Liberation 8\nKevin Diehl – Drumkit\, Bata Iya\, Composer\nMatt Engle – Bass\, Composer\nElliot Levin – Woodwinds\nVeronica Jurkiewicz – Viola\, String Section Leader\nMike Watson – Bass Clarinet\nNichola Rivera – Bata Itotele & Iya\, Conga\, Composer\nTom Lowery – Drumkit\, Afro Brazilian Percussion\nRon Howerton – Bata Okonkolo\, Conga\, Percussion \nThe Classical Revolution Trio\nRussel Kotcher – Violin\nPeter Oswald – Cello\nYoni Draiblate – Cello \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nThe artistic scope of renowned saxophonist\, composer\, painter\, and poet Oliver Lake’s half-century-long career is unparalleled. An extensive resume of his collaborations includes work with the Brooklyn Philharmonic\, Flux String Quartet\, Bjork\, Lou Reed\, A Tribe Called Quest\, Mos Def\, Me’shell Ndegeocello\, Anthony Braxton\, James Blood Ulmer\, William Parker\, Vijay Iyer\, Reggie Workman\, Andrew Cyrille and a veritable who’s who of the jazz vanguard. Oliver’s efforts extend far beyond the music\, with his creation of the non-profit Passin’ Thru organization\, becoming a mainstay at Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum\, publishing two books of poetry and frequently producing visual artwork for exhibitions across the country. Lake’s breadth of disciplines can be traced back to his formative years with the Black Artists Group\, the innovative St. Louis collective of musicians\, poets\, dancers and painters he helped architect over 35 years ago. As a co-founder of the internationally acclaimed World Saxophone Quartet (with fellow luminaries David Murray\, Julius Hemphill and Hamiet Bluiett)\, Oliver firmly established himself in the “Loft” jazz scene of the 1970’s in New York City\, and has since produced a body of work that is both expansive and versatile enough to avoid falling solely into the trappings of the “avant-garde” and “free” labels. The fact that his work can stand on compositional merit alone\, all while he has etched a place for himself as one of the elite saxophone players and improvisers of recent times\, is a testament to Oliver Lake’s stature as an artist. Lake’s output as an exacting and unequivocally original composer has long been celebrated\, highlighted by commissions awarded from the Library of Congress\, the Rockefeller Foundation ASCAP\, the International Association for Jazz Education\, Composers Forum and the McKim Foundation. He has been the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and was also presented with the Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award at the Kennedy Center in 2006. In 2014\, Oliver was honored with what is arguably the greatest recognition of his artistry and vision to date\, becoming one of only nineteen grantees appointed for the prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award\, a multi-year grant awarded to American artists in the fields of jazz\, theater and dance. A trailblazer through and through\, Oliver Lake continues to produce in the vociferous\, uncompromising way he only knows how to\, currently immersed in the work of such adventurous ensembles as the Oliver Lake Organ Quartet\, Oliver Lake Big Band and Trio 3. \nSonic Liberation 8 is deeply rooted in the traditions of Afro Cuban music and has spent years fusing that grand tradition with new sounds including composed jazz\, modern chamber composition\, and the powerful Orisha spirit. Sonic Liberation 8 melds together sounds and time periods in a manner like no other band around today. As Sonic Liberation Front\, this ensemble has consistently won international critical acclaim and have been named #1 or Top 10 by the Village Voice\, All About Jazz\, Jazziz\, and more. The band has recorded five internationally-distributed albums. The eight-member ensemble has played extensively in the Philadelphia and New York area\, and at festivals and cultural institutions throughout the Midwest U.S. and Canada. The core octet is scalable\, often collaborating with guest artists and expanded ensembles.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/sonic-liberation-8/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Music of Salvatore Sciarrino
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nBowerbird is excited to present flutist Christopher Schelb and pianist Michael Tan in an all Sciarrino program. Schelb will perform selections from “L’opera per Flauto\, Vol. 1” and Tan will perform four of Sciarrino’s Nocturnes. There is something very particular that characterizes the music of Salvatore Sciarrino: it leads to a different kind of listening. \nSciarrino’s “L’opera per Flauto\, Vol. 1” (1990) is a collection of seven pieces for solo flute\, each dating between the years between 1977 and 1990. Each piece is meant to stand alone as a single work. The single exception is the fact that “Come vengono prodotti gli incantesimi?” and “Canzona di ringraziamento” are linked with an attacca. Many sounds heard in L’opera per flauto are a result of approximately twenty years of Sciarrino’s work on developing new flute sonorities. Other sounds\, such as harmonics and breathy air sounds\, were common property of contemporary composers\, but Sciarrino believes they are often attributed to him because he feels they are so well incorporated and appropriately used in his music. He feels that as immodest as it seems\, each of the L’opera compositions is a legitimization of these modern sounds. \nSciarrino’s Due Notturni (1998) and Due Notturni Crudeli (2001) are evocative sets of pieces that explore the extreme boundaries of perception and audibility. Due Notturni investigates the thresholds of silence and resonance. It utilizes extended techniques that distort the resonance of the instrument and shimmering quiet sounds and cascading gestures. In particular\, the second piece of the set creates an effect as if the piano had been turned inside out as the listener is drawn to the barely audible inner workings of the instrument. Due Notturni Crudeli meanwhile explores boundaries through opposite means. The first piece features repeated chords in the highest register persistently played at fortissimo while the second uses a brutal\, rapid gesture from pianissimo to fortissimo. This forms a background of relentless sound from which silence occasionally emerges. \n  \nTHE PROGRAM \nfrom L’opera per flauto\, Vol. 1 \nCome Vengono Prodotti Gli Incantesimi?\nCanzona di ringraziamento\nVenere Che le Grazie la Fiorscono\nL’orizzonte luminoso di Aton \nChristopher Schelb\, flute \nDue Notturni (1998)\nI. Vivo volando\nII. Non troppo lento \nDue Notturni Crudeli (2001)\nI. Senza tempo e scandito\nII. Furia\, metallo \nMichael P. Tan\, piano \n  \n  \nTHE PERFORMERS \nMichael P. Tan is a Guam-born pianist currently based in New York. Mr. Tan is an avid proponent of 20th and 21st century music and has extensively performed around the United States and abroad. He has commissioned works by several composers including Matthew Greenbaum and has performed with ensembles including the Temple New Music Ensemble and the NYU Contemporary Ensemble. His musical achievements have been recognized through the Olga Gagliardi Getto Award (2012)\, the Elmer Y. Yarnell Scholarship (2013)\, and Jacobs Music Company Steinway Award (2015) for “outstanding pianistic ability\, musicianship\, and artistic and academic achievement.” In addition to his musical interests\, he has been involved with cross-disciplinary work\, participating in a Thirdbird’s workshop series with choreographers Matteo Fargion and Jonathan Burrows in 2015. His work has been presented at the 2016 Dada Lives! Exhibition at UC Blue Ash College and published in MetaDada: The International Journal of Data Mining. He holds a B.M. in Piano Performance from Temple University and is currently pursuing an M.M. at New York University\, where he serves as Adjunct Instructor of Piano. His teachers include Mr. Harvey Wedeen and Dr. Marilyn Nonken. \n  \nChris Schelb “I am a flutist and composer who is passionately engaged with contemporary music. I have always been attracted to the sonorities and sheer audacity of modernist composers— the complexity of Brian Ferneyhough and Salvatore Sciarrino and their marvelous timbres were doorways into fresh sonic worlds. I’ve slowly begun to move outwards; exploring composers such as Richard Barrett and James Dillon. these composers\, while extremely diverse in sound world\, have created a compositional language which I find extremely appealing. I currently study with David Cramer at Temple University. Over the past four years I have also studied with notable new music pedagogues such as Patricia Spencer\, Mario Caroli\, and Robert Aitken. In the Fall of 2016 I will be moving to Wales to study with Richard Craig and specialize in the interpretation of New Complexity.” \n  \nTHE COMPOSER \nSalvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947) is\, along with Luciano Berio\, among the most important Italian composers of contemporary music. Self-taught\, he began to compose when he was twelve. His first public concert was given in 1962. After completing his schooling and a few years of university in his home town\, he moved first to Rome in 1969 and then to Milan in 1977. Since 1983 he was been living in Umbria. He has taught at the conservatories of Milan (1974-1983)\, Perugia (1983-1987) and Florence (1987-1996). He has also held courses of specialization and master classes: particularly worth mentioning are those of Città di Castello from 1979 to 2000. Between 1978 and 1980 he was artistic director of the Teatro Comunale of Bologna. An Academician of Santa Cecilia (Rome)\, Academician of the Fine Arts of Bavaria and Academician of the Arts (Berlin)\, he has won numerous prizes\, the most recent ones being the Prince Pierre de Monaco (2003) and the prestigious Premio Internazionale Feltrinelli (2003). He is also the first winner of the new Musikpreis Salzburg (2006).
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/the-music-of-salvatore-sciarrino/
LOCATION:Biello Martin Studio\, 148 N 3rd St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pierluigi Billone's 1+1=1 for Two Bass Clarinets
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present the Philadelphia premiere of Pierluigi Billone’s “1+1=1”\, an 80 minute exploration into the boundless terrain of two bass clarinets performed by the California based duo of Samuel Dunscombe and Curt Miller. A student of Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann\, Billone’s music can sound elemental and primordial\, yet at the same time achingly human. In “1+1=1”\, a deliberate pacing and frequent pianissimo dynamic makes for an inward inquiry into the character of the bass clarinet while the doubling of the instrument allows for an pulsating resonance of microtonal shifts.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/pierluigi-billones-111-for-two-bass-clarinets/
LOCATION:Biello Martin Studio\, 148 N 3rd St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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SUMMARY:DDMS9: Jesse Sparhawk and Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird and Sebastian Petsu are pleased to welcome Jesse Sparhawk and Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste to the Double Decker Music Series. Join us on Sunday\, May 22nd at 8:00 p.m. (rain date\, May 23rd) for a unique and intimate mobile concert experience on an open-top double-decker bus. Before\, between\, and after the music\, tour guide Sebastian Darkly Petsu will share dry wit and history about the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nJesse Sparhawk is a multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, and improviser whose instruments include harp\, guitar\, and electric bass. He studied harp with principal harpist of the New York Philharmonic\, Myor Rosen and Eastman School of Music’s Kathleen Bride between the ages of 10 and 17 and performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall at the age of 15. He has nearly 60 independent recording credits to his name performing various instruments. He has toured the US and Europe as a solo artist\, and with several singer-songwriters and bands including Larkin Grimm\, Fern Knight\, The Valerie Project\, Timesbold\, Marissa Nadler\, and Greg Weeks. He will performing a solo harp set on the bus. \nwww.jessesparhawk.bandcamp.com\nwww.soundcloud.com/jessesparhawk \nJeremy Toussaint-Baptiste is a performer\, composer\, and commercial independent contractor. His work\, through the lens of precarious labor\, complicates notions of industry\, identity\, and environment and the implications of the intersections of such phenomena. He is a founding member of performance collective\, Wildcat!\, and frequently collaborates with performers and fine artists\, often under the alias CROWNS. He has presented work at the Brooklyn Museum\, The Public Theater\, The Studio Museum In Harlem\, American Realness at Abrons\, FringeArts\, Judson Church\, Arts East New York\, JACK\, University Settlement\, Harlem Stage\, as well as on Dazed Digital and Complex.com. \nwww.jeremytoussaintbaptiste.com\nwww.youtube.com/watch?v=q-OouF3056o \n  \nEVENT DETAILS\nBoarding begins at 7:45pm at the northeast corner of 5th and Market Streets by the Wells Fargo building. \nTHE BUS LEAVES AT 8PM SHARP. It’s a mobile event\, so you can’t show up late or the venue will be gone! The event finishes up back where we started at 10pm. \nAs an incentive to show up on time\, our sponsor Little Baby’s Ice Cream\, will be providing FREE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES for the first 15 guest on board. So get there early! \nThis event is 21+ and BYOB (but please\, no glass\, and remember there is no restroom on the bus). \n$27 per person. Advance tickets only. There will be no walk-up sales. Only 30 seats are available and this event will sell out. (All previous Double Decker Music Series events have!) So please\, don’t sleep on it. \nIf it looks like rain\, the event will be held the following day\, Monday May 23rd at 8pm. A message will be sent out by 5pm on the day of the event letting ticket-holders know about the rescheduling.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/ddms9-jesse-sparhawk-and-jeremy-toussaint-baptiste/
LOCATION:5th and Market St\, 5th and Market Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106
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SUMMARY:Le Révélateur
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present an encore screening of Philippe Garrel’s visually arresting silent film Le Révélateur\, performed live with an original score by Philadelphia’s own Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler. Le Révélateur was one of the first films of the Zanzibar group (a coterie of mostly French artists and filmmakers who began making experimental films in the wake of the May 1968 student protests) which exemplified the radical approach of the new generation of French filmmakers. Shot in stark black and white\, Le Révélateur is a claustrophobic vision of escape\, both literally and metaphorically. Mary and Jeff were invited to compose and present a live score to a silent film of their choice in Marfa\, Texas on December 30\, 2013. They chose Le Révélateur. Jeff plays a Korg Mono/Poly\, guitar\, and melodica through effects\, and Mary plays a Lyon and Healy pedal harp through a Line 6 DL4.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/le-revelateur/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Del Sol String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is excited to welcome the San Francisco-based Del Sol String Quartet for an intimate concert in the Maas Building’s Hi5 Studio. Featured on the program will be work Ruth Crawford Seeger’s serialist “String Quartet” (1931)\, Ben Johnston’s microtonal ““”String Quartet no. 10” (1995)\, and music by the radical early experimentalist George Antheil. \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nHailed by Gramophone as “masters of all musical things they survey” and two-time top winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming\, the Del Sol String Quartet is a leading force in 21st century chamber music. Founded in 1992 and based in San Francisco\, Del Sol’s collaborative performance projects and chamber music programs explore narratives and cultures from around the world\, reflecting the stories and sounds of the Pacific Rim as vibrantly as those heard in European concert halls or East Coast art spaces.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/del-sol-string-quartet/
LOCATION:Hi5 Studio\, 1320 N 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
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SUMMARY:THE ELECTRIC VOICE: Nicholas Isherwood and the BEEP Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present the extraordinary bass-baritone Nicholas Isherwood for a concert that explores the connections and tensions between technology and that most enduring of sounds — the human voice. \nIn this program of world premieres\, a group of composers created music for solo voice and electronics were selected by Nicholas Isherwood\, who constantly seeks out interesting and exciting new music\, introducing new voices to the global stage he occupies. This year\, the program is presented in Philadelphia\, Los Angeles\, New Zealand\, Germany and Italy\, featuring composers Dugal McKinnon (NZ)\, Eve De Castro (NZ)\, Pamela Madsen (USA)\, John Kennedy (USA)\, Helmuth Flammer (Germany)\, Gianluca Verlingieri (Italy) and Gene Coleman (USA). \nReaching back to the roots of electronic music\, the program will also feature Nicholas Isherwood performing his version of John Cage’s “Aria” (1958) with “Fontana Mix” (1958) (Realization Of Fontana Mix By Gianluca Verlingieri (2009) and a special performance with Isherwood and BEEP – the Temple University electronic music ensemble\, directed by Adam Vidiksis. \nThis is a rare opportunity to hear one of the greatest singers of new music\, who has collaborated with many of the most important composers of our time\, including John Cage\, Iannis Xenakis\, George Crumb and Karlheinz Stockhausen\, to name only a few.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/the-electric-voice-nicholas-isherwood-and-the-beep-ensemble/
LOCATION:The Slought Foundation\, 4017 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Glenn Jones\, Laura Baird\, Elkhorn duo
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT GLENN JONES \nGlenn Jones is a master of American Primitive Guitar\, a style invented in the late 1950s by John Fahey\, whose traditional fingerpicking techniques and wide-ranging influences were used to create modern original compositions. Jones\, who led the post-rock ensemble Cul de Sac\, brings his own made-up tunings\, the use of custom-crafted partial capos\, and a highly skilled picking style on both banjo and guitar\, to create personal compositions that are lyrical\, emotive and elegant. What sets him apart from the myriad guitarists playing today is his ability to tell stories with the guitar and banjo\, and to convey a range of emotions. This process starts with the compositions themselves and carries through to his selection of recording environment and engineer. \nFleeting was recorded in a house on the banks of the Rancocas Creek in Mount Holly\, New Jersey. Cozy\, cluttered with artifacts of a life well-lived (by its owner Bill Bolger)\, the house struck the right note for Jones and his recording engineer\, Laura Baird. Jones in particular likes spaces with character that are remote from the day-to-day world. Jones and Baird made no attempt to soundproof the recording environment\, happy to let sounds filtering in from the outdoors to become part of the listening experience. \nOne of Fleeting’s underlying themes is the past and the way places and people resonate in our lives. Jones reflects on the brevity — the fleetingness — of all things\, while also looking towards the future. “Spokane River Falls\,” which Jones calls his “water song\,” recalls the all-but-forgotten city of Spokane\, Washington\, where he was born. “Cléo Awake” and “Cléo Asleep” share the same melodies and the same inspiration — the newborn child of Jones’ friends (the conceit of “Cléo Asleep” is that Jones plays with a mute on the banjo — called The Happy Wife Banjo Mute — so as not to disturb Cléo\, no matter where in the world she is!). “In Durance Vile\,” one of the album’s more dissonant\, prickly tracks\, was originally written to accompany three poems by the abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky\, whose texts Jones found “absurd\, playful . . . sometimes cruel.” Two of the album’s songs are dedications to fellow guitarists (and friends) Robbie Basho and Michael Chapman. \nJones turned away from standard tuning years ago\, inventing tunings as a way of escaping the known. The pieces he writes in these tunings are his way of navigating new and unfamiliar landscapes. “But it’s my hope\,” he says\, “that what you hear are not the tunings and partial capos and all that\, but the music — the feeling within these pieces.” Fleeting is a journey that Jones invites his listeners to take with him. \n  \nABOUT LAURA BAIRD \nLaura Baird is a singer\, songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, and recording engineer. Since 2001 she has performed and recorded as The Baird Sisters with her sister\, Meg Baird. She enjoys crossing and blending genres like folk\, pop\, classical\, and electronic\, and frequently collaborates with other artists and musicians who work in and between these genres. \n  \nABOUT ELKHORN \nELKHORN is the electric/acoustic guitar project of Drew Gardner and Jesse Sheppard. The duo combines Sheppard’s American Primitive-style acoustic finger picking with Gardner’s extended improvisational and textural electric playing. The duo grew up together in the deep woods and rotting industrial husks of central New Jersey and have been collaborating on and off since the mid-1980s. A film-maker as well as musician\, Sheppard directed The Things That We Used To Do (2010) a documentary about Jack Rose and Glenn Jones.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/glenn-jones-laura-baird-elkhorn-duo/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Erik Ruin & Gelsey Bell: Prisoner's Song
DESCRIPTION:PRISONER’S SONG \nErik Ruin\, shadow puppets and projections\nGelsey Bell\, voice\, metallophone\, and sound design\nRick Burkhardt\, director \n  \nABOUT THE EVENT \nPrisoner’s Song is a performance created by composer Gelsey Bell and visual artist Erik Ruin about the prison experience. Using shadow puppets and projections alongside a variety of musical idioms\, the piece draws on historic ballads\, poetry\, audio interviews with people who have spent time in prison\, and other primary sources to create a fragmentary encounter with the states of mind and heart prison engenders. \nThe performance will be followed by a brief talk-back with the artists and various contributors to the project\, including Hakim Ali and William Goldsby of Reconstruction Inc.\, LuQman Abdullah and Emily Abendroth. \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nGelsey Bell (composer\, performer) is a singer\, songwriter\, and scholar. She has been described by the New York Times as a “winning soprano” whose performance of her own music is “virtuosic” and “glorious noise.” She has released multiple albums and her work has been presented internationally. She is a core member of thingNY and Varispeed. She has also worked with numerous composers\, choreographers\, and performance creators including Robert Ashley\, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler\, Kimberly Bartosik\, Ne(x)tworks\, Dave Malloy\, Rachel Chavkin\, John King\, Chris Cochrane and Fast Forward\, Gregory Whitehead\, Kate Soper\, and Rick Burkhardt\, among others. www.gelseybell.com \nErik Ruin (visual artist\, performer) is a Michigan-raised\, Philadelphia-based printmaker\, shadow puppeteer\, paper-cut artist\, etc. His work oscillates between the poles of apocalyptic anxieties and utopian yearnings\, with an emphasis on empathy\, transcendence and obsessive detail. He frequently works collaboratively with musicians\, theater performers\, other artists and activist campaigns. He is a founding member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative. www.erikruin.com \nRick Burkhardt (director) is an Obie-award-winning playwright\, performer\, composer\, songwriter\, and director whose original chamber music\, theater\, and text pieces have been performed in over 40 US cities\, as well as in Europe\, Mexico\, Canada\, Taiwan\, Australia\, and New Zealand. He is a founding member of the Nonsense Company\, a touring experimental music/theater trio\, and songwriter/accordionist for the Prince Myshkins\, a political cabaret/folk duo.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/open-call-double-decker-music-series-summer-2016/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190325T175705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190325T175705Z
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SUMMARY:E-Mex Ensemble Performs Stockhausen\, Ligeti\, Ferneyhough\, & more
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nBowerbird is pleased to welcome the E-MEX Ensemble from Essen\, Germany to a special performance in the historic Christ Church sanctuary. The concert will feature works for pipe organ\, flute\, percussion\, and narrator/actor including Gyorgy Ligeti cataclysmic masterpiece “Volumnia” and a world premiere by Philadelphia based composer Kyle Bartlett. \n  \nTHE PROGRAM \nThomas Taxus Beck (1962): “Contagiones” for flute and organ (2012)\nNicolaus A. Huber (1939): “Clash Music” for china cymbals (1988)\nGyorgy Ligeti (1923 – 2006): “Volumina” for organ (1962/1966)\nBryan Ferneyhough (1943): “Superscriptio” for piccolo (1981)\nMauricio Kagel (1931 – 2008): “Raga – Ragtime-Waltz – Rondena” for pipe organ\nKarlheinz Stockhausen (1928 – 2007): “Vibra-Elufa” for vibraphon (2003)\nKyle Bartlett (1971): “Sleepwalker” for speaker\, flute\, percussion and organ (2016) \n  \nE-MEX Ensemble\nGunfer Colgecen\, speaker\nEvelin Degen\, flute\nMichael Pattmann\, percussion\nMatthias Geuting\, pipe organ \nABOUT THE ENSEMBLE \nThe E-MEX Ensemble was founded in 1999 by six musicians from Cologne and the Ruhr in western Germany and has grown to be become one of the most exciting and independent voices in the new music scene in the greater Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region\, one of the most densely populated and dynamic regions in Europe. E-MEX champions this diversity and embraces these influences as a defining force shaping the music of our time. Concert tours and workshops have taken E-MEX throughout Europe\, to North and South America as well as to Asia\, especially several tours to China in recent years. Most recently E-MEX was invited to the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music to participate in the Beijing International Composition Workshop and other programs for students\, composition faculty\, musicologists and artist from across China. The ensemble’s wide ranging artistic output arising out of its international partnerships has been documented in regular live-recordings produced and broadcast by public radio networks in Germany and a number of CD productions.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/e-mex-ensemble-performs-stockhausen-ligeti-ferneyhough-more/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/E-Mex.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160308T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160308T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190325T175957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190325T180124Z
UID:10000894-1457467200-1457474400@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:Romanian Spectralism: Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to welcome Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram to Philadelphia for an intimate\, two concert portrait of “Romanian Spectralism”. The first evening focuses on smaller chamber works – duos and trios – and the second evening features large ensemble works. The concerts will take place at the studio of Hi5 Recording in the Maas Building. \n  \nTHE PROGRAM \nAna-Maria AVRAM: “Metalstorm (epsylon)” for e-guitar ensemble and computer sounds\nAna-Maria AVRAM: “Axis (XI for solo doublebass” (Zachary Rowden) ( w.p.)\nIancu Dumitrescu: “Le Silence d’Or for instruments and computer sounds” ( Philly version) ( w.p.)\nIancu Dumitrescu: “”Intuitive Music (I-II-III)” for ensemble and live electronics \n  \nABOUT THE COMPOSERS \nIancu Dumitrescu stands at the forefront of one of the 20th century’s most invisible avant-gardes: the spectral composers of Romania. Operating on the margins of a regime committed to Socialist Realism\, his microscopic explorations of acoustics draw on both Western techniques and local traditions: the folk music research of Bela Bartok\, Eastern Orthodox chant\, and Byzantine mysticism. The resulting compositions break apart sonic conventions. They reflect\, in Dumitrescu’s words\, “the attempt to release or unveil the god that is living in every piece of base matter.” \nBorn in Bucharest\, Romania in 1961\, composer Ana-Maria Avram’s propulsive music often synthesizes electroacoustic and instrumental sources. While informed by mathematical techniques\, Avram is drawn to the dynamic nature of sound as independently shaped by each performer and listener. “Even if something is written\, what is this\, there on the score?” she asks. “A base from which to fly away.”
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/romanian-spectralism-part-2/
LOCATION:Hi5 Studio\, 1320 N 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Spectralism_Pt2.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T151455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T151455Z
UID:10000895-1457380800-1457388000@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:Romanian Spectralism: Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to welcome Iancu Dumitrescu and Ana-Maria Avram to Philadelphia for an intimate\, two concert portrait of “Romanian Spectralism”. The first evening focuses on smaller chamber works – duos and trios – and the second evening features large ensemble works. The concerts will take place at the studio of Hi5 Recording in the Maas Building. \nTHE PROGRAM \nIancu Dumitrescu: “Harmonic Turbulence” (II) for cello and doublebass (world premiere)\nAna-Maria Avram: “Chiaroscuro XII” for e-guitar\, piano and percussion ( w.p.)\nAna-Maria Avram: “Nouvel Archae” for computer assisted voice\nIancu Dumitrescu: “New Meteors and Pulsars” for percussions\, E-guitar and computer sounds\nAna-Maria Avram: “Horridas Nostrae Mentis Purga Tenebras” ( electronic music )\nIancu Dumitrescu: “Ultrasonic Sublime” (computer music) ( w.p.) \n  \nABOUT THE COMPOSERS \nIancu Dumitrescu stands at the forefront of one of the 20th century’s most invisible avant-gardes: the spectral composers of Romania. Operating on the margins of a regime committed to Socialist Realism\, his microscopic explorations of acoustics draw on both Western techniques and local traditions: the folk music research of Bela Bartok\, Eastern Orthodox chant\, and Byzantine mysticism. The resulting compositions break apart sonic conventions. They reflect\, in Dumitrescu’s words\, “the attempt to release or unveil the god that is living in every piece of base matter.” \nBorn in Bucharest\, Romania in 1961\, composer Ana-Maria Avram’s propulsive music often synthesizes electroacoustic and instrumental sources. While informed by mathematical techniques\, Avram is drawn to the dynamic nature of sound as independently shaped by each performer and listener. “Even if something is written\, what is this\, there on the score?” she asks. “A base from which to fly away.”
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/romanian-spectralism-part-1/
LOCATION:Hi5 Studio\, 1320 N 5th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Spectralism_1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190408T180319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T180657Z
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SUMMARY:R. Andrew Lee performs Epstein\, Houben\, Glass
DESCRIPTION:R. ANDREW LEE\nperforms\nEva-Maria Houben – Go and Stop\nPaul A. Epstein – Changes 3\, Changes 6\, Drawing 6\nPhilip Glass – Etude Nos. 2\, 5\, and 6\nWilliam Duckworth – Imaginary Dances
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/r-andrew-lee-performs-epstein-houben-glass-2/
LOCATION:Biello Martin Studio\, 148 N 3rd St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T151841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T151908Z
UID:10000896-1457035200-1457042400@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:R. Andrew Lee performs Epstein\, Houben\, Glass
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nBowerbird is pleased to present pianist R. Andrew Lee at the intimate Biello Martin Studio in Old City Philadelphia. For his Philadelphia premiere\,Lee will be performing works that encompass a variety of styles within minimal music. The first half opens with Eva-Maria Houben’s Go and Stop\, which explores the decay of tones and a series of chords that never seem to quite get moving. In contrast are strictly constructed works by Philadelphia composer Paul A. Epstein\, Changes 3: Palindromes\, Changes 6\, and Drawing No. 6 (horizontal and vertical broken lines). The second half features three etudes by Philip Glass\, Nos. 2\, 5\, and 6\, and closes with elegant and exciting Imaginary Dances by William Duckworth. \n  \nTHE PROGRAM \nR. ANDREW LEE\nperforms\nEva-Maria Houben – Go and Stop\nPaul A. Epstein – Changes 3\, Changes 6\, Drawing 6\nPhilip Glass – Etude Nos. 2\, 5\, and 6\nWilliam Duckworth – Imaginary Dances \n  \nABOUT THE ARTIST \nPianist R. Andrew Lee is one of the foremost interpreters of minimal music. He has been described as having “consistently impressive solo releases” (New York Times)\, and his CD\, Eva-Maria Houben: Piano Music\, was chosen by Alex Ross in the New Yorker as one of the Top 10 Classical Recordings of 2013. He has performed in a number of venues dedicated to experimental music around the world\, including the STUK Arts Centre (Belgium)\, Cafe OTO (London)\, ISSUE Project Room (New York) and Gallery345 (Toronto). He has also been invited to speak and perform at music departments known for their exploration of the avant-garde such as the University of Huddersfield and the California Institute of the Arts. Lee currently teaches at Regis University in Denver\, Colorado\, and was most recently Artist-in-Residence at Avila University. \n  \nABOUT THE VENUE\nThe Biello Martin Studio is the creative sanctuary and gallery of interdisciplinary artist Michael Biello and composer/musician Dan Martin. Biello creates operatic neo-classic crystal chandeliers\, sensually-cascading metallic beads of light\, and whimsical clay light sculptures. Martin is an award-winning composer and music producer and\, with Biello\, has created critically acclaimed musical theatre and performance pieces.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/r-andrew-lee-performs-epstein-houben-glass/
LOCATION:Biello Martin Studio\, 148 N 3rd St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/R_Andrew.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190408T180941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T180941Z
UID:10000915-1455912000-1455919200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:FREE EVENT: C. Spencer Yeh: Video On Demand
DESCRIPTION:A brazen multidisciplinary artist who studied film history and theory\, C. Spencer Yeh presents a program of two new moving image works combining diaristic and documentary footage as part of his as part of his ISSUE Project Room residency in 2015. The recently completed TRAVELOGUE: CAIRO EGYPT crosses long takes and static shots captured via smartphone in a four-part composition exploring surveillance\, chance composition\, tourism\, and politics. 2002 is a “concert film” that documents approximately forty bands and artists Yeh videotaped during the year 2002\, including Deerhoof\, Sightings\, Sudden Infant\, Cock ESP\, Double Leopards\, Caroliner Rainbow\, Comets on Fire\, Animal Collective\, and others. These are two very different works that showcase Yeh’s unique perspective as an artist\, organizer\, and audience member. The screening is followed by a Q&A with the artist.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/free-event-c-spencer-yeh-video-on-demand/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T152138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T152138Z
UID:10000897-1455912000-1455919200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:C. Spencer Yeh: Video On Demand
DESCRIPTION:TRAVELOGUE: CAIRO EGYPT\n2015\, 33 min\, digital video\, color \n2002\n2015\, 60 min\, digital video\, color and nightvision b&w \n  \nABOUT THE EVENT \nA brazen multidisciplinary artist who studied film history and theory\, C. Spencer Yeh presents a program of two new moving image works combining diaristic and documentary footage as part of his as part of his ISSUE Project Room residency in 2015. The recently completed TRAVELOGUE: CAIRO EGYPT crosses long takes and static shots captured via smartphone in a four-part composition exploring surveillance\, chance composition\, tourism\, and politics. 2002 is a “concert film” that documents approximately forty bands and artists Yeh videotaped during the year 2002\, including Deerhoof\, Sightings\, Sudden Infant\, Cock ESP\, Double Leopards\, Caroliner Rainbow\, Comets on Fire\, Animal Collective\, and others. These are two very different works that showcase Yeh’s unique perspective as an artist\, organizer\, and audience member. The screening is followed by a Q&A with the artist. \n  \nABOUT THE ARTIST \nC. Spencer Yeh is recognized for his interdisciplinary activities and collaborations as an artist\, improviser\, and composer\, as well his music project Burning Star Core. Recent presentations of work include “Modern Mondays” at MoMA NYC\, “The Companion” at the Liverpool Biennial\, “99 Objects” at the Whitney Museum NYC\, “Great Tricks From Your Future” at D-CAF in Cairo Egypt\, Borderline Festival in Athens Greece\, Kinomuzeum at Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland\, All Ears Festival in Oslo Norway\, the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival\, “Synth Nights” at The Kitchen NYC\, LAMPO at the Renaissance Society in Chicago IL\, and a Jerome Foundation Commission from Roulette Intermedium. Yeh also collaborated with Triple Canopy for their contribution to the Whitney Biennial in 2014. He was an Artist-in-Residence for 2015 at ISSUE Project Room NYC\, and was included in the performance program for Greater New York at MoMA/PS1. Recent recordings include “Solo Voice I-X” (Primary Information)\, “Wake Up Awesome\,” with Okkyung Lee and Lasse Marhaug (Software Recording Company)\, and “Long Pig” by New Monuments\, his trio with Ben Hall and Don Dietrich (Bocian). Yeh also volunteers as a programmer and trailer editor for Spectacle Theater\, a microcinema in Brooklyn NY. His video works are distributed by Electronic Arts Intermix. He is also a contributing editor to BOMB magazine\, as well as contributing to The Third Rail and Personal Best.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/c-spencer-yeh-video-on-demand/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Spencer_Yeh.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160115T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190408T181357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T181357Z
UID:10000916-1452888000-1452895200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:FREE EVENT: AF·FIXING CEREMONY: Four Movements for Essex (with Tiona McClodden)
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present Philadelphia based filmmaker and artist Tiona McClodden conducting a live presentation and artist talk for her project Af·fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex\, which recently debuted in recognition of 2015’s Day With(out) Art. Af·fixing Ceremony commemorates the life and work of celebrated African-American poet Essex Hemphill who was a important member of Washington D.C.’s poetry and artistic community. This is the twentieth anniversary of Hemphill’s death from HIV/AIDS complications on November 4\, 1995 in Philadelphia\, PA.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/free-event-af%c2%b7fixing-ceremony-four-movements-for-essex-with-tiona-mcclodden/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160115T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T152431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T152431Z
UID:10000898-1452888000-1452895200@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:AF·FIXING CEREMONY: Four Movements for Essex
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present Philadelphia based filmmaker and artist Tiona McClodden conducting a live presentation and artist talk for her project Af·fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex\, which recently debuted in recognition of 2015’s Day With(out) Art. Af·fixing Ceremony commemorates the life and work of celebrated African-American poet Essex Hemphill who was a important member of Washington D.C.’s poetry and artistic community. This is the twentieth anniversary of Hemphill’s death from HIV/AIDS complications on November 4\, 1995 in Philadelphia\, PA. \nOn Dec 1\, 2015\, World AIDS Day\, Af·fixing Ceremony\, an online commission\, took over the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia’s website so that visitors encountered the work and consider some of Hemphill’s questions before entering the site. The work was presented to invoke Hemphill’s spirit within the liminality of cyberspace and in context of Day With(out) Art—an occasion for both action and mourning. Af·fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex will be on view at icaph.ly/EssexHemphill until midnight on Monday\, February 1\, 2016.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/af%c2%b7fixing-ceremony-four-movements-for-essex/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AF_Fixing.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T230000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190408T181726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T181726Z
UID:10000917-1450468800-1450479600@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:Ecstatic & Wingless: Bird-Imitation on Four Continents with Ian Nagoski
DESCRIPTION:Ecstatic & Wingless is an audio documentary project on early 20th century birdsong and its direct relationship on human performance – and human action on birdsong. It tells the story not only of the first recordings of cagebirds but also the practice of bird-imitation\, a field that produced amazing and eccentric celebrities during the 1910s-20s. Rarely heard in recent years\, bird imitation was also recorded commercially on every continent by 1925 and possibly predates music or language in human history. \nMusic researcher Ian Nagoski has previously explored the porous boundaries of culture through 78rpm records of immigrants from collapsing European and Near Eastern empires as they arrived in the U.S. in early 20th century\, and in the process\, learned the stories of great\, forgotten performers. With Ecstatic & Wingless\, he has opened his exploration to the world of vaudevillians and bird-fanciers\, of canaries\, nightingales\, finches\, and the people who studied them\, poeticized them\, and tried to be them.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/ecstatic-wingless-bird-imitation-on-four-continents-with-ian-nagoski/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151218T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T152648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T152648Z
UID:10000899-1450468800-1450476000@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:Ecstatic & Wingless: Bird-Imitation on Four Continents
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nEcstatic & Wingless is an audio documentary project on early 20th century birdsong and its direct relationship on human performance – and human action on birdsong. It tells the story not only of the first recordings of cagebirds but also the practice of bird-imitation\, a field that produced amazing and eccentric celebrities during the 1910s-20s. Rarely heard in recent years\, bird imitation was also recorded commercially on every continent by 1925 and possibly predates music or language in human history. \nMusic researcher Ian Nagoski has previously explored the porous boundaries of culture through 78rpm records of immigrants from collapsing European and Near Eastern empires as they arrived in the U.S. in early 20th century\, and in the process\, learned the stories of great\, forgotten performers. With Ecstatic & Wingless\, he has opened his exploration to the world of vaudevillians and bird-fanciers\, of canaries\, nightingales\, finches\, and the people who studied them\, poeticized them\, and tried to be them.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/ecstatic-wingless-bird-imitation-on-four-continents/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Bird-Imitation.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151120T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151120T220000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T152852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T152852Z
UID:10000900-1448049600-1448056800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:No Idea But In Things: a Film about Alvin Lucier
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \n“Don’t ask me what I mean\, ask me what I’ve made.” Inspired by this motto\, this documentary accompanies the American composer Alvin Lucier (*1931) on concert travels to The Hague (Netherlands) and Zug (Switzerland). The filmmakers invite Lucier to explain and comment on his works: from his early live electronics performances (“Music for Solo Performer” (1965)\, and “Bird and Person Dyning” (1975)) – up to the premiere of his ensemble piece “Panorama 2” in 2011. One of Lucier’s key works\, “I Am Sitting in a Room” (1969)\, is introduced as a central structuring device in the film. \nFilmed at his home in Middletown\, Connecticut\, Lucier offers rare insights into the beginnings of his pioneering works\, his time as a member of the Sonic Arts Union\, his relations with John Cage and David Tudor\, as well as his teaching practice at Wesleyan University. \nNO IDEAS BUT IN THINGS – this line by the American poet William Carlos Williams is one of Lucier’s favorite quotes when he is asked about his artistic attitude. It also reflects the filmmakers’ intention to create a portrait of Lucier that is primarily based on his work.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/no-idea-but-in-things-a-film-about-alvin-lucier/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Alvin_Lucier.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151107T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190408T182304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T182304Z
UID:10000919-1446926400-1446931800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:FREE: Sounding Christ Church /// Chris Forsyth and Jesse Kudler
DESCRIPTION:Musician/composers Chris Forsyth and Jesse Kudler premiere a site-specific work newly made from a residency in the historic Christ Church. Using acoustic guitars\, electronics\, church organ\, recordings\, and more\, Forsyth and Kudler will present the results of their research and collaboration over many weeks in Christ Church and with the Christ Church community. Synthesizing the voices of two distinct Philadelphia experimental music veterans and the resonances of a National Historic Landmark\, this special event will surprise fans of any of the three. \nPresented by Bowerbird\, this concert has been made possible by with funding from a Community Partners grant of the American Composers Forum\, Philadelphia Chapter.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/free-sounding-christ-church-chris-forsyth-and-jesse-kudler/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151107T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190328T153124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T153124Z
UID:10000901-1446926400-1446931800@www.bowerbird.org
SUMMARY:Sounding Christ Church
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nMusician/composers Chris Forsyth and Jesse Kudler premiere a site-specific work newly made from a residency in the historic Christ Church. Using acoustic guitars\, electronics\, church organ\, recordings\, and more\, Forsyth and Kudler will present the results of their research and collaboration over many weeks in Christ Church and with the Christ Church community. Synthesizing the voices of two distinct Philadelphia experimental music veterans and the resonances of a National Historic Landmark\, this special event will surprise fans of any of the three. \nPresented by Bowerbird\, this concert has been made possible by with funding from a Community Partners grant of the American Composers Forum\, Philadelphia Chapter.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/sounding-christ-church/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 2nd Above Market\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Christ_Church.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
CREATED:20190408T182615Z
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SUMMARY:Open Sound Workshop Series with Elizabeth Huston
DESCRIPTION:Presented with Fleisher Art Memorial\, Open Sound is a workshop series devoted to exploring the creative potential of sound through technology\, improvisation\, and a whole bunch of other things. Each session is led by a different Philadelphia artist and is open to anyone\, regardless of experience level or artistic background. The workshops are free and open to the public\, but registration is requested. \nJoin us on October 21 as we welcome guest artist Elizabeth Huston.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/open-sound-workshop-series-with-elizabeth-huston/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151021T200000
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SUMMARY:Open Sound Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Presented with Fleisher Art Memorial\, Open Sound is a workshop series devoted to exploring the creative potential of sound through technology\, improvisation\, and a whole bunch of other things. Each session is led by a different Philadelphia artist and is open to anyone\, regardless of experience level or artistic background. The workshops are free and open to the public\, but registration is requested. \nJoin us on October 21 as we welcome guest artist Elizabeth Huston.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/open-sound-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
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SUMMARY:In Search Of Eastman
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nIn the years following his death\, with few recordings and many scores presumed lost forever\, the memory of Eastman’s legacy started to slip away. It wasn’t until recently\, when composer Mary Jane Leech began searching for Eastman’s work\, did interest (and information) begin to reemerge. Now\, thanks to the work of biographer Renee Levine Packer\, scholars Ryan Dohoney and Kyle Gann\, and artist Jace Clayton\, Eastman’s work is ripe for investigation and exploration. \n  \nPROGRAM \n– Ryan Dohoney presents: “Julius Eastman\, The Brooklyn Community Concerts\, and the Black Radical Tradition”\n– Jace Clayton discusses his Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner\n– Panel discussion with Mary Jane Leech\, Tracie Morris\, and Kyle Gann; moderated by Tiona McClodden \n  \nABOUT EASTMAN \nJulius Eastman was born in New York City in 1940 and spent his youth in Ithaca\, NY. Eastman studied piano and composition at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia\, graduating in 1963. Eastman moved to Buffalo\, eventually joining the Creative Associates (1968 – 1975)\, a prestigious new music center noted for its leadership under Morton Feldman. Eastman was a highly regarded performer and was especially note for his performances of Peter Maxwell Davies’ “Eight Songs for a Mad King”. His recording of the work was nominated for a Grammy in 1973. In 1975\, he moved to New York City\, where he continued to compose and perform regularly. A series of misfortunes and personal struggles left Eastman homeless in the mid 1980s\, with much of his music confiscated when he was evicted from his home. Eastman died in Buffalo in 1990 at age 49. \nThis event is part of “Julius Eastman: That Which Is Fundamental” \n  \nSupport for the research and development of this project has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Additional support has been provided by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, Slought Foundation and The Rotunda. Pianos have been provided by Cunningham Piano Company.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/in-search-of-eastman/
LOCATION:The Slought Foundation\, 4017 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T220000
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SUMMARY:Julius Eastman's █████ ██████
DESCRIPTION:Julius Eastman’s █████ ██████\nfor 4 grand pianos \nperformed by performed by Joseph Kubera\, Adam Tendler\, Michelle A. Cann\, and Dynasty Battles \nand a special performance by sound artists Tracie Morris. \n  \nABOUT THE EVENT \nPulsating textures\, unyielding and relentless\, Eastman’s compositions for multiple pianos are in a world all their own. Joseph Kubera\, who performed the work with Eastman in 1980\, will lead this rare performance. Beginning the concert will be a recording of Eastman describing his intentionally provocative titles\, discussing his aim to reclaim derogatory language. Sound artist and poet Tracie Morris will provide a reflection on Eastman’s work\, re-contextualizing it for our current times. \n  \nABOUT EASTMAN \nJulius Eastman was born in New York City in 1940 and spent his youth in Ithaca\, NY. Eastman studied piano and composition at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia\, graduating in 1963. Eastman moved to Buffalo\, eventually joining the Creative Associates (1968 – 1975)\, a prestigious new music center noted for its leadership under Morton Feldman. Eastman was a highly regarded performer and was especially note for his performances of Peter Maxwell Davies’ “Eight Songs for a Mad King”. His recording of the work was nominated for a Grammy in 1973. In 1975\, he moved to New York City\, where he continued to compose and perform regularly. A series of misfortunes and personal struggles left Eastman homeless in the mid 1980s\, with much of his music confiscated when he was evicted from his home. Eastman died in Buffalo in 1990 at age 49. \n  \nABOUT █████ ██████ \nIn 1980\, while a composer in residence at Northwestern University\, the title of Eastman’s works were censored – stricken from programs and concert advertisements. █████ ██████ is an avatar representing this censorship. Mirroring the flat\, black pen strokes of a redacted text\, ██████ reminds us of the dehumanizing effect of silencing voices\, the power of language\, and the importance of artistic expression to engage with challenging topics. Ultimately\, we ask – “Who is this type of censorship for?”
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/julius-eastmans-%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88-%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88%e2%96%88/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151014T180000
DTSTAMP:20260627T192552
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SUMMARY:Open Sound Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Presented with Fleisher Art Memorial\, Open Sound is a workshop series devoted to exploring the creative potential of sound through technology\, improvisation\, and a whole bunch of other things. Each session is led by a different Philadelphia artist and is open to anyone\, regardless of experience level or artistic background. The workshops are free and open to the public\, but registration is requested. \nJoin us on October 14 as we welcome guest artist Sam Cusumano for “Electricity for Progress.” In this workshop we will explore basic electronics\, biodata sonification\, and modification. Discussing the basic properties of polarity and charge\, guests will build a simple LED kit. An example of biodata sonification will be provided accompanied by a presentation and discussion of galvanic sensor methods and complex data sets. The workshop will conclude with the build log from a re-cased retro gaming console construction\, we will discuss consumer electronics modification\, modular components\, nostalgia\, and building craft. \nThis workshop is for guests of all electronics skill levels and interests. Beginners will take away exciting experiences with electronics while Experts will enjoy asking questions and discussing topics.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/open-sound-workshop-series-2/
LOCATION:Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catharine St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151001T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151001T220000
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SUMMARY:Alash Ensemble Returns!
DESCRIPTION: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 must constantly evolve\, the musicians subtly infuse their songs with western elements\, creating their own unique style that is fresh and new\, yet true to their Tuvan musical heritage. What does throat singing sound like? “Imagine a human bagpipe-a person who could sing a sustained low note while humming an eerie\, whistle-like melody. For good measure\, toss in a thrumming rhythm similar to that of a jaw harp\, but produced vocally-by the same person\, at the same time.” -Newsweek (March 17\, 2006) Where is Tuva? Tuva (sometimes spelled Tyva) sits at the southern edge of Siberia\, with Mongolia to its south. Over the centuries\, Tuva has been part of Chinese and Mongolian empires\, and shares many cultural ties with Mongolia. In 1944 it became part of the USSR\, and until the late physicist Richard Feynman drew attention to it\, was largely unknown to westerners. Tuva is now a member of the Russian Federation.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/alash-ensemble-returns/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150920T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150920T220000
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SUMMARY:DDMS: Joo Won Park\, Myrrias
DESCRIPTION:The Double Decker Music series is a unique\, intimate mobile concert experience on an open-top double-decker bus. Each evening features live music performances in an urban setting paired with a guided tour of Philadelphia’s attractions. \nThe Double Decker Music Series is hosted by Sebastian Petsu\, a Philadelphia tour guide on buses and on foot since 2005 His love of both Philadelphia’s music and history inspired him to combine the two in a unique way.\nhttp://www.sebastianpetsu.com/ \n  \nABOUT THE EVENT \nBowerbird and Sebastian Petsu are pleased to welcome Joo Won Park and Myrrias to the Double Decker Music Series. Join us on Sunday\, September 20th at 8:00 p.m. (rain date\, September 21st) for a unique and intimate mobile concert experience on an open-top double-decker bus. Before\, between\, and after the music\, tour guide Sebastian Darkly Petsu will share dry wit and history about the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nJoo Won Park wants to make everyday sound beautiful and strange so that everyday becomes beautiful and strange. He performs live with toys\, consumer electronics\, kitchenware\, vegetables\, and other non-musical objects by digitally processing their sounds. He also makes pieces with field recordings\, sine waves\, and any other sources that he can record or synthesize. Joo Won draws inspirations from Florida swamps\, Philadelphia skyscrapers\, his two sons\, and other soundscapes surrounding him. He has studied at Berklee College of Music and the University of Florida\, and currently serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Music at the Oberlin Conservatory. Joo Won’s music and writings are available on ICMC DVD\, Spectrum Press\, MIT Press\, and PARMA Recording. http://joowonpark.net/ \n  \nMyrrias patiently build layers of intertwined rhythms and melodies.The band formed when Mikele Edwards (of Arc in Round) sought like-minded musicians for a new project. Coming from sonically divergent bands\, each musician nonetheless had to be a perfect fit for the whole. April Harkansan (Downtown Club) generates a wash of warm\, delayed guitar over Edwards’ honeyed but never saccharine synth landscapes. Combined\, the band forms a collage of synth-driven dream-pop and the somber\, cinematic side of the 60s avant-garde. Usually performing as a quartet with drummer Casey Bell’s (Break It Up) and bassist Emily Robb (Lantern)\, this bus performance will be a special duo set.http://myrrias.bandcamp.com/ \n  \nEVENT DETAILS \nBoarding begins at 7:45pm at the northeast corner of 5th and Market Streets by the Wells Fargo building. \nTHE BUS LEAVES AT 8PM SHARP. It’s a mobile event\, so you can’t show up late or the venue will be gone! The event finishes up back where we started at 10pm. \nAs an incentive to show up on time\, our sponsor Little Baby’s Ice Cream\, will be providing FREE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES for the first 15 guest on board. So get there early! \nThis event is 21+ and BYOB (but please\, no glass\, and remember there is no restroom on the bus). \n$25 per person. Advance tickets only. There will be no walk-up sales. Only 35 seats are available and this event will sell out. (All previous Double Decker Music Series events have!) So please\, don’t sleep on it.\nhttp://bowerbird.ticketleap.com/ddms8/ \nIf it looks like rain\, the event will be held the following day\, Monday June 1st at 8pm. A message will be sent out by 5pm on the day of the event letting ticket-holders know about the rescheduling.
URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/ddms-joo-won-park-myrrias/
LOCATION:5th and Market St\, 5th and Market Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106
CATEGORIES:Double Decker Music Series
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