May 2017
The Music of Julius Eastman with Dustin Hurt
Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut St Thursday May 18th, 6:00pm to 7:30pm Join Dustin Hurt, director of Bowerbird, for a presentation on the music of Julius Eastman. Topics include: (1) a brief overview of Julius musical development and (overlapping) compositional styles - graphic scores, minimalism, improvisatory, etc (2) the survey of status of the archival material (what scores we have, what fragments we have, what is still lost), (3) a close look at a few of the rare scores in the…
Find out more »That Which is Fundamental: Co-Curators in Conversation
Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut St Saturday May 13th, 6:00pm Exhibition: Thursday, May 4th - Sunday, May 28th Bowerbird and Slought present a conversation between Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Dustin Hurt, co-curators of That Which is Fundamental, discussing the life and work of Julius Eastman, the exhibition, the concert series, and the three-year-long journey of research and organizing that brought the retrospective to fruition. Gallery hours and more information: https://www.thatwhichisfundamental.com/exhibition/ ABOUT THAT WHICH IS FUNDAMENTAL Julius Eastman: That Which is Fundamental…
Find out more »Opening: Predicated+A Recollection
presented by Bowerbird and Slought, curated by Tiona Nekkia McClodden; part of "Julius Eastman: That Which Is Fundamental" A Recollection. and Predicated. - feature archival traces and work by ten contemporary artists that engages with Julius Eastman and the fragmented nature of his legacy. A Recollection. approaches a historical exploration and remembrance of Eastman as a master of artifice, while Predicated., an exhibition in conversation with the work of Julius Eastman, explores notions of absence, trace presence, duration, the politics…
Find out more »April 2016
THE ELECTRIC VOICE: Nicholas Isherwood and the BEEP Ensemble
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. In 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…
Find out more »October 2015
In Search Of Eastman
ABOUT THE EVENT In 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. PROGRAM - Ryan…
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