Bowerbird is pleased to present violin and synthesizer duo Tiziana Bertoncini and Thomas Lehn with opening set by Tom Borax playing microtonal harpsichord. The duo have been collaborating since 2002. The special feature of the duo is the alchemy created by the meeting of the classical and the electronic instrument. The different nature of sound,…
Bowerbird is excited to present "Postal Pieces," a concert featuring the Arcana New Music Ensemble that draws inspiration from James Tenney's unorthodox set of compositions. Tenney's "Postal Pieces," composed between 1954 and 1971, are a series of ten concise works each printed on a postcard. These pieces capture Tenney's exploration of sound and form, focusing…
***Please note this concert is at 7:00pm*** Bowerbird is pleased to present Filament with flautist Héloïse Degrugillier performing J. S. Bach's The Musical Offering. In the spring of 1747, J.S. Bach paid a visit to King Frederick the Great, where his son Carl Phillip Emmanuel was employed as a court musician. Curious to test Bach's…
Bowerbird along with Shabahang, Philly Iranians, and Fire Museum Presents, are pleased to present Grammy Award winner Sahba Motellabli joined by fellow countryman and Tar virtuoso Reza Mohsenipour. Sahba and Reza will illuminate us on the history behind their musical selctions which are deeply rooted in Persian culture,. Their lives and careers have been profoundly…
Bowerbird is pleased to present pianist Dynasty Battles at University Lutheran Church. PROGRAM Franz Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 with Improvised Interludes in-between loosely based on its themes. Franz Schubert: Allegro molto moderato in C minor, No.1 Dynasty Battles: Improvised Interlude Franz Schubert: Allegro in E-flat major, No. 2 Dynasty Battles: Improvised Interlude…
Bowerbird is pleased to present vocal ensemble Variant 6 performing an acapella program that explores the timeless theme of the natural world and its influence on the human condition. In a stunning presentation of music spanning over 1,000 years - from Medieval composers like Hildegard Von Bingen and Claude le Jeune all the way through…
Bowerbird is pleased to present Ghost Ensemble performing works by Catherine Lamb and Ben Richter. Based in New York the ensemble fosters groundbreaking music that blurs borders of genre, style, and scene, expanding perceptual horizons through shared immersive experience. Ben Richter’s Rewild, inspired by nonhuman perspectives and distant orders of magnitude in the universe of life,…
”It’s a paradise of balls and bats” — George Kuchar What does baseball mean to the experimental filmmaker? In the great taxonomy of American archetypes, the jocks and the artists don’t tend to sit together at the same proverbial table. So it’s unsurprising that although baseball was the most popular American sport from the…
Bowerbird is pleased to present the Bennardo-Larson Duo - violin and piano - at UniLu performing works by Anthony Vine and Maya Bennardo. PROGRAM Anthony Vine: Worshipful Company Maya Bennardo: dormant gardens ABOUT THE ARTISTS Maya Bennardo (she/her) is an active performer and composer living in Stockholm, Sweden. Maya is interested in opening the dialogue…
Photo by Joe Lamberti THIS CONCERT IS POSTPONED. STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE Bowerbird is thrilled to bring Ensemble Pamplemousse back to UniLu featuring new works performed and composed by David Broome, Natacha Diels, Andrew Greenwald, and Bryan Jacobs. ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Composer/performer collective Ensemble Pamplemousse was founded in 2003 to provide a…
Bowerbird is pleased to present a two night residency featuring pianist Adam Tendler. On the second evening Adam Tendler will be performing "Sonatas and Interludes", John Cage’s groundbreaking cycle for prepared piano. 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the the work composed shortly after Cage’s introduction to Indian philosophy and the teachings of art historian…
Bowerbird is pleased to present a two night residency featuring pianist Adam Tendler. On the first evening Adam Tendler will perform the Philadelphia premiere of FANTAIL, a new work by iconic American composer Christian Wolff. Commissioned by the pianist, FANTAIL is a 22 movement, unofficial response to Robert Schumann's Carnaval, and like Schumann’s legendary set,…
Bowerbird is pleased to present Japanese musicians Satoko Fujii and Kappa Maki performing at University Lutheran. The duo consists of piano and trumpet performing an improvised set. Jesse Kudler will open the evening with an improvisation on the church's organ. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Critics and fans alike hail pianist and composer Satoko Fujii as one…
Bowerbird is pleased to present two brass virtuosos: Trumpeter Peter Evans and Trombonist David Taylor in a solo/solo/duo performance at University Lutheran. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Peter Evans is a trumpet player and composer based in New York City since 2003. Evans is part of a broad, hybridized scene of musical experimentation, and his work cuts…
Bowerbird is pleased to present the acclaimed new music duo LIGAMENT. Described as “perverse and nihilistic”, Anika Kildegaard (voice) and Will Yager (double bass) perform as LIGAMENT, an ensemble dedicated to commissioning new music and creating work for their unique instrumentation. LIGAMENT’s performances are a fusion of standard and non-standard elements; sometimes there are high…
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE POSTPONED. STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE Bowerbird is pleased to present a concert of Gene Coleman's album Exploratorium. Focused on his recent compositions based on models from auditory neuroscience the album includes Coleman's 2nd string quartet, three works for voices and electronics and a new…
Bowerbird is pleased to present the Max Johnson Trio at UniLu with opening set by Arcx Quartet. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Fresh off the release of their 2022 album “Orbit of Sound” and their tour across Europe, virtuoso double bassist and composer Max Johnson presents his trio with Anna Webber (saxophone, flute), and Michael Sarin (drumset).…
Bowerbird is pleased to present Attorneys General featuring Bill Nace and Ken Brenninger with an opening set by Andy Giles. Co-presented with Open Mouth Records ABOUT THE ARTISTS Attorneys General is a project led by Matthew Byars of DC-based band The Caribbean and NPR-distributed podcast Essential Tremors. A formative experience for Byars as a listener was hearing the…
