BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BOWERBIRD ::: MUSIC, DANCE, FILM ::: Philadelphia, PA - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:BOWERBIRD ::: MUSIC, DANCE, FILM ::: Philadelphia, PA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bowerbird.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BOWERBIRD ::: MUSIC, DANCE, FILM ::: Philadelphia, PA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20191002T221851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T165404Z UID:10001095-1576094400-1576101600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:American Dream DESCRIPTION:This superb New York chamber trio deftly applies the instrumentation of the classic jazz piano trio to dazzling new contemporary writing. Pianist Karl Larson\, percussionist Matthew Evans\, and bassist Pat Swoboda achieved an early apotheosis in 2018 with American Dream\, a concert-length commission from the Brooklyn composer Scott Wollschleger\, which according to Bandcamp Daily\, “toggles between Morton Feldman-esque contemplation and pointedly fractured\, multi-planar collisions to indicate both the hope and deep disappointments of contemporary America.” Written in 2017\, the work for piano\, double bass\, and vibraphone cycles through incrementally transforming harmony and melody—starting one place\, and ending up another without drawing attention to the journey. The piece only gained resonance within the increased division and disenfranchisement in the US\, its meditative\, often fraught dualities reflecting disparate visions of the title concept—whether utter disenchantment or guarded vitality. Gas Station Canon Song and We See Things adroitly bookend that work\, with fractured elements of each obliquely contained within American Dream. This evening’s program opens with Trio\, a commissioned work by Katherine Balch—currently composer-in-residence with the California Symphony—which the trio premiered at Pioneer Works in April of 2019. \nBalch’s Trio was written to be a kind of intense\, jittery explosion that showcased the virtuosity of her friends in Bearthoven. Tight-knit\, pulse-y movements of “jitter music” (I\, III\, and V) are offset by contrasting episodes (II\, IV) with a brief winding-down coda\, like the slowing of breath at the end of a sprint (VI). This “jitter music” begins with hushed\, delicate\, crisp sounds but gets progressively more overtly rhythmic and less delicate throughout the approximately 18-minute piece. While each instrumentalist is featured as a soloist in different ways\, because of the composer’s strong association of this ensemble with the jazz trio\, the piano takes a particularly forward role. \n\nPROGRAM \n– Katherine Balch: ‘Trio’\n– Scott Wollschleger: ‘Gas Station Canon Song’\n– Scott Wollschleger: ‘American Dream’\n– Scott Wollschleger: ‘We See Things That Are Not There’ \n\nAMERICAN DREAM \n\n  \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\nBearthoven [ \’bâr-toh-vən\ ] is a piano trio creating a new repertoire for a familiar instrumentation by commissioning works from leading young composers. Karl Larson (piano)\, Pat Swoboda (bass)\, and Matt Evans (percussion) have combined their individual voices and diverse musical backgrounds\, coming together to create a versatile trio focused on frequent and innovative commissioning of up-and-coming composers. Bearthoven is rapidly building a diverse repertoire by challenging composers to apply their own voice to an instrumentation that\, while common amongst jazz and pop idioms\, is currently foreign in the contemporary classical world. \nFormed in 2013\, Bearthoven has quickly established themselves as a forerunner in the New York City contemporary music scene. Commissioning over 30 new works in their first six seasons\, the trio has created its own diverse repertoire ranging from the driving\, post-minimal voices of Ken Thomson\, Brooks Frederickson\, and Shelley Washington to the atmospheric and abstracted offerings of Sarah Hennies\, Scott Wollschleger\, and Anthony Vine. Bearthoven’s commitment to collaboration and innovation has garnered both critical and peer acclaim and has led to featured performances on notable series including the MATA Festival\, the Bang On a Can Marathon\, the Music/Sound Series at EMPAC\, the Princeton Sound Kitchen\, and the Ciclo de Conciertos de Música Contemporánea in Buenos Aires\, Argentina. The group’s debut album Trios was released on Cantaloupe Music in May of 2017. Their second album\, American Dream\, features the works of Scott Wollschleger\, and was released in February of 2019 on the same label. Bearthoven was recently selected as 1 of 24 ensembles to be a part of the inaugural New Music USA Impact Fund cohort. \n\nKatherine Balch’s Trio has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program\, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/american-dream/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/American-Dream.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20190828T155136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T201103Z UID:10001086-1568836800-1568844000@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Eric Wubbels: if and only if DESCRIPTION:A new chamber formation brings together Josh Modney\, Mariel Roberts\, and Eric Wubbels\, three of the leading musicians of the New York new music scene\, whose playing draws on over a decade of experience playing together in the Wet Ink Ensemble and Mivos Quartet. Their debut program features if and only if \, a new large-scale work by Eric Wubbels\, written over an extended period of close collaboration with Modney and Roberts. if and only if combines a microscopic attention to tuning\, acoustic beating\, and instrumental vibration with an austerity and simplicity derived from Medieval music. \nPROGRAM \nif and only if (2018-19)\nfor violin\, cello\, and piano \nby Eric Wubbels \nI. endings\nII. tombeau\nIII. Hz spectrum\nIV. canon spiralis\nV. antistrophe\nVI. oxygen\nVII. second per second\nVIII. haven \nPREVIEW IF AND ONLY IF \n\n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nJosh Modney is a violinist devoted to creative music-making. A “new-music luminary\,” “superb violinist” (The New York Times)\, and “multitasking virtuoso” (The New Yorker) hailed for “jaw-dropping technical skill…” and as “one of today’s most intrepid experimentalists” (Bandcamp Daily)\, Modney collaborates with a wide array of renowned ensembles and artists as part of a broad scene of adventurous music that thrives at the nexus of composition\, improvisation\, and interpretation. Modney is violinist and Executive Director of the Wet Ink Ensemble and a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)\, and performed with the Mivos Quartet for eight years\, a vital new-music string quartet he co-founded in 2008. Modney’s fresh and versatile approach to the violin and uniquely dynamic performance practice has made him a highly sought-after collaborator. He has worked closely on new solos and duos with composers including Kate Soper\, Alex Mincek\, Eric Wubbels\, Sam Pluta\, Andrew Greenwald and Rick Burkhardt\, as well as projects with major figures including Kaija Saariaho\, Mathias Spahlinger\, Helmut Lachenmann\, George Lewis\, Pauline Oliveros\, Christian Wolff\, and Peter Ablinger. \nAmerican cellist Mariel Roberts is widely recognized not just for her “virtuosic” performances\, but as a “fearless explorer” (Chicago Reader) in her field. Her ravenous appetite for collaboration and experimentation as an interpreter\, improvisor\, and composer have helped create a body of work which bridges avant-garde\, contemporary\, jazz\, classical\, and traditional music. Roberts is widely recognized for her “technical and interpretive mastery” (I care if you listen) and for performances which seethe with “excruciating intensity” (The Whole Note). Roberts has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across four continents\, most notably as a member of the Mivos Quartet\, Wet Ink Ensemble\, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)\, Bang on a Can All Stars\, and Ensemble Signal. She performs regularly on major stages for new music such as the Lincoln Center Festival (NYC)\, Wien Modern (Austria)\, Lucerne Festival (Switzerland)\, Cervantino Festival (Mexico)\, Klang Festival (Denmark)\, Shanghai New Music Week (China)\, Darmstadt Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (Germany)\, and Aldeburgh Music Festival (UK). Roberts has been featured as a chamber musician on recordings for Innova\, Albany Records\, New World Records\, New Amsterdam\, Carrier Records\, New Focus\, and Urtext Records. Roberts’ compositions have been performed at venues such as Merkin Hall and Miller Theater in New York City. Roberts has released two solo albums of new works commissioned for her. The first\, “Nonextraneous Sounds” (2012)\, was noted for it’s “technical flair and exquisite sensitivity” (Composers Forum). 2017’s “Cartography” solidified Roberts’ position as “one of the most adventurous figures on New York’s new music scene—one with a thorough grounding in classical tradition but a ravenous appetite for and tireless discipline in new work.” (Bandcamp). \nEric Wubbels is a composer and pianist\, and a Co-Director of the Wet Ink Ensemble. His music has been performed throughout Europe\, Asia\, Australia\, and the U.S.\, by groups such as Wet Ink Ensemble\, Mivos Quartet\, yarn|wire\, Splinter Reeds\, Kupka’s Piano (AUS)\, SCENATET (DK)\, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble\, and featured on festivals including Huddersfield Festival (hcmf//)\, LA Phil Green Umbrella Series\, Chicago Symphony MusicNOW\, New York Philharmonic CONTACT\, MATA Festival\, and Zurich Tage für Neue Musik. Wubbels has been awarded grants and fellowships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, NYSCA / New York Foundation for the Arts\, Chamber Music America\, ISSUE Project Room\, MATA Festival\, Barlow Endowment\, and Jerome Foundation\, and residencies at the MacDowell Colony (2011\, 2016)\, Copland House\, L’Abri (Geneva)\, Djerassi Resident Artists Program\, and Civitella Ranieri Center (Italy). As a performer\, he has given U.S. and world premieres of works by major figures such as Peter Ablinger\, Richard Barrett\, Beat Furrer\, George Lewis\, and Mathias Spahlinger\, as well as vital young artists such as Rick Burkhardt\, Francesco Filidei\, Erin Gee\, Bryn Harrison\, Clara Iannotta\, Darius Jones\, Cat Lamb\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Charmaine Lee\, Alex Mincek\, Sam Pluta\, Katharina Rosenberger\, and Kate Soper. He has recorded for Carrier Records\, hatART\, Intakt\, New Focus\, Spektral (Vienna)\, quiet design\, and Albany Records\, among others\, and has held teaching positions at Amherst College and Oberlin Conservatory. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/eric-wubbels-if-and-only-if/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190202_WetInk_03.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190613T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20190121T180710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T183423Z UID:10000841-1560456000-1560463200@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Morton Feldman: Trio DESCRIPTION:Continuing an already ten year commitment to exploring the music of Morton Feldman\, Bowerbird is pleased to present his landmark work Trio (for piano\, violin\, and cello)\, performed by NYC based ensemble Longleash.  Originally premiered in 1980\, Trio is one of Feldman’s earliest extended duration works (predated by only his String Quartet No. 1).  And though epic in duration (approximately 1 hour 40 mins)\, the work is threaded together with an intricate patchwork of quiet blocks of sound\, pointillistic colors\, and wispy melodies that stretch the listener’s musical memory and perception of time. The performance includes work by lighting designer and artist Julie Zhu.  \nBowerbird’s Steinway Model O piano was donated in honor of Virginia Francis Lease. \n\nPROGRAM \nMorton Feldman: Trio (1980)\nfor piano\, violin\, and cello \n\nABOUT THE PERFORMER \nLongleash (Pala Garcia\, violin; John Popham\, cello; Renate Rohlfing\, piano) is an ensemble with a traditional instrumentation and a progressive identity. The “expert young trio” (Strad Magazine) takes its name from Operation Long Leash\, a recently-declassified CIA operation promoting the work of American avant-garde artists in Europe during the Cold War. “Fearlessly accomplished” (Arts Desk UK)\, Longleash has quickly earned a reputation in the US and abroad for innovative programming\, artistic excellence and new music advocacy.  Recent and upcoming engagements for Longleash include Kaufman Music Center’s Ecstatic Music Festival (New York City)\, National Sawdust (Brooklyn)\, (le) Poisson Rouge (New York City)\, Princeton Sound Kitchen\, Constellation (Chicago)\, Equilibrium Concerts (Boston)\, Center for New Music (San Francisco)\, Green Music Center (Sonoma)\, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (Troy\, NY) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Appearances abroad include Trondheim International Chamber Music Festival (Norway)\, Echoraum (Vienna)\, Open Music (Graz\, Austria) and Kunstuniversität Graz. Longleash has given lectures\, workshops\, composition readings and performances at Juilliard\, Manhattan School of Music\, Hunter College\, New York University\,  City University of New York\, Rutgers\, Ohio University and University of Nebraska-Kearney. J. Zhu is a composer\, artist\, and carillonneur. She is the recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for her interdisciplinary work\, visual and aural\, that has since been exhibited and performed internationally. Zhu studied at Yale University (mathematics)\, the Royal Carillon School\, Hunter College (MFA art)\, and is currently pursuing a DMA in composition at Stanford University. \n  \n  URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/morton-feldman-trio/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/feldman-blue2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181129T172854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190306T024629Z UID:10000831-1557604800-1557612000@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Mystical Paths DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is excited to present Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Mystical Paths\, a program of music with spiritual focuses as diverse as Sufism\, silence\, cooking\, and humor. Taylor Brook’s Motorman Sextet anchors the program\, as an expressive setting of the most nostalgic episodes from David Ohle’s cult novel Motorman. Forrest Pierce’s Tighten to Nothing explores the composer’s Sufism through a text by medieval Dutch mystic Hadewijch II. Lucia Ronchetti’s Anatra al sal\, heard here in its U.S. premiere\, is a raucous exposition on cooking (the title is Duck with salt). Agata Zubel’s Madrigals\, another U.S. premiere\, draws from the composer’s experience as a renowned contemporary vocalist. Evan Johnson’s 3 in ad abundantiam\, and vo mesurando\, are extraordinarily delicate works that play on the edge of sound and silence\, questioning the very nature of vocal performance. \n\nPROGRAM\nTaylor Brook – Motorman Sextet\nForrest Pierce – Tighten to Nothing\nAgata Zubel – The Alphabet of the Ars Brevis\nEvan Johnson – 3 in ad abundantiam\nEvan Johnson – vo mesurando\nLucia Ronchetti – Antara al sal \n\nABOUT THE PERFORMERS\nEkmeles is a vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of new and rarely-heard works\, and gems of the historical avant garde. New York is home to a vibrant instrumental New Music scene\, with a relative paucity of vocal music. Ekmeles was founded to fill the gap by presenting new a cappella repertoire for solo voices\, and by collaborating with these instrumental ensembles.  Director Jeffrey Gavett brings a hybrid vision to the group: he is an accomplished ensemble singer and performer of new works\, and holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and Manhattan School of Music’s Contemporary Performance Program. He has assembled a virtuoso group of colleagues who bring their own diverse backgrounds to bear on the unique challenges of this essential and neglected repertoire. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/mystical-paths/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/33ClaytonRaithel1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190504T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190504T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20190121T163912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T231045Z UID:10000840-1557000000-1557007200@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Kevin Laskey's Almanac DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird presents acclaimed ensembles Variant 6\, Warp Trio\, and the Kevin Sun Quartet in Philadelphia composer Kevin Laskey’s new evening-length work Almanac. Crossing many stylistic borders\, the work explores an almanac’s dual nature as information compendium and prophetic text. Dark sibylline prophecies emerge from catalogic texts about colors and food and flowers. And despite its best efforts\, this Almanac cannot completely predict its own fate. Confronted with unforeseen circumstances\, the performers improvise\, seeking an ordered conclusion from a flotsam of cliches. \nSupport for Almanac has been provided by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.  Bowerbird’s Steinway Model O piano was donated in honor of Virginia Francis Lease. \n\nPERFORMERS \nVariant 6\nRebecca Myers & Molly Netter\, soprano\nElisa Sutherland\, mezzo-soprano\nSteven Bradshaw and James Reese\, tenor\nDaniel Schwartz\, bass-baritone \nWarp Trio\nJosh Henderson\, violin\nJu-Young Lee\, cello\nMikael Darmanie\, piano \nKevin Sun Quartet\nKevin Sun\, tenor saxophone\nAdam O’Farrill\, trumpet\nWalter Stinson\, bass\nMatt Honor\, drums \nKevin Laskey\, composer/conductor \n\nARTIST BIOS \nVariant 6 is a virtuosic vocal sextet that explores and advances the art of chamber music in the twenty-first century. The ensemble’s work includes radically reimagining concert experiences\, commissioning substantial new works\, collaborating closely with other ensembles\, and educating a new generation of singers. Variant 6 believes that the process of compromise achieved from the diversity of opinion and specialty of its six individual artists can create deeply impactful experiences for its audiences\, collaborators\, and students. \nDescribed as “A talented group that exemplifies the genre-obliterating direction of contemporary classical music (Columbia Free Times)”\, Warp Trio is an Internationally touring cross-genre chamber music experience. Reflecting the combination of Juilliard trained members juxtaposed with members steeped in rock and jazz styles\, the one of a kind trio can be seen performing classical works in prestigious halls on the same tour where they headline a standing room only show at a rock venue. In addition to their electrifying public performances\, they have gained a reputation for their innovative educational workshops with students from grade school through university level. \nKevin Sun is a Brooklyn-based saxophonist\, clarinetist\, and improvisor-composer. Kevin was the 2013 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition winner and the 2012 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition winner in the jazz saxophone category. He was previously the editor of Jazz Speaks\, the blog of The Jazz Gallery\, a nonprofit jazz cultural center in New York City. His co-led 2016 release\, Earprint\, was named #1 Debut Album in the 2016 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. \nKevin Laskey is a composer\, percussionist\, and writer based in Philadelphia\, PA. His music lives in a netherworld between formal concert music and more vernacular styles\, drawing from classical\, jazz\, and popular idioms alike. He has written for notable ensembles including PRISM Quartet\, the International Contemporary Ensemble\, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia\, and Bearthoven\, and has performed with\, among others\, trombonist Ray Anderson\, pianist Anthony Davis\, and composer/vocalist Ted Hearne. Kevin is currently completing a PhD in music composition at the University of Pennsylvania where he studies with Anna Weesner and James Primosch. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/kevin-laskeys-almanac/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Alamanc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190404T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190404T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181219T221254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190321T151400Z UID:10000838-1554408000-1554415200@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Magnus Granberg and Ordinary Affects DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present the Philadelphia premiere of the Boston-based experimental music ensemble Ordinary Affects and a new evening length work by Magnus Granberg\, a Swedish composer closely associated with the Wandelweiser movement. Of Granberg’s recent How Vain Are All Our Frail Delights?\, journalist Ben Harper notes\, “[Granberg] combines individual sounds and small fragments of material into a type of mobile structure\, allowing the musicians to draw from one group or another at different times. A resemblance to late Feldman comes here from the sense of hearing patterns overlap and repeat\, only never quite the same. The music feels like one extended moment\, constantly changing in appearance but never changing in substance.” \nBowerbird’s Steinway Model O piano was donated in honor of Virginia Francis Lease.  This concert has been supported by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.\n\n \n  \n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nOrdinary Affects is a Boston-based experimental music ensemble. Experimental composer/performers J.P.A. Falzone\, Laura Cetilia\, Luke Martin\, and Morgan Evans-Weiler make-up the ensemble\, performing on piano/organ/percussion\, cello\, violin\, and guitar/electronics (respectively). The ensemble was formed as a group of musicians seeking to workshop\, commission\, and perform experimental music. Their work is often aligned with the tradition of John Cage and the Wandelweiser Collective. While the group frequently focuses on the performance of commissioned compositions of living composers\, it also serves as a laboratory for improvisation and the compositions of its members. Whenever possible\, Ordinary Affects involves the commissioned composer as a performer in the ensemble. Ordinary Affects has commissioned and premiered pieces by Eva-Maria Houben\, Christian Wolff\, Michael Pisaro\, Antoine Beuger\, Sarah Hughes\, Eva-Maria Houben\, Ryoko Akama\, Doug Farrand\, Patrick Farmer\, and Jurg Frey\, in addition to performing works by Joseph Kurdika\, John Lely\, and all ensemble members. In summer 2017\, Ordinary Affects attended the Avaloch Residency. Ordinary Affects has recordings on elsewhere\, Another Timbre\, and forthcoming recordings on Ftarri and Editions Wandelweiser. \nMagnus Granberg is a composer and performer working at an intersection between contemporary chamber music and improvisation. He is based in Stockholm\, Sweden. Born in Umeå in 1974\, he studied saxophone and improvisation at the University of Gothenburg and in New York in his late teens and early twenties. Self taught as a composer\, he formed his own ensemble Skogen in 2005 trying to integrate experiences\, methods and materials from various traditions of improvised and composed musics into a new modus operandi. Now mainly working with the ensemble Skogen and the newly formed Skuggorna och ljuset\, while increasingly also writing music on commission for different ensembles and projects. He is also active as an improvisor in different contexts\, mainly playing the clarinet. His music has been performed in Norway\, Sweden\, Switzerland\, the United States\, England\, Austria\, Hungary and Slovenia\, broadcast by public radio channels in England (BBC Radio 3 and 6)\, Germany (SWR 2)\, Sweden (SR P2)\, Estonia\, Slovenia\, Serbia\, Hungary and the United States\, and has been published by the renowned British record label Another Timbre. Recent work includes a commission from Another Timbre and Ensemble Grizzana and collaborations with musicians such as David Sylvian\, Christoph Schiller and the Swiss duo Diatribes. He has in the last decade also\, more or less regularly\, collaborated with musicians such as Angharad Davies\, Tisha Mukarji\, Tetuzi Akiyama\, Toshimaru Nakamura\, Anna Lindal\, Kristine Scholz\, Rhodri Davies\, Simon Allen\, Christoph Schiller and Ko Ishikawa. \n  URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/magnus-granberg-and-ordinary-affects/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/magnusgranberg-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181214T181959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T001152Z UID:10000836-1553198400-1553205600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird\, in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Department of Music\, is pleased to present Amy Williams performing Sonatas and Interludes\, John Cage’s groundbreaking cycle for prepared piano.  The work was composed in 1946–48\, shortly after Cage’s introduction to Indian philosophy and the teachings of art historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy\, both of which became major influences on the composer’s later work. Significantly more complex than his other works for prepared piano\, Sonatas and Interludes is generally recognized as one of Cage’s most important compositions. The cycle consists of sixteen sonatas (thirteen of which are cast in binary form\, the remaining three in ternary form) and four more freely structured interludes.Cage’s works will be interspersed with new interludes by Jay Alan Yim\, Jeffrey Weeter\, Robert Reinhart and Philly composers Adam Vidiksis and Kevin Laskey. The influence of Cage’s invention is still felt 70 years after the premiere and will be reflected in the new works using the same set of preparations. Pianist/composer Amy Williams will present this journey through the eight permanent emotions of Ancient Hindu aesthetics: the “white” emotions (heroic\, erotic\, mirthful and wondrous) and the “black” emotions (fear\, anger\, disgust\, and sorrow). All lead to a state of transcendence and tranquility. \nBowerbird’s Steinway Model O piano was donated in honor of Virginia Francis Lease. \nCo-presented with the University of Pennsylvania Department of Music.  Concert admission is FREE for PennCard holders.\n\nAbout Amy Williams \nAmy Williams is a composer of music that is “simultaneously demanding\, rewarding and fascinating” (Buffalo News)\, “fresh\, daring and incisive” (Fanfare). Her compositions have been presented at renowned contemporary music venues on four continents by many of the leading contemporary music soloists and ensembles\, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, JACK Quartet\, Ensemble Aleph\, Dal Niente\, Wet Ink\, Talujon\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, and pianist Ursula Oppens. Her pieces appear on the Albany\, Parma\, VDM (Italy)\, Blue Griffin\, Centaur and New Ariel labels. As a member of the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo\, Ms. Williams has performed at important new music festivals and series worldwide and recorded six critically-acclaimed CDs for Wergo (works of Nancarrow\, Stravinsky\, Varèse/Feldman and Kurtág). She has taught at Bennington College and Northwestern University and is currently Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a visiting professor of composition at U Penn in the spring of 2019. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/john-cage-sonatas-interludes/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Cage-preparing-piano-1-cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20190131T175432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190305T014910Z UID:10000843-1552766400-1552773600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Johanna Beyer: Music of the Spheres - Night Two DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is honored to present a two evening retrospective of pioneering composer Johanna Beyer. The first evening features her percussion music and the second evening features her chamber music. \nAlthough Beyer’s music was overlooked during her lifetime and for decades after her death\, it was some of the most experimental and prophetic work created during the 1930s. Music of the Spheres (1938) is the first known work scored for electronic instruments by a female composer. The fourth movements of her two clarinet suites (1932) are some of the earliest examples of a pitch-based approach to rhythmic processes\, which would not be fully explored again until the late 1940s by composers such as Elliott Carter and Conlon Nancarrow. Several of her works anticipate the minimalist music of the 1960s\, most notably the fourth movement of her first String Quartet. She included tone clusters in Clusters\, a suite for solo piano\, and the duet\, Movement for Two Pianos. The large clusters in these works often require the pianist to play the keys with their forearms. Perhaps Beyer’s most important and overlooked contribution to the development of new music is her repertoire for percussion ensemble. The Percussion Suite of 1933 is one of the earliest examples in this genre and differs from those of her contemporaries in that it “explores the understated and quiet expressive possibilities of percussion. \nWe extend our thanks to Frog Peak Music and Amy Beal and their dedication in  recovering Beyer’s work\, without whom these concerts would not be possible.   \n\nCONCERT PROGRAM \nDissonant Counterpoint\nMichael Tan \nGebrauchs-Musik\nMichael Tan \nBees\nMichael Tan \nThree Songs for Percussion\, Voice\, and Piano\nEva Kastner-Puschl\, voice\nAndy Thierauf\, percussion\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nMovement for Double Bass and Piano\nJoshua Machiz\, double bass\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nSuite for Violin and Piano\nMolly Germer\, violin\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nRobin in the Rain\nAlize Rozsnyai\, soprano\nEva Kastner-Puschl\, alto\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nHave Faith!\nAlize Rozsnyai\, soprano\nNicholas Handahl\, flute \nFour Pieces for Oboe and Bassoon\nMeghan Woodard\, oboe\nDominic Panunto\, bassoon \nSolo Clarinet Suite I\nSean Bailey\, clarinet \nString Quartet II\nBismuth Quartet \nString Quartet IV\nBismuth Quartet \n  \nABOUT THE COMPOSER \nBeyer was born on July 11\, 1888 in Leipzig. She studied piano and music theory in Germany. In 1924 she arrived in New York and went to study at the David Mannes School. After receiving a teacher’s certificate in 1928\, she took private lessons with Dane Rudhyar\, Ruth Crawford\, Charles Seeger\, and Henry Cowell. During this time she wrote music and several plays for various projects. She was familiar with Henry Cowell and other composers of his circle. During Cowell’s incarceration in San Quentin (1937-40)\, Beyer served as his secretary and took care of his scores. Towards the end of her life she began to receive a small amount of recognition by her peers\, but she died in poverty in New York\, on January 9\, 1944. \n  \nABOUT THE PERFORMERS \nThe Arcana New Music Ensemble is a Philadelphia based ensemble for performing interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional spaces. Founded in 2016\, the ensemble comprises a flexible roster of more than 30 musicians and performs regularly in Philadelphia. Past concerts have featured the music of Julius Eastman\, Galina Ustvolskaya\, Morton Feldman\, Moondog\, among others. \n  \n\n  URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/johanna-beyer-music-of-the-spheres-night-two/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BeyerLg2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181129T172743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T001127Z UID:10000830-1552161600-1552168800@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Joshua Stamper's color as time DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present color as time\, an ensemble led by Philadelphia composer / performer Joshua Stamper that inhabits the blur between classical\, jazz\, folk\, and experimental textures. Playing at the edges of the composed and the improvised\, the music is inspired by Elliott Carter’s and Olivier Messiaen’s time-stretching compositional techniques\, immersed in a love for contrapuntal textures\, and occupies a harmonic world redolent of jazz musicians from Bill Evans to Duke Ellington to Wayne Shorter. \n\n\n\nPaul Arbogast – trombones\nBethany Brooks – piano\, keyboards\, accordion\nChristopher McDonald – keyboards\, electronics\, piano\nAnthony Nigro – woodwinds\nMatt Scarano – drums\nJoshua Stamper – guitar\, double-bass\, compositions\n\n\nBowerbird’s Steinway Model O piano was donated in honor of Virginia Francis Lease.\n\nthis light used to be a mountain by color as time URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/color-as-time/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cat-image1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190209T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190209T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181119T182338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T174538Z UID:10000829-1549742400-1549749600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Strange City: Music of Claude Vivier DESCRIPTION:The music of the Canadian composer Claude Vivier (1948-1983) combines diverse influences–from the the cerebral constructions of the European avant-garde to exoticist borrowings from East Asia– into a haunting and inimitable artistic voice. Vivier’s intense and colorful music mirrors his life as an eccentric and bon vivant who met a tragic death at the age of 34. The Arcana New Music Ensemble will present a selection of this rarely performed music\, ranging from the shatteringly virtuosic piano work Shiraz to the ritualistic intonations of Et je reverrai cette ville étrange (“And I will see this strange city again”)\, which is based\, like much of his music\, on the unfolding elaboration of a single melodic line. \nBowerbird’s Steinway Model O piano was donated in honor of Virginia Francis Lease. \n\nPROGRAM \nGreeting Music\nNicholas Handahl\, flute\nEvan Ocheret\, oboe\nErin Busch\, cello\nDavid Hughes\, piano\nAndy Thierauf\, percussion \nHymnen An Die Nacht\nAlize Rozsnyai\, soprano\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nShiraz\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nPulau Dewata\nDavid Hughes\, piano\nAndy Thierauf\, percussion\nAshley Tini\, percussion \nEt Je Reverrai Cette Ville Étrange\nTessa Ellis\, trumpet\nEmma Hey\, viola\nErin Busch\, cello\nDavi Ciriaco\, bass\nDavid Hughes\, piano\nAndy Thierauf\, percussion \n\n\n  \nABOUT THE COMPOSER\nMany consider Claude Vivier the greatest composer Canada has yet produced. At the age of 34\, he was the victim of a shocking murder\, leaving behind some 49 compositions in a wide range of genres\, including opera\, orchestral works\, and chamber pieces. György Ligeti once called Vivier “the finest French composer of his generation.” \nBorn in Montréal of unknown parents\, Vivier was adopted at the age of three. After being expelled from a seminary at sixteen for “immature behavior”—from an early age\, Vivier was open about his homosexuality—he studied at the Conservatoire de Musique in Montréal\, where his teachers included Gilles Tremblay (composition) and Irving Heller (piano). In 1971\, Vivier left Canada for Europe\, studying electroacoustic music with Gottfried Michael Koenig in Utrecht\, and composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne. Although Vivier was influenced by the latter\, he nonetheless developed a highly personal language. Chants\, composed during this period\, represented for him “the first moment of my existence as a composer.” \nIn the fall of 1976\, Vivier took a long trip through Asia. A visit to Bali caused him to reevaluate his ideas concerning the role of the artist in society\, initiating a new period in his stylistic evolution. In the wake of this journey he wrote Shiraz (1977) for piano\, Orion (1979) for orchestra\, and his opera Kopernikus (1978–79). Above all\, it was in his cycle of pieces for voice and instrumental ensemble\, particularly Lonely Child (1980) and Prologue pour un Marco Polo (1981) that Vivier’s unique style crystallized. In a New York Times profile\, Paul Griffiths observed\, “The harmonic auras are suddenly more complex\, and the fantastic orchestration is unlike anything in Vivier’s earlier music\, or anyone else’s. Perhaps he found it by listening intently to bells and gongs\, for the huge chords that march along—around—the voice commonly have deep fundamentals with a fizz of interfering higher tones\, rather like metallic resonances.” During this period\, Vivier began to create texts in an invented language\, mirroring the singularity of his musical idiom. \nVivier spent the last months of his life in Paris. On March 12\, 1983\, Vivier was found stabbed to death in his apartment. His murderer\, a 19-year-old man who may have been a prospective lover\, was later caught and sentenced. \nVivier advocates include Mauricio Kagel\, Kent Nagano\, Reinbert de Leeuw\, David Robertson\, and Dawn Upshaw. Vivier’s music featured prominently in Holland Festival 2005\, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra opened its 2005–06 season with Lonely Child\, with David Robertson conducting and Dawn Upshaw as the soprano soloist. In 2005\, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra inaugurated the Claude Vivier National Prize for the best work by a Canadian composer. (Reprinted by kind permission of B&H) \nABOUT THE PERFORMERS \nThe Arcana New Music Ensemble is a Philadelphia based ensemble for performing interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional spaces. Founded in 2016\, the ensemble comprises a flexible roster of more than 30 musicians and performs regularly in Philadelphia. Past concerts have featured the music of Julius Eastman\, Galina Ustvolskaya\, Morton Feldman\, Moondog\, among others. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/arcana-performs-vivier/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Vivier-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190119T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190119T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181129T173344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190119T190909Z UID:10000834-1547928000-1547935200@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Madrigals and Animals DESCRIPTION:WEATHER UPDATE: CONCERT IS HAPPENING AS PLANNED.   \nBowerbird is pleased to present the the extraordinary vocal ensemble Ekmeles performing Madrigals and Animals\, a program celebrating the ongoing history of madrigals – the complex multi-part songs born during the Renaissance period known for their creative text setting (including imitating animals calls).  Karola Obermüller’s mass:distance:time relates directly to this history\, with flickers of Machaut’s mass\, and text by renaissance writer Ungaretti. Salvatore Sciarrino’s 12 Madrigali is an epic exploration of the composer’s signature sound world of filigree and glissando\, and will be heard here in its U.S. premiere. Karola Bauckholt’s Instinkt\, also heard for the first time in the U.S.\, blurs the line between animal vocalization and contemporary music. Finally\, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf’s void – un delitto italiano dramatizes in madrigal form the murder of Italian artist Pier Paolo Pasolini. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \nmass:distance:time – Karola Obermüller \nvoid – un delitto italiano –  Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf \n12 Madrigali – Salvatore Sciarrino \nInstinkt – Carola Bauckholt \n\nABOUT THE PERFORMERS \nCharlotte Mundy\, soprano\nElisa Sutherland\, mezzo soprano\nTim Keeler\, countertenor\nNickolas Karageorgiou\, tenor\nJeffrey Gavett\, baritone and director\nSteven Hrycelak\, bass \nEkmeles is a vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of new and rarely-heard works\, and gems of the historical avant garde. New York is home to a vibrant instrumental New Music scene\, with a relative paucity of vocal music. Ekmeles was founded to fill the gap by presenting new a cappella repertoire for solo voices\, and by collaborating with these instrumental ensembles.  Director Jeffrey Gavett brings a hybrid vision to the group: he is an accomplished ensemble singer and performer of new works\, and holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and Manhattan School of Music’s Contemporary Performance Program. He has assembled a virtuoso group of colleagues who bring their own diverse backgrounds to bear on the unique challenges of this essential and neglected repertoire. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/madrigals-and-animals/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/42ClaytonRaithel3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181206T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181112T164535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181206T152713Z UID:10000828-1544126400-1544133600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Gavin Bryars: Laude DESCRIPTION:… The music of Gavin Bryars falls under no category. It is mongrel\, full of sensuality and wit and is deeply moving. He allows you to witness new wonders in the sounds around you by approaching them from a completely new angle. With a third ear maybe… Michael Ondaatj \nArcana performs Gavin Bryars medieval inspired “Laude” (songs) with improvised interludes by electronic musician Jesse Kudler. \nEnglish composer Gavin Bryars (b. 1943) emerged in the late 60s\, playing bass with improvisers Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley\, and working with composers John Cage\, Cornelius Cardew and John White. His first major works – The Sinking of the Titanic (1969)\, originally released on Brian Eno’s Obscure label in 1975\, and Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet (1971) – were remarkable for their juxtaposition of music concrete and found sounds with rich\, beautiful harmonies. \nSince 2001 Bryars has been writing a number of pieces based on a large collection of 13th century ‘Laude’ -short mediaeval devotional songs to the Virgin Mary. Bryars notes\, “Over the last few years I have written a number of pieces for unaccompanied voice based on the texts and format of the “lauda”\, a large collection of songs which appears in a manuscript collection from thirteenth-century Cortona. These laude are religious (but non-liturgical) songs that were performed outside churches and in other public places. In setting these texts for voice I do not imitate the style of the original but rather the spirit and form\, and also relish the challenge of writing something quite austere and self sufficient.” \n\nPROGRAM \nLauda Dolce II for solo viola \nIt Never Rains for electric guitar\, viola\, cello\, double bass \nTre Lauda Dolce for solo cello \nLaude Cortonese Vol. 3 for soprano\, tenor\, viola\, cello\, and double bass \nLauda: The Flower of Friendship for electric guitar\, viola\, cello\, double bass \n\nTHE PERFORMERS\nAlize Rozsnyai\, soprano\nBryan Umberto Hoyos\, tenor\nBrendan Evans\, electric guitar\nVeronica Jurkiewicz\, viola\nJulia Morelli\, cello\nMatt Engle\, double bass \nand\nJesse Kudler\, electronics \nThe Arcana New Music Ensemble is an ensemble for performing interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional spaces. Founded in 2016\, the ensemble comprises a flexible roster of more than 30 musicians and performs regularly in Philadelphia. Past concerts have featured the music of Julius Eastman\, Galina Ustvolskaya\, Morton Feldman\, Moondog\, among others. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/gavin-bryars-laude/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bryars3-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181020T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180925T143238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180927T163945Z UID:10000814-1540065600-1540072800@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Aizuri Quartet DESCRIPTION:Praised by The Washington Post for “captivating” performances that draw from its notable “meld of intellect\, technique and emotions\,” the Aizuri Quartet was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2018 M Prize Chamber Arts Competition\, along with top prizes at the 2017 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan\, and the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London. Through its engaging and thought-provoking programs\, branded by The New York Times as “genuinely exciting” and “imaginative\,” the Quartet has garnered critical acclaim for bringing “a technical bravado and emotional power” to bold new commissions\, and for its “flawless” (San Diego Union-Tribune) performances of the great masterpieces of the past. \nPROGRAM\nGabriella Smith (b. 1991): Carrot Revolution\nCaroline Shaw (b. 1982): Blueprint\nYevgeniy Sharlat (b. 1977): RIPEFG\nPaul Wiancko (b. 1983): LIFT \n\nABOUT AIZURI\nBased in New York City\, the Aizuri Quartet is the 2017-2018 MetLiveArts String Quartet-in-Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, presenting five unique programs throughout the season. Previous residency engagements include: the 2015-2016 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in- Residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts; resident ensemble of the 2014 Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute; and\, from 2014-2016\, the String Quartet-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. \nThe Quartet has performed extensively throughout North America\, as well as in Europe. Japan\, Mexico\, Chile\, Costa Rica\, and Abu Dhabi\, and has commissioned and premiered new works by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw\, Lembit Beecher\, Paul Wiancko\, Yevgeniy Sharlat\, Gabriella Smith\, Rene Orth\, and Alyssa Weinberg. Its debut album\, showcasing many of these new works\, will be released by New Amsterdam Records in Fall 2018. \nFormed in 2012 and combining four distinctive musical personalities into a unique collective\, the Aizuri Quartet draws its name from “aizuri-e\,” a style of predominantly blue Japanese woodblock printing that is noted for its vibrancy and incredible detail. \n URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/aizuri-quartet/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Aizuri_Formal_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180907T170832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180927T163503Z UID:10000787-1538251200-1538258400@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Reidemeister Move (Robin Hayward + Christopher Williams) DESCRIPTION:The Berlin-based Reidemeister Move pushs the possibilities of long tones in natural harmonies for low instruments. Robin Hayward‘s self-designed microtonal tuba and contrabassist Christopher Williams‘ slow bows meld in an unearthly fusion of overtones\, undertones\, noise\, bodily rhythms\, and spatial resonance. The members’ work with Berlin’s echtzeitmusik scene and LaMonte Young’s legendary Theatre of Eternal Music grounds RM’s precise and immersive sound. Formed in 2011\, the duo can be heard on Corvo Records and Recital Recordings\, as well as venues across Europe and North America. Their name is an homage to the mathematical theory of knots. \nJesse Kudler is a musician\, composer\, performer\, and sound artist using improvisation\, collaboration\, and site-specificity to examine modes and practices of listening. He works with field recordings\, guitar\, electronics\, synthesizers\, radios\, tapes\, and text. In 2015 he collaborated with Chris Forsyth to make an evening-length work for pipe organ and guitar at Christ Church. More recently he created a new work for “Organ for the Senses\, San Diego” in 2017. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/reidemeister-move-jesse-kudler-pipe-organ-solo/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rm_sitstand_copyright_holly_m_gilbert_2016.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180815T144051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180910T141041Z UID:10000786-1536868800-1536876000@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Morton Feldman: Patterns in a Chromatic Field DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to welcome pianist Marilyn Nonken and cellist Stephen Marotto to perform Morton Feldman’s 1981 masterpiece – “Patterns in a Chromatic Field”. This 80-minute odyssey offered an opportunity for contemplation\, as cello and piano explored different degrees of stasis and patterns of harmony and color. Patterns in a Chromatic Field reflects his lifelong fascination with the Abstract Expressionist painters. “My compositions are not really ‘compositions’ at all\,” Feldman said. “One might call them time canvasses in which I more or less prime the canvass with an overall hue of music.” \nThe Boston-based cellist Stephen Marotto\, a member of Sound Icon and the Contemporary Sinfonietta\, has performed internationally at venues including the Banff Centre\, SoundSCAPE (Maccagno\, Italy)\, and the Summer Courses for New Music (Darmstadt\, Germany). His wide-ranging musical interests include contemporary chamber music\, improvisation\, and electronic music\, and he has coached with the Arditti and JACK quartets. \nMarilyn Nonken has been recognized as “a determined protector of important music” (New York Times)\, and “one of the greatest interpreters of new music” (American Record Guide). Since 2006\, she has been Director of Piano Studies at NYU’s Steinhardt School\, where she is currently Associate Professor of Music. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/morton-feldman-patterns-in-a-chromatic-field/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FeldmanPatterns.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180630T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180630T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180912T155955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T160031Z UID:10000792-1530388800-1530396000@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Moondog II DESCRIPTION:Louis Thomas Hardin\, Jr.\, better known as Moondog\, is one of the most famous and influential outsider musicians of the twentieth century. Born in Kansas to a devoutly religious family\, Hardin was blinded at age 16 when he dug up a live dynamite cap. For 30 years\, from the early 1940s to the early 1970s\, he lived in New York City\, where he became a well-known street performer known\, thanks to his Nordic garb\, as “the Viking of Sixth Avenue.” During this time he recorded several albums and won the respect of many important musicians\, including Leonard Bernstein\, Charlie Parker (for whom he wrote the piece “Bird’s Lament”)\, and Philip Glass (with whom he briefly shared an apartment). From 1974 until his death in 1999\, Moondog lived primarily in Germany\, where he enjoyed the most stable and productive creative period of his life. Celebrated for his diverse body of work that combines– among other influences– the rhythmic energy of jazz\, the ritualistic intensity of Native American tribal music\, and classical principles of counterpoint\, Moondog’s music is at once uncategorizable and instantly identifiable. \nAnthony Bobb – Flute\nJoe Dvorak- Clarinet\nSean Bailey – Clarinets/ Saxophones\nMark Zelesky – Clarinets/ Saxophones\nAaron Stewart – Saxophones\nDominic Panunto – Bassoon\nTessa Ellis – Trumpet\nJay Krush – Tuba\nTara Middleton – Violin/Voice\nRachel Icenogle- Cello\nJosh Machiz – Bass\nEric Derr – Percussion\nAdam Bailey – Percussion\nMichael Tan – Piano URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/moondog-ii/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Arcana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Moondog2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T155309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T155309Z UID:10000795-1526155200-1526162400@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Anthony Coleman and Dan Blacksberg DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present a night featuring New York-based pianist Anthony Coleman + Philadelphia trombonist Dan Blacksberg. These far-reaching musicians will each play full solo sets before coming together at the end to play an extended duo piece \nA key figure of the downtown New York scene since the early 1980s\, pianist Anthony Coleman is a virtuoso of jazz from Jelly Roll Morton to Herbie Nichols to John Zorn and his own scores\, not to mention ventures in Klezmer. All Music Guide praised Anthony’s “Freakish” solo album of Jelly Roll Morton tunes for having “just the right blend of poetic license and personal vision\,” as well as “breathtaking dramatic command.” \nCalled “A virtuosic technician with abundant creativity” by All About Jazz New York\, Dan Blacksberg has become a major voice carving out new paths in both Jewish and experimental music. From performing and recording with traditional klezmer musicians like Elaine Hoffman Watts and Adrienne Cooper\, to experimentalists George Lewis and Anthony Braxton\, to performing with his own groups Electric Simcha and Deveykus (the worlds only hardcore simcha band and Hasidic doom-metal band respectively)\, his work spans from the traditional to the avant-garde and radical spaces in between. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/anthony-coleman-and-dan-blacksberg/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AnthonyColeman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T163328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T163328Z UID:10000797-1523563200-1523570400@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Ensemble Liminar DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present Liminar\, a Mexico City based ensemble for contemporary music. The program features “Acustica”\, Kagel’s extraordinary masterwork for “experimental sound producers”. \nPROGRAM\nMauricio Kagel: Acustica\nMichael Pisaro: Tombstones\nSamuel Cedillo: Monologo III for viola\nChristian Wolff: Exercise 14\nplus more tba. \nLIMINAR\nWilfrido Terrazas\, flutes\nOmar López\, sax\nCarmina Escobar\, voice\nDiego Espinosa\, percussion\nCarlos Iturralde\, guitar and electronics\nCarlos Matus\, piano\nJulian Martinez\, violin\nAlexander Bruck\, viola\nJuan José García\, doublebass \nABOUT ACUSTICA\nComposed between 1968 and 1970\, Acustica\, for experimental sound-producers and loudspeakers\, is one of Mauricio Kagel’s radical and extraordinary works\, in which his constant search for ways of escaping from the restraints and conventions of traditional musical performance took him into a world of exotic instruments and almost surreal invention. The instrumentation for Acustica is a huge array of sound sources: there are folk instruments collected from around the world and from different periods in history alongside a vast array of devices that Kagel invented himself – from pebbles dropped into a bucket of water to a gramophone record “played” with a penknife stuck in a tin can – all of which he notates meticulously. The order in which they are played and overlapped\, however\, is left entirely free – the only fixed element in the composition is a pre-recorded tape that adds more musique concrete sounds to the mix. \nABOUT THE ENSEMBLE\nLiminar is an independent music ensemble based in Mexico City\, but more than just an ensemble\, Liminar has become a hub where new music meets other art forms\, and they can be seen performing in Mexico City’s main chamber music halls\, museums\, galleries\, and alternative venues alike. Established in 2011\, its core members are accomplished improvisers and devoted to new experimental music and essential works from the past century. As the group’s name suggests\, Liminar’s place in the spectrum of contemporary musical practice is firmly on the adventurous side. The programs explore the boundaries of sound art\, music theatre\, and intermedia performance\, thus expanding the conceptual and technical limits of the concert hall. \nWhile Liminar works primarily with the music of living artists\, mostly belonging to the vibrant Mexican music scene\, the list of international composers with whom the group has worked closely with includes names like Christian Wolff\, Michael Pisaro\, Carola Bauckholt\, Manfred Werder\, and Erik Ulman. Guest musicians have included Robyn Schulkowsky\, Wilhelm Bruck\, and Severine Ballon. Liminar has performed in Europe\, USA and Mexico in festivals/venues like BKA and Radialsystem V Berlin\, Redcat Theater LA\, MATA Festival NY\, Biennale di Venezia\, Festival Cervantino and coproduced important projects with the Goethe Institute\, Fonoteca and Museo Jumex. They are also regular guests at the Foro de Internacional de Musica Nueva Manuel Enríquez\, the National University’s Contemporary Art Museum (MUAC)\, Museo del Chopo and the Centre for the Arts in Monterrey. \nLiminar’s programs range from pieces and collaborations with artists like Hermann Nitsch and Carlos Amorales\, to American and European avant-garde composers like Ashley\, Ablinger\, Baca Lobera\, Cage\, Carrillo\, Cowell\, Chavez\, Feldman\, Kagel\, Lachenmann\, Lucier\, Nancarrow\, Pisaro\, H Paredes\, Rihm\, Romitelli\, C Sandoval\, Tenney\, to mention a few. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/ensemble-liminar/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/liminar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180324T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180324T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T164829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T165228Z UID:10000799-1521921600-1521928800@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Morton Feldman: Three Voices DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is excited to present the Philadelphia premiere of the Quince Vocal Ensemble performing Morton Feldman’s “Three Voices” with all three parts performed live. Feldman’s “Three Voices” was written for the experimental vocalist and composer Joan LaBarbara in 1982. The original concept involved the live performer singing along with two pre-recorded parts projected through on-stage amplifiers\, creating an effect of three individual “voices”\, all with the same origin (Ms. LaBarbara). Three Voices is indeed a challenging and ground-breaking work\, and has very rarely been performed live with three singers due to its nearly impossible demands on the human voice and psyche – impeccable rhythmic concentration\, shrewd attention to tuning\, and the ability to sound as one voice in three parts. The text is based on Frank O’Hara’s poem\, Wind\, and shapes\, twists\, and morphs short phrases from the poem into an hour-long musical experience. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/morton-feldman-three-voices-with-the-quince-vocal-ensemble/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Morton-Feldman-Three-Voices-with-the-Quince-Vocal-Ensemble.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T165613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T165613Z UID:10000802-1521748800-1521756000@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Friction Quartet DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to welcome San Francisco’s Friction Quartet to their premiere Philadelphia performance. The program will feature the world premiere of a new string quartet by New Zealander composer (and Philadelphia based) Rosie Langabeer. Opening the evening will be Murmuration celebrating the debut album\, “Revised Notes” \nFRICTION QUARTET\nOtis Harriel\, Violin; Kevin Rogers\, Violin;\nTaija Warbelow\, Viola; Doug Machiz\, Cello \nplus MURMURATION\nRussell Kotcher\, violin/piano; Joshua Machiz\, double bass; Eric Coyne\, cello/piano \nPROGRAM\nLudwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge\nRosie Langabeer: Occulmente (World Premiere)\nPiers Hellawell: The Still Dancers \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\nThe San Francisco Chronicle has praised the Friction Quartet for its “high-octane music making” and “fine blend of rhythmic ferocity and tonal flair.” Dedicated to working with living composers\, the quartet has given more than 70 world-premiere performances and commissioned 32 works since its formation in 2011. The Friction Quartet works outside the traditional string quartet model by performing arrangements of pop music\, making use of digital sound processing\, and combining music with other media. In 2016\, the ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Kronos Quartet’s groundbreaking initiative Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire. \nFounded in Philadelphia in 2011\, Murmuration is an improvisational instrumental chamber ensemble that blends classical\, ambient\, and pop elements into a sound ranging from Debussy to The Eurythmics. They have performed in a variety of venues across the region\, and have participated in a wide range collaborations that have included either dance\, spoken word\, or film. Members include Russell Kotcher\, violin/piano; Joshua Machiz\, double bass; Eric Coyne\, cello/piano. Their debut album\, Revised Notes\, is due for release in March\, 2018. Revised Notes is a collection of in-studio improvisations that were recorded at Turtle Studios in Philadelphia in the summer of 2015. Each track began as an improvisation\, or a section of a large-scale improvisation. Some were edited with overdubs\, enhanced or reduced reverb\, and various filters. Others remain nearly as they were with minimal to no editing. Rather than containing numerous large-scale pieces\, the goal of the album is to give listeners a sampling of the variety of moods\, characters\, and sound-scapes that Murmuration creates in its music. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/friction-quartet/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/27369193_1567277039975205_8837304187409732804_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T164917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T165744Z UID:10000800-1519502400-1519509600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Morton Feldman: Rare Solos DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present a program of rarely performed solo works by Morton Feldman. The concert\, which features members of the Arcana New Music Ensemble\, includes pieces for electric guitar\, trumpet\, voice\, percussion\, cello\, piano\, and pipe organ. \nFeldman: The Possibility of a New Work for Electric Guitar (1966)\nNick Millevoi\, electric guitar \nFeldman: A Very Short Trumpet Piece for Trumpet (1984)\nTessa Ellis\, trumpet \nFeldman: King of Denmark (1964)\nAndy Thierauf\, percussion \nFeldman: Only (1947)\nAlize Rozsnyai\, voice \nFeldman: Principal Sound (1980)\nDavid Hughes\, pipe organ \nFeldman: Projection 1 (1950)\nFeldman: Intersection 4 (1953)\nEric Coyne\, cello \nFeldman: Nature Pieces (1951)\nMichael Tan\, piano \nABOUT THE PERFORMERS:\nThe Arcana New Music Ensemble is Bowerbird’s resident ensemble for performing interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional spaces. Founded in 2016\, the ensemble comprises a flexible roster of more than 30 musicians and performs regularly in Philadelphia. Past concerts have featured the music of Julius Eastman\, Galina Ustvolskaya\, Morton Feldman\, Moondog\, among others. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/morton-feldman-rare-solos-with-arcana-new-music-ensemble/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Arcana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mortonfeldman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180208T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180208T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T170901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T172407Z UID:10000805-1518120000-1518127200@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Gene Coleman's The Geometry Of Thinking DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present “The Geometry of Thinking”\, a multimedia concert featuring the work of Philadelphia based composer Gene Coleman with Adam Vidiksis\, Marilyn Nonken\, Toshimaru Nakamura\,\, members of The Crossing and Ensemble N_JP. These works embrace Coleman’s highly interdisciplinary approach to composition\, which integrates sources as varied as Experimental Film\, Japanese Gagaku\, Monteverdi’s operas\, avant garde composer Helmut Lachenmann and Neuroscience research. \nPROGRAM \nGene Coleman: The Geometry of Thinking (2016) for solo cello\nTom Kraines\, cello \nGene Coleman: Vrochos (2018) for piano and electronics\nMarilyn Nonken\, piano\nAdam Vidiksis\, electronics \nGene Coleman: Systole (2015) for ensemble and electronics with video projections\nMarilyn Nonken\, piano\nTristan McKay\, piano\nNaomi Sato\, sho\nBryan Hayslett\, cello\nAdam Vidiksis\, conductor and electronics\nVideo directed by Gene Coleman\, with cinematography by Ryutaro Hakamata\, edited by Nick Lerman \nAdam Vidiksis: Stillness Refracted (2015) for sho and live electronics\nNaomi Sato\, sho\nAdam Vidiksis\, conductor and electronics \nGene Coleman: Vidrone II / Aoi Hono I (2018) for voices\, ensemble\, electronics and video (World Premiere)\nEnsemble N_JP:\nNaoko Kikuchi\, voice\, shamisen and koto\nNaomi Sato\, sho\nSansuzu Tsuruzawa\, voice and shamisen\nToshimaru Nakamura\, live electronics\nDan Blacksberg\, trombone\nNick Millevoi\, e-guitar\nTom Kraines\, cello\nRebecca Siler\, soprano\nSteven Bradshaw\, tenor\nColin Dill\, bass\nAdam Vidiksis\, conductor\nVideo directed by Gene Coleman\, with texts by Lance Olsen\, cinematography by Ryutaro Hakamata\, edited by Nick Lerman URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/gene-colemans-the-geometry-of-thinking/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T174144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T220810Z UID:10000808-1516737600-1516744800@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Daedelus Quartet DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present the Daedalus Quartet\, Penn’s quartet-in-residence\, for an evening that features “Ainsi la nuit” (Thus the Night) composed by the French composer Henri Dutilleux between 1973 and 1976. “Ainsi la nuit” is considered one of the most important works in the genre and has been called “one of the treasures of the 20th century quartet repertoire”. Also on the program will be new works by Philadelphia composers Kevin Laskey\, Nathan Courtright\, Joshua Hey\, and Jacob Walls. \nProgram:\nAinsi la nuit by Henri Dutilleux\n(this is not an) Etch-a-Sketch by Kevin Laskey\nNo. 305 by Nathan Courtright\nLens flare from Alpha Centauri by Joshua Hey\nBreath I (Lyric – Levitate – Exhale – Dissipate) by Jacob Walls \nABOUT THE PERFORMERS:\nPraised by The New Yorker as “a fresh and vital young participant in what is a golden age of American string quartets\,” the Daedalus Quartet has established itself as a leader among the new generation of string ensembles. Since winning the top prize in the Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2001\, the Daedalus Quartet has impressed critics and listeners alike with the security\, technical finish\, interpretive unity\, and sheer gusto of its performances. The New York Times has praised the Daedalus Quartet’s “insightful and vibrant” Haydn\, the “impressive intensity” of their Beethoven\, their “luminous” Berg\, and the “riveting focus” of their Dutilleux. The Washington Post in turn has acclaimed their performance of Mendelssohn for its “rockets of blistering virtuosity\,” while the Houston Chronicle has described the “silvery beauty” of their Schubert and the “magic that hushed the audience” when they played Ravel\, the Boston Globe the “finesse and fury” of their Shostakovich\, the Toronto Globe and Mail the “thrilling revelation” of their Hindemith\, and the Cincinnati Enquirer the “tremendous emotional power” of their Brahms. \nFREE with PennID URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/daedelus-quartet/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/daedelusquartet.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T172914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T173510Z UID:10000807-1512504000-1512511200@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Tatsuya Nakatani DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is thrilled to welcome master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani back to the Philadelphia for both a solo set and leading the “Nakatani Large Ensemble”\, a group consisting of workshop participants. Also on the evening will be CERBERUS- Alban Bailly (cello)\, Dan Capecchi (drums)\, and Matt Engle (bass) – a new Philadelphia based Trio that uses small compositional nodes to develop an ever moving improvisational musical core.The workshop is open to musicians of any level or style with a serious interest in free improvisation. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/tatsuya-nakatani/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tatsuya-Nakatani.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T181353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T181353Z UID:10000813-1508443200-1508450400@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Alan Licht DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present Alan Licht and Chris Forsyth. Guitarist Alan Licht will be performing music from his solo acoustic album Currents. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/alan-licht/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/alanlicht.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171012T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171012T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20180924T174650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T175445Z UID:10000810-1507838400-1507845600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:James Ilgenfritz\, Bhob Rainey\, Gabi Losoncy DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present a triple bill featuring New York Bassist\, James Ilgenfritz\, composer and performer Bhob Rainey\, and Philadelphia sound artist Gabrielle Losoncy. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/james-ilgenfritz-bhob-rainey-gabi-losoncy/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/JAMES-LLGENFRITZ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181011T174040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T174040Z UID:10000820-1507665600-1507672800@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:The World According to Sound DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present The World According to Sound\, an immersive sonic experience by Sam Harnett and Chris Hoff. During the performance\, the audience sits blindfolded at the center of a ring of loudspeakers. Listeners will be transported inside another person’s head\, and back in time a hundred years to the streets of Berlin. They’ll fly out into space and bore deep inside the bowels of the earth. There is a musical washing machine\, sonorous sporting events\, and the disturbing howl Marco Polo heard while crossing the Gobi Desert. There’s absolutely nothing to see. It will be a spectacle entirely for the ears. \nSam Harnett is a reporter for KQED and a frequent contributor to Marketplace\, and NPR programs like Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Chris Hoff is the senior engineer and sound designer for Crosscurrents on KALW. Two years ago they set out to create a radio show that did not rely on narrative and storytelling; a program that would focus on sound instead of language. They are now touring with their live show\, performing and talking with students about sound\, modern radio\, and the current state of media. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/the-world-according-to-sound/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the-world-according-to-sound.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170625T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170625T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20181015T165326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T165326Z UID:10000822-1498420800-1498428000@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Begin Anywhere 07 DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT\nBowerbird is pleased to present the next installment of the BEGIN ANYWHERE series\, a performer-driven\, salon-style concert series curated and performed by the musicians of the Arcana New Music Ensemble. \nTHE PROGRAM \nOliver Messiaen: Le traquet stapazin (no. 4 of Catalogue d’oiseaux) — Michael Tan\, piano \nFranco Donatoni: Fili — Emma Resmini\, flute; David Hughes\, piano \nJohn Cage: Two — Emma Resmini\, flute; Michael Tan\, piano \nJohn Cage: Aria — Alize Rozsnyai\, voice \nKenneth Amis: Interludes I-IV — Tessa Ellis\, trumpet; Emma Resmini\, flute; Aaron Stewart\, saxophone; Josh Machiz\, double bass \nStefan Wolpe: Quartet for Trumpet\, Tenor Saxophone\, Percussion and Piano — Tessa Ellis\, trumpet; Aaron Stewart\, saxophone; Andy Thierauf\, percussion; David Hughes\, piano \nABOUT ARCANA\nFounded in 2016\, the Arcana New Music Ensemble is a group of Philadelphia-based musicians dedicated to presenting interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional places. Built on a flexible roster of 25 musicians\, Arcana is able to perform a broad range of repertoire in numerous configurations. Arcana is a project of Bowerbird administered by Elizabeth Huston\, Thomas Patteson\, and Dustin Hurt. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/begin-anywhere-07/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/arcana-show-2016-22_orig.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170321T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170321T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20190321T174926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190321T174926Z UID:10000858-1490126400-1490133600@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:Arnold Dreyblatt DESCRIPTION:NODAL EXCITEMENT for prepared Double Bass with Piano Wire\nREPERTOIRE for prepared Double Bass with Piano Wire\, Laptop\nMAGNETOM for laptop \nTHE EVENT\nBowerbird is pleased to present a rare performance by composer-performer Arnold Dreyblatt (b. New York City\, 1953). Dreyblatt studied music with Pauline Oliveros\, La Monte Young\, and Alvin Lucier and has been based in Berlin\, Germany since 1984. Among the second generation of New York minimal composers\, Dreyblatt developed a unique approach to composition and music performance. As he began his music in the late 1970’s in New York\, he invented a set of new and original instruments\, performance techniques\, and a system of tuning and has formed and led numerous ensembles under the title “The Orchestra of Excited Strings”. \nDreyblatt has been composing music for his own and other ensembles for almost forty years. Often characterized as the most rock-oriented of American minimalists\, Dreyblatt has cultivated a strong underground fan base for his transcendental and ecstatic music with his “Orchestra of Excited Strings”. The New York native studied film and video at SUNY with Woody and Steina Vasulka\, and earned his masters from the Institute for Media Studies at S.U.N.Y. Buffalo. In the mid-’70s\, he studied composition with Pauline Oliveros and LaMonte Young\, then with Alvin Lucier while completing his masters in composition\, completed in 1982. By that time\, Dreyblatt had already been directing his own music ensemble\, the Orchestra of Excited Strings. \nIn 1984\, he moved to Europe where\, in addition to composing\, he began to work in performance and the visual arts. He has received numerous grants\, stipends and commissions including the Philip Morris Art Prize\, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art and from the Irish Arts Council. Musicians and Ensembles which have performed his music include the Bang On A Can All-Stars\, the Pellegrini Quartet\, Jim O’Rourke\, Crash Ensemble (Dublin)\, The Great Learning Orchestra (Stockholm)\, and the American Indie-band Megafaun. In 1991\, he created the contemporary opera Who’s Who in Central and East Europe 1933 which toured European theatres until 1997. \nDreyblatt has recorded for such labels as Tzaddik\, Hat Hut\, Table of the Elements\, Cantaloupe\, Important\, Northern Spy\, Choose and Black Truffel. Dreyblatt has taught music workshops resulting in performed compositions with musicians at The Music Gallery\, Toronto; MIT Boston\, Serralves Foundation\, SXSW Festival Porto\, Portugal and many others. He has performed with and without his ensemble at the Whitney Museum\, New York; the Maerz Music Festival\, Berlin; the Angelika Festival\, Bologna; The Lab in San Francisco\, Jazz House\, Copenhagen and countless other festivals and concert venues in Europe and in North America. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/arnold-dreyblatt/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Arnold_Dreyblatt.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T220000 DTSTAMP:20260621T214226 CREATED:20190325T154212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190325T154352Z UID:10000864-1486929600-1486936800@www.bowerbird.org SUMMARY:The Lady with the Hammer: The Music of Galina Ustvolskaya DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE EVENT \nThe Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006) created some of the most severe\, brutalist classical music of the 20th century. Favoring stark textures and unusual combinations of instruments– she never formally studied orchestration– her music unfolds in ruthlessly throbbing rhythms\, angular melodic shards\, and resonant caverns of silence. Though she mostly avoided programmatic depictions and favored abstract titles\, her work provoked visceral reactions: the Dutch musicologist Elmer Schonberger called her “the lady with the hammer\,” while Ustvolskaya herself described her work as “music from the black hole.” Aside from uncharacteristic pieces she wrote for public functions\, her work was largely unperformed during her lifetime. Only in the 1980s did her relatively small body of work begin to be performed and recorded\, and Ustvolskaya still remains largely unknown even among aficionados of 20th-century classical music. The Arcana New Music Ensemble is proud to present the music of this unique and powerful composer. \n  \nTHE PROGRAM \nComposition No. 1 (1970-71)\nEmma Resmini\, piccolo\nJay Krush\, tuba\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nDuet for Violin and Piano (1964)\nMin Kim\, violin\nDavid Hughes\, piano \nSymphony No. 5\, “Amen”(1989-90)\nDavid Hughes\, voice\nEvan Ocheret\, oboe\nTessa Ellis\, trumpet\nJay Krush\, tuba\nMin Kim\, violin\nEric Derr\, percussion \nGrand Duet for Cello and Piano (1959)\nTom Kraines\, cello\nMichael Tan\, piano \nPiano Sonata No. 6 (1988)\nMichael Tan\, piano \n  \nABOUT ARCANA\nFounded in 2016\, the Arcana New Music Ensemble is a group of Philadelphia-based musicians dedicated to presenting interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional places. Built on a flexible roster of 25 musicians\, Arcana is able to perform a broad range of repertoire in numerous configurations. Arcana is a project of Bowerbird administered by Elizabeth Huston\, Thomas Patteson\, and Dustin Hurt. URL:https://www.bowerbird.org/event/the-lady-with-the-hammer-the-music-of-galina-ustvolskaya/ LOCATION:University Lutheran\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Arcana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bowerbird.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Galina_U.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR