Giacomo Fiore performs new pieces for the Lou Harrison National Resonator just intonation guitar, in solo and ensemble music with Ensemble sic from UC Santa Cruz. The concert includes pieces for two just intonation guitars and oud, retuned Fender Rhodes and National Resonator, percussion, pipa, classical guitar, electronics, and combinations of all of the above. […]
Babes in Toy Land: A Night of Toys & Noise with Anna Homler, Tania Chen and Gino Robair
Anna Homler and Tania Chen met in London a few years ago and bonded over a love of toys and the unexpected. This premiere performance will be an exuberant exploration of sonic worlds created by toys, found objects, lo-fi electronics, and alien vocalese. They will be joined by the versatile electronics wizard and percussionist Gino […]
Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector: Instruments from the Kronos Quartet and Terry Riley collections – Opening Reception
Kronos Quartet and Terry Riley began their decades-long friendship at Mills College in the late 1970s. Since then, Kronos has commissioned 28 works from Riley, more than from any other composer in the group’s history. This exhibit offers a peek into the sound worlds composer and quartet continue to create together, including original instruments by […]
Composer Meetup
The composer meetup is open to anyone! We will have three presenters offer their work for discussion from 7 to 9 PM. Space is limited, so please RSVP to Adam Fong if you plan to attend. […]
Christopher Coppola presents SFAI Chance Ensemble
Christopher Coppola, head of the San Francisco Art Institute’s film program and student of Barney Childs, presents the first SFAI Chance Ensemble. Chance Music forces the artist to be in the moment, in-tune with others, and able to freely interpret on the fly: skills helpful to any creative process. Studying the world of American New […]
Switchboard Presents: Meerenai Shim and New Match Arc
Switchboard Presents adventurous flutist Meerenai Shim with guests David Wegehaupt (saxophone) and live visuals by VCO Vault, plus Oakland vibraphonist Mark Clifford and his new project New Match Arc. Meerenai’s program: 60.8 for bass flute and electronics (2014) by Douglas Laustsen* Loose Debris for flute with electronics and saxophone (2015) by Ryan Rey* Chapter One, […]
T.D. Skatchit with Tom Dambly & Brendan Lai-Tong – New compositions for extra-large Skatchbox plus Chris Brown
T.D. Skatchit with Tom Dambly & Brendan Lai-Tong plus Chris Brown solo Set 1 –Chris Brown – old and new works for piano and interactive electronics Set 2 – T.D. Skatchit with Tom Dambly & Brendan Lai-Tong featuring new compositions for large skatchbox and presented in quadraphonic sound. – T.D. Skatchit – David Michalak & […]
Jonah Parzen-Johnson Solo & Steven Lugerner’s SLUGish
Jonah Parzen-Johnson Steven Lugerner Jonah Parzen-Johnson “Nostalgia can seem comforting, but I think it should be incredibly unsettling…. maybe that’s what I should’ve titled the album,” says Brooklyn based baritone saxophonist, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, of his first album-lengthed collection of songs for solo saxophone and analog synthesizer. He thinks a lot about titles. “I wrote these […]
Amy X Neuburg: Jerry Hunt’s "Song Drapes"
Amy X NeubergPhoto by Joker Nies Amy X Neuburg was commissioned by the Cultural Department of Cologne, Germany, to create and perform a new interpretation of Jerry Hunt’s “Song Drapes,” originally a collaboration between Jerry and the performance artist Karen Finley. In homage to the intense and slightly disturbing nature of the original, and to […]
3+4: Vidya Trio & Social Stutter
The Vidya Trio – pianist Motoko Honda, saxophonist Beth Schenck, and trumpeter Kris Tiner – performs original compositions and improvisations that reveal a unique take on the idea of the chamber trio. Frequent collaborators over the past decade, these three musicians have established wide ranging associations in the new music, jazz, and improvised music communities […]