Blog – Page 34 – Center for New Music

Rory Cowal plays George Lewis, Kris Davis, and Anthony Davis -canceled-

**Due to recommendations from the CA Department of Public Health related to the Coronavirus outbreak, we are canceling this event.** This solo piano program features music by composers who are also master improvisers and draw from the avant-garde jazz tradition in their work. Cowal will perform pieces by George Lewis, Kris Davis, Anthony Davis, and […]

Latitudes: Henry Birdsey & Angel Archer

Henry Birdsey is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording engineer from Vermont (currently based in New Haven, CT) working primarily with pedal steel + lap steel, microtonal organ, violin, and homemade instruments. His music is often drone-based and involves microtonal tunings, the amplification of metal, and fragments of church music. Angel Archer performs a contemplative, dark-edged […]

Closing Reception: Clamorworks by Bryan Day

Closing Reception: Clamorworks by Bryan Day Doors and Reception, 6pm Artist Talk and Demonstration, 7pm Join us for the (free!) closing reception for Bryan Day’s exhibition at C4NM’s Window Gallery. Clamorworks explores sounds from typically non-musical activities, blurring the lines between commonplace activities, personal expression, and music. At this event, Bryan Day will be performing […]

Pauline Kim Harris: HEROINE the Album -canceled-

**This concert has been canceled due to travel-related issues related to the coronavirus and safety concerns.** Composed by Pauline Kim Harris and Spencer Topel Film by Eric Leiser AMBIENT CHACONNE A reimagining of the Chaconne from the Partita in D minor (BWV 1004) by J.S. Bach, composed by Pauline Kim Harris and Spencer Topel. Ambient […]

String Noise: The Decline of Western Civilization w/ Live Score -canceled-

**This concert has been canceled due to travel-related issues related to the coronavirus and safety concerns.** String Noise (Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris, violins) plays the score for The Decline of Western Civilization featuring music by BLACK FLAG, GERMS, CATHOLIC DISCIPLINE, X, CIRCLE JERKS, ALICE BAG BAND and FEAR. NEW ARRANGEMENTS for Two Violins […]

WORKSHOP PAGE HEADER

Center for New Music is delighted to host workshops and other free events that contribute to the professional development of working musicians. In the past, we have hosted panel discussions, composer meet-ups and reading sessions, workshops in Feldenkrais® and Deep Listening®, and grantwriting study halls and technology courses. To propose a workshop, please e-mail Brent […]

John Halle & Friends Obliterate Standards

Composer/pianist/scholar/activist John Halle, the Mana Sax Quartet and Friction String Quartet perform two decades of Halle’s obliterations and reconfigurations of jazz standards by Monk, Rodgers and others. Activist/pianist/scholar/composer John Halle began his musical career as a jazz musician in San Francisco in the early 1980s performing with Mark Levine, Eddie Henderson, Sonny Stitt and Freddy […]

MANA Makes Sense!

MANA Quartet returns to the Bay Area premiering several new works from their recent collaboration with the Common Sense Composer Collective! Featuring west coast premieres of works by Belinda Reynolds, John Halle and Randy Woolf also featuring works by Kevin Villalta and Philip Glass and others. […]

SANS; duo

SANS; duo is a new music duo seeking to expound upon the saxophone-guitar duet format. In their inaugural concert, they explore open form, improvisational, and performance art piece in tandem with traditionally notated and electronically augmented works. Jonathan Hostottle and Brian Ellis will be presenting music, sans baggage. […]

Ochs – Merkey – Perkis with special guest Francois Houle

Larry Ochs + Madalyn Merkey + Tim Perkis with special guest François Houle François Houle – Bb clarinet Larry Ochs – saxophones Madalyn Merkey – electronics Tim Perkis – electronics François Houle’s solo tour of the West Coast continues with his special-guest appearance here, playing for the first time with this now ongoing-trio of Bay […]