Present what you’ve been working on, ask for feedback, hear what others are up to, discuss relevant new music topics, and spend time with colleagues and good company! 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 […]
Bill Hsu, Birgit Ulher, & Gino Robair
An evening of audio-visual improvisations with Birgit Ulher (trumpet, radio, speaker, objects), Bill Hsu (video, electronics), and Gino Robair (electronics). Birgit Ulher studied the visual arts, which still have an important influence on her music. Since moving to Hamburg in 1982 she has been involved in free improvisation and experimental music. She works mainly on extending the sounding possiblities […]
Jared Redmond: Contemporary Piano Recital
Pianist-composer Jared Redmond returns to the Bay Area, performing a recital of piano works by himself and other contemporary composers. Program Pierre BOULEZ – Une page d’éphéméride (2005) NOH Ji-ye – Gloria (2019-20) PARK Jung-eun – Moto Perpetuum (2019-20) Kurt ROHDE – Trotsky’s Icepick (2018, rev. 2019) Jared REDMOND – Doth (2019) Michael FINNISSY – […]
PGLRG performs Barbedwire and Map Score (SP)
PGLRG is the newly re-christened name for what was formerly called OrcheSperry, a large ensemble led and composed for by Phillip Greenlief. On this occasion, the group will play various BW scores for trio (resulting in a performance of multiple trios at once) in the first set and a new MAP SCORE (SAINT PETERSBURG FOR […]
Charlie Rauh
NYC based guitarist/composer Charlie Rauh has been invited to be resident composer by such organizations as The Rauschenberg Foundation, The Klaustrid Foundation, and The Chen Dance Center. His work as a soloist has been supported by grants from Meet The Composer, The Untitled Artist Group, and The Fractured Atlas Group. Rauh’s approach to solo guitar […]
Gordon Grdina's The Marrow
The Marrow is led by Oud Player Gordon Grdina, the group brings together Arabic Maqam and Persian Dastgah with western improvised music. The music is intricate and delicate with a deep connection to the past while looking forward. The group plays original and traditional works with Mark Feldman-Violin, Hank Roberts- Cello Mark Helias- Bass and […]
duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant + two films by Dominic Angerame
duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant (live sound/image performance) + two films by Dominic Angerame Presented in association with the San Francisco Cinematheque The Center for New Music collaborates with Cinematheque to present the finale performance by our 2019 Ensemble in Residence, duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant. The trio, an improvising intermedia ensemble of drums (Jason Levis), bass (Lisa […]
Soundwave Festival 9 | Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos
Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos Soundwave guest curator Christo Oropeza presents vocalist San Cha alongside Guillermo Galindo’s hand-made instruments from objects found at the border, in Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos. This program explores how borders, walls, and unity looks, feels, and sounds like, in the face of our polarized times. The artists will emphasize importance of […]
Thomas Schultz Plays Na, Rzewski, and Ustvolskaya -canceled-
**Due to recommendations from the CA Department of Public Health related to the Coronavirus outbreak, we are canceling this event.** Thomas Schultz plays the newly written “Great Noise” by Hyo-shin Na along with her “Rain Study” from 1999. Also on the program are Frederic Rzewski’s “Which Side Are You On” and the classic “Winnsboro Cotton […]
Ensemble PHASE
Ensemble PHASE is a group of musicians with a long-time passion for experimental projects, creating and performing new repertoires through experimentation on Korean instruments with various musical materials and artistic forms. Ensemble PHASE has been actively performing traditional and contemporary repertoires, collaborating with living composers and performers from diverse musical backgrounds. Also, in order to […]