Mirror of Light (2021) It is said that water has the ability to hold our collective memory, a comfort in knowing our connection to each other is already within us. After a year of pandemic lockdown prohibiting access to shared spaces and restricting our physical locations and interactions, it forces us to look with a […]
MAP SCORES by Phillip Greenlief
YERBA BUENA for solo saxophone – commissioned by SOMArts gallery, SF (2018) History of MAP SCORES i began creating MAP SCORES for the 2+2 project with jon raskin in 2005 and have since created numerous works for solo and ensembles. these piece feel like the some of the first works where i was striking […]
The Innate by Alan Tower and Hans Houkes
About the Innate “We wanted to create a new instrument based on the Huaca above, a three-chambered vessel flute invented by Sharon Rowell in Berkeley,1980. As musicians, we worked for five years to crack the code for creating a timeless chordal wind instrument that would call anyone to play from the inside out by requiring […]
Synths in Place by Kirk Pearson with Dogbotic Labs
The Gallery: The Discussion: About the Show In March 2020, two weeks after the COVID-19 lockdown, Berkeley-based audio laboratory Dogbotic teamed up with Oakland nonprofit Thingamajigs to produce “Synth In Place,” a socially-distant beginner’s workshop on the joys of DIY electronics. Designed with absolute beginners in mind, the nine-week curriculum teaches participants the […]
Tonal Relativity: Studies by Alyce Santoro
Alyce Santoro will be discussing her work with David Samas on 4/8 at 5pm on YouTube Live. The gallery will be open on 3/28 and 4/11 from 11am until 2pm. Reservations are required. Showings will be 20 minutes and only for small groups and individuals. Please contact annemarie@centerfornewmusic.com for information and booking. […]
sounding flow by Doga Buse Cavdir
This exhibit is experienced best with headphones. Doga Cavdir discussed the work with Window Gallery curator Bart Hopkin on 3/18/21 YouTube Live. Introduction Doga Cavdir on sounding flow: I design gestural interfaces and movement-based musical performances to create an intermediate medium between physical interfaces and the musician’s body. My work explores the correspondences between […]
Tonal Access III: The Array Fields of Bill Wesley
The Array Bill’s focus has always been on creating new ideas. Realizing the limitations of the 12 tone (Halberstradt) keyboard, Bill wanted to access more octaves and other intervals (4ths, 5ths, 3rd,s, etc.) more ergonomically and came upon adapting the mbira (African finger piano) to play several octaves stacked up to be played with […]
Lexicographies by Cheryl Leonard
Cheryl E. Leonard on Lexicographies Since 2018 I have been developing asemic calligraphy based on patterns and shapes in wild landscapes for use in graphic music scores. Lexicographies displays works derived from the glacially-sculpted topography of Hardangerfjord in Norway, and coastal live oak trees in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Included are “dictionary” pieces that […]
Magnolia Symphony by Mauro ffortissimo
Mauro Ffortissimo created several pieces for the Window Gallery: a collection of inventions, a nocturne, and the ten-foot diptych Magnolia Symphony. Watch his discussion and demonstration with Jon Raskin, streamed live on December 17, 2020. […]
Prototypes II by Fred Frith & Sudhu Tewari
Curator Bart Hopkin spoke with Fred and Sudhu about their new works. Watch the stream of their discussion and a series of demonstrations from December 2, 2020. About Prototypes II In preparing this exhibition we were continuously confronted with basic questions: Why build a new instrument? What is it supposed to do? How will it […]