Inventions from The Maze and The Machine: Instruments by Daniel Schmidt for the Paul Dresher Ensemble Featuring inventions by Daniel Schmidt in collaboration with Paul Dresher Closing Reception 6pm Artist Talk and Demonstration with Paul Dresher and Daniel Schmidt: 7pm Paul Dresher and Daniel Schmidt have collaborated on invented instruments since the mid-1970s. Their initial inventions were for […]
Clara Yang Piano: Sound of the Past and the Present
. A solo recital featuring piano works by three Chinese-American composers, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Phil Young, as well as pieces by Debussy, Scriabin, and Prokofiev. Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Phil Young use nature, poetry, and Chinese mythology as inspiration for their beautiful works. The juxtaposition of these works from the past and the present […]
Clara Yang Piano: Sound of the Past and the Present
. A solo recital featuring piano works by three Chinese-American composers, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Phil Young, as well as pieces by Debussy, Scriabin, and Prokofiev. Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Phil Young use nature, poetry, and Chinese mythology as inspiration for their beautiful works. The juxtaposition of these works from the past and the present […]
Surely You Gesture (Eric Lyon, Donald Swearingen, Pamela Z)
Composer/performers Pamela Z, Donald Swearingen, and Eric Lyon will perform composed and improvised works for gesturally controlled electronics and voice, in various combinations of solos, duos, and trios. Eric Lyon (Blacksburg, VA) is a composer and computer music researcher. Major areas of focus include computer chamber music, spatial orchestration, and articulated noise composition. Recent compositions […]
Surely You Gesture (Eric Lyon, Donald Swearingen, Pamela Z)
Composer/performers Pamela Z, Donald Swearingen, and Eric Lyon will perform composed and improvised works for gesturally controlled electronics and voice, in various combinations of solos, duos, and trios. Eric Lyon (Blacksburg, VA) is a composer and computer music researcher. Major areas of focus include computer chamber music, spatial orchestration, and articulated noise composition. Recent compositions […]
Early Music Meets New: Liaison Ensemble + Helia Music Collective
Program: Barbara Strozzi – L’Eraclito amoroso Francesca Caccini – Chi Desia Di Saper Francesca Caccini – Ch’amor sio nudo Emily Koh – am burning, have burned, will burn Lily Chen – Fragmented Lament Julie Barwick – Songs of Ice and Fire Emma Logan – In the Evening Liaison Ensemble: Melinda Becker, mezzo-soprano Susie Fong, harpsichord […]
Early Music Meets New: Liaison Ensemble + Helia Music Collective
Program: Barbara Strozzi – L’Eraclito amoroso Francesca Caccini – Chi Desia Di Saper Francesca Caccini – Ch’amor sio nudo Emily Koh – am burning, have burned, will burn Lily Chen – Fragmented Lament Julie Barwick – Songs of Ice and Fire Emma Logan – In the Evening Liaison Ensemble: Melinda Becker, mezzo-soprano Susie Fong, harpsichord […]
Guided By Voices
GUIDED BY VOICES New Music for Baroque cello Elinor Frey, Baroque cello & 5-string Baroque cello , Guided by Voices is the commissioning project of cellist Elinor Frey who uses two Baroque instruments that each have a very different sound than the modern cello. Here the Baroque cello and five-string cello are each instruments of […]
Guided By Voices
GUIDED BY VOICES New Music for Baroque cello Elinor Frey, Baroque cello & 5-string Baroque cello , Guided by Voices is the commissioning project of cellist Elinor Frey who uses two Baroque instruments that each have a very different sound than the modern cello. Here the Baroque cello and five-string cello are each instruments of […]
Keepsakes for Contraforte and Contrabass Flute
Keyed Kontraptions is the San Francisco Bay Area duo of Meerenai Shim on Contrabass Flute and Kris King on Contraforte. The duo collaborates with living composers to expand the repertoire for these two instruments that possess great character, yet are largely underrepresented. All the compositions in the “Keepsakes for contraforte and contrabass flute” concert were written for Keyed […]