Schedule of events:
October 1st, 8:30 PM
3 sets of improvised music featuring:
TV Pow (
Todd Carter, Brent Gutzeit, and Michael Hartman
- acoustic
and electronic instruments )
Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Axel Doerner (trumpet),
Michael Zerang (percussion) and Jason Roebke (dbl. bass)
Bernhard Gal, Brian Labycz, Vadim Sprikut,
and Jason Soliday (all: live electronics)
Heaven Gallery
1550 North Milwaukee 2nd floor
Chicago, IL
www.heavengallery.com
Adm. $7.00
October 3rd, 8:00 PM
Chao-Ming TUNG (composer and guzheng),
Bernhard Gal (composer and electronics),
and Gene Coleman (composer and bass clarinet)
with Ensemble Noamnesia,
directed by Rei Hotoda
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
5811 South Ellis Ave.
Chicago, IL
773-702-8670
www.renaissancesociety.org
(free concert)
October 12th, 7:30 PM
Pianists Helena Bugallo and Amy Williams:
music by Conlon Nancarrow for piano 4 hands
Pianist Rei Hotoda:
Music by Japanese Composers:
"Rain Tree Sketch I" (1983) by Toru TAKEMITSU
"Automat at Suginami Ward" (2002) by Yuji TAKAHASHI
"Nacht Klange" (1994) by Toshio HOSOKAWA
"Gensho-shi" (2000) by Noriko HISADA
"Rain Tree Sketch II" (1992) by Toru TAKEMITSU
Pianoforte Chicago
Fine Arts Bldg. 410 South Michigan Ave. #825
Chicago, IL
312-291-0000
www.pianofortechicago.com
Adm. $10.00
(please call for ticket info)
Chicago Reader Critic's Choice
October 26th, 8:00 PM
The Renaissance Society presents:
US premiere of:
"YAGO (insects and architecture #1)"
by Gene Coleman
performed by:
Ensemble N_JP and XASAX Quartet
directed by Rei Hotoda
This composition includes saxophone quartet, gagaku ensemble,
live electronics
and video. The video was created in collaboration
by Chicago artist Tom Denlinger and Gene Coleman. The concert
will also feature music by Iannis Xenakis and traditional Gagaku
music.
Ensemble N_JP (Japan/USA):
Ko ISHIKAWA (sho = bamboo mouth organ)
Aya MOTOHASHI (hichiriki = bamboo oboe)
Takeshi SASAMOTO (ryuteki = bamboo flute)
Kazuhisa UCHIHASHI (guitar and daxophone)
Toshimaru NAKAMURA (no input mixing board = live electronics)
Gene COLEMAN (sound projection)
Tom DENLINGER (video projection and lighting)
Rei HOTODA (conductor)
XASAX Quartet (France/Switzerland)
Marcus WEISS (soprano sax)
Pierre-Stephane MEUGE (alto sax)
Jean-Michel GOURY (tenor sax)
Serge BERTOCCHI (baritone sax)
This project is part of the Sound Field 2004 festival and is
made possible by the following sponsors:
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
The Shin Higuchi Institute
Soundfield, NFP
The French Cultural Services, Chicago Office
The New Chicago Japanese American Association
The John David Mooney Foundation Gallery
The llinois Arts Council (a state agency)
Mrs. Akiko Sugano
The American Music Center
Lake Forest College
Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago
(Please call the Renaissance Society for info)
(free concert)
October 27th, 6:00 PM
Second performance of YAGO (see above), along with traditional
Gagaku music
International Currents Gallery at the
John David Mooney Foundation
114 West Kinzie
Chicago, IL
312-822-0483
(please call for reservations)
October 29th, 8:00 PM
The Renaissance Society presents:
Min Xiao-Fen (pipa) with Ko Ishikawa (sho)
and
Ensemble
Noamnesia, directed by Rei Hotoda
performing Works by Wu, Ishikawa, Yuji Takahashi, and others.
Bond Chapel at the University of Chicago
(free concert)
October 30th, 7:30 PM
Music by Maurico Kagel and Erik Ona
featuring pianists Paulo Alvares, Amy Williams and Helena Bugallo,
with the Northwestern Univ. New Music Ensemble and Ensemble Noamnesia
Northwestern University - Lutkin Hall
700 University Place
Evanston, IL. 60201
Tel: 847-467-4000
(please call for ticket info)
October 31st, 8:00 PM
Toshimaru Nakamura (no input mixing board),
Kazuhisa Uchihashi (guitar and
daxophone),
Gene Coleman (bass clarinet)
Television Power Electric (
Todd Carter, Brent Gutzeit, Michael Hartman, Ernst Karel, and Toshimaru Nakamura
- acoustic
and electronic instruments )
Dual CD release show for:
False Walls release - Uchihashi Kazuhisa & Gene Coleman "Storobo Imp"
and
Kuro Neko Music release - Television Power Electric "2" featuring Toshimaru
Nakamura, Todd Carter, Michael Hartman, and Brent Gutzeit
Links Hall
3435 N Sheffield, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60657
773-281-0824
www.linkshall.org
Adm. $8.00/$5.00
The Sound Field 2004 festival is made possible
by the
following sponsors: The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
The Shin Higuchi Institute
Soundfield, NFP
The Arts Club of Chicago
The French Cultural Services, Chicago Office
The New Chicago Japanese American Association
Austrian Consulate, Chicago Office
Northwestern University, Dept. of Music
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Lake Forest College
The John David Mooney Foundation
The Illinois Arts Council (a state agency)
Links Hall
Mrs. Akiko Sugano
The American Music Center
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