SOUND FIELD 2006: New and Experimental Music Festival
Philadelphia/Chicago/San Francisco
http://www.soundfield.org
SOUND FIELD 2006 FESTIVAL IN CHICAGO:
*Sept. 25th at 7:30 PM: Chicago concert
Graeme Jennings (Australia, violin) The former violinist of the Arditti Quartet performs contemporary Italian music for solo violin, including works by Berio, Donatoni, Sciarrino, Maderna, and Scodannibio. This concert is cosponsored by New Music Northwestern and the Sound Field festival of new and experimental music.
Northwestern University
Jeanne Vail Chapel
Contact: Laura Paisley
847-491-5441
http://www.northwestern.edu/music/calendar/
Admission: $6.50 general public; $4.50 faculty and staff; $3.50 students
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*September 26th: Masterclass by Graeme Jennings at Northwestern University
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*September 26th at 7:00 PM: Chicago concert
What is the Sound of China?
This concert will feature the new music group “Ensemble Noamnesia” with special guests Chao-Ming Tung (a composer and guzheng player from Taiwan), Wu Wei (a sheng player from China), and Hong Wang (a huqin player and the director of Melody of China in San Francisco).
The program will feature new compositions for Chinese and western instruments by Chao-Ming Tung, Gene Coleman, and Yuji Takahashi, experimental improvised music and traditional Chinese music. The concert will feature the guzheng, a large zither-like instrument from China (similar to a Koto), the sheng, a bamboo mouth organ from China, and the huqin, a two string violin from China. Each of these instruments have been used for thousands of years in Chinese music; this program will explore the ways in which these instruments have traditionally been used, and the fascinating new possibilities for contemporary music as expressed by these extraordinary artists.
Ensemble Noamnesia:
Lisa McGinn: flutes
Gene Coleman: bass clarinet
Carmel Raz: violin/viola
Alex Wing: dbl. bass
Michael Hartman: live electronics
International House
University of Chicago
1414 East 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
(773) 753-2274
http://ihouse.uchicago.edu
Admission: Free
*This program made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation
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*October 3rd at 8:00 PM: Chicago concert
Improvised Experimental music with:
“Schnee” (Christof Kurzmann (Berlin, live electronics)/ Burkhard Stangl (Vienna, guitar)
“los glissandinos” (Kia Fagaschinski (Berlin, clarinet)/ Klaus Filip (Berlin, live electronics)
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
5811 South Ellis Ave./Cobb Hall
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-8670
http://www.renaissancesociety.org
Admission: FREE
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*October 4th at 8:00 PM: Chicago concert
Improvised Experimental music with:
TV Pow (Michael Hartman, Todd Carter and Brent Gutzeit, live electronics)
Gene Coleman (bass clarinet)
Burkhard Stangl (Vienna, guitar and electronics)
Christof Kurzmann (Berlin, live electronics)
Hot House
31 E. Balbo, Chicago IL 60605
312.362.9707
http://www.hothouse.net
Admission: $10.00
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*October 11th at 6:00 PM: Chicago Music and Dance Workshop
Cloud Gate Dance Theater (Taiwan)
DanceMasters Class presented by The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
taught by Ms. LEE Ching-chun, Associate Artistic Director, Cloud Gate Dance Theater,
with live music by Rei Hotoda (piano) and Gene Coleman (bass clarinet)
An exploratory workshop for dancers and movers to investigate the 'dance-like energy' found in the wild calligraphic writing of kuang chao. Participants will learn the fundamental elements of the East and the West, including contemporary dance technique, tai chi tao yin -- a type of ancient chi kung, meditation, and martial arts movements, and experience some movements and phrases of Wild Cursive to get a sneak peak of the creative process and movement materials for the making of the Cursive Trilogy. Participants will also have the opportunity to move alongside local composer and bass clarinetist Gene Coleman and pianist Rei Hotoda, with the techniques learned in the workshop.
Dance Studio at the Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington
To register, please call 312-344-8300
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*October 14th at 7:00 PM: Chicago concert
“Morton Feldman would have been 80 this year”
A birthday concert with the music of Morton Feldman and others, featuring pianists Amy Williams, Helena Bugallo and Rei Hotoda.
Pianoforte Chicago
Fine Arts Building
410 South Michigan Ave. Suite 825
Chicago, 60605
Telephone: (312) 291-0000
info@pianofortechicago.com
Admission: $10.00
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*October 15th at 7:00 PM: Chicago concert
Gareth Davis (UK, bass clarinet)
Joji Yuasa: “Solitude”
Kirsten Broberg: “Suspended”
Salvatore Sciarrino: “Let me die before I wake...”
Eric Dolphy: “God bless the child”
Evan Johnson: “Supplement”
Nicola Sani: “Isola Terza” (for bass clarinet and CD)
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
5811 South Ellis Ave./Cobb Hall
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-8670
http://www.renaissancesociety.org
Admission: FREE
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*October 17th at 8:00 PM: Chicago concert
The new music group “dal niente”, performs Morton Feldman's “Piano and String Quartet” (1985)
Morton Feldman is considered one of the most important American composers of the 20th century and his impact on both the experimental and avant-garde traditions is lasting. Feldman completed "Piano and String Quartet" two years before his death in 1985 and it has, along with the string quartet no. 2, gained a special status among his late works. "Piano and String Quartet" was made known to larger audiences with a critically-acclaimed recording by Aki Takahashi and the Kronos Quartet in 1993.
While the work is substantially shorter than the String Quartet no. 2, with a duration of about an hour and half, dal niente will offer a unique opportunity for listeners to enter the magically ominous sonic world of Feldman's last years.
dal niente is a Chicago-based contemporary music collective that has promoted contemporary concert music by established and emerging composers through public performance, recording and collaborative projects since 2004.
DAL NIENTE
Drew Baker, piano
Ari Streisfeld, violin
Anne Donaldson, violin
Paul Roberts, viola
Whitney Allen, cello
Ganz Hall
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave., 7th Floor
(312-341-3780)
Admission: $10 regular admission/$5 students and seniors
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*October 27th at 8:00 PM: Chicago Music and Dance Event
Music and dance concert with Ensemble N_JP (USA/Japan) and the Chicago dancers/choreographers Nicole LeGette and Asimina Chremos.
This is a program exploring relationships between movement, space and sound via improvisation. In terms of what you will hear and see, expect a seamless flow of everything from traditional Japanese folk music to very experimental explorations of sound, while the dancers move in a parallel universe. Ensemble N_JP will feature the following musicians:
Ko Ishikawa: sho {Japanese bamboo mouth organ}
Yumiko Tanaka: shamisen {Japanese banjo}
Ryuko Mizutani: koto {Japanese zither}
Gene Coleman: bass clarinet
Carmel Raz: violin/viola
Alex Wing: dbl. bass
Michael Hartman: live electronics
Experimental Station
6100 South Blackstone Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
773-241-5458
http://www.experimentalstation.org
Admission: Free
*This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation
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*October 29th at 1:30 PM: Chicago Music and Film Event:
As part of the MCA and New Music Chicago program “Sonic Impact”
YAGO (insects and architecture #2)
A music and video composition by Gene Coleman, with video by Tom Denlinger
Ensemble N_JP (Japan/USA) Conducted by Thaddeus Squire
Ko Ishikawa: sho {Japanese bamboo mouth organ}
Yumiko Tanaka: shamisen {Japanese banjo}
Ryuko Mizutani: koto {Japanese zither}
Gene Coleman: bass clarinet
Carmel Raz: violin/viola
Michael Cameron: dbl. bass
Michael Hartman: live electronics
MCA Theater
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312.397.4010
http://www.mcachicago.org
Admission: please check the MCA website
*This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation
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SOUND FIELD 2006 FESTIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA:
*September 18th at 7:00 PM: Philadelphia concert
Experimental Improvised music with Kazuhisa Uchihashi (Japan, guitar), Helena Espvall (Sweden/USA, cello), Christine Sehnaoui (Lebanon/France, alto sax) and Gene Coleman (USA, bass clarinet)
Slought Foundation
4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Ph: 215.222.9050
http://slought.org
Contact: Aaron Levy, Director
Admission: $10.00
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*September 28th at 8:00 PM: Philadelphia concert
What is the Sound of China?
This concert will feature the new music group “Ensemble Noamnesia” with special guests Chao-Ming Tung (a composer and guzheng player from Taiwan), Wu Wei (a sheng player from China), and Hong Wang (a huqin player and the director of Melody of China in San Francisco).
The program will feature new compositions for Chinese and western instruments by Chao-Ming Tung, Gene Coleman, and Yuji Takahashi, experimental improvised music and traditional Chinese music. The concert will feature the guzheng, a large zither-like instrument from China (similar to a Koto), the sheng, a bamboo mouth organ from China, and the huqin, a two string violin from China. Each of these instruments have been used for thousands of years in Chinese music; this program will explore the ways in which these instruments have traditionally been used, and the fascinating possibilities for new and experimental music as expressed by these extraordinary artists.
Ensemble Noamnesia
Gene Coleman: bass clarinet
Marina Peterson: cello
Evan Lipson: bass
Dave Smolen: live electronics
Slought Foundation
4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Ph: 215.222.9050
http://slought.org
Admission: $10.00
*This program made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation
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*October 30th at 8:00 PM: Philadelphia Music and Dance Event:
Music and dance concert with Ensemble N_JP (USA/Japan) and the Philadelphia dancers/choreographers Nicole Bindler, Emily Sweeny and Loren Groenendaal. This is a program exploring relationships between movement, space and sound via improvisation. In terms of what you will hear and see, expect a seamless flow of everything from traditional Japanese folk music to very experimental explorations of sound, while the dancers move in a parallel universe.
Ensemble N_JP will feature the following musicians:
Ko Ishikawa: sho {Japanese bamboo mouth organ}
Ryuko Mizutani: koto {Japanese zither}
Gene Coleman: bass clarinet
Dustin Hurt: trumpet
Toshi Makihara: percussion
Katt Hernandez: violin
Helena Espvall: cello
Alex Waterman: cello
Evan Lipson: dbl. bass
Community Education Center
3500 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 387-1911
http://www.cecarts.org/
Admission: $10.00
*This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation.
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*October 31 at 8:00 PM: Philadelphia Music and Film Event:
Music and Film event with the Japanese silent film “A Page of Madness” (1926) featuring live music composed by Gene Coleman played by Ensemble N_JP (Japan/USA), conducted by Thaddeus Squire. The Sound Field 2006 festival will conclude in Philadelphia with this special Halloween treat! “A Page of Madness” is a truly amazing film and an incredible document attesting to the creativity of it's director, Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Amplifying and contrasting the images and moods of the film, Gene Coleman has created a surreal and fantastic score that immerses the audience in this unique cinematic experience. The constantly morphing, ethereal sounds of Japanese traditional instruments, along with a western instrument ensemble and electronic sounds make this a perfect compliment to Kinugasa's film.
Ensemble N_JP (Japan/USA) Conducted by Thaddeus Squire
Ko Ishikawa: sho {Japanese bamboo mouth organ}
Ryuko Mizutani: koto {Japanese zither}
Gene Coleman: bass clarinet
Katt Hernandez: violin
Helena Espvall: cello
Evan Lipson: dbl. bass
Dave Smolen: live electronics
International House Philadelphia,
3701 Chestnut Street
http://www.ihousephilly.org
215-387-5125
Admission: $10.00
*This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation
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SOUND FIELD IN SAN FRANCISCO:
*Sept. 30, October 1st and 2nd: San Francisco/Bay area concerts
“3 Sound” a special project of Melody of China and Soundfield, with Hong Wang, Wu Wei, Gene Coleman and others. Featuring new compositions for Chinese and western instruments, traditional Chinese music and experimental improvised music.
*For more info see: http://www.melodyofchina.com
Venues:
Melody of China with Wu Wei and Gene Coleman
Sept. 30: *Tracy Multi-Culture Festival (Tracy, CA.)(12:00-1:00 pm)
and Huan-Yuan Conference (San Jose) (8:30-9:30 pm)
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Oct. 1st at 7:00 PM: Noe Valley Ministry, San Francisco
3-Sound: Melody of China with Wu Wei, Gene Coleman and Kyle Bruckmann
Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 508-5799
Admission: $20 general, $15 seniors (65 and older), $10 students
http://www.melodyofchina.com/tickets.html
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Oct. 2nd at 8:00 PM: Freight & Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
3-Sound: Melody of China with Wu Wei, Gene Coleman and Aram Shelton
*THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED
*The Bay Area programs made possible in part by a grant from the Argosy Foundation, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, San Francisco Arts Commission, and the Zellerbach Family Fund.
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These programs were made possible be the following sponsors:
The Argosy Foundation Fund for Contemporary Music
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
The Illinois Arts Council
Philadelphia Music Project
Slought Foundation
The International House, Philadelphia
New Music Northwestern and Northwestern University, School of Music
The International House at the University of Chicago
Community Education Center, Philadelphia
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Soundfield, NFP
Melody of China, Inc.
The Dance Center at Columbia College, Chicago
Austrian Cultural Forum, New York
Experimental Station, Chicago
Freight & Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
CIPEX
Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
San Francisco Arts Commission
Zellerbach Family Fund
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