This month’s edition of Fire Over Heaven will be a special A/V presentation featuring sound and light works by Lindsay Packer & Lathan Hardy and a new ensemble piece by FOH perennial David First. Lindsay Packer’s work moves through the codes of filmmaking, architecture and the analog/digital spectrum with an improviser’s sensibility. Often drawing musicians and sound artists into dialogue with her real-time color/light/projection structures, she’s collaborated with FOH alum Anaïs Maviel and experimental electronics duo Fan Letters. Here she’ll be presenting a new iteration of her Viewfinders project with saxophonist and composer Lathan Hardy, who some FOH fans may remember from his work with the George Steeltoe Ensemble or collaborations with Sean Ali and Flin van Hemmen…David First will present a new piece entitled “Girders pt.1” which he describes as “an audio/visual exploration of just intonation and its ill-tempered opposites”, featuring members of his The Western Enisphere–Sam Kulik, Ian Douglas-Moore, and Danny Tunick–with special guest Erin Rogers. David First’s fascinating career has stretched from playing in Cecil Taylor’s large ensembles at the age of twenty to his late 70s noise punk band The Notekillers, on to a series of focused explorations of electronic music and instruments ranging from harmonica to sitar, which somehow bring us to his recent ensemble meditations on the inherent messiness of intonation and the ecstatic nature of long durations. A great night for the eyes and ears.
Once again, we’ll be requiring proof of vaccine and booster or negative covid PCR test result within the last 24 hours. Masking will also be required while inside. Our bar will remain closed for the time being but we will have water available. We’ll be limiting the audience to 30 so purchasing advanced tickets is highly recommended!
New Thread Quartet: avalanche lily
Friday, March 4 2022 @ 7:00pm
Grace Church Van Vorst
39 Erie St
Jersey City, NJ
In person: FREE, all ages welcome
COVID-19 vaccine and masks required
Livestream: Con Vivo Music on YouTube
New Thread Quartet returns to our stage with a program of new works for saxophone. The concert centers on Amy Beth Kirsten’s avalanche lily, a multi-movement work inspired by wildflowers from the mountains of Wyoming and developed with support from the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program. Each movement draws from a unique concept found in nature, from flowers whose appearance indicates a risk of avalanche, to plants that split stones and trees holding onto nutrients to survive until spring.
The program continues with several works close to NTQ’s heart. Alon Nechushtan’s Quarantingo was composed during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic and blends extended saxophone technique with tango and jazz elements. Jonathan Harris’ M. Cassini draws inspiration from a cicada with a 17-year cycle, building a unique soundscape entirely from multiphonics. Emily Koh’s homonym employs microtonal melodies inspired by words that are spelled identically and sound the same, but have different meanings.
* written for New Thread Quartet
+ This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
The Johnstone Fund for New Music presents Hypercube
This is the NYC-based quartet’s first Columbus performance.
Tuesday, February 22, 7-8pm
Short North Stage 1187 North High St. Columbus, OH 43201
PROGRAM
“The Force for Good” by Michael Fiday* [world premiere]
“Brink” by Joshua Mallard [Ohio premiere]
“We Are Here” by Seong Ae Kim [Ohio premiere]
“Voided Cross” (for Michael Heizer; 4th Movement) by Eric Wubbels [Ohio premiere]
*Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation
Admission is free. As with many arts organizations, we are requiring masks and proof of vaccinations. Seating is limited to 75 people. Recommended for ages 9 and older. Parking assistance is available through the ParkColumbus app.
This performance is part of the free “New Music at Short North Stage” concert series.
The Johnstone Fund for New Music was founded by Columbus community leaders Jack and Zoe Johnstone in 2008. It supports the continuing growth and vitality of contemporary classical music by funding the creation and performance of new works for a growing audience in Central Ohio.
Austin-based line upon line percussion performs How Deep Is Your Love (2019) for 3 musicians who can do anything if they try hard enough in coordination with the SHSU Contemporary Music Festival at Sam Houston State University. Formed in 2009, line upon line is considered “a riveting, always-surprising and delightful trio” by the Austin American Statesman.
Church of the Advent Hope 111 E 87th StNew York, NY 10128
FREE
RSVP for in-person & streaming link HERE More info + event page HERE
COVID-19 vaccination required for in-person attendance.
PROGRAM: Set 1
Erin Rogers, saxophone
Selections from 2000 Miles by Erin Rogers
Fresh off the release of her second solo album from Relative Pitch Records, saxophonist Erin Rogers opens with a 20-min set, diving deep into the sonic underbelly of the instrument, uncovering a radiant world of curiosity and imagination. From human fragility to noisy virtuosity, Rogers forges an alternate voice for the saxophone, percussively blending tone with mechanism and melody with vocalization, gutturals and breath. Rogers will perform works from her recent solo release, 2000 Miles.
Set 2
Popebama:
Erin Rogers, Saxophone + Electronics Dennis Sullivan, Percussion + Electronics [title TBA] (2022) new work by Seong Ae Kim – program notes forthcoming Basket Case by Erin Rogers
During a recent Popebama road trip, it became apparent through the constant dashboard drumming, that Dennis Sullivan knew the drum solos/fills to nearly every 90’s hit that landed on our randomized playlist. The drum fills in Green Day’s Basket Case (Dookie, 1994) are rhythmically simple, yet played at top speed present such a perfectly crisp noise, that the song deserves a 30-year anniversary tribute. Paired with 0-coast semi-mod desktop synth, FX pedals, a too-hot mic, and a catalog of soprano multiphonics, Basket Case attempts to embody its next-generation self.
[title TBA] (2022) new work by Dennis Sullivan – program notes forthcoming
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY:
FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSIC WITH PAMELA Z & INT CONTEMPORARY
Kuersteiner Music Building, Opperman Music Hall 114 North Copeland Street Tallahassee, FL, 32304
Members of the International Contemporary Ensemble join composer Pamela Z in Florida State University’s celebration of new music.
This concert, one of six associated with the 20th Biennial Festival of New Music, will feature compositions and performances by the Ensemble and Pamela Z, including The Unraveling for string quartet, voice, and electronics (feat. Pamela Z and the Burgin String Quartet, the College of Music’s resident student quartet), and Four Movements for solo cello and electronics (feat. Pamela Z with Professor of Cello Gregory Sauer). Works by Brittany J. Green, Mario Diaz de Leon, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir will also be performed by members of the Ensemble and FSU Faculty/Students.
Members of the Ensemble will also be reading through FSU composer works on February 3rd.
Tickets for this event are $10 general admission and may be purchased online at tickets.music.fsu.edu.
The Florida Board of Governors and Florida State University expect masks to be worn by all individuals in all FSU facilities. Dates, locations and times are subject to change based on University and CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19.
PROGRAM
Mario Diaz de Leon: Mysterium (2016)
Brittany J. Green: Intersections (2017)
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Sequences (2015)
Niloufar Nourbakhsh: Firing Squad (2018)
Pamela Z: Twenty Answers (2007)
Denison University Department of Music presents a concert of newly composed music by Lilac Atassi, Ramin Roshandel, Christine Burke, Erin Rogers, and Zachery S. Meier performed by Ligament Duo (Anika Kildegaard and Will Yager), Daniel Schreiner, and Gabi Vanek. This concert is supported by the 2021-2022 New Music on the Point’s Alumni Concert Series.
Campus and community audiences will be subject to Denison COVID restrictions and guidelines in place at the time.
Jan 26th: Amirtha Kidambi + Matteo Liberatore {duo}, Charmaine Lee {solo}, Leo Chang + Erin Rogers {duo}
IRL.nyc
80 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
doors 7p
Come to IRL for an evening of electro-acoustic mindbenders, vocal innovators and idiosyncratic improvisers, with the atmospheric minimalism of Amirtha Kidambi (voice) + Matteo Liberatore (guitar) duo, the visceral vocal crush of Charmaine Lee (voice/electronics) and Leo Chang (voice/electronics) + Erin Rogers (saxophone) duo.
~~~~~~~~~
Proof of vaxx required for entry
Limited Capacity
An Evening of Composers and Music
Streamed Safely to Your Home
Thursday, January 27, 7:00 PM EST
Featuring the Composers Now First Commission Award by Ebun Oguntola, performed by the New Thread Quartet.
Hosted by Founding Artistic Director Tania León, the January 27 event kicks off the 12th annual month-long festival with a diverse program and the annual Composers Now Visionary Award – presented, this year, to David Del Tredici and Mary D. Watkins. Given annually at the opening event of the festival, the award recognizes members of the arts community who, through their own creative practice and advocacy for others, have made a profound, positive and lasting impact in our culture.
The recipient of the 2022 Composers Now First Commission Award is Ebun Oguntola. Ebun is a 16-year-old contemporary classical composer, violinist, pianist and saxophonist living in upstate New York. Her music was brought to the attention of Composers Now by the founders of Luna Composition Lab, Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid. With mentorship from composer/saxophonist Erin Rogers, Ebun will create a chamber work that will receive its world premiere as part of the Opening Event of the 2022 Composers Now Festival.
This event will be livestreamed. Tickets ($15) are on sale HERE For more information, visit the Composers Now Event Page
This commissioning initiative is made possible through the generosity of Composers Now board member and composer Michael Minard.
