New Thread Quartet, Navy Saxophone Symposium, George Mason University

Date: January 21, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm

New Thread Saxophone Quartet kicks off 2012 with a performance
at the 35th International Saxophone Symposium on Jan. 20-21, 2012,
at the George Mason University Center for the Arts in Fairfax, Virginia.

Saturday, January 21st
2:30pm
Harris Theater, Center for the Arts

Program will include the world premiere of “Plastic Facts” by New York based composer, Anthony Gatto and a performance of “Duluth” (2010) by Erin Rogers.

For more information on the 35 International Saxophone Symposium, please visit:
http://www.navyband.navy.mil/Saxophone_Symposium.shtml

December 3, 2011

The Compendium at Vaudeville Park w/ thingNY

Date: January 19, 2012
Time: 8:00 pm

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Doors 6pm – art by cat gilbert (of the 22 Magazine)
7-11pm – performances
Vaudeville Park
www.vaudevillepark.org
25 Bushwick Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

FREE ADMISSION

thingNY performs:
Endurance Exercises (with the Panoply Performance Laboratory, from TIME: A Complete Explanation in Three Parts)
Stuck, a new devised improvisation from thingNY

Please join us for art, performance, and discussion as we launch The Compendium project! The initial organizers will share their artistic practices, speak with you about what our communities need this year, and begin to construct a “living compendium” of participating artists across disciplines. Performances by Valerie Kuehne, Ian Colletti, Thomas Bell, Christina DeRoos and Anya Liftig, Panoply Performance Laboratory, and of course, thingNY.

Free admission, donations-for-beer from the Brooklyn Brewery. All proceeds go towards artist fees for the many local and international artists we will be working with this year, as well as towards a special issue of The22 Magazine and a final Book (The Compendium) documenting the year of projects.



January 5, 2012

XMTWRFS at Launchpad

Date: January 6, 2012
Time: 10:30 pm

Stem Tide (new/musik [?])
Sean Ali curates an evening of music Friday, Jan. 6th at Launchpad. It features new compositions he wrote for flute and bass, Herberer/Niggenkemper duo, and the large ensemble: XMTWRFS.

8:30pm-11:30pm
Launchpad
721 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn


8:30: Oracles
– Yukari (flute)
– Sean Ali (bass)

9:30: Herberer/Niggenkemper duo
– Thomas Herberer (trumpet)
– Pascal Niggenkemper (bass)

10:30: XMTWRFS
– Paul Pinto (voice)
– Jeff Young (violin)
– Erin Rogers (alto sax)
– Valerie Kuehne (cello)
– Jason Anastasoff (bass)
– Sean Ali (bass)
– David Grollman (snare drum)

January 5, 2012

Sweet Soubrette @ The Living Room

Date: December 22, 2011
Time: 10:00 pm

Sweet Soubrette performs with full horns!

Thursday, Dec. 22, 10pm
The Living Room (LES)
154 Ludlow St.

For more information on Sweet Soubrette, visit: http://www.sweetsoubrette.com

December 6, 2011

Canadian premiere of Quartet at Tonus Festival of New Music

Date: December 2, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011

7 p.m., Muttart Hall, Alberta College

Edmonton, Alberta


The St. Crispin’s Ensemble presents

an evening-long performance of compositions:

Alissa Cheung, Close Before Striking

William Pura, Four Songs

Ron Hannah, Trio

Michael Matthews, Night Music

Erin Rogers, Quartet

Robert Rosen, Meditation 5, “Mosaic”

Elisha Denburg, Idee Fixe

Jordan Nobles, Simulacrum

Following this concert we invite all of you to join us for a reception, with refreshments and a chance to relax and chance to talk about The Festival and meet some new friends!

TICKETS: $30.00 Festival Pass ($20.00 for students) or $20.00 individual concert prices ($10.00 for students)

For more information on the Tonus Vivus Society and the Tonus Festival of New Music, visit: http://tonusvivus.ca

November 25, 2011