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SUMMARY:AT 100 – Earle Brown and Morton Feldman Arcana -   New Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM \nEarle Brown: Four Systems (1954) \nEarle Brown: December 1952 from Folio I (1952) \nEarle Brown: One Through Five from Folio II (1970) \nMorton Feldman: Only (1947) \nMorton Feldman: A Very Short Piece for Trumpet (1986) \nMorton Feldman: King of Denmark (1964) \n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nFounded in 2015\, the Arcana New Music Ensemble is a group of Philadelphia-based musicians dedicated to presenting interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional music in interesting\, beautiful\, and unconventional places.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/at-100-earle-brown-and-morton-feldman-arcana-new-music-ensemble/
LOCATION:Icebox Project Space\, 1400 North American Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T200000
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SUMMARY:Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
DESCRIPTION:Ravel\nMother Goose Suite.   16 minutes \n\n\n\n\nShostakovich\nPiano Concerto No. 1.   21 minutes \n\n\n\n\nStravinsky\nThe Rite of Spring.   33 minutes
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/stravinskys-the-rite-of-spring/
LOCATION:Marion Anderson Hall\, 300 South Broad Street\, Philaelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T220000
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SUMMARY:John Shaw / Frances Cordie
DESCRIPTION:John Shaw (Believers\, Son of Earth\, Shackamaxon\, Magik Markers) solo bass\n\n\nFrances Cordie (Philly) offering up some ambient techno improvisation\n\n\nDoors at 7pm\, Music at 8pm – $10-20\, cash only. BYOB
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/john-shaw-frances-cordie/
LOCATION:Brickbat Books\, 709 South 4th St\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T220000
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SUMMARY:Eric Ruin's Ominous Cloud Ensemble  / Chiff Chaff Trio
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nPhiladelphia visual artist Erik Ruin and his Ominous Cloud Ensemble will be trying out a slightly different format than usual\, a new immersive long-form four-channel performance-installation with each musician tied to a channel of projections. Imagery will combine animation\, shadow puppetry and experimental video. This time around the ensemble will be guitarist DM Hotep of the Sun Ra Arkestra\, cellist Tom Kraines of the Daedalus Quartet\, Myles Donovan of Disemballerina and A Stick And A Stone on viola and Julius Masri AKA Mephisto Halabi on percussion and electronics.\n\nChiffchaff Trio—features Caleb Gamble (double bass)\, Tre Abalos (woodwinds)\, and Ricki Weidenhof (cello)—is based out of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia\, and their  music blends structured improvisation with drones\, microtonality\, voice-play\, and carefully woven samples. Raw\, energetic bursts and quiet\, immersive soundscapes emerge . \nErik Ruin’s Ominous Cloud Ensemble is an ever-evolving\, collectively-improvising large ensemble for projections and music\, led by visual artist Erik Ruin\, recently lauded by The New York Times for his “spell-binding cut-paper animations.” Erik manipulates intricate paper-cuts and painted films on overhead projectors to create abstract landscapes and fragmentary scenes that are nonetheless charged with meaning\, merging with music that ranges from dark atmospherics to ecstatic peaks of dissonance.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/eric-ruins-ominous-cloud-ensemble-chiff-chaff-trio/
LOCATION:Studio 34\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T220000
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SUMMARY:TASHI DORJI / CHE CHEN / JAMAL R MOORE
DESCRIPTION:Tashi Dorji is a Bhutanese-born\, Asheville-based experimental guitarist whose fiercely intuitive improvisations have carved out a unique space in the contemporary avant-garde. His expansive discography includes deeply felt solo works like Stateless (2020) and We Will Be Wherever the Fires Are Lit (2024)\, and his forthcoming electric album Low Clouds Hang\, This Land Is on Fire (2026) on Drag City. Dorji is one half of Manas\, the dynamic duo with drummer Thom Nguyen\, and a founding member of the free jazz trio KUZU\, alongside saxophonist Dave Rempis and drummer Tyler Damon. His collaborators span a wide spectrum: from Mette Rasmussen\, Susie Ibarra\, Efrim Manuel Menuck\, Alex Zhang Hungtai\, John Dieterich\, Audrey Chen and Joe McPhee to more recent partnerships with Tony Buck\, Terrie Ex\, Andy Moor\,bassist John Edwards\, and drummer Steve Noble. Across his solo and group projects\, Dorji’s playing\, rooted in alternate tunings\, prepared guitar\, and spontaneous gesture\, articulates an aesthetic of resistance\, deep listening\, and collective transformation. \nChe Chen of 75 Dollar Bill. \nJamal R. Moore is a multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, improviser\, educator\, and native of Baltimore\, Maryland. Moore’s research-driven practice incorporates percussion\, woodwinds\, and electronic synthesis\, exploring African American/Diasporic traditions and global indigenous aesthetics.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/tashi-dorji-che-chen-jamal-r-moore/
LOCATION:Asian Arts Initiative\, 1219 Vine St\, Philadelphia\, 19107\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T220000
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SUMMARY:The Inaugural People's Music Supply Composers Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The People’s Music Supply Composers Orchestra is an ensemble dedicated to performing compositions written by its members.  It is a space for experimentation and expression.  Each member brings their own unique background and experience representing a wide variety of philosophies\, techniques\, and aesthetics.  It is an outlet for ideas\, a workshop to test what is possible\, and a meeting place for joyous creation.   \n Directed by Sylvia Winch \nTentative Lineup \nAnn Adachi (flute)\,  \nWill Fredendall (flute)\,  \nAndrew Gioanetti (woodwinds)\,  \nJonah Gelbart (trumpet)\,  \nSylvia Winch (trombone)\, \n Gabriel Meyer (trombone)\,  \nAlize Rozsnyai (voice)\,  \nMax Glazier (drums)\,  \nJulius Masri (drums\, electronics)\,  \nAndy Theirauf (percussion)\,  \nSephr Perisateh (kamancheh\, violin\, electronics)\,  \nMelinda Rice (violin)\,  \nCarlos Santiago (violin)\, \nTom Kraines (cello\, guitar\, accordion).  
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-inaugural-peoples-music-supply-composers-orchestra/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T193000
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SUMMARY:John Moran & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Sets at 7:30 and 9:00 PM
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/john-moran-friends/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
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SUMMARY:Victor Viera-Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sets @ 7:30 and 9:00 PM
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-viera-branco-trio-2/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251223T024145Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Recital Series
DESCRIPTION:JACOB\nConcerto for Horn and Strings\, arr. for Horn and PianoMadelyn Urbine\, horn\nYoni Levyatov\, piano\n\n\nGary KULESHA\nSonataJackson Howard\, trombone\nTBD\, piano\n\n\nPENDERECKI\nDivertimentoLaura Navasardian\, cello\n\n\n\nIntermission\n\n\nSHOSTAKOVICH\nConcerto No. 1 in E-flat major\, Op. 107Kwanyun Loo\, cello
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/curtis-recital-series/
LOCATION:Field Concert Hall\, 1726 Locust Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260125T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260125T170000
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SUMMARY:Curtis Symphony Orchestra: Osmo Conducts Bartók
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a musical odyssey with renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä. The evening begins with Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)\, a swirling\, celestial work inspired by planetary motion and the roiling drone of the medieval stringed instrument\, the hurdy-gurdy. Henry Dorn’s powerful Transitions follows\, a deeply personal tone poem reflecting on loss\, transformation\, and resilience. \nThe program features the world premiere of A Book of Forgotten Creatures by David Serkin Ludwig\, a concerto for Grammy-winning quintet Imani Winds featuring narration by John de Lancie. The concert concludes with Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra\, a virtuosic showcase that transforms each section of the ensemble into dazzling soloists. Charting a bold musical journey across five movements—this masterwork blends folk-inspired melodies\, modernist harmonies\, and brilliant orchestration\, making it one of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the 20th century.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/curtis-symphony-orchestra-osmo-conducts-bartok/
LOCATION:Marion Anderson Hall\, 300 South Broad Street\, Philaelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T213000
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SUMMARY:Musicians from Marlboro II
DESCRIPTION:Each summer\, musicians from around the world gather in the Green Mountains of Vermont to participate in a “fundamentally natural and unique” approach to music-making (New York Classical Review). In their second appearance this season\, Musicians from Marlboro reintroduces Untitled—a 2023 PCMS commission by composer and MacArthur “Genius” Tyshawn Sorey—as well as a pair of works by Beethoven\, including the vivacious Septet in E-flat Major\, Op. 20. \n\n\nClaire Bourg & Stephanie Zyzak\, violin; Cara Pogossian\, viola; Marcy Rosen\, cello; Nina Bernat\, double bass; Javier Morales-Martinez\, clarinet; Natalya Rose Vrbsky\, bassoon; Carys Sutherland\, horn \nSorey: Untitled (2023) PCMS Commission\nBeethoven: String Quartet in E Minor\, Op. 59\, No. 2\nBeethoven: Septet in E-flat Major\, Op. 20
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/musicians-from-marlboro-ii/
LOCATION:Perelman Theater\, 300 South Broad Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T220000
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SUMMARY:John Vogel / Buffalo Stance / Ialive / Tidal Prism
DESCRIPTION:John Vogel / Buffalo Stance / Ialive / Tidal Prism \n+    John Vogel – A Philadelphia multimedia artist formerly of the band\n+    Grandchildren. John will be performing an abridged version of his live\n+    performance documentary Weird Music. \n+    Buffalo Stance – Long-running solo project by Jamey Robinson\, formerly\n+    of the bands Man Man and Need New Body. \n+    ialive – Solo hip hop artist with a new album\, Quietism. ialive works\n+    with a lot of other acts\, including operating the backtracks and live\n+    music for Wave Generators shows and a production credit on the new Open\n+    Mike Eagle album. \n+    Tidal Prism – A trio of sound artists Carolyn Snow (Tangent Universes)\,\n+    Eugene Lew (Hungry Monsters)\, and Aaron Igler (Sound Forager). The\n+    three incorporate modular synths\, hydroponic microphones\, and audio\n+    samplers to produce live soundscapes. \n+    Schedule:\n+    Tidal Prism – 7:00pm\n+    ialive – 7:45pm\n+    Buffalo Stance – 8:30pm\n+    John Vogel – 9:15pm\n+    $10-$20 suggested\, NOTAFLOF
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/john-vogel-buffalo-stance-ialive-tidal-prism/
LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T220000
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SUMMARY:H-O-T Series of Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:Dancers: \n\nCurt Haworth\nLeigh Huster\nLoren Groenendaal\nKatherine Kiefer Stark\nMichele Tantoco\n\n  \nMusicians: \n\nA.J. Khaw (Piano)\nConnor Przybyszewski (Trombone)\nFlandrew Fleisenberg (Percussion)\nMorgan Evans-Weiler (Violin)\n\n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/h-o-t-series-of-philadelphia/
LOCATION:Fidget\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T220000
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SUMMARY:WHAT THE PICTURES SOUND LIKE: SSONIC EXPLORATIONS OF ART KANE PHOTOS w/ JONATHAN KANE - REEVES GABRELS - JAIR-ROHM PARKER WELLS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an extraordinary multimedia performance with drummer Jonathan Kane (La Monte Young\, Swans)\, guitarist Reeves Gabrels (The Cure\, David Bowie) and bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (Machine Gun\, Embryo) as they interpret the music of artists photographed by legendary photographer Art Kane\, performed with projections of Kane’s iconic images of The Who\, Jim Morrison\, Louis Armstrong\, Cream\, Jefferson Airplane\, Bob Dylan\, Harlem 1958 (aka A Great Day in Harlem)\, The Beatles and more…\nAdmission is FREE
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/what-the-pictures-sound-like-ssonic-explorations-of-art-kane-photos-w-jonathan-kane-reeves-gabrels-jair-rohm-parker-wells/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T220000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T035657Z
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SUMMARY:DAVE BURRELL
DESCRIPTION:Fire Museum Presents 25th Anniversary: Dave Burrell\nDave Burrell: \nDistinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. \nStanding out as a leading figure of the New York avant-garde scene in the second half of the ’60s\, Burrell quickly established himself as one of the most innovative pianists\, collaborating with the emerging leaders in contemporary jazz and joining the groups of Marion Brown\, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp. He has played and recorded\, among others\, with Giuseppi Logan\, Sunny Murray\, Albert Ayler\, Grahan Moncur III\, Byard Lancaster\, Sirone\, Alan Silva\, Clifford Thornton\, Roscoe Mitchell. His dynamic compositions with blues and gospel roots recall the tradition of Jelly Roll Morton\, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington\, as well as avant garde composers Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.” Dave Burrell is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including National Endowment for the Arts\, Vision Festival Lifetime Achievement Award\, Philadelphia Music Foundation\, William J. Cooper Foundation\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Pennsylvania State Council on The Arts\, MidAtlantic Foundation\, John Garcia Gensel Award\, and the Pew Fellowship in Jazz Composition. \nFire Museum Presents turns 25! Our first ever event took place on January 20th\, 2001 in Berkeley\, Ca. To celebrate we are hosting three events with series favorites\, tonight we present the return of Dave Burrell! \nWe are proud to be working with The Perch Music & Arts Workshop to establish a space where performances\, workshops and other community events can take root. \naccessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/dave-burrell/
LOCATION:The Perch Large Room\, 2008 Arizona St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
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SUMMARY:AIRLFT
DESCRIPTION:AIRLFT 2026 – Thursday! JAN 22 at 7PMPhilly’s super collective of composers\, improvisors and sonic healers are back in action in the new year. Help us celebrate the birthday of our own DM Hotep. Hotep\, Philly’s guitarist\, composer\, and curator extraordinaire\, will curate our 2 sets of musical and sonic excursions.We are AIRLFT- Diehl\, Levin\, Lavelle\, Dennis\, Marquez\, Lawson\, Lowery\, Hotep. – Philly’s deep rooted sonic omnivores. \n  \nTake SEPTA Rt. 23 bus; RR Chestnut Hill West to Carpenter; Carpool!. The AIRLFT series is EVERY 4th THURSDAY
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/airlft/
LOCATION:Commodore John Barry Arts & Cultural Center\, 6815 Emlen St\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T220000
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CREATED:20251202T033415Z
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SUMMARY:Iva Bittová & Antonin Fajt Duo + The Other Side Of A Dream
DESCRIPTION:FIRE MUSEUM PRESENTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY: IVA BITTOVÁ & ANTONIN FAJT DUO + THE OTHER SIDE OF A DREAM\nFree-Donations Appreciated!\n  \nIva Bittová: \nHailing from the present-day Czech Republic\, Iva Bittová is one of Europe’s most innovative and celebrated artists. She began her career as an actor in the mid-1970s\, appearing in several Czech and Slovak feature films. Born to famed Roma violinist Bittó Kálmán\, she was playing violin and singing at a very early age. In 1987 Iva & percussionist Pavel Fajt released an album of original minimalist fusion of alternative rock music with Slavic and Roma motifs. Iva Bittova’s first solo record (“Iva Bittova” – 1991) fully outlined her extraordinary complexity as an artist. She composed all of the 14 tracks on the album\, except for Czech folk song “One Sister”. \nBittova is one of those rare artists who know how to put all possible extremes of the emotional scale into one song: she laughs and cries\, cackles as a hen\, chirps as a bird\, slaps her tongue\, makes strange throat noises. Bittova’s violin playing is as impressive as her vocal acrobatics\, distilled from different techniques\, constantly mixed. She might pluck her instrument as a ukulele or a banjo\,or play with a bow or a wooden stick to get a rhythmical pattern from the string. Bittova uses everything she has\, plays with her entire body\, beats a rhythm with her feet. \nIn addition to her solo concerts Bittova has collaborated and performed with Jiri Stivin\, Emil Viklicky\, Fred Frith\, Tom Cora\, Chris Cutler\, David Moss\, Pavel Fajt and many others. \nAntonin Fajt: \nAntonin Fajt’s music combines elements of folkloric traditions of Eastern Europe\, jazz and classical composition. Toni grew up in Lelekovice\, in the Moravian region of Czech Republic in a musical family. His mother\, Iva Bittová is a singer\, violinist and composer\, and his father\, Pavel Fajt is a drummer and composer. Antonín moved to the Hudson Valley\, NY in 2007. He likes to work with preparations\, folk materials\, sampling\, texture\, and repetition. Toni holds a BA in music from Bard College ’14\, where he studied under the mentorship of the composer Joan Tower. \nBesides music\, he likes to cook\, work outside\, make events\, and pretend to know things. He’s been fortunate to work with wonderful musicians such as Dean Sharp\, Niloufar Shiri\, Window Quartet\, Andrei Kvapil\, Henry Birdsey\, George Mráz\, Jessika Kenney\, Eyvind Kang\, Michael Dessen\, PUBLIQuartet\, & the ICE ensemble. He can be heard with his group Mantis with Niloufar Shiri\, in duo with Iva Bittová\, or in improvised music scenes in New York and southern California. He holds an MA from the Integrative Composition\, Improvisation and Technology program at UC Irvine where he is currently finishing his PhD dissertation and composing a larger musical work centered around the Hudson River and its two-way flow as a representation of time. \nThe Other Side Of A Dream: \nOutsider jazz ensemble The Other Side Of A Dream was formed in 2021 by Jordan Burgis (Systolic Murmurs) as a pedal steel and analog synthesizer trio. After a few years of experimenting and recording at home\, the project was resurrected in 2025 with a new focus on electro-acoustic piano improvisations. With fellow dreamers Darian Scatton (Song People) on analog synths and Mary Beth Ray (MB + MP) on processed electric guitars\, the trio’s atmospheric music explores the space between daydreams and ecstatic visions\, always posing the question: “Who will I be on the other side of a dream?”
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/iva-bittova-antonin-fajt-duo-the-other-side-of-a-dream/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T220000
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SUMMARY:Victor Viera-Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:sets @ 7:30 and 9:00 PM
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-viera-branco-trio/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T220000
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SUMMARY:Eastman / Williams / Mendelssohn
DESCRIPTION:Felix Mendelssohn was 21 when he toured Italy\, an impressionable\, impassioned young composer alive to musical inspiration. He was already developing an international reputation\, and this trip stirred his imagination. He described his “Italian” Symphony\, rich in imagery and melody\, as “blue sky in A major.” \nJohn Williams’s jaunty Tuba Concerto is a delightful opportunity to experience the many gifts of Principal Tuba Carol Jantsch\, whose sound is “as clear and sure as it is luxurious” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). \nThe program opens with a long-lost gem. Julius Eastman was a shooting star of a composer\, an extraordinary talent ahead of his time. Born in 1940\, Black and gay\, he was as defiant as he was gifted. Living and creating on the edge\, Eastman fell into poverty and homelessness\, dying alone and unheralded in 1990. In recent years\, new audiences have embraced his works\, including his powerful Second Symphony. Tender and shattering\, it was created as a farewell to a former lover\, with whom it remained until rediscovered and premiered in 2018.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/eastman-williams-mendelssohn-2/
LOCATION:Marion Anderson Hall\, 300 South Broad Street\, Philaelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20260115T215756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T215756Z
UID:691-1768676400-1768690800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Shahzad Ismaily / Merope
DESCRIPTION:Passages Season 4 | Program 4  \nLive sets: Shahzad Ismaily [solo] | Merope w/ Shahzad Ismaily  \nDJ set: Westov Temple  \nVisual Projections: Klip Collective \n Beverages: Forin
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/shahzad-ismaily-merope/
LOCATION:Saint Michael’s Lutheran Church\, 2139 East Cumberland Church\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20260114T154504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T154504Z
UID:637-1768676400-1768683600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Tudor Piano
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present pianist Adam Tendler in a solo performance of works by Christian Wolff\, Toshi Ichiyanagi\, Henry Cowell\, Morton Feldman\, John Cage\, and others. \nBefore David Tudor became renowned for his pioneering electronic compositions\, he was celebrated as one of the most fearless and virtuosic interpreters of experimental piano music. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s\, Tudor served as the primary champion of the New York School composers and works associated with the Fluxus movement\, premiering scores that challenged every convention of notation\, performance\, and the relationship between composer and interpreter. His performances transformed indeterminate works and event scores into vivid sonic experiences\, treating open-ended instructions not as puzzles to solve but as frameworks for spontaneous decision-making and physical engagement. \nThis concert honors Tudor’s legacy as a performer by presenting a diverse program of works he premiered during this formative period—pieces that blur the boundaries between composition and improvisation\, notation and action\, music and theater. Adam Tendler brings his own adventurous spirit and deep expertise in experimental repertoire to these historically significant works\, continuing the tradition of radical interpretation that Tudor embodied. \n\nPROGRAM \nChristian Wolff — Suite I (1954) \nToshi Ichiyanagi — Music for Piano No. 4 (1960) \nMorton Feldman — Three Pieces for Piano (1954) \nEarle Brown — Forgotten Piece (c.1954) \nBo Nillson — Schlagfiguren (1978) \nHenry Cowell — The Fairy Bells (1929) \nJohn Cage — Solo from Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1957-8) with Indeterminacy (1959) \nJohn Cage — 4’33” (1952)
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/tudor-piano/
LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20260114T154212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T154212Z
UID:633-1768665600-1768672800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:David Tudor: Bandoneon!
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present a free screening of Bandoneon! (a combine)\, a documentary about David Tudor’s groundbreaking 1966 performance\, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Julie Martin. \nBandoneon! was Tudor’s first full concert work as a composer\, performed as part of 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering—a legendary collaboration between ten New York artists and thirty engineers from Bell Telephone Laboratories. Tudor played the bandoneon as input into a complex sound and visual modification system that moved sound between speakers and controlled lights and video images\, animating the entire 69th Regiment Armory space. This documentary reconstructs the original performance through archival film and vintage photographs\, featuring interviews with the performers\, engineers\, and Tudor’s fellow composers. The film offers rare insight into one of the most ambitious experiments in live electronic performance and interdisciplinary collaboration of the 1960s. Julie Martin\, who directed the film and worked closely with Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) co-founder Billy Klüver\, will discuss the project and answer questions following the screening.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/david-tudor-bandoneon/
LOCATION:Urban Annex Screening Room\, 3401 Filbert Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251226T031207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T031207Z
UID:567-1768593600-1768600800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Stuart Jackson - John Cage / David Tudor
DESCRIPTION:  \nJohn Cage: Solo for Cymbal (1960) \nDavid Tudor: Coefficient: Frictional Percussion and Electronics (1991) \n\nThis event is part of A VIEW FROM INSIDE: DAVID TUDOR AT 100\, an exhibition at Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery from January 15 to March 21\, 2026.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/stuart-jackson-john-cage-david-tudor/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251217T014627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T014627Z
UID:548-1768572000-1768582800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Eastman / Williams / Mendelssohn
DESCRIPTION:Felix Mendelssohn was 21 when he toured Italy\, an impressionable\, impassioned young composer alive to musical inspiration. He was already developing an international reputation\, and this trip stirred his imagination. He described his “Italian” Symphony\, rich in imagery and melody\, as “blue sky in A major.” \nJohn Williams’s jaunty Tuba Concerto is a delightful opportunity to experience the many gifts of Principal Tuba Carol Jantsch\, whose sound is “as clear and sure as it is luxurious” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). \nThe program opens with a long-lost gem. Julius Eastman was a shooting star of a composer\, an extraordinary talent ahead of his time. Born in 1940\, Black and gay\, he was as defiant as he was gifted. Living and creating on the edge\, Eastman fell into poverty and homelessness\, dying alone and unheralded in 1990. In recent years\, new audiences have embraced his works\, including his powerful Second Symphony. Tender and shattering\, it was created as a farewell to a former lover\, with whom it remained until rediscovered and premiered in 2018.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/eastman-williams-mendelssohn/
LOCATION:Marion Anderson Hall\, 300 South Broad Street\, Philaelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251215T193053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T193053Z
UID:529-1768496400-1768505400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:A View From Inside: David Tudor at 100 exhibition
DESCRIPTION:A View from Inside: David Tudor at 100 celebrates the life\, work\, and legacy of David Tudor (1926–1996)\, a Philadelphia-born pioneer of experimental music and sound art. Tudor transformed the possibilities of sound by merging audio technology\, tone generators\, signal processors\, loudspeakers\, and electric circuits into instruments of radical invention. \nTudor first gained prominence in the early 1950s as a virtuoso pianist\, championing new works by John Cage\, Morton Feldman\, and Christian Wolff. By the 1960s\, he shifted from performance at the keyboard to creating live electronic compositions. His projects pushed the boundaries of art and technology: Bandoneon! at Experiments in Art and Technology’s 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering (1966); the immersive sound installation for the Pepsi Pavilion at the 1970 Osaka World Expo; and Rainforest IV (1973)\, a seminal work in which found objects became both sound sources and resonators\, realized in collaboration with Composers Inside Electronics. From 1953 until his death\, Tudor worked closely with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company\, and in the 1990s he collaborated with engineers at Intel on the Neural Network Synthesizer\, a technology that anticipated current AI systems by decades. \n  \nOn View: January 15 – March 21\, 2026. \nOpening Reception: Thursday\, January 15\, from 5:00-7:30pm \nGallery Hours:\nTuesday – Friday 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.\nSaturday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. \nLocation:\nPearlstein Gallery\nDrexel University\nURBN Annex\n3401 Filbert Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19104
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/a-view-from-inside-david-tudor-at-100-exhibition/
LOCATION:Leonard Pearlstein Gallery\, 3401 Filbert St\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251215T190022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T190022Z
UID:503-1768334400-1768341600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Ches Smith’s Clone Row
DESCRIPTION:“This definitely ain’t your father’s guitar band\,” writes no less an expert on six-string subversion than Marc Ribot in the liner notes to the self-titled debut by Ches Smith’s latest project\, Clone Row. The adventurous new quartet features Smith with guitarists Mary Halvorson and Liberty Ellman and bassist Nick Dunston. As a composer\, Smith finds endless possibilities in this seemingly limited instrumentation\, weaving together varied threads from his divergent earlier projects in ways that sound not quite like any of them. \nWriting for All About Jazz\, Glenn Astarita calls Clone Row “a statement of intent from an artist still hungry to redraw the boundaries of progressive jazz. Essential listening for anyone curious about where creative music is headed in 2025\, it delivers both the thrill of exploration and the satisfaction of landing somewhere entirely new.” This latest evolution in Smith’s imaginative soundworld was deliberately devised to spotlight four composer-improvisers who could transform and evolve the composer’s tantalizing musical instigations.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/ches-smiths-clone-row/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251215T185817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T185828Z
UID:501-1768161600-1768168800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Bex Burch
DESCRIPTION:Bex Burch is a composer\, percussionist\, producer and instrument maker that has carved out a unique sonic space for herself. Her restless creativity and desire to embrace new musical challenges across a range of percussive instruments have led to collaborations with a diverse range of artists such as Peter Zummo\, Kuljit Bhamra\, Tamar Osborn\, Leafcutter John\, Mariá Portugal\, Tony Buck and Evelyn Glennie. Her recorded music with Boing!\, Flock and her celebrated band Vula Viel has seen her straddle the divergent worlds of minimalism\, post punk\, and improvisation with equal success. \nAccording to The Guardian\, Burch’s music “shares some characteristics with the music of Steve Reich and John Adams\, but this is minimalism that isn’t afraid to break into a sweat and get its hands dirty.” Her open-hearted\, open minded and wide-eyed approach to improvisation continues to break new musical ground.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/bex-burch/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251110T164309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T164309Z
UID:441-1768161600-1768168800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Vibrational Family- Braxton Composition 76 (For Trio)/Tri-Axium Workshop Performance
DESCRIPTION: \nComposition 76 by Anthony Braxton  \nperformed by  \nGabriel Meyer- Trombone\, Alto Saxophone Andrew Gioanetti- Flute\, Bb Clarinet\, Alto and Soprano Sax Jonah Gelbart- Trumpet\, Fluegal Horn\, Shofar
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/vibrational-family-braxton-composition-76-for-trio-tri-axium-workshop-performance/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251110T163924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T163924Z
UID:439-1768132800-1768147200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Tri-Axium Theory and You- Unlocking the Music of Anthony Braxton
DESCRIPTION:Led by tri-centric orchestra concertmaster Erica Dicker\, This workshop is dedicated to the exploration of the compositional/improvisational systems of NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton. As much as we are trying to faithfully approach the work of the maestro\, we will use this music as a springboard to unlocking our own creativity and unique approaches.  \n \nIn the course of these 3 hours- participants will learn how to spontaneously arrange music utilize Braxton’s Language Music\, and have the opportunity to ask burning questions about score interpretation. The last half of the workshop will be dedicated to practicing the scores as a collective ensemble. For those up for the adventure\, they will then perform the scores in the concert to follow in the evening. This workshop is open to all instrumentalists\, composers\, and “friendly experiencers.” The ability to play notated music is useful but not necessary for the enjoyment of the workshop. Instrumentalists in the workshop are required to bring their own amplification to play in the concert. There will not be use of the PA. Vocalists should bring their own mic and make arrangements prior to the workshop.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/tri-axium-theory-and-you-unlocking-the-music-of-anthony-braxton/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T194733
CREATED:20251215T184333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T184333Z
UID:498-1767902400-1767909600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Shahzad Ismaily x Greg Saunier x Maria Chavez
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Philadelphia debut of this remarkable trio\, bringing together three musicians whose work is united by a commitment to artistry beyond category. Shahzad Ismaily (Arooj Aftab\, Ceramic Dog)\, Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) and turntablist/sound artist Maria Chavez came together as a trio for the first time on stage in Williamsburg\, Brooklyn in May 2025. That debut performance received a glowing review in The Wire\, where writer Vanessa Ague heralded it as “a reminder of… the sheer joy of seeing what surprises we can find in sound.” \nCalled “musicians’ favorite musician” by The New York Times\, Shahzad Ismaily is a multi-instrumentalist and producer who has worked with a staggering range of musical minds\, including John Zorn\, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed\, Tom Waits\, Marc Ribot\, Arooj Aftab\, Bonnie Prince Billy\, Nels Cline and countless others. Greg Saunier is a founding member of the reliably unpredictable band Deerhoof as well as a “polyrhythmically rewarding and puckishly anti-corporate” (Stereogum) drummer\, composer and improviser who has worked with Yoko Ono\, Arto Lindsay\, Anthony Braxton\, Mike Watt and others. Maria Chavez is an abstract turntablist\, sound artist and DJ whose work across mediums is united by coincidence\, chance and failures. Her approach is rooted in Deep Listening\, developed by her late mentor Pauline Oliveros. Artforum has hailed her as “a bricoleur of intricate\, cerebral\, capricious sonic landscapes constructed through improvised sampling.”
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/shahzad-ismaily-x-greg-saunier-x-maria-chavez/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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