Events

Bow and Arrow (Lea Bertucci & Michael Behari): Bow and Arrow is the newly formed duo project of experimental composer Lea Bertucci (voice, electronics, flutes) and virtuoso guitarist Michael Beharie. This project […]

“Vocally impressive, verbally elegant, and duly seductive” (Opera News), the “velvet-voiced” (The New Yorker) baritone Justin Austin makes his PCMS debut with pianist Howard Watkins, a leading vocal collaborator and […]

Daniel Villarreal has long been a widely known and beloved character on the Chicago music scene, veering between psychedelic funk, spiritual jazz, soul, and the folkloric traditions of Latin America […]

Birdbath Sessions Ep. 1: Morphology Doors: 7 | Downbeat: 7:30 BIRDBATH SESSIONS brings four artists from different corners of Philly’s musical ecosystem together to form a temporary ensemble. The format […]

Daniel Villarreal has long been a widely known and beloved character on the Chicago music scene, veering between psychedelic funk, spiritual jazz, soul, and the folkloric traditions of Latin America […]

Honoring 25 of years of the composer’s ambient masterwork ‘The Disintegration Loops’. William Basinski is a classically trained musician and composer who has been working in experimental media for over […]

Bowerbird is pleased to present an evening of music by Laura Cetilia from her two releases on the elsewhere label, performed by Jack Yarbrough (piano), Hannah Soren (cello), and Laura […]

Musicians: @violintriguing (Nathan Bishop), fiddle @flandrew.fleisenberg, percussion @ajkhaw, piano Matt Murphy, strings and objects (special guest from MA) Dancers: @desireamaiya @meganbridge_00 @vervetdance (Loren Groenendaal) Tickets Available at the door, $10–$25 sliding […]

Bowerbird is pleased to present the Arcana New Music Ensemble performing its third iteration of “Postal Pieces,” a concert featuring living composers in Philadelphia and beyond composing postcard-sized works inspired […]

Modular synthesizers are wonderfully personal instruments: open-ended, endlessly flexible, and built on a few simple ideas. This four-part class starts with those foundations, including signal flow, voltage, gates, triggers, and […]

Sixty years ago, on November 11, 1966, John Coltrane played a concert at Temple University that became Offering: Live at Temple University. This November 11, we return to Mitten Hall […]

with Kris Davis, Robert Hurst, Terri Lyne Carrington and moreOn November 11, 1966, John Coltrane returned to his former hometown of Philadelphia for a performance at Temple University’s Mitten Hall […]

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Teodora Stepančić resides in Brooklyn and has been producing the Piano + series for years as well as working as an incredibly active composer and performer of experimental chamber music […]

Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance: SIGNIFICANTLY LESS DECEPTIVE! “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble […]

Modular synthesizers are wonderfully personal instruments: open-ended, endlessly flexible, and built on a few simple ideas. This four-part class starts with those foundations, including signal flow, voltage, gates, triggers, and […]

This celebratory program honors the distinguished career of Don Liuzzi during his final season as Principal Timpanist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The evening explores a series of ethereal and rarely […]

Still in his early 30s, trumpeter Adam O’Farrill has earned the respect of his peers and elders alike, not to mention music-school hopefuls who transcribe him alongside bop-era greats. The […]

If there’s one constant with Resavoir, the sprawling and adventurous project from Chicago-based producer, trumpeter, and composer Will Miller, it’s perpetual evolution. In the years since Miller started releasing music […]

Bowerbird presents Arcana New Music Ensemble in a second performance of Cornelius Cardew’s landmark graphic score Treatise at The Rotunda. Last November the ensemble performed about 20 of the score’s […]

Jen Shyu is a groundbreaking,multilingual vocalist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and dancer. Born in Peoria, Illinois, to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, Shyu is widely regarded for her virtuosic singing […]

The Jazz Gallery is America’s premier performance venue for emerging artists who challenge convention, take creative risks and lead their field as performers, composers and thinkers. The cultural center developed […]

MANAS: Tashi Dorji: guitar Thom Nguyen: drums Che Chen: guitar, percussion, homemade instruments MANAS was formed in 2012 in Asheville, NC by guitarist Tashi Dorji and drummer Thom Nguyen. The […]

Bowerbird is pleased to present Matthew Levy at The Rotunda for a record release concert of music for tenor saxophone and electronics. Matthew Levy — founding member of the world-renowned […]

Dave Burrell & Steve Swell duo: Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. Standing out as a leading figure of the New […]

Bowerbird presents pianist Sam Yulsman and vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco performing GLASS BODY. PHANTOM HORSE., Yulsman’s tone parallel to Wilson Harris’ Carnival trilogy. GLASS BODY. PHANTOM HORSE. is the first movement […]

Magic Tuber Stringband: Hailing from North Carolina, Magic Tuber Stringband probes the undercurrents of the landscapes around them. Highly skilled players and writers, the trio are leaders within the burgeoning […]

Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, pianist and composer Marta Sánchez is actively working in the contemporary creative music scene in New York City and around the globe. Charting a […]

*This program is co-curated by Rebecca Myers and James Reese Variant 6 presents Hologram, in a program that explores the unique scope of light and color created by an exquisite […]

An innovative percussion ensemble and renowned drummer team up to celebrate Philip Glass’ 90th birthday. Known for pushing the genre “in new directions, blurring musical boundaries and beguiling new listeners” […]

Bowerbird presents Variant 6 in an evening featuring a program of music entirely by Philadelphia composers, past and present. Variant 6 presents Mosaic, a program of music for six a […]

In 1975, filmmaker Godfrey Reggio joined forces with composer Philip Glass to create Koyaanisqatsi, a non-narrative, experimental film that explores the balance between humanity, technology and the environment. This cult […]