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SUMMARY:Treatise Revisited
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird presents Arcana New Music Ensemble in a second performance of Cornelius Cardew’s landmark graphic score Treatise at The Rotunda. \nLast November the ensemble performed about 20 of the score’s 193 pages. This year they take on a different set of pages\, with the score projected so the audience can follow along. \nAbout Treatise\nTreatise has no instructions\, no specified instrumentation\, and no set duration. Across its 193 pages\, a line runs above two empty staves\, and around it Cardew placed a vocabulary of shapes. Some pages suggest clefs\, staves\, and note heads\, and others give way to curves\, solid black dots\, and forms with no musical precedent. Any number of pages can be performed\, by any number of players. Realizing the score takes discussion and interpretation\, and no two performances sound alike. \nCardew worked on Treatise from 1963 to 1967\, after his years as Stockhausen’s assistant and while working as a graphic designer. His encounter with John Cage and David Tudor in 1958 had already pulled him away from European serialism toward indeterminacy\, and Treatise pushed that further than the New York School had. The title nods to Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus\, whose economy and rigor Cardew admired. The score was first published in 1967 by The Gallery Upstairs Press in Buffalo\, New York\, and in 1971 he wrote the Treatise Handbook\, a set of working notes on its composition and early performances. His most quoted line on the piece: \n“The sound should be a picture of the score\, not vice versa.” \nWithin a few years Cardew had renounced the avant-garde and its notation\, but he never withdrew Treatise from publication. It remains the best-known graphic score ever made. \nArcana New Music Ensemble\n\nNicholas Handahl\, flute\nNoa Even\, saxophone\nMelinda Rice\, violin\nCarlos Santiago\, violin\nAlyssa Almeida\, cello\nAndy Thierauf\, percussion\n\nAbout Cornelius Cardew\nCornelius Cardew (1936–1981) trained as a pianist and cellist at the Royal Academy of Music\, then went to Cologne’s Studio for Electronic Music as Stockhausen’s assistant\, working on the score of Carré. After the Cage and Tudor concert in 1958 he turned to indeterminate music\, producing The Great Learning and Treatise. In 1966 he joined the improvising group AMM\, and in 1969 he co-founded the Scratch Orchestra\, which brought trained and untrained musicians together under a “reverse seniority” ethos. \nIn the 1970s he turned to explicitly political music\, populist\, Marxist\, and Maoist in outlook\, and wrote the polemic Stockhausen Serves Imperialism. He died on December 13\, 1981\, in a hit-and-run accident; the driver was never found. \nAbout Arcana New Music Ensemble\nFounded in 2015\, Arcana is a Philadelphia chamber ensemble that presents contemporary classical music in unconventional places. It performs works by living composers and revisits music of the past\, often by overlooked composers. Arcana is known for portrait concerts\, which explore a composer’s work in depth by pairing widely recognized names with those who are lesser known or historically underrepresented.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/treatise-revisited/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jen Shyu’s Fertile Land\, Fertile Body
DESCRIPTION: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 and riveting stage presence\, carving out her own beyond-category space in the art world. She has performed with or sung the music of such musical innovators as Sumi Tonooka\, Nicole Mitchell\, Val Jeanty\, Ikue Mori\, Linda May Han Oh\, Anthony Braxton\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Mark Dresser\, Francis Wong\, Jon Jang\, Vijay Iyer\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Kenny Barron\, Reggie Workman\, Bill Frisell\, and Immanuel Wilkins. \nEven with the acclaim she has received for her recordings\, Shyu is just as renowned for her dynamic performances. Ben Ratliff wrote in The New York Times that her concerts are “the most arresting performances I’ve seen over the past five years… [Shyu] seems open\, instinctual\, almost fearless.” At Solar Myth\, she’ll present “Fertile Land\, Fertile Body: The Missing of the Future\,” a multilingual ritual opera comprising ancient and original music\, dance\, and projection\, exploring the loss of mother\, loss of motherhood\, and human-caused environmental toxicity and genocide’s effects on climate change and our fertility.⁠ \n\nJen Shyu – composition\, libretto\, voice\, gayageum\, Taiwanese moon lute\, piano\, movement\, raw video footage\nNana Dakin – director\nZosha Warpeha – violin\, Hardanger\, voice\nAlexandria DeWalt – flute\, voice\nElizabeth Kate – cello\, voice\nDevon Gates – bass\, voice\nMelanie Dyer – viola\, voice\n\nCreative Team \n\nHaruna Lee – writing doula\nSoomi Kim – choreographer\nLaura Sofía Pérez – projection design\nEric Cheng – photography and iceberg video\nJamie Chen – stage manager\nMelyanet Suarez – digital program designer\nCarolyn Hall – environmental researcher\n\n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/jen-shyus-fertile-land-fertile-body/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Jazz Gallery Mentoring Series Marcus Gilmore and Ryoma Takenaga with Special Guest David Virelles
DESCRIPTION: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 its Joyce Wein Mentorship Program to cultivate a group of senior-level jazz musicians as mentors and to provide aspiring musicians with the opportunity to learn the music and business of jazz under the guidance of their contemporary heroes. Ars Nova Workshop is proud to partner with The Jazz Gallery to help bring this vital initiative to a wider audience. \nMarcus Gilmore is a multi-Grammy award winning drummer\, composer\, producer\, and educator\, integrating a unique style where he is musically expanding rhythm while supporting the great musicians with whom he plays. He has performed and recorded with a staggering range of artists including Mulatu Astatke\, Chick Corea\, Pharoah Sanders\, Savion Glover\, Pat Metheny\, Ambrose Akinmusire\, Ravi Coltrane\, Common\, Flying Lotus\, Black Thought\, and Fred Armisen. He’s mentoring the rising star bassist Ryoma Takenaga\, most recently heard on a trio of breathtaking Village Vanguard recordings by the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet\, released earlier this year via Blue Note. They will be joined by David Virelles\, Cuban pianist who has performed and recorded with Henry Threadgill\, Andrew Cyrille\, Paul Motian\, Tomasz Stanko and Ravi Coltrane\, alongside developing a variety of solo projects. Virelles is a Steinway Artist and a Guggenheim Fellow. \nMarcus Gilmore & Ryoma Takenaga with Special Guest David Virelles \n\nMarcus Gilmore – drums\nRyoma Takenaga – bass\nDavid Virelles – piano
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-jazz-gallery-mentoring-series-marcus-gilmore-and-ryoma-takenaga-with-special-guest-david-virelles/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:MANAS & Totally Automatic
DESCRIPTION:MANAS: \nTashi Dorji: guitar \nThom Nguyen: drums \nChe Chen: guitar\, percussion\, homemade instruments \nMANAS was formed in 2012 in Asheville\, NC by guitarist Tashi Dorji and drummer Thom Nguyen. The intensity of their live shows\, characterized by Dorji’s angular guitar preparations and Nguyen’s multi-limbed maelstroms exploding outwards in parallel\, immediately caught the ear of the underground. Originally from Bhutan\, where he absorbed American and UK hard rock and heavy metal via bootleg cassettes while surrounded by a family full of folk musicians\, Dorji arrived stateside for college and immersed himself in Asheville’s DIY punk scene and formative listening sessions with records by Albert Ayler\, John Coltrane and Derek Bailey. It was there that he met Nguyen\, a Vietnamese-Mississippian transplant who had been playing in local free rock outfits Nest Egg and Mendocino. The two hit the ground running\, funneling their love of grindcore\, black metal\, free jazz\, noise and other extreme sonics\, and burgeoning anarchist/mutual-aid politics into their newfound freedom in improvisation. Relentless woodshedding and touring on both sides of the Atlantic has long since solidified their reputation as an undeniable live act\, and their post-hardcore take on improvised music has found them space on bills and collabs with Nepali grindcore band Chepang\, heavy music headliners SUMAC and Godspeed You! Black Emperor\, and free improv musicians like Joe McPhee\, Susie Ibarra\, Zoh Amba\, Audrey Chen and countless others. Multi-instrumentalist Che Chen (of 75 Dollar Bill) has been a longtime friend of the band and frequent collaborator over the years\, and now joins MANAS as second guitarist/aux percussionist. His guitar can be foil or twin to Dorji’s own\, while his battery of small percussion and homemade instruments is able to refract Nguyen’s multi-directional rhythms\, or create wholly other textures. \n(MANAS photo by Barry Weisblat) \nTotally Automatic: \nTotally Automatic was formed by Anne Ishii\, Eugene Lew and Matthew Smith Lee in the summer of 2021. They play unarranged music with each other\, on drums\, saxophone and electronics\, and can be found around Philadelphia. \naccessibility: The entrance on the 48th Street side of building is wheelchair accessible via a street-level lift. Please contact us in advance if possible to arrange access.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/manas-totally-automatic/
LOCATION:Calvary Community Center\, 4740 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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SUMMARY:Water Can Assume Any Form
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present Matthew Levy at The Rotunda for a record release concert of music for tenor saxophone and electronics. \nMatthew Levy — founding member of the world-renowned PRISM Quartet — steps out as soloist for a record release recital celebrating his ongoing exploration of music for tenor saxophone and electronics. The concert takes its name from James Primosch’s Water Can Assume Any Form\, the beloved Philadelphia composer’s final\, unfinished work — Levy completed its second movement at Primosch’s request\, weaving his improvisation into his late friend’s soundtrack “with the hope of channeling his ideas into my own\,” in what Levy calls “our most poignant collaboration.” \nThe program features three works from Levy’s latest album alongside two previously recorded works: Emma O’Halloran’s Sum of Its Parts\, recorded for XAS Records — the piece that launched this whole electro-acoustic project\, built from samples of Levy’s own playing — and Nicholas Cline’s Water Witching\, written for saxophonist Jeff Siegfried and recorded by Levy for Navona Records. Across the evening\, composers have recorded\, synthesized\, and reimagined elements of Levy’s own playing — subtones\, growls\, multiphonics\, percussive articulation — into fantastical electronic soundscapes he then performs against\, live and often improvising\, in real time. \nAlso on the program is Erin Busch’s can’t find the words\, a work of sublime delicacy written by Levy’s colleague on the Temple University faculty. Each piece treats the saxophone-and-track format differently — from intimate memorial to abstracted meditation on water and land. Amid that electronic backdrop sits the one fully acoustic work of the night (also written for Levy): Paola Prestini’s Where the Blue Wave Rocks\, a Kandinsky-inspired meditation on color\, connection\, and communication\, offering a moment of unprocessed clarity within the program. \nTogether\, the compositions form a portrait of an instrument — and a performer — at the intersection of technology\, memory\, and imagination. \nProgram\n\ncan’t find the words (2019/2026) by Erin Busch\nWater Can Assume Any Form (2021) by James Primosch\nWhere the Blue Wave Rocks (2006/2020) by Paola Prestini\nWater Witching (2015) by Nicholas Cline\nSum of Its Parts (2018) by Emma O’Halloran\n\nAbout the Artist\nSaxophonist\, composer\, curator\, producer/engineer\, and educator Matthew Levy has made an enduring contribution to contemporary music as co-founder and executive director of the world-renowned PRISM Quartet\, and as a collaborator with other artists and ensembles for more than 40 years. Matt has been hailed by The Saxophone Journal as “a complete virtuoso of the tenor saxophone” and by The New York Times for his “energetic and enlivening” performances. He is the recipient of fellowships from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage\, the Independence Foundation\, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. He has scored four motion pictures\, including PBS’s Diary of a City Priest\, featured at the Sundance Film Festival. \nMatt has recorded for Albany\, BCM+D\, BMOP/Sound\, Deutsche Grammophon\, ECM\, Grammavision\, Innova\, Koch International\, Navona\, Naxos\, New Dynamic\, New Focus\, Orange Mountain\, Tzadik\, and XAS\, which he founded in 2016. People’s Emergency Center\, a critically acclaimed double album of Matt’s original music that spotlights guest artists Jason Moran\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Tim Ries\, Ben Monder\, Jay Anderson\, and Bill Stewart was described by PopMatters as “9 Stars\, Best Jazz of 2014…too big to fail” and by WRTI as “magic with swirling precision.” \nA member of the Network for New Music Ensemble\, Matt has premiered solo works by Emma O’Halloran\, Paola Prestini\, Nick DiBerardino\, Renee Favand\, Jacob Walls\, Erin Busch\, and David Ludwig; collaborated with a host of choreographers and dance companies\, among them Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co.\, Philadelphia Ballet\, Peter Sparling\, Scrap Performance Group\, and Group Motion Dance Theater; and appeared as a guest artist with the Philadelphia Orchestra\, Detroit Symphony\, Dolce Suono Ensemble\, and counter)induction. \nHis work with PRISM has included tours of China\, Russia\, and Latin America; concerto appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra and Dallas Symphony; and recital performances presented by Carnegie Hall and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He serves on the faculty of Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance where he maintains a robust saxophone studio\, is a member of the Producers & Engineers Wing and Songwriters & Composers Wing of the Recording Academy\, and performs exclusively on Selmer saxophones.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/water-can-assume-any-form/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dave Burrell & Steve Swell duo
DESCRIPTION:Dave Burrell & Steve Swell duo: \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. \nBorn in Newark\, NJ\, Steve Swell has been an active member of the NYC music community since 1975. His breadth of versatility has allowed him to tour and record with such mainstream artists as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich in the past\, as well as more contemporary artists like Anthony Braxton\, Bill Dixon\, Cecil Taylor and William Parker. He has over 50 CDs as a leader or co-leader and is a featured artists on more than 125 other releases. He runs workshops around the world and is a teaching artist in the NYC public school system focusing on special needs children. Swell has worked on music transcriptions of the Bosavi tribe of New Guinea for MacArthur fellow\, Steve Feld in 2000. Steve is presently a teaching artist through the American Composers Orchestra\, Healing Arts Initiative \, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center (Bronx)\, the Jazz Foundation of America\, Leman Manhattan Preparatory School and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. \naccessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/dave-burrell-steve-swell-duo/
LOCATION:The Perch Large Room\, 2008 Arizona St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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SUMMARY:GLASS BODY. PHANTOM HORSE.
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird presents pianist Sam Yulsman and vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco performing GLASS BODY. PHANTOM HORSE.\, Yulsman’s tone parallel to Wilson Harris’ Carnival trilogy. \nGLASS BODY. PHANTOM HORSE. is the first movement of an Ellingtonian tone parallel written by Yulsman for Wilson Harris’ Carnival trilogy. Featuring Victor Vieira-Branco on vibraphone and Yulsman on piano\, the piece parallels Harris’ weaving of Afro-diasporic\, Mesoamerican\, Amerindian and European myth through woven abstractions of the blues\, baroque harmonic folds\, Hasidic nigun\, solo improvisations by Vieira-Branco and Yulsman\, phase shifting\, and experiments in non-resonating space. \nProgram\n\nGLASS BODY. PHANTOM HORSE. by Sam Yulsman\n\nAbout the Artists\nSam Yulsman is a pianist\, composer and theorist based in New York City. As a pianist his work includes recordings and performances with Jessie Cox\, Brandon Lopez\, Anaïs Maviel\, Anna Webber\, Diego Espinosa\, Alicia Hall Moran\, Roman Filiu\, Laure M. Hiendl\, Lester St. Louis\, Marcela Lucatelli\, TJ Borden\, Kevin Ramsay\, and Victor Vieira-Branco’s Bark Culture among many others. As a composer he has collaborated with ensembles and soloists\, including the Sun Ra Arkestra\, JACK Quartet\, Talea Ensemble\, String Noise\, Distractfold\, Julia den Boer\, Ensemble Korea\, Rage Thormbones and Séverine Ballon. Yulsman completed his DMA in composition at Columbia University in 2021 where he studied with George E. Lewis. His theoretical and creative writings\, published by Issue Project Room\, Columbia University and Critical Studies in Improvisation\, focus on decolonial approaches to information theory\, mimesis and simulacras of mid-20th century Afro-diasporic social aesthetics. \nVictor Vieira-Branco is a vibraphonist\, composer\, and improviser based in Philadelphia\, PA after spending much of his life in and around São Paulo\, Brazil. \nCurrently\, he leads and writes for Bark Culture\, a trio featuring bassist John Moran and drummer Joey Sullivan. The most recent album by the group The Giant is Awkward is a quartet which features the addition of pianist and composer Sam Yulsman on piano. \nWhile Bark Culture is his main vehicle as a composer\, his performance work includes with Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra\, and the Chad Taylor Quintet\, the latter of which released the album Smokeshifter\, featuring three pieces penned by the vibraphonist. The core trio of Bark Culture was also heavily involved in Rob Mazurek’s score for Kelly Reichardt’s 2025 film The Mastermind. \nPhoto Credits\nVictor’s pic: Harry Gogh\nSam’s pic: Richard Lenz
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/glass-body-phantom-horse/
LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Magic Tuber Stringband & Sam Wenc
DESCRIPTION:Magic Tuber Stringband: \nHailing 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 avant composition world utilizing folk instrumentation. Their music appears to weave in and out of the fabric of their surroundings\, reflecting their time spent living across the Southeast and studying its regional folk traditions and natural histories. Having performed recently at Big Ears\, Hopscotch\, Sound & Gravity (and many other places along the way) the group’s music resonates well beyond their regional roots. The ensemble stretches the parameters of acoustic instrumental expression with masterful flourishes of dense\, textural arrangements\, subtle minimalist gestures and deft improvisation. \nSam Wenc: \nSam Wenc is a composer\, improviser\, and interdisciplinary artist working with sound\, text\, performance and installation. He has released music on Longform Editions\, Where to Now\, Moone Records\, Noumenal Loom\, Sweet Wreath\, and his own label Lobby Art Editions\, amongst others. His work has been supported by Elektronmusikstudion (Stockholm\, Sweden)\, Art OMI (Ghent\, NY)\, Foundation for Contemporary Arts (NYC)\, Roulette Intermedium (NYC)\, Casa Del Lago / Cultura UNAM (México)\, Sonidos Primeros (Peru)\, Creative Alliance of Philadelphia\, Kiosk Gallery (Chicago) and has performed throughout the US\, Canada\, Peru\, México\, and Japan. He is co-founder of Lobby Art Editions\, a record label that highlights and releases works by artists exploring boundaries of genre and media. \naccessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/magic-tuber-stringband-sam-wenc/
LOCATION:The Perch Large Room\, 2008 Arizona St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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SUMMARY:Marta Sánchez
DESCRIPTION: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 significant path through her innovative and original music\, she has reached an international audience and earned broad critical recognition. Sánchez has released four acclaimed albums with her quintet in addition to the 2024 trio album Perpetual Void. She also tours and records with the David Murray Quartet\, is a regular member of groups such as the Oscar Noriega Quartet\, the Maria Grand Duo\, and the Webber/Morris Big Band\, and has worked as a sidewoman with artists including Sara Serpa\, Immanuel Wilkins\, Emma Frank\, Terri Lyne Carrington and many others. \nSánchez released her debut solo piano recording\, For the Space You Left\, earlier this year. Long daunted by the prospect of solo performance\, she found her voice through experimenting with piano preparations. For The Space You Left is the result of years of exploration and experimentation\, successfully distilling the signature compositional elements she utilizes for quintet and trio into a single instrument\, and through entrancing rhythmic loops and melodic counterpoint creating something uniquely her own. Writing for The Vinyl District\, Joseph Neff hailed Sánchez’s solo pieces as\, “gripping\, life-affirming excursions that should please any fan of top-flight piano science.”
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/marta-sanchez/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Variant 6    "Hologram"
DESCRIPTION:*This program is co-curated by Rebecca Myers and James Reese \nVariant 6 presents Hologram\, in a program that explores the unique scope of light and color created by an exquisite blend of low voices. For the first time\, the ensemble’s tenors and basses alone come together to create a warm and sonorous soundworld\, from the rich beauty of Francis Poulenc and Franz Schubert to the lush contemporary voices of Joanna Marsh\, Joanne Metcalf\, and Salvatore Sciarrino. \nfeaturing\nJames Reese\, tenor — Michael Jones\, tenor — Harrison Hintzsche\, baritone — Daniel Schwartz\, bass — Paul Max Tipton\, bass
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/variant-6-hologram/
LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:THIRD COAST PERCUSSION & GLENN KOTCHE
DESCRIPTION: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” (NPR Music)\, Third Coast Percussion makes its Philadelphia debut alongside Glenn Kotche\, composer and drummer of Wilco\, hailed as one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. A collective Penn Live Arts debut\, these Grammy® Award-winners perform an exhilarating program including Glass’ Aguas da Amazonia and Steve Reich’s Music for Pieces of Wood\, arranged for two drum sets\, plus original compositions and more that expand the depth and musical possibilities of percussion.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/third-coast-percussion-glenn-kotche/
LOCATION:Annenberg Center\, 3680 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T213000
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SUMMARY:Mosaic
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird presents Variant 6 in an evening featuring a program of music entirely by Philadelphia composers\, past and present. \nVariant 6 presents Mosaic\, a program of music for six a capella voices that celebrates the rich musical history of composition and music-making in Philadelphia. \nThe centerpiece of this program will be a world-premiere by Philadelphia composer Robert Maggio. Alongside contemporary Philly composers Benjamin C.S. Boyle\, Michael Djupstrom\, Ksenia Stetsenko\, Steve Crino\, Kile Smith\, and David Shapiro\, the ensemble will perform the music of Samuel Barber\, perhaps Philly’s most famous composer. \nFeaturing\n\nRebecca Myers\, soprano\nLauren Kelly\, mezzo-soprano\nNickolas Karageorgiou\, tenor\nHarrison Hintzsche\, baritone\nDaniel Schwartz\, bass\n\nAbout the Artists\nVariant 6 explores the expressive potential of the human voice through vocal chamber music that is at once virtuosic\, poignant\, and approachable. Composed of artists with a diverse set of skills and a wide range of expertise\, the group seeks out repertoire that embodies this potential. The ensemble collaborates with artists of many disciplines\, creating refreshing interpretations of music of the past and innovative premieres of new works. Its concerts are unique and intimate musical experiences that foster deep conversation between artists and audience. \nVariant 6 shares its unique take on vocal chamber music with people all over the city of Philadelphia. Its approachable and collaborative projects create an environment where audiences of different backgrounds will feel inspired to attend its events\, respond to its music\, and get to know the artists as individuals.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/mosaic/
LOCATION:Philadelphia Ethical Society\, 1906 Rittenhouse Square\, Philadelphia
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SUMMARY:PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE KOYAANISQATSI: LIVE WITH FILM
DESCRIPTION: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 classic’s score is a landmark in minimalist music\, hailed as one of the most influential film soundtracks of the modern era. In a rare Philadelphia appearance\, the acclaimed Philip Glass Ensemble performs this thrillingly enigmatic music live\, creating a powerful fusion of concert and cinema. With a message as resonant today as it was at the film’s debut\, this immersive experience unfolds as a haunting\, unforgettable journey.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/philip-glass-ensemble-koyaanisqatsi-live-with-film/
LOCATION:Annenberg Center\, 3680 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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