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September 24th - 27th, 2015
@ The Theatre Project
  45 W Preston St., Baltimore

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Thursday Night, September 24th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals)

Group One:

Andrew Bernstein (saxophone, electronics)

Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics)

Stewart Mostofsky (Ultra Sound, electronics)

Irena Tomažin (voice tapes)

Group Two:

Alexandra Cárdenas (computer, live electronics)

Shelly Purdy (percussion)

M.C. Schmidt (electronics, objects)

Sydney Spann (electronics, strings, voice)

Group Three:

Bonnie Jones (electronics)

Michael Zerang (percussion)

Group Four:

Ben Bennett (percussion)

Andrew Lafkas (bass)

Shelly Purdy (percussion)

Eva Zöllner (accordian)

Friday Night, September 25th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Tashi Dorji (guitar)

Group One:

Nava Dunkelman (percussion)

Caroline Marcantoni (voice, dance)

M.C. Schmidt (electronics, objects)

Group Two:

Rose Hammer Burt (saxophone, reeds)

Mei Mei Chang (projections)

Tashi Dorji (guitar)

Michael Zerang (percussion)

Group Three:

Ben Bennett (percussion)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion)

Luke Stewart (electronics, bass)

Irena Tomažin (voice, tapes)

Group Four:

Amma Ateria (electronics, inventions)

Andrew Bernstein (saxophone, electronics)

M.C. Schmidt (electronics, objects)

C. Spencer Yeh (voice, violin)

Eva Zöllner (accordian)

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Saturday Matinee, September 26th »

Doors open 12 NOON / Performances start 1:00 PM sharp
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Two special sets that break the pattern of nightly performances in an attempt to redefine the undefinable.

 

Title forthcoming

A group work with Mei Mei Chang. Check back for details.

MUSICIANS:

Amma Ateria (electronics, inventions)

Rose Hammer Burt (saxophone, reeds)

Alexandra Cárdenas (computer, live electronics)

Jamal R. Moore (woodwinds, electronics)

Sydney Spann (electronics, strings, voice)

 

Featuring the work of:

Mei Mei Chang (projections)

 

 

9 Propositions
Considering found photographs with performance

Stephanie Barber’s work is philosophical, with a focus on language. Her bold ideas are often balanced by a playful humor. Saturday afternoon, she will collaborate with five High Zero musicians to compose nine vignettes, live, based on a detailed examination of nine found photographs. Barber will interject with speech, providing moments of reflection and absurdity. The musicians will react to, ignore, collaborate with, and impishly prod their fellow musicians, the photographs, and Barber’s own monologue, creating a playground of ideas that demand to be witnessed.

MUSICIANS:

Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics)

Caroline Marcantoni (voice, dance)

Stewart Mostofsky (electronics, Ultra Sound)

Bromp Treb (elect., perc., performance)

Eva Zöllner (accordian)

 

Featuring the work of:

Stephanie Barber (voice, projections)

Saturday Night, September 26th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Bromp Treb (electronics, percussion, performance)

Group One:

Andrew Bernstein (saxophone, electronics)

Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals)

Caroline Marcantoni (voice, dance)

Jamal Moore (woodwinds, electronics)

Michael Zerang (percussion)

Group Two:

Stephanie Barber (voice, projections)

Ben Bennett (percussion)

Mei Mei Chang (projections)

Group Three:

Nava Dunkelman (percussion)

Bonnie Jones (electronics, text)

Andrew Lafkas (bass)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion)

Irena Tomažin (voice, tapes)

Group Four:

Rose Hammer Burt (saxophone, reeds)

Stewart Mostofsky (electronics)

Luke Stewart (electronics, bass)

C. Spencer Yeh (voice, violin)

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Sunday Night, September 27th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Bonnie Jones (electronics, text)

The Night of Randomization

As a new ongoing tradition, the High Zero Festival will leave Sunday Night's sets up to chance. Fourteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. What kind of wonderful, unplanned, musical collisions will happen this year?

 

Musicians will be chosen from this list:

Amma Ateria (electronics, inventions)

Stephanie Barber (voice, projections)

Alexandra Cárdenas (computer, live electronics)

Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics) Austria

Nava Dunkelman (percussion) San Francisco

Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals) New York City

Andrew Lafkas (bass) Berlin

Jamal R. Moore (woodwinds, electronics)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion)

Shelly Purdy (percussion)

Sydney Spann (electronics, strings, voice)

Luke Stewart (electronics, bass)

Bromp Treb (elect., perc., performance) Massachusettes

C. Spencer Yeh (voice, violin) New York City

 

Sound Investments

September 22, 24 - 26, 2015 • 2pm to 7pm
in Bromo Arts District
 
installation pic 3
 

421 N Howard St, Baltimore

High Zero collaborates with Ljubljana's Museum of Transitory Art and Sonica Festival to Present 5 amazing sound installations in 3 locations in West downtown B-more! Artists Irena Tomazin, Carrie Fucile, Martin Bricelj Baraga & Matt Spendlove, and Andrew Bernstein take feathers, fans, giant faces, wheezing robotic organs, the sound of water evaporating and dark ambient metal riffs performed by toothbrushes into the shop windows of downtown.

Locations
Current Gallery   421 N Howard St 21201
  Forced Air   Andrew Bernstein. (Baltimore) Automated generative reed organ
  Elillan   Carrie Fucile. (Baltimore) glass, water, hydrophone, guitar amp
  Faces of Voices  Irena Tomazin (Ljubljana, Slovenia) 4 channel video

Psychic Readings
  219 Park Av 21201
  Dental Mental  Martin Baraga and Spatial (Slovenia/UK) toothbrushes, microphones, computer

Abandoned Storefront
  223 Park Av 21201
  Flight  Carrie Fucile (Baltimore) 20 fans and guitar amps

Hours   2pm to 7pm Thursday Sept 24th-26th.
Opening Night Crawl   September 22nd.
Visit 219 and 223 Park Av and crawl up to Current Space for more installations and Performances beginning at 8pm.

installation pic 1
 
installation pic 2

MoTA logo SONICA logo

 

WORKSHOPS »

Bonnie Jones (electronics, tapes)
Peabody Conservatory - Computer Music
1 E Mt. Vernon Place
Wednesday, September 23rd at 6pm
Room C314

C Spencer Yeh (voice, violin)
MICA Film
7pm Wednesday, September 23

Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics)
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Thursday, September 24th at 9:55am and 11:45am
Room 115 KA (Computer Music Studio)

Eva Zöllner (accordian)
UMBC
Noon Friday, September 25

Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals)
MICA Sound Art
1pm Friday, September 25
Brown Center, Room 206

Tashi Dorji (guitar)
Towson Jazz Department
5pm Friday, 9/25