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MAJOR CONCERTS »

September 22nd - 25th, 2011
@ The Theatre Project
  45 W Preston St., Baltimore

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Thursday Night, September 22nd »

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

John Butcher: saxophone

Group One:

Kaffe Matthews: sampling, tuning forks

Max Eisenberg: electronics

Gerry Mak: bowed strings, throat-singing

Zeena Parkins:harp, electronics

Group Two:

Katherine Young: bassoon

Tom Boram: electronics

Thomas Lehn: synthesizer

Samuel Burt: reeds, invented instruments

Group Three:

Elisa Urtiaga: voice, other

Amy Cimini: viola

Lisle Ellis: doublebass, electronics

Group Four:

Oluyemi Thomas: reeds, trumpet

Andrew Bernstein: reeds, electronics

Rose Burt: reeds

David Watson: bagpipes, guitar

Nathan Ellman-Bell: percussion

Shana Palmer: electronics

John Berndt: saxophones, electronics

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Friday Night, September 23rd »

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

Katt Hernandez: violin

Group One:

Katherine Young: bassoon

John Butcher: saxophone

Gerry Mak: bowed strings, throat-singing

David Watson: bagpipes, guitar

Group Two:

Dorothea Schürch: saw

Tom Boram: electronics

Kaffe Matthews: sampling, tuning forks

Group Three:

Tim Murphy: keyboard, bagpipes

Matt Weston: percussion, electronics

Oluyemi Thomas: reeds, trumpet

Britton Powell: bass

Group Four:

Shana Palmer: electronics

Nathan Ellman-Bell: percussion

Zeena Parkins: harp, electronics

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Saturday Matinee, September 24th »

Doors open 12 NOON / Performances start 1:00 PM sharp
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Two special sets conceived and curated by John Bischoff and Mark Trayel, and Andrew Bernstein.

 

John Bischoff's and Mark Trayle's GUIDED BY IMPULSE:


"Guided by Impulse"
recombines two of our compositions for The Hub, John's "Partial Guidance" and my own "In My Room." John's portion of this piece uses sonic characteristics derived from impulses sounded by the instrumental ensemble to create a shifting harmonic framework for our improvisation. I use the spectral profile of the performers' workspaces (gathered through impulse responses) in a similar fashion. Using these sound portraits we create a composition unique to the people who play it and the places where they live and work." - Mark Trayle

Samuel Burt: reeds, invented instruments

Leo Svirsky: piano, keyboards

Amy Cimini: viola

Elisa Urtiaga: voice, other

Dorothea Schürch: saw

 

Andrew Bernstein's NORTH AMERICAN WALKABOUT:

John Butcher: saxophone

Katherine Young: bassoon

Thomas Lehn: electronics

Britton Powell: bass

Katt Hernandez: violin

Rose Burt: reeds

Tom Boram: electronics

Ami Cimini: viola

Andrew Bernstein: reeds

Owen Gartner: Conductor

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Saturday Night, September 24th »

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

Kaffe Matthews: sampling, tuning forks

Group One:

Oluyemi Thomas: reeds, trumpet
Katt Hernandez: violin
John Berndt: saxophones, electronics

Group Two:

Gerry Mak: bowed strings, throat-singing

Leo Svirsky: piano, keyboards

Max Eisenberg: electronics

Lisle Ellis: doublebass, electronics

Tim Murphy: keyboard, bagpipes

Group Three:

Jason Willett: electronics, other

Zeena Parkins: harp, electronics

Thomas Lehn: synthesizer

Group Four:

John Butcher: saxophone

John Berndt: saxophones, electronics

Lisle Ellis: doublebass, electronics

Matt Weston: percussion, electronics

Britton Powell: bass

Nathan Ellman-Bell: percussion

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Sunday Night, September 25th »

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

Max Eisenberg: electronics

Group One:

David Watson: bagpipes, guitar

Andrew Bernstein: reeds, electronics

Katherine Young: bassoon

Tim Murphy: keyboard, bagpipes

Shana Palmer: electronics

Group Two:

Amy Cimini: viola

Katt Hernandez: violin

Rose Burt: reeds

Group Three:

Elisa Urtiaga: voice, other

Samuel Burt: reeds, invented instruments

Dorothea Schürch: saw

Leo Svirsky: piano, keyboards

Group Four:

Andrew Bernstein: reeds, electronics

Matt Weston: percussion, electronics

Jason Willet: electronics

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DANCE PERFORMANCE»

September 20th, 2011
@ 2640
  2640 Saint Paul St., Baltimore
8pm - $5

Ayako Kataoka
with Justin Durel, Sarah Fask, and Kaitlin Murphy
Music by Peter B, Carson Garhart, and Ami Dang

Meghan Flanigan
Music by Andy Hayleck

Lily Susskind
of Effervescent Collective
Music by Janel Leppin

Sigrid Lauren
Music by Stewart Mostofsky
performing Glint

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FILM AND VIDEO »

September 21st, 2011
@ Charles Theater
  1711 North Charles Street / thecharles.com
7pm - $5

New to High Zero, a showing of intriguing moving pictures by Trisha Baga, Matthew Barney, Robert Beatty, Andy Hayleck, Max Eilbacher, Standish Lawder, Daria Martin, Gunvor Nelson, Jimmy Joe Roche, Daichi Saito, Paul Sharits, and C. Spencer Yeh. Curated by M.C. Schmidt, Meg Rorison, and Mary Helena Clark.

 
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HIGHJINX »

Site specific performances everywhere you look!
Visit the HighJinx Page for a calendar of planned events throughout Baltimore.

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WORKSHOPS »

Tom Boram
Peabody Conservatory
1 E Mt. Vernon Place
6:00PM, Wednesday, September 21
Room C314

Kaffe Matthews
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 W. Mt. Royal Ave.
7:00PM, Wednesday, September 21
Brown 206

Thomas Lehn
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
9:55AM and 11:45AM, Thursday, September 22
Room 115 KA (Computer Music Studio)

Oluyemi Thomas
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Friday, September 23
Room C314

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Musicians from Afar »

John Butcher (saxophone) London

Amy Cimini (viola) New York

Lisle Ellis (doublebass, electronics) New York

Katt Hernandez (violin) Sweden

Thomas Lehn (synthesizer) Vienna

Kaffe Matthews (sampling, tuning forks) London

Zeena Parkins (harp, electronics) New York

Dorothea Schürch (saw, voice) Zürich

Leo Svirsky (piano, keyboards) The Hague

Oluyemi Thomas (reeds, trumpet) Oakland

David Watson (bagpipes, guitar) New York

Matt Weston (percussion, electr.) Northhampton

Katherine Young (bassoon) Chicago

Musicians from Baltimore »

Andrew Bernstein (reeds, electronics)

John Berndt (saxophones, electronics)

Tom Boram (electronics)

Rose Burt (reeds)

Samuel Burt (reeds, invented instruments)

Max Eisenberg (electronics)

Nathan Ellman-Bell (percussion)

Gerry Mak (bowed strings, throat-singing)

Tim Murphy (keyboard, bagpipe)

Shana Palmer (electronics)

Britton Powell (bass)

Elisa Urtiaga (voice, other)

Jason Willett (electronics, other)

Special Projects »

Mark Trayle and John Bischoff

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