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Musicians from Afar »

Asimina Chremos (dance) Philadelphia

Ruby Fulton (trumpet, flugelhorn, violin) Idaho

Anne-F Jacques (motors, objects, amplification) Montreal

Rosie Langabeer (piano) New Zealand

Julius Masri (percussion, keyboards, oud) Philadelphia

Liew Niyomkarn (electronics, found objects) The Hague

Laura Ortman (amplified violin) New York

Marshall Trammell (percussion) Bay Area

Maia Urstad (sound art) Norway

Zachary Watkins (electric guitar) Oakland

Walter Wright (drums, electronics, objects) Massachussettes

N.N.K. (saxophone) Japan

Marta Zapparoli (reel to reel, tape recorders) Berlin

Musicians from Baltimore and DC »

Eames Armstrong (electronics, dance, performance)

CK Barlow (guitar, sampling, electronics)

John Berndt (saxophone, electronics)

Tom Boram (thocolate tynapple panipulator)

Samuel Burt (daxophone, bass clarinet)

Jeff Carey (computer)

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

Layne Garrett (guitar, objects, self-built instruments)

Hanna Olivegren (voice)

Jimmy Joe Roche (voice, modular synthesizer)

Thomas Stanley (electronics)

Noelle Tolbert (dance)

Jenny Moon Tucker (C melody saxophone, alto saxophone, electronics)

 
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MAJOR CONCERTS »

September 15th - 18th, 2016
@ The Theatre Project
45 W Preston St.

Thursday Night, September 15th »

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

Maia Urstad (sound art)

Group One:

Marshall Trammell (percussion)

Laura Ortman (amplified violin)

N.N.K. (saxophone)

Group Two:

Anne-F Jacques (motors, objects, amplification)

Marta Zapparoli (reel to reel, tape recorders)

Asimina Chremos (dance)

Tom Boram (thocolate tynapple panipulator)

Group Three:

Ruby Fulton (trumpet, flugelhorn, violin)

Jeff Carey (computer)

John Berndt (saxophone, electronics)

Liew Niyomkarn (electronics, found objects)

Group Four:

Zachary Watkins (electric guitar)

Jenny Moon Tucker (C melody saxophone, alto saxophone, electronics)

Walter Wright (drums, electronics, objects)

Eames Armstrong (electronics, dance, performance)

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Friday Night, September 16th »

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

Laura Ortman (amplified violin)

Group One:

Jeff Carey (computer)

CK Barlow (guitar, sampling, electronics)

Rosie Langabeer (piano)

N.N.K. (saxophone)

Layne Garrett (guitar, objects, self-built instruments)

Group Two:

Jimmy Joe Roche (voice, modular synthesizer)

Marshall Trammell (percussion) 

Julius Masri (percussion, keyboards, oud)

Group Three:

Walter Wright (drums, electronics, objects)

Samuel Burt (daxophone, bass clarinet)

Maia Urstad (sound art)

Noelle Tolbert (dance)

Asimina Chremos (dance)

Group Four:

Julius Masri (percussion, keyboards, oud) 

Zachary Watkins (electric guitar)

Hanna Olivegren (voice)

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

Thomas Stanley (electronics)

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Saturday Matinee, September 17th »

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

Duos

Duo One:

Zachary Watkins (electric guitar)

Noelle Tolbert (dance)

 

Duo Two:

Ruby Fulton (trumpet, flugelhorn, violin)

CK Barlow (guitar, sampling, electronics)

 

Duo Three:

Jimmy Joe Roche (voice, modular synthesizer)

Jenny Moon Tucker (C melody saxophone, alto saxophone, electronics)

 

Duo Four:

Thomas Stanley (electronics)

Walter Wright (drums, electronics, objects)

 

Duo Five:

Tom Boram (thocolate tynapple panipulator)

Eames Armstrong (electronics, dance, performance)

 

Duo Six:

Samuel Burt (daxophone, bass clarinet)

Layne Garrett (guitar, objects, self-built instruments)

Saturday Night, September 17th »

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

N.N.K. (saxophone)

Group One:

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

Laura Ortman (amplified violin)

Anne-F Jacques (motors, objects, amplification)

Rosie Langabeer (piano)

Group Two:

Maia Urstad (sound art)

John Berndt (saxophone, electronics)

Jimmy Joe Roche (voice, modular synthesizer)

Eames Armstrong (electronics, dance, performance)

 

Group Three:

Noelle Tolbert (dance)

Hanna Olivegren (voice)

Liew Niyomkarn (electronics, found objects)

Group Four:

Marshall Trammell (percussion)

Jeff Carey (computer)

Jenny Moon Tucker (C melody saxophone, alto saxophone, electronics)

Marta Zapparoli (reel to reel, tape recorders)

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Sunday Night, September 18th »

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

Thomas Stanley (electronics)

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:

Tom Boram (thocolate tynapple panipulator)

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

Ruby Fulton (trumpet, flugelhorn, violin)

Asimina Chremos (dance)

Rosie Langabeer (piano)

John Berndt (saxophone, electronics)

Layne Garrett (guitar, objects, self-built instruments)

Samuel Burt (daxophone, bass clarinet)

Marta Zapparoli (reel to reel, tape recorders)

Liew Niyomkarn (electronics, found objects)

Julius Masri (percussion, keyboards, oud)

Hanna Olivegren (voice)

Anne-F Jacques (motors, objects, amplification)

 

WORKSHOPS »

Anne-F Jacques
Peabody Computer Music
Room PCM314
6:00pm, Wednesday, September 14th

Marta Zapparoli
Goucher College Computer Music
Goucher Room 115 KA (Computer Music Studio)
9:35am, Thursday, September 15th

Marshall Trammell
Towson University Jazz Department
Center for the Arts, Room 2079
11:00am, Thursday, September 15th

Maia Urstad
MICA Sound Art
Brown Center, Room 206
11:00am, Friday, September 16th