Purchase tickets here for performances at the Baltimore Theatre Project.
45 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD
Doors open at 7:30pm.
Shows start at 8:30pm sharp.
Huichun Yang balloon, arbrasson, daxophone, mouth harp, live electronics, Max MSP
Set 1
Thomas Kraines cello Dorothy Carlos cello, electronics Neroj Patrick (Jeron White) upright bass, bass ukelele Majid Araim manwe dolin, violin, voice
Set 2
David Moré objects, things Shelly Purdy percussion M.C. Schmidt iOS devices, objects
Set 3
Sarah Parker saxophone Brenton Lim audio-reactive/generative art Lexie Mountain voice, tapes, electroncis Hunter Brown computer
Set 4
Maja Radovanlija guitar Mike Kuhl drums, percussion Sam Burt daxophone, bass clarinet, modular synthesizer
8:30pm
The Night of Randomization
As an ongoing tradition, the High Zero Festival will leave Saturday Night's sets up to chance. Sixteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. What kind of wonderful, unplanned, musical collisions will happen this year?
Solo
Dorothy Carlos cello, electronics
Randomized Participants
Majid Araim mandolin, violin, voice Thomas Kraines cello Tom Boram harpsichord, synthesizer Mike Kuhl drums, percussion Brenton Lim audio-reactive/generative art Stewart Mostofsky synthesizer, sofa M.C. Schmidt iOS devices, objects Neroj Patrick (Jeron White) upright bass, bass ukelele David Moré objects, things Lemuel Marc cornet, trumpet Huichun Yang balloon, arbrasson, daxophone, mouth harp, live electronics, Max MSP Sarah Parker saxophone Alexander Wu electronics Hunter Brown computer
8:30pm
Solo
Lemuel Marc cornet, trumpet
Set 1
Davu Seru drums Sarah Parker saxophone Shelly Purdy percussion Stewart Mostofsky electronics Neroj Patrick (Jeron White) upright bass, bass ukelele
Set 2
Mike Kuhl drums, percussion Alexander Wu electronics Hunter Brown computer
Set 3
Maja Radonvanlija guitar Thomas Kraines cello Tom Boram synthesizer, keyboard Brenton Lim audio-reactive/generative art
M.C. Schmidt iOS devices, objects Huichun Yang balloon, arbrasson, daxophone, mouth harp, live electronics, Max MSP Samuel Burt daxophone, bass clarinet, modular synthesizer
Set 3
Dorothy Carlos cello Davu Seru drums Lemuel Marc cornet, trumpet Tom Boram harpsichord, electronics
Set 4
Alexander Wu electronics Lexie Mountain voice, tapes, electronics Stewart Mostofsky electronics David Moré objects, things
High Zero Artists will engage curious minds at area institutions.
Alexander Wu
Peabody Computer Music
Wednesday, 23rd of September, 2026, 6-7pm
Hiu-Chun Yang
Towson Recording Recital Hall
Friday, 25th of September, 2026, noon
Lemuel Marc
Towson Recording Recital Hall
Friday, 25th of September, 2026, 1pm
Maja Radovanlija
UMBC UMBC Music Box
Friday, 25th of September, 2026, 2:30pm
While the main stage is invitation-only and booked a year in advance, there are many opportunities to perform at High Zero through High Jinx, our broadly participatory, informal and unofficial site specific and street performances held throughout the city starting a week before the festival, which are some of the wildest and most inspired public art events in Baltimore. PARTICIPATE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Directors:
People who can decide on an event, organize it (what, where, who and when) and then follow through and execute it. This can be a simple event with one director/performer standing on a street corner or a complex event with many involved.
Performers:
People who either have skills which satisfy the needs of a particular perfomance or people who want to perform in something that doesn't need specific skills
Places:
A great site can dictate what should be perfomed there (ex. crossing over). Or, a great site can be perfect for anything you put in it.
Documenters:
Video cameras, journalists, poets, photographers, sound recordists, spys.
Creative thinkers:
High Jinx is almost "anything goes". Simple ideas can make beautiful events. What can you amplify? (knitting needles) Take the mundane and over emphasize it (ultrareductionist library band). Make music out of almost nothing by meerly changing the context of existing sounds (honkers). Just act silly (the hat band). Be visual (folded paper). Be weird (crossing over). Be conventional (music games). Show off your basement projects (invented instrument)
Promoters:
People who'll tell people what's happening, where and when, post to email lists, put up flyers. People who will bring more people to get involved.