Larry…..

In May, the world lost the equally brilliant and dear Larry Polansky.  I am still shocked and heartbroken, but honored to be a part of a concert honoring him on what would have been his 70th birthday, October 16, 2024.    It will be an amazing cross section of his work.   Near the bay area?  Please drop by The Lab.

Requiem of Art

December 8 – 8 pm at University Settlement, Either/Or presents Time/Again…….featuring a gorgeous premiere by Victoria Cheah and an incredible realization of Henning Christensen’s Requiem of Art (NYC) (fluxorum organum II) (1970/2014).   Anthony Coleman is joining us, Alex Lough is working his technical magic and my axe for the show is a megaphone ……….it’s going to be EPIC!!!

 

 

Holster!!!

Buckle your seat belts, folks!  The evening of March 4, 2023, ML and Corey Jane Holt Merenda AKA The Nepo Sisters AKA Holster present The first annual DWS flute and piano convention (here we are hiding from the paparazzi)!!!! At this swanky soiree, you will hear fresh spanking new works by Robert C. Constable Jr., Eric Lyon, and Paul Reller in addition to older (but still fresh) works by Paula Matthusen and J.S. Bach. Bonk 2.0? DWS Live? Salon Musik comes to life at Chez Merenda in Tampa!!!! (this year………….!  Next year???)      

Happy Holidays!

December is Ensemble month!!!   Playing with so many great folks in SEM Ensemble, Ghost Ensemble and of course my dear pals in Either/Or.  Here’s the line-up……

12/5, 8:30PM — SEM Annual Christmas-Time Concert Preview, Willow Place
12/11, 7 PM — SEM Annual Christmas-Time Concert at the Paula Cooper Gallery
12/16, 7:30 PM – Ghost Ensemble, Univ. of Mass. Amherst
12/19, 8 PM – Infrequent Seams Festival at Roulette (in person and streaming) — it opens with
Either/Or and closes with Ghost Ensemble!!
12/20, 8 PM – Richard Teitelbaum Tribute Concert at Roulette.   Ghost Ensemble returns to
premiere a new work by Cat Lamb and is joined by IONE on Oliveros’ Mountain Air.

Happy Holidays 2021

While I love doing my solo cross disciplinary thing, I am SO grateful to be playing live with 2 of my favorite groups and connecting with my family of friends!   Here’s the schedule — can’t wait to see everyone!!!  

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 – 8 PM
Either/Or performs the music of  the legends Talib Rasul Hakim and Tania Leon
Tenri Cultural Institute (43 A W. 13th Street, NYC)
Tix $10-20, online sales only at  eventbrite

Friday, December 10, 2021 – 8 PM
Either/Or presents Process + Potentiality
Works by Roland Kayn, Tom Johnson, Richard Carrick, and Jessie Cox (a new work written 4me)
Tenri Cultural Institute (43 A W. 13th Street, NYC)

Sunday, December 19, 2021 – 7:30 PM
Ensemble Ipse presents a concert of new commissions and premieres
After many postponements, we are so looking forward to premiering works by Peter Apfelbaum, Aruan Ortiz, Kirsten Broberg, Ursula Kwong Brown, and a very special posthumous premiere by James Sellars.
Dimenna Center – Benzaquen Hall (450 West 37th Street, NYC)

Out In the Air…..

…is where  I’m playing a solo show!!!!!!! It feels like a miracle.   Partnering with Juraj Kojs and the FETA Foundation, I will be present 3 performances a day (including a full–blown multi-media ML show based on my pandemic life) from December 3-5 at the Miami Botanical Gardens.   Performing in the Gazebo encased in plastic, entitled the Breath of Death Pavilion,  no dangerous aerosols will escape!      You can also visit installations by Juraj Kojs and Rachel Weiss and enjoy the magic that is Troy Rogers and his robot boat!!

FETAFoundation.org

Facebook event page

Breath of Death Pavilion Schedule:

1 PM – work by Dorothy Hindman

3 PM – work by Alex Lough

5:30 PM – works by Elizabeth Adams, Christopher Cerrone, Yi Ding, Moritz Eggert, Elizabeth Hoffman, Anne LeBaron, Eric Lyon, Milica Paranosic, and Jacob TV.

opening????

Oh my goodness, Either/Or is coming back strong with one live(!!!) event and 2 virtual ones in  their 2021 SpringFestival!!! 

June 21, 3 PM — as part of the MakeMusicNY series, E/O plays  Anthony Braxton, Richard
Carrick,   Julius Eastman,  and Zeena Parkins (with Zeena!) at Pier 17 South Street Seaport.

June 24, 8 PM – Virtual Video concert #1  featuring Vasko Dukovski and me.   (I am presenting 2 new works by Elizabeth Hoffman)

June 26, 8 PM – Virtual Video concert #2 featuring Vasko Dukovski and me.  ( I am presenting works by Jacob TV and Juraj Kojs.

all info here.

 

 

Love, More Love

FETA LOVE FEST: A conference, performances and dance party 

May 30, 2020: 2-6PM EST
http://fetafoundation.org/js_events/feta-love-fest/
https://www.facebook.com/events/3021462411279060/
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/foundation-for-emerging-technologies-and-arts-19198136788

Schedule:
2PM-3:30PM EST: A Zoom conference
Take your seat at our virtual discussion Music, Art, and Technology: What Are We Zooming Into? about the impact of communication technologies on music and art making during the time of pandemic.Hear our renowned speakers from various areas of musical and art life, as they will illuminate their experience and practice through their lenses.
Ask questions at the panel discussion after the forum.
Zoominar speakers: Stefania Serafin (computer music researcher and educator, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark), Vanessa Reed (President and CEO, New Music USA), Michael Linville (Dean of Chamber Music and Fellow Development, New World Symphony), Charo Oquet (Interdisciplinary artist, Miami, FL), Kamala Sankaram (composer and vocalist, NYC), Ali Adjourli (Virtual Reality designer, Copenhagen, Denmark) and Robert Black (musician and educator, Bang on a Can All Stars double bassist and Hartt School/University of Hartford, CT).
3:30PM-4PM: Cocktail hour. Chat and mingle in the Zoom rooms with Hanah Davenport, Milica Paranosic, and the festival participants.
4PM-5PM: Dance party interspersed with performances.
Dance with the artists and experience intervention performances and participatory activities. Featuring Margaret Lancaster (at 4:05!!!), Milica Paranosic, Rachel Weiss, Alex Lough, Nicole Martinez, Space Pants and Juraj Kojš.
5PM-6PM: DJ Eric Umble
Get your feet moving with techno beats by the Brooklyn-based DJ Eric Umble.
Join us for the live stream of Accidental Music Festival 2020! Timucua’s annual festival of contemporary classical, avant-garde, experimental, and creative music returns, with live performances and video premieres from:  Elizabeth A. Baker, Geoffrey Burleson, Sarah Cahill, Vicky Chow, Stephanie Griffin, M Lamar, Margaret Lancaster, Dave LeBleu, Brianna Matzke, Nicole Miglis, null-state, Caleb van der Swaagh, Dustin Wong

Presented by:  
Timucua Arts Foundation, Ensemble Ipse, Pulp Arts, The In-Between Series
Set times (all Eastern Standard Time):

7:30 pm Stephanie Griffin
7:50 pm Margaret Lancaster  (presenting works by  Larry Polansky and Max Duykers)
8:00 pm Geoffrey Burleson
8:25 pm Caleb Van Der Swaagh
8:45 pm Nicole Miglis
9:15 pm M. Lamar
9:25 pm Brianna Matzke
9:45 pm null-state
10:05 pm Dustin Wong
10:25 pm Vicky Chow
10:40 pm Dave Lebleu
11:05 pm Elizabeth A. Baker
11:13 pm Sarah Cahill

Amore Vieni for Isolated Ensemble

by Cenk Ergün & Friends

Cenk Ergün“In April, I recorded a brief sound and sent it to my musician friends. I asked them to listen to it and record a simple, spontaneous response of their own. 40 of them generously accepted my invitation. Each recorded without hearing others, most often on their phones. I made this piece using all recordings in their entirety, without any editing or manipulation. My goal was to create a picture in sound of this crazy and sad time, made up of isolated moments from the lives and homes of friends I dearly love.”

All proceeds from sales are donated to the New Music Solidarity Fund

Corona corner

Well……this is quite a trip.  Everything is cancelled or postponed, but for now our job is to stay safe and healthy.   There are some virtual things in the works (as well as lots of cellophane experiments!!!).  Take great care – we will all meet again!!…..xoxo