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Peter Welz
in collaboration with William Forsythe
Whenever on on on nohow on / Airdrawing
September 18 – October 30, 2005
Community Forum
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
There will be a discussion with artist Peter Welz during the reception at 5:00 p.m.
Concert Series
Sound Field 05: Chicago New and Experimental Music Festival
As part of Sound Field 05, Chicago New and Experimental Music
Festival, (see www.soundfield.org) The Renaissance Society is
hosting a series of live music concerts in the gallery. The
concerts feature leading experimenters in electronic and
classical music. All Renaissance Society events are free and open to the public.
Concert
Mike Svoboda (trombone) and Fe-mail (Maja Ratkje & Hild Tafjord) (electronics/noise duo)
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
This bill is in thirds. First third -- Svoboda trombone solo. Second third -- Fe-Mail. Third third -- Svoboda and Fe-mail improvised duets. Over the years Svoboda has distilled his repertoire into a 70 minute tour de force of solo trombone work featuring his own compositions interspersed among the likes of Scelsi, Cage, and Xenakis. Hailing from Norway, Fe-mail is an electronics/noise duo whose soundscapes are based on improvisation with live sampling. Describing them in CODA magazine Andrew Chocate wrote,"Sputter-funk from twisting electrodes smacked up fast! (gesturesound tweakgesture pow!sound whoawhoawhoa)." This evening is sure to pack a wallop.
Concert
Graeme Jennings (violin)
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
Although his repertoire is billed as "Bach to Boulez and beyond," Jennings’ first love is new music. As the second violin of the Arditti String Quartet, his interpretations of contemporary chamber works are definitive. For this solo recital Jennings will perform crème de la crème solo violin works from the Italian school -- Berio, Sciarrino, Donatoni, Scelsi et al.
Concert
Brad Brickner (clarinet)
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
Brickner, a Hyde Park native, is an outstanding clarinetist
with an amazing repertoire of solo works from the Twentieth
Century, which this program will survey with works by Vincent
Persichetti, Shulamit Ran, Burton Beerman, Elliot Carter, Paul
Harvey and Igor Stravinsky.
Concert
Mark Dresser (double bass)
Lou Mallozzi (turntables, spoken word and assorted devices)
Frances-Marie Uitti (cello)
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
This trio could be named after the '70s action film classic Three the Hard Way. Any one of them could hold down the fort solo. Together they constitute a triple threat. All have worked extensively as composer-performers in solo and ensemble settings. They have a combined list of credits within the worlds of free jazz, experimental, and contemporary classical not to be believed. Braxton, Cage, Scelsi and Jaap Blonk would be the tip of that iceberg. This to say, these are not timid souls. As an evening of improvised music, there will be sparks, and there will be combustion.
Concert
Christine Sehnaoui (saxophone)
Sharif Sehnaoui (electric guitar)
Michael Zerang (percussion)
Gene Coleman (bass clarinet)
with Ensemble Noamnesia
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
Over the past several years the experimental music scene in Lebanon has blossomed to produce some of the most exciting improvisers on the international circuit. Coleman and the Sehnaouis have performed together several times, most recently at Lebanon's 5th annual Festival of Free and Improvised Music for which the Sehnaouis are a staple. Judging from a recent recording, the sets are taut and subtly textured, and the music is delicate, their moves being generated from a deep listening as much as masterful playing.
Concert
Stefano Scodanibbio (solo bass recital)
Location: The Renaissance Society
Admission: free
As both a performer and composer, Scodanibbio is a phenomenon. Bussotti, Donatoni, Sciarrino, Globokar, Xenakis and Nono have written works for him, and word on the street is Berio's mind was blown after hearing Six Studies for solo double bass. In one of his last interviews, John Cage went on record saying "Scodanibbio is amazing, I haven't heard better double bass playing than Scodannibio's. He is really extraordinary." Come join the trail of dropped jaws.
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