March 2019

Mark Fell with Okkyung Lee / Kara-Lis Coverdale: Solo Organ / LXV

First Unitarian Congregational Society

ISSUE presents artist and electronics visionary Mark Fell, returning to ISSUE for the first time since 2015 to premiere an untitled new piece with cellist, composer, and improviser Okkyung Lee. The evening also features Kara-Lis Coverdale and LXV, collaborators on joint album Sirens, each presenting new solo work.

ISSUE continues its Syncretics Series with acclaimed composer and performer Hprizm performing PRESSURE WAVE, an evening length audio/visual piece. Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and creative musician Josh Sinton also presents krasa, exploring the sound magnification of the contrabass clarinet.

Artists-In-Residence 2019

Charmaine Lee: Laminals with id m theft able & Andrea Pensado

For her inaugural residency performance, 2019 Artist-In-Residence Charmaine Lee premieres “Laminals,” the first of three movements of a new long-form piece for solo voice. The program is paired with an improvised trio performance featuring id m theft able (voice, objects) and Andrea Pensado (voice, electronics).

French composer Christine Groult's work is performed in the U.S. for the first time. A major figure in the development of musique concrète, Groult remains an underrepresented voice despite her significant contributions to the field of electroacoustic music. Experimental sacred music duo ARIADNE also presents new work.