Elliott Sharp’s 60th birthday celebration continues with a collection of his long-time friends and collaborators performing his music at ISSUE’s space at the Old American Can Factory. Among Sharp’s works to be performed are Flexagons (Orchestra Carbon), Octal (Elliott Sharp solo) and Oligosono (Jenny Lin).
Jo Andres and Steve Buscemi host ISSUE's first benefit event at our future home — the beautiful McKim, Mead, and White jewel box theater at 110 Livingston in Downtown Brooklyn — celebrating the 60th birthday of prolific composer and guitar virtuoso Elliott Sharp.
Pianist, Gianni Lenoci, and soprano-saxophonist, Gianni Mimmo, create an improvised performance with decades of experimental, solo and ensemble-based performances under their respective belts. New York-based composer, pianist and educator, Ramin Arjomand, presents new work.
Ensemble Pamplemousse presents "Absurd Limitations," the emergent product of reducing, restricting, narrowing, squelching, slicing, and otherwise removing all unnecessary fodder. Contemporary chamber quartet, Yarn/Wire, perform "alphabeta" by Eric Wubbels and "Wolf" by Kate Soper.
The Collected presents new works for celebrated electric guitar quartet Dither, including premiers by Brent Miller, Adam Fong and Denise Gilson, and music by Lisa R. Coons from Dither's 2010 album. Each piece focuses on idiomatic elements of the quartet's sound palette from both classical and vernacular repertoires.
Seriously Ecstatic: Joshua White at the Fillmore East, 1968-70 is an account of the Joshua Light Show’s legendary two years at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East. Performing with The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and many others, the Joshua Light Show created extravagant visual experienes to accompany the music.
SKELETON$ usual quintet is expanded here for a night of new compositions, arrangements and ideas. The band will explore the outer limits of their work, with a large ensemble drawn from the wide spectrum of New York's underground music scene.
Cellist and composer Frances-Marie Uitti pioneered a revolutionary cello technique. Using two bows in one hand, she plays four-part sustained chordal passages and is able to execute intricate polyphony. Kurtag, Nono, Scelsi, and Andriessen among other composers have written for and dedicated works to her.
Acid Birds includes members from Peeesseye and Gold Sparkle Band, and released their self-titled LP in 2009 (QBICO). Andrew Barker formed the trio to perform his composition (also titled “Acid Birds”) and in early 2009 the band gave the piece’s second performance at ISSUE Project Room.
Seaven Teares, led by New York composer Charlie Looker, presents new work drawing influences from ancient European music, post-industrial folk and simple pop. Brooklyn-based indie-classical band, Build, led by composer Matt McBane, also sharing new work.
Mia Zabelka's new solo project, focuses on the development of experimental improvisational techniques with the voice and violin, a process she calls "automatic playing." She explores the relationships among the body, gesture, sound, machines and space using live electronics to expand the electroacoustic sonic spectrum.
Michelle Nagai presents new work for the MARtLET, a handsome, wearable hunk of tree bark that's been fitted with light-sensing circuitry, machine learning software, and sound synthesis algorithms.