Events 2012

Sergei Tcherepnin with Woody Sullender

Artist-in-Residence Sergei Tcherepnin and Woody Sullender construct sites for listening, touching, and direct engagement with sonic material. Their temporary architecture of tactile speakers disperses the duo’s live electronic music in performance. In April, they will present their largest-scale piece yet.

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Francisco López

López has developed a detailed sonic construction for ISSUE's multi-channel sound system. It is a true site-specific composition that unfolds with richness and detail as an intense and immersive experience inside a self-contained virtual world of sound.

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Francisco López

López has developed a detailed sonic construction for ISSUE's multi-channel sound system. It is a true site-specific composition that unfolds with richness and detail as an intense and immersive experience inside a self-contained virtual world of sound.

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Yarn/Wire with Nathan Davis and Pete Swanson

For the first concert of their residency at ISSUE Project Room, Yarn/Wire has collaborated on two new pieces: one by percussionist and composer Nathan Davis and another by electronic artist Pete Swanson, best known for his work with Yellow Swans.

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String Theories: The String Orchestra of Brooklyn

St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street, Brooklyn

String Theories is a joint partnership between ISSUE Project Room and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn designed to provide innovative artists with a unique opportunity to premiere new experimental works for string orchestra. Featuring works by Anthony Coleman, C. Spencer Yeh, MV Carbon, and Eric Wubbels.

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The final concert in the MATA Interval series, curated by Sugar Vendil, features works experimental and electro-acoustic works by Ryan Manchester, Nina Young, Izzi Ramikssoon, and Jay Wadley. Fashion designer Jonathan Cohen will draw inspiration from these pieces and musicians will “wear” the music they perform.

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Part of the MATA Interval series, ISSUE presents six works for solo instrument and live electronics by six young composers from four continents, all of whom crossed paths with composer and curator Christopher Trapani while working in Paris.

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“On Silence,” marks the centennial of John Cage’s birth. The program consists of 13 new compositions, each 4’33” long, referencing Cage’s infamous 1952 opus of the same name in which a pianist sits at the instrument for the assigned duration occasionally turning score pages and performing nothing.

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S.E.M. Ensemble + Chris Nappi

S.E.M. Ensemble performs music where distance – both physical and symbolic – becomes a compositional factor. The program includes a set of solo performances by percussionist and S.E.M. Ensemble member Chris Nappi.

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Mivos Quartet Benefit Concert

On the extra day this year Mivos Quartet will be hosting their first fundraising event. Join Mivos for a night of great music, food, drinks, a silent auction, and an after party!

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The Experimental Music Yearbook

Now entering its 4th year, The Experimental Music Yearbook is a repository for composers, performers, and the public to glean the methods and styles of various artists. Composers include Peter Ablinger, Casey Anderson, Olivia Block, John P. Hastings, Tom Johnson, Taku Sugimoto, Hans W. Koch, and Christian Wolff.

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