Monarch Butterfly by rocío sánchez (2026 AIR) features Melissa Almaguer (tap dance and percussion) and Kenneth Jiménez (double bass). Together, the trio explores the elusive monarch’s migratory journey through sound and movement, with each instrument articulating distinct states of motion.
Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents "Envelop/e," her second program as ISSUE’s 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Bringing together choreographers Jade Manns and Ella Dawn W-S for site-specific duets, they navigate presence and absence, repetition and rupture, and the tension between inherited geometries and shifting landscapes.
"Spiriting Off" is a new solo work by luthier Webb Crawford (2026 AIR) for electric guitar, tenor banjo, and five-string banjo.
ISSUE closes the summer season with the return of Matana Roberts (2009 AIR). Opening the evening, Ben Vida (2013 AIR) will perform music from his 2026 release, "Oblivion Seekers" with vocalist Sara Magenheimer.
Percussionist Billy Martin will perform his “Black Elk Speaks” compositions and other spontaneous pieces for bass drums, gongs, drum set, balaphones, mbiras and more. . .
Sean Meehan on snare drum with James Fei performing microphone feedback & live electronics
Tonight’s writers include Frederic Tuten, Sharon Wexler, Peter Wortsman, Quentin Rowanand and David Lefkowitz.
Featuring solos and various combinations performed by a wide-range of today’s skilled thereminists, including: Dorit Chrysler, Armin Ra, David Simons, Anthony Ptak and Rob Schwimmer...
Mark Stewart and David Cossin, two members of Bang on a Can All Stars, will grace our “circle” in an evening of music with rare & neglected instruments and their dulcet, surprising and powerful sounds.
From the archives, with Mark Stewart, David Cossin, Dorit Chrysler, Armin Ra, David Simons, Anthony Ptak, Rob Schwimmer, Sean Meehan, James Fei, Jeff Arnal, Briggan Krauss, Tomas Ulrich, Billy Martin, Chris Mann, Alessandro Bosetti, Nat Wooley, Ben Owen, MInoshima Osechi, Kenta Nagai, Phil Niblock and more.
Composers and multi-instrumentalists Miguel Frasconi & Gina Leishman join forces to explore the unique and varied qualities of glass. They will perform compositions and improvisations on found & home-made instruments involving rubbing, striking, and breaking all forms of glass objects.