Central to the new-music experience in New York.
– Time Out NY
Central to the new-music experience in New York.
– Time Out NY
2005 Fall For Dance Festival
City Center, NYC
Repeat performance of Chuma's 2005 River To River Festival site-determined intermedia work 7x7x7x7x7, featuring CJM's trombone septet score Stuplimity No.1.
TILT plays classic American maverick Carl Ruggles's Angels and an improvisation based on various bits of Edgar Varese's music. Part of an entire program of Ruggles and Varese organized by Whitney curator Limor Tomer.
Performance artsit Michael Portnoy folds a 5-piece version of the 7X7 trombonophiles for this avant parade traveling down Grand Street. Participants range from visual artists, choreographers, Hungry March Band, and many others.
Joining 111 other instrumentalists, 3 electronic musicians, and 15 dancers to perform the Cunningham/Cage/Tudor work Ocean.
Curated by CJM, Kitchen House Blend revisits three pieces from its repertoire of commissioned works created since 2000. A "grand finale" performance of this stellar group of 10 NYC musicans, the evening includes works by Kitty Brazelton, Matthew Shipp, and Lee Hyla.
Premiere of a new comprovisational work by CJM entitled stuplimity: river. In collaboration with choreographer Yoshiko Chuma. The evening includes performances along the Hudson Promenade by AOTB alumi Jane Comfort/Jon Gibson, Butch Morris, Marta Renzi and David Van Tieghem.
DEBUT PERFORMANCE
7x7 members: CJM, Joe Fiedler, Jacob Garchik, Ben Gerstein, Richard Marriot, Steve Swell, and Peter Zummo
A Portrait of James Tenney
North American Premiere of the complete Forms I-IV [1993] as well as two world premieres: 4 Inventions for piano solo [1953/4] and For piano and... [2005] for piano, string quartet, and an ensemble of 15+ musicians. In preparation for the Whitney program, the ensemble will work with Mr. Tenney during open rehearsals on May 9 and 10.
James Tenney: Postal Pieces
Kick off to a semi-festival of legendary composer James Tenney’s music. Program includes the Postal Pieces for multiple instruments (1965-71), Collage #1 ("Blue Suede") for tape (1961), and Three Piano Rags (1964).
Premiering a new score, Landscape Over Zero, by Joan La Barbara for the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co.
Performing Quarks Swim Free. Composed for the Venice Bienalle 2003, QSF transforms the ensemble into an organism that builds massive grooves and textures by recombining and chaining the musical molecules at its core.
A new multi-channel sound installation by Mr. Joseph, with live musicians appearing "periodically" as part of the installation
CJM - trombone, Loren Dempster - cello, Chris Woltmann - electric guitar