I’ll be participating in The John Cage Variety Show Big Band directed by Miguel Frasconi at The Stone in NYC on Wednesday. It’s part of 12 days of events so be sure to check out the calendar to see what else is happening.
Wednesday, September 5
8 and 10 pm
The Stone
Avenue C at 2nd Street in the East Village
Miguel Frasconi (glass, electronics) Daniel Goode (clarinet) Kathleen Supové (piano) Chris McIntyre (trombone) Cristian Amigo, Richard Carrick (guitars) David Watson (bagpipes) Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon) John King (viola) Erin Rogers (sax) Guy Barash (computer) Shannon Fields (voice) Damon Holzborn (electronicss) special guest TILT Brass.
Celebrating the composer on the day of his birth, 100 years ago. Pieces will include Sonata for Clarinet (1932), In a Landscape (1948), Fontana Mix (1958), Aria (1958), Music for Amplified Toy Pianos (1960), Variations II (1961), Atlas Eclipticalis (1962), Solos from Song Books (1970), Child of Tree (1975), Composed Improvisations (1990), One7 (1990), and an ensemble performance of 4’33” (1952).
Next, in case you missed it, I’ve posted the first small batch of short pieces to kick off a series of character works for solo electronics. This week features all three versions of the Korg Monotron. Future installments will feature iOS software I’m creating and other small noisemaking devices with a focus on simple yet expressive interfaces.