Music of James Tenney with Arcana New Music Ensemble
Music of James Tenney with Arcana New Music Ensemble
Philadelphia, PA
One of the most influential American composers of the 20th century, James Tenney (1934-2006) combined the experimental spirit of Cage and company with a rigorous grounding in acoustics, perception, and information theory. This program explores Tenney’s music for string instruments, from his diagr...
Friday, June 8 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Mauricio Kagel's Zwei Mann Orchester
Mauricio Kagel's Zwei Mann Orchester
Philadelphia, PA
UPDATE 5/14/18: A new performance has just been added. Tickets are now on sale for Wednesday, May 30, at 7pm. UPDATE 5/7/18: Reserved Seats are currently sold out - - but there remains plenty of FREE RSVP standing room tickets. The performance last approximately 45 mins. We are still able ...
Thu, May 3 2018
7:00 PM
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Wed, May 30 2018
8:00 PM
Build-Your-Own Sound Machine
Build-Your-Own Sound Machine
Philadelphia, PA
BUILD-YOUR-OWN SOUND MACHINEInvent, build and play your own Sound Machine. with TinyWPA's Building Heroes Get your hands dirty, learn how to use power tools and make some noise. Inspired by the sounds of Kagel's "Zwei Mann Orchester", participants will invent and build their own Sound Machin...
Sat, May 5 2018
1:00 PM
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Sat, May 19 2018
5:00 PM
Bowerbird presents "Long/Gone"
Bowerbird presents "Long/Gone"
Philadelphia, PA
ABOUT THE EVENTCurrently over 100 feet in length, LONG/GONE is a single intricately-cut piece of paper which flows freely from image to image. Narratives and scenarios (often drawn from classic works of literature from Homer to Dante) emerge and collapse and spill over into each other. In perform...
Friday, May 18 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Anthony Coleman and Dan Blacksberg
Anthony Coleman and Dan Blacksberg
Philadelphia, PA
ABOUT THE EVENTBowerbird is pleased to present a night featuring New York-based pianist Anthony Coleman + Philadelphia trombonist Dan Blacksberg. These far-reaching musicians will each play full solo sets before coming together at the end to play an extended duo piece A key figure of the downtown...
Saturday, May 12 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Bowerbird presents Mauricio Kagel's "Ludwig Van"
Bowerbird presents Mauricio Kagel's "Ludwig Van"
Philadelphia, PA
ABOUT THE EVENTBowerbird is excited to present Ludwig Van, Mauricio Kagel's quirky and surreal film about Beethoven returning to Bonn, Germany on the occasion of his bicentenary. According to Gramophone, "at first it's a laugh a minute... then Kagel's film turns dark". Ludwig van (full title: Lud...
Friday, April 20 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Liminar performs Kagel
Liminar performs Kagel
Philadelphia, PA
ABOUT THE EVENTBowerbird is pleased to present Liminar, a Mexico City based ensemble for contemporary music. The program features "Acustica", Kagel's extraordinary masterwork for "experimental sound producers". PROGRAMMauricio Kagel: Acustica Michael Pisaro: TombstonesSamuel Cedillo: Monologo III...
Thursday, April 12 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Morton Feldman: Three Voices with the Quince Vocal Ensemble
Morton Feldman: Three Voices with the Quince Vocal Ensemble
Philadelphia, PA
Bowerbird is excited to present the Philadelphia premiere of the Quince Vocal Ensemble performing Morton Feldman's "Three Voices" with all three parts performed live. Feldman's "Three Voices" was written for the experimental vocalist and composer Joan LaBarbara in 1982. The original concept invo...
Saturday, March 24 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Friction Quartet performs Rosie Langabeer
Friction Quartet performs Rosie Langabeer
Philadelphia, PA
Bowerbird is pleased to welcome San Francisco's Friction Quartet to their premiere Philadelphia performance. The program will feature the world premiere of a new string quartet by New Zealander composer (and Philadelphia based) Rosie Langabeer. FRICTION QUARTETOtis Harriel, Violin; Kevin Rogers...
Thursday, March 22 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Tom Johnson: Rational Melodies with Arcana New Music Ensemble
Tom Johnson: Rational Melodies with Arcana New Music Ensemble
Philadelphia, PA
The American composer Tom Johnson (b. 1939) has made a career of quite literally composing by numbers. Motivated by mathematical concepts such as self-similarity, transformations, and tiling patterns, Johnson's compositions are rigorously formalistic, but his use of repetition and familiar musica...
Saturday, March 17 2018
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
