Vox Populi in Philly
One last stop in Philly at Vox Populi in trio with Lao Dan and John McCowen. Sharing the bill with Shani Aviram, I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the week on the east coast! Thanks to Jim Strong of Vox, Lijiang Studio and all who came out to join us on this chilly night!
Residency @ The Stone
Reverberations still continuing from 5 Nights of music at the Stone to celebrate my birthday and the many friendships and collaborations that have emerged throughout the years. A huge shout out to all who gave their time and energy for this fantastic week, including Motoko Honda, Kanoko Nishi-Smith, Ellen Fullman, Christian Kobi, John McCowen, Adria Otte, Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, Lao Dan, Mercedes Roffé, Anna Deeny, Rachel Devorah, Sean Meehan and Lijiang Studio. It was a fine way to start another trip around the sun!
Turntable Drawings at McEvoy Foundation
Performing with Jeff Denson to the deliciously beautiful records made by Jon Fischer and Danny Clay for their Turntable Drawings residency at the McEvoy Foundation.
final show of 2017...
Rounding out the year at the Active Music Series with John McCowen, James Fei and Kanoko Nishi-Smith. What a deeply satisfying way to finish this year of concerts...
With Vajra Voices @ Berkeley Art Museum
Performing To Burst To Bloom with Vajra Voices at the Berkeley Art Museum.
Whole Sol Festival with Del Sol String Quartet
Soundchecking for the premiere of Mud Nest Signals at the Taube Atrium Theater in San Francisco. Huge thanks all around to the members of Del Sol for their radiant performance, and even more so for a truly moving and vibrant festival...way to celebrate 25 years!
Mud Nest Signals in the making...
I'm in the final stages of preparing 'Mud Nest Signals', my first string quartet - written for Del Sol Quartet in honor of their 25th Anniversary. This piece explores color, gesture and sound as a contemplation on what pure sensing felt like before we could speak. The piece is constructed in a 25-toned octave (in extended just intonation), and will include the quartet member's voices, a video trio of backup singers and myself on cello, voice and video projector. The quartet's 3-day festival program will be a treat all around! http://delsolquartet.com/wholesolfestival/
Kansas City Art Institute
Thoroughly enjoyed a week residency at the Kansas City Art Institute with Ellen Fullman, where we worked with Dwight Frizzell's sound art students and the improv ensemble led by Paul Rudy from the UMKC Conservatory. My stay culminated in a performance of Harbors (for cello and Long String Instrument) and several pieces with the students. What a treat to connect to all these young artists in Kansas City - I also have something for the architecture there - amazing old buildings from the late 19th Century and 1930's...hope to be back soon!
KOLOWO Trio last stop: Mózg Festival Warsaw
On the road in Switzerland and Poland with Christian Kobi and Frantz Loriot.
Performing in the formidable gothic cathedral of the Berner Münster
So grateful for the invitation to perform in duo with Frantz Loriot at the Zoom-In Festival in Bern Switzerland - not a shabby space I must say. Much gratitude to Christian Kobi + team!
@ Infuse Gallery, Paris with Rachel Devorah & Kristina Warren
Many thanks to Nissim Schaul and Masha Lankovsky for putting together this evening at Infuse!
Turntable Drawing No.17 at Kala Art Institute
Special thanks to Mayumi Hamanaka and the folks at Kala Art Institute and to my wonderful and BRILL collaborators Jon Fischer, Danny Clay, Frantz Loriot and Christian Kobi for a night of sonic delights.
Kobi/Loriot/Wong Trio in Ventura
Our West coast tour is off to a start in LA and Ventura before hitting the Bay Area!
Video Sketches
I've been creating video sketches which experiment with color, gesture, materials, surfaces, light and spacial settings. Steeping in thoughts of color and gesture as pre-linguistic forms of expression, I see this work developing in many future forms, including an upcoming string quartet that will premiere in November as a part of Del Sol Quartet's 25th Anniversary Festival.
Now Hear This! @ Montalvo Arts Center July 21st - Oct 22nd
I'm very thrilled to be part of Now Hear This! An Exercise in Listening - a special exhibition/event at Montalvo Arts Center. This is an outdoor exhibition featuring immersive site-specific soundscapes, sonic experiences and workshops, sound sculptures, and a new digital curatorial platform, Soundings. My piece, "Venice Is A Fish" will be part of an onsite sound walk of musical pieces set in the residency grounds. The many contributing artists include: Taraneh Hemami, Shane Myrbeck, Emily Shisko, Stephen Vitiello, Walter Kitundu, Hugh Livingston, Luciano Chessa, Elana Mann, Ashley Bellouin, Stuart Dempster, Ramon Sender, Fernando Vigueras, Daniel Godínez Nivón, Arshia Fatima Haq, Taro Hattori, Motoko Honda, Jen Shyu, Henry Threadgill, Mike Gamble, Carmina Escobar, Wayne Horvitz, Nina C. Young.
suube tube - out on edgetone records!
Recorded back in 2009 during a two day session at Sony Studios in Mexico City, this is a collaboration of Mexican and American improvisers, fearlessly led by pianist Thollem McDonas. The ensemble consists of: Thollem McDonas - Piano, Artistic Director, Carmina Escobar - Voice/Electronics, Alexander Bruck - Viola, Julián Martínez Vázquez - Violin, Milo Tamez - Drums/Percussion, Theresa Wong - Cello/Voice, Vinny Golia - Woodwinds, Marcus E. Webb - Guitar/Oud and Marko Novachcoff - Woodwinds. Available at: www.edgetonerecords.com
Interview in VAN Magazine
Following our performance of Harbors in Knoxville at the Sixth International Conference on Music & Minimalism., Rebecca Lentjes has written an insightful and thoughtful interview for VAN Magazine: https://van-us.atavist.com/alchemy
Residency at Lijiang Studios
I have just landed in the countryside of the Yunnan province in southwest China, where I'll be in residence for a month at Lijiang Studio - a unique artist residency embedded in village life of an area called Lashihai.
Harbors at Nief-Norf Summer Festival
The Nief Norf Summer Festival + 6th Annual Conference on Music and Minimalism- what an incredible experience! Getting to hear works by Julius Eastman, Mary Jane Leach, Michael Gordon, Louis Andriessen and many more. The highlight was being able to share and perform Harbors with Ellen Fullman to a full house at the University of Knoxville's Ewing Gallery. Deep thanks to Kerry O'Brien and the amazing team running the festival!
Last stop at The Stone...
A post thunderstorm blaze during a quick trip to New York to perform with Chris Brown and Kyle Bruckmann at The Stone. The visit was packed with a visit to Rei Kawakubo's exhibit at The Met, getting to hear/see The World Is Sound exhibit at The Rubin and not missing my favorite Georgian dumplings in the Lower East Side. It was a bit sad to say goodbye to The Stone, but I'm excited to see it's reincarnation at the New School!