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ORGAN: Tony Conrad

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Tony Conrad is considered one of the first minimal composer / performers, associated in his early period with La Monte Young, John Cale, Henry Flynt and legendary New York underground filmmaker Jack Smith. Conrad is also acknowledged as a pioneer of structuralist filmmaking (his 1960s film The Flicker is one of the key early works…

Blind Date: Part 1

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

We invited ten of the most interesting performers - five musicians and five dancers - and paired them up with someone they've never performed with - on a Blind Date. We played match maker - and we were careful to take risks. What will happen? We don't exactly know, but Blind Date is here to…

ORGAN: Andrew Thiboldeaux

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Andrew is probably best known as half of Pattern is Movement, a indie rock band where he sings and plays keys. Its sounds like he's going to be drummer and a couple of horn players. We can't decide: will it be the indie-cabaret-lumberjack-crooner vibe or the shimmering-orchestral-polyrhythmic pop that's going to be most amazing to…

DANCE: Subcircle: Only Sleeping

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Only Sleeping is a dance and design rabbit hole with unseen possibilities revealed at every moment. A dialogue between video and live performer, a silent film faces a live dancer with an original score that tests the boundary of imagination, loneliness and detachment. Subcircle's work, in collaboration with Geoff Sobelle, of rainpan 43, and with…

COMBO: The Dufala Brothers + Subcircle

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala practice in a variety of media, approaching sculpture, theater, performance, music, digital media, and good old-fashioned drawing with equal passion and zeal. They organized a now infamous toilet-trike race through the streets of Old City and they rode a cardboard tank across town on city streets during rush hour, amazing…

ORGAN: The Dufala Brothers

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala practice in a variety of media, approaching sculpture, theater, performance, music, digital media, and good old-fashioned drawing with equal passion and zeal. They organized a now infamous toilet-trike race through the streets of Old City and they rode a cardboard tank across town on city streets during rush hour, amazing…

COMBO: Parker Kitterman + Subcircle

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A chance to hear the organ played by its year-round keeper. Parker's newly appointed tenure at Christ Church has radically changed the musical content in the congregation. He is bringing the 17th century parish to the 21st by incorporating musical genres and traditions not often associated with the Service A dialogue between video and live…

ORGAN: Parker Kitterman

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Pulling out all the stops: this is chance to hear the Curtis Organ played by its year-round keeper. Parker's newly appointed tenure at Christ Church has radically changed the musical content in the congregation. He is bringing a 17th century parish to the 21st by bringing amusical genres and traditions not often associated with the…

COMBO: Marshall Allen / Farid Barron + Subcircle

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Blistering virtuosity from another dimension. Legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen and keyboardist Farid Barron - both from the cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra - join for a duo of sonic exchanges, at the very edge of possibility. Critics have described Marshall as one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era. Pianist Farid Barron…

ORGAN: Marshall Allen & Farid Barron

Christ Church 2nd Above Market, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Blistering virtuosity from another dimension. Legendary saxophonist Marshall Allen and keyboardist Farid Barron - both from the cosmic Sun Ra Arkestra - join for a duo of sonic exchanges, at the very edge of possibility. Critics have described Marshall as one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era. Pianist Farid Barron…

Blind Date: Part 2

Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N American St, Philadelphia, PA

We invited ten of the most interesting performers - five musicians and five dancers - and paired them up with someone they've never performed with - on a Blind Date. We played match maker - and we were careful to take risks. What will happen? We don't exactly know, but Blind Date is here to…

Xavier Le Roy’s More Mouvements für Lachenmann

Arts Bank 601 S. Broad Street,, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Something between dance, music and theater, More Mouvements für Lachenmann is French choreographer Xavier Le Roy's poetic and fascinating version of a contemporary music concert from the point of view of someone obsessed with movement. This dance for eight extraordinary virtuoso musicians, including members of the Austrian new music ensemble Klangforum Wien, breaks down the…

POWERS OF TEN

The Rotunda 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

When we think of documentary films, we probably call to mind certain familiar forms, such as archival footage of World War II battles or British-accented narration of natural scenes. But conceived in the broadest terms, the documentary is an extremely diverse cinematic genre with at least as much room for artistic experimentation as the fictional…

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Michael Gordon’s TIMBER

Crane Arts 1400 N American St, Philadelphia, PA

American composer Michael Gordon's new piece, Timber, is an evening-length tour de force. Scored for six graduated wooden Simantras — Greek liturgical percussion instruments used by French composer Iannis Xenakis — the work brings the physicality, endurance and technique of percussion performance to a new level. In this new work, Gordon shapes the music in…

$15

Diamond Terrifier + Femme Tops + Wait + Patrick Higgins

The Rotunda 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Difficult to summarize, yet unified in ethos and affect, this evening features three solo projects - Diamond Terrifier (Sam Hillmer of the Zs's), Partrick Higgins (in an extensive reworking of JS Bach's music), and Wait (a solo electronics project by Robert J). Also on the evening is a new quartetFemme Tops featuring Alex Hampshire, Rick…

Free

Workshop: Mobile Field Recording

Schuylkill Banks Grays Ferry Crescent

This workshop will introduce participants to mobile field recording in an urban park setting. We will listen to and record the sounds of traffic, the recycling center, park visitors on foot/bicycle/ rollerblade/skateboard/ segway/stroller, aircraft, and watercraft. Non human-made sounds that may also be encountered include birds, the wind, insects, squirrels, rats, feral dogs, and water…

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Workshop: Listen Here Now

Zion Hill Memorial Baptist Church 2702 Ellsworth St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Listen Here Now investigates how listening, recording and mapping can transform our sense of place, time and physical relationship to a given location in the neighborhood of Pt. Breeze/Grays Ferry. This workshop involves listening, recording and mapping sound. Through focused listening, the participant becomes more aware of their environment as they discover their surrounding in…

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Bernard Parmegiani’s “De natura sonorum”

The Rotunda 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Bernard Parmegiani (b. 1927): "De natura sonorum" (1975) Suite in twelve movements Digital artist Peter Price will perform live projected visuals to accompany the digital playback. The concert will be preceded by a brief introductory talk by Thomas Patteson. ABOUT THE EVENT Building on the acoustic investigations of his teacher Pierre Schaeffer, the founder of…

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