The Carlsbad concerts on this year?s program (September 26-28) will highlight music from the California experimental tradition including music by Terry Riley, Harry Partch, John Cage and Lou Harrison. The other three concerts (September 19 in LA, Sept 22 in Carlsbad and Sept 25 at UCSD) will feature the work of young and emerging composers.
Friday, September 19, 2008 8:00 PM LOS ANGELES
Calder Quartet, Red Fish Blue Fish and Build
Satellite Concert @ Zipper Hall , 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90012
Mini-marathon concert featuring the Calder Quartet, Red Fish Blue Fish and Build performing music by young and emerging composers: NY-based Tristan Perich, 2007 Competition-winner Christine Southworth, Matt McBane, and UCSD-based Jeffrey Trevi?o and Marianthi Papalexandri-alexandri. Also featuring music by John Cage, Steve Reich, and David Lang. Detailed program TBA.
Monday, September 22, 2008 7:30 PM CARLSBAD
Build, Tristan Perich and Fabian Svensson
New Village Arts Theatre in downtown Carlsbad 2787 B, State Street, Carlsbad, California 92008
?...a new quintet that straddles the increasingly permeable line between chamber music and instrumental rock.? -Steve Smith, Time Out New York
The musicians of the Carlsbad Music Festival will perform a split set of music by composers-in-residence, Tristan Perich and Fabian Svensson. Build, led by composer/violinist Matt McBane, performs a full set of original music featuring music from their recent release self-titled debut album. This marks festival?s first collaboration with New Village Arts Theatre in their Carlsbad Village black box theater. Seating is limited. Detailed program TBA.
Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:00 PM LA JOLLA
Calder Quartet and Build
Satellite Concert @ UCSD's The Loft, La Jolla, California 92093
(note: This concert is open to UCSD students only)
The Calder Quartet and Build perform music by young composers including Tristan Perich, Christine Southworth and Matt McBane. This is the first performance ever in this new venue and is part of opening night celebrations that are open only to UCSD students.
This is part of an ongoing relationship with ArtPower! at UCSD that also includes the co-commission of Fabian Svensson?s new piece for the Calder Quartet. Detailed program TBA.
Friday, Sptember 26, 2008 8:00 PM CARLSBAD
Pre-concert talk 7pm with the Calder Quartet and Fabian Svensson.
Calder Quartet
Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, California 92011
?self-confident, polished powerhouse of a group? The Los Angeles Times
The Calder Quartet premiere a new work by the winner of the 2008 Carlsbad Music Festival Composers Competition, Fabian Svensson of Sweden. Svensson was chosen for this commission amongst 100 highly qualified applicants from around the world.? Also on the program is California composer, Terry Riley?s Mythic Bird Waltz, and Fred Frith?s Lelekovice
Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:00 PM CARLSBAD
Pre-concert talk with John Schneider 1pm
Partch
Museum of Making Music 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, California 92008 - FREE with a $5.00 Donation
The ensemble Partch gives a performance/demonstration of the iconoclastic, long-time Leucadia resident Harry Partch's otherworldy music and instruments. Program to feature the Harry Partch talks with special guests closely associated with Partch and performances of the following compositions: San Francisco, Li Po Lyrics, Three Intrusions, The Letter, Come Away, Death, Barstow: Eight Hitch-hikers Inscriptions (selections).
Saturday, September, 27 2008 8:00 PM CARLSBAD
Pre-concert talk 7pm with Steve Schick
Red Fish Blue Fish
Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, California 92011
?Schick has an actor?s concentration and a dancer?s physical control.? He makes no motion without motivation, describes the music with his body, and yet does not distract from the aural experience.? Schick played with a wondrous and projected sense of genuine importance.? -The Los Angeles Times
Red Fish Blue Fish is the resident percussion ensemble at UCSD led by Steve Schick. Program to include: Marimba Phase Steve Reich, Third Construction John Cage, ...having never written a note for percussion... James Tenney, dust into dust John Luther Adams, unchained melody David Lang, Popol Vuh by Jeff Trevi?o with video by Ross Karre, and kein thema Marianthi Papalexandri-alexandri.
Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:00 PM CARLSBAD
Pre-concert talk with John Schneider 1pm
Partch
Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, California 92011
?Stunning??? - Los Angeles Times
?Marvelous to watch and to hear?? - LA Weekly
Partch is a unique ensemble that specializes in the music & instruments of the iconoclastic American Maverick composer Harry Partch who, between 1930 and 1972, created one of the most amazing bodies of sensually alluring and emotionally powerful music of the 20th century. Partch also specializes in the music of California experimental composer Lou Harisson, performing under the name Just Strings. For this concert Partch splits the concert between the music of Lou Harisson and Harry Partch with the following pieces: Lou Harrison?s: Scenes from Nek Chand for microtonal National Steel guitar, Canticle No.3 and Ditone Set; and three of Harry Partch?s ?greatest hits?: Sonata Dementia, Barstow: Eight Hitchhiker's Inscriptions, and Castor & Pollux.