2008 SHOWS
Sonic Circus Show at the Heaven Gallery
1550 North Milwaukee, 2nd Floor, Chicago Illinois 60622
$5 Suggested Donation
Premiering Instance for soprano saxophone, bassoon, turntables and live electronics by Dan VanHassel alongside works by Terry Riley, Erik Spangler, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Per Bloland and Judith Shatin.
May 24th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Chamber Show
Sonic Circus Show at the Artomatic Festival
Capitol Plaza I, 1200 First Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002
Tickets are Free
Performing works for saxophones, bassoon and turntables by Jacob TV, Terry Riley, Erik Spangler and Judith Shatin.
April 30th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Spring 2008 West Coast Solo miniTOUR
Gassmann Electronic Music Series
University of California, Irvine, California 92697
Tickets are Free
Performing THE STATE OF THE inSIGNIFICANT for soprano saxophone and interactive electronics by Cory Kasprzyk alongside music from the What are you looking at? repertoire.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Spring 2008 West Coast Solo miniTOUR
Music Box Series at The Climate Theater
285 9th Street (at Folsom), San Francisco, California 94103
Tickets Prices: $15/$10 students
w/ Per Bloland: Sound & Electronics
Innovative Bay Area glitch-pop band 45isdistance will be opening things up at 8:00 P.M. followed by my set containing Cory Kasprzyk's THE STATE OF THE inSIGNIFICANT for soprano saxophone and interactive electronics alongside music from the What are you looking at? repertoire.
April 26th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Spring 2008 West Coast Solo miniTOUR
CCRMA Concert Series at Stanford University
The Knoll, 660 Lomita Drive, Stanford, California 94305
Tickets are Free
w/ Per Bloland: Sound & Electronics
Premiering THE STATE OF THE inSIGNIFICANT for soprano saxophone and interactive electronics by Cory Kasprzyk alongside music from the What are you looking at? repertoire.
March 20th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Chamber Show
Sonic Circus Show at The Lighthouse
1421 Buchanan Street, Washington D.C., 20011
Tickets are $5 and available at the door
Performing works by Riley, Spangler, Shatin and Others
March 9th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Chamber Show
Matthew Burtner & Friends at MonkeyTown
58 North 3rd Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
Located between Kent and Wythe
Tickets are $10 and available online or at the door
Four Screens, Communal Setting, 6.1 Surround Sound, Intimate Capacity: 32
Haleh Abhari - voice, bowed crotales, stones, squeaky toys, metals
Morris Palter - percussion (including squeaky toys, stones, Yupik drum, drum kit, bells)
Michael Straus - alto sax, bowed crotales, stones, squeaky toys, metals
Matthew Burtner - metasax, soprano sax, spoken voice, struck bells, stones
Ted Coffey - laptop, spoken voice, struck bells, stones, squeaky toys, metals
PROGRAM
Prismic Generations [percussion, struck/bowed pitched instruments, computer, video] (2003)
Mists [stone ensemble, noise] (1995)
SXueAk [squeaky toys, saxophone, computer] (2007)
Swinge by Ted Coffey (2008)
Kuik [voice, percussion, narrator, video, computer] (2006)
Ted Coffey + Metasax&DRUMthings (2008)
(dis)Locations [alto sax, tenor sax, video, computer] (2007)
Mindcam [snowboard video, percussion, metasax] (2007)
That which is bodiless is reflected in bodies [soprano sax, metal percussion, computer] (2004)
February 27th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Show
February 28th, 2008 at 1:30 P.M., Workshop
Oberlin Conservatory of Music Two-Day Residency
173 West Lorain Street Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Both events are free and open to the public.
Presenting an afternoon workshop on contemporary saxophone techniques along with an evening concert of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire
February 13th, 2008 at 12:30 P.M., Solo Show
Vaughan Recital Series @ Dartmouth College
Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Concert is free and open to the public.
Performing an afternoon of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire
February 5th, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Winter 2008 Solo miniTOUR
Club SAW
67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B9
Tickets available at the door, $5 general admission
Performing an evening of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire
February 4th, 2008 at 9:00 P.M., Winter 2008 Solo miniTOUR
ARRAY Studios
60 Atlantic Ave., STE. 218, Toronto, Ontario M6K 1X9
Tickets available at the door, $5 general admission
Performing an evening of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Winter 2008 Solo miniTOUR
Dreamland Theater
26 North Washington Street, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
Tickets available at the door, $5 general admission
Performing an evening of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire
February 2nd, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Winter 2008 Solo miniTOUR
(SCENE) Metrospace
110 Charles Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Tickets available at the door, $5 general admission
Performing an evening of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire with special guest appearances by Dana Jessen and DJ Dubble8!
February 1st, 2008 at 8:00 P.M., Winter 2008 Solo miniTOUR
Canterbury House Concert Series
721 East Huron Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Tickets available at the door, $10/$5 students
Performing an evening of music from the What are you looking at? repertoire with special guest appearances by Dana Jessen and DJ Dubble8!
2007 SHOWS
Technosonics Festival VIII at Live Arts
123 East Water Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Tickets are Free
Performing (dis)Locations by Matthew Burtner
View press release here...
October 10th, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Chamber Show
Matthew Burtner & Friends at The STONE
New York City's East Village
Located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street
Tickets are $10 and available at the door
Performing (dis)Locations by Matthew Burtner
September 25th, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Chamber Show
Longwood University
201 High Street Farmville, Virginia 22909
Tickets are Free
Debut of the quux collective!
Music by Shatin, Riley, Swendsen, Karnatz, Maslanka and Others
April 30th, 2007 at 7:30 P.M., Solo Performance
Friedberg Hall in Baltimore, MD
Computer Music Departmental Recital
PROGRAM
Cameron Tracy: Séance (world premiere)
Vitor Rua: a gaze fixed at infinity (world premiere)
April 28th, 2007, All Day, Video Screening
Visual Music Marathon
Northeastern University in Boston, MA
a sudden change in the consistency of snow by Peter V. Swendsen
* This is a screening of the Fixed Media Version of this piece. It was recorded in the summer of 2006 with the composer on hand in Charlottesville, VA.
April 20th, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Sonic Circus New England Tour
The Lilypad
Inman Square 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Sonic Circus Show, $10 Suggested Donation
Dana Jessen, Bassoon & Michael Straus, Saxophones with special guest DJ Dubble8
See Program from April 19th at Franklin Pierce College
April 19th, 2007 at 5:00 P.M., Sonic Circus New England Tour
Cheney Hall at New Hampshire's Franklin Pierce College
20 College Road, Rindge, NH 03461
Sonic Circus Debut
Dana Jessen, Bassoon & Michael Straus, Saxophones with special guest DJ Dubble8
PROGRAM
Erik Spangler: Eyes Wide Open: The Children of Iraq
Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Billie
Lou Bunk: Luna
Katarina Miljkovic: Drop (world premiere)
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Jacob Ter Veldhuis: TATATATA
Erik Spangler: a firefly in the belly (world premiere)
* There will be an informal post concert Q&A session with members of Sonic Circus who will also be joined by guest composer Katarina Miljkovic.
April 14th, 2007 at 8:30 P.M., Solo Show
The Red Room
Double Bill with NYC's Chuck Bettis
425 East 31st Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Tickets available at the door, $6 general admission
PROGRAM
Matthew Burtner: (dis)Locations
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Judith Shatin: Grito del corazon
Terry Riley: Dorian Reeds
April 13th, 2007 at 5:00 P.M., Solo Show
Four Channel Audio, Dual Video Projection Concert
Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
PROGRAM
Lou Bunk: Luna
Matthew Burtner: (dis)Locations
Michael Straus: focus (world premier)
Terry Riley: Dorian Reeds
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Per Bloland: Quintet
April 1st, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Show
Eyedrum Art & Music
Suite 8, 290 MLK Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Tickets available at the door, $8 general admission
PROGRAM
Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Billie
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Matthew Burtner: (dis)Locations
Judith Shatin: Grito del corazon
Terry Riley: Dorian Reeds
Matt Diamond: Haiku
* Click HERE to download a high-resolution publicity flyer for this show.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:00 A.M., Solo Performance
North American Saxophone Alliance Region 7 Conference
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
PROGRAM
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Matthew Burtner: (dis)Locations
March 15th, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Show
Kerrytown Concert House
415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
$10 for general admission and $5 for students
Tickets are available online or at the door.
PROGRAM
Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Billie
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Matthew Burtner: (dis)Locations (world premiere)
Judith Shatin: Grito del corazon
Terry Riley: Dorian Reeds
Matt Diamond: Haiku (world premiere)
* Click HERE to download a high-resolution publicity flyer for this show.
March 6th, 2007 at 5:00 P.M., Solo Show
Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
The (Almost) Acoustic Saxophone
Assisted by Greg Jukes, derabucca and Tim Hoft, piano.
PROGRAM
Halim El-Dabh: The Miraculous Tale (world premiere)
Milton Babbitt: Accompanied Recitative
Edison Denisov: Sonata
Terry Riley: Dorian Reeds
Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Billie
February 28th, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Performance
Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
Celebrating 150 Years of Music at the Peabody Conservatory
December 1952 by Earle Brown
February 7th, 2007 at 8:00 P.M., Orchestral Performance
Friedberg Hall in Baltimore, MD
Peabody Concert Orchestra
An American in Paris by George Gershwin
2006 SHOWS
The new direction of new music, where is all this heading?
An Die Musik LIVE! 409 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Tickets available at the door, $8/$5 for adults and students
* Dubbed as a Standing Room Only Event by the Baltimore Examiner.
PROGRAM
Martin Wesley-Smith: Weapons of Mass Distortion
Judith Shatin: Grito del corazon
Vítor Rua: Voci di una città immaginaria (US Premiere)
Steven Ricks: American Dreamscapes
Per Bloland: Quintet
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency of snow
Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Billie
December 1st, 2006 at 11:30 A.M., Lecture/Performance
Peabody Conservatory, Room 308C in Baltimore, MD
Multimedia Music and the Saxophone
Presenting works by Shatin, Swendsen and Rua.
November 9th, 2006 at 5 P.M., Composition Performance
EuCuE Concert Series
Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Concordia University
7141 Sherbrooke Ave. West, Montreal, Quebec
Another One for tape
November 7th, 2006 at 8 P.M., Solo Performance
International Computer Music Conference
Dixon Hall, Tulane University in New Orleans, LA
a sudden change in the consistency of snow by Peter V. Swendsen
October 22nd, 2006 at 8 P.M., Chamber Performance
The 24 Hour Concert
Peabody Conservatory, Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
Groove (world premiere) by Adam Knauss
October 22nd, 2006 at 3 P.M., Instrument Demonstration
Jenny Beck's Lecture for the Walters Art Museum's Courbet Exhibit
Peabody Conservatory, Cohen-Davison Theater in Baltimore, MD
Didgeridoo Demonstration
October 13th, 2006 at 3:00 P.M., Video Screening
Nordic Music Technology Conference
Norwegian University for Technology and Science in Trondheim, Norway
a sudden change in the consistency of snow by Peter V. Swendsen
* This is a screening of the Fixed Media Version of this piece. It was recorded in the summer of 2006 with the composer on hand in Charlottesville, VA.
September 6th, 2006 at 6 P.M., Chamber Performance
High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music
Eastern Park in Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District
HighJinx!, Music for the Living Dead
May 8th, 2006 at 7:30 P.M., Solo Performance
Computer Music Departmental Recital
Peabody Conservatory, Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
Permutations I (world premier) by Matt Diamond
April 20th, 2006 at Noon, Chamber Performance
Woodwind Department Thursday at Noon Concert
Peabody Conservatory, Friedberg Hall in Baltimore, MD
Doo-Dah by William Albright
Assisted by Zach Herchen and Brian Bubnash
March 27th, 2006 at 8:00 P.M., Chamber Performance
Kyungmi Lee's Master's Degree Recital
Peabody Conservatory, Friedberg Hall in Baltimore, MD
Aeolian Partitions by Pauline Oliveros
March 25th, 2006 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Performance
Prospect Dance Group Studio Show
McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA
Tickets available at the door, $10 for general admission
a sudden change in the consistency of snow by Peter V. Swendsen
March 17th, 2006 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Performance
Saxophone Studio Recital
Peabody Conservatory, Goodwin Hall in Baltimore, MD
The Big Turtle Fanfare from the South China Sea (arr. Straus) by Gyorgy Ligeti
March 17th, 2006 at 6:30 P.M., Chamber Performance
Brian Bubnash's Senior Recital
Peabody Conservatory, Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
Doo-Dah by William Albright
Assisted by Zach Herchen and Brian Bubnash
March 15th, 2006 at 8:00 P.M., Solo Performance
Brian Sacawa Masterclass
Peabody Conservatory, Cohen-Davison Theater in Baltimore, MD
Sequenza VIIb by Luciano Berio
March 6th, 7th and 8th, 2006, Chamber Music Residency
quux Saxophone Quartet residency at Northwestern State University
EVENTS
March 6th at 1:00 P.M. - Masterclass with NSU students in Band Hall
March 7th at Noon - Concert in the Union Theater
March 8th at 7:30 P.M. - Recital of works by Peck, Florio, Maslanka and others in the School of Music Recital Hall
March 4th, 2006 at 3:30 P.M., Solo Show
What are you looking at? - A Multimedia Event
Peabody Conservatory, Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
Assisted by dancer Elizabeth Montegomery
PROGRAM
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIIb
Toon Vandevorst: The best part of waking up . . .
Liduino Pitombeira: Maracatu (world premier)
Peter V. Swendsen: a sudden change in the consistency on snow (world premier)
Martin Wesley-Smith: Weapons of Mass Distortion
March 2nd, 2006 at Noon, Solo Performance
Computer Music Thursday at Noon Concert
Peabody Conservatory, Cohen-Davison Theater in Baltimore, MD
Weapons of Mass Distortion by Martin Wesley-Smith
February 8th, 2006 at 7:30 P.M., Solo Performance
New Music at Peabody
Peabody Conservatory, Griswold Hall in Baltimore, MD
Pauli Exclusion Principle (world premier) by Richard Horner
Assisted by the composer on piano and electronics
For information regarding performances before the launching of this webpage please contact me.