[Voxnovus] 12-11-10

[Robert Voisey (Vox Novus)]

This issue
November 10th, 2012  <http://www.voxnovus.com/NM421/issue/12-11-10.htm> 


*	Man Marries <>  Machine,
Everyone Lives 
Happily Ever After 

Composer’s Voice - a convivial gathering of composers, musicians, and music
lovers - congregates every other Sunday in the gracious space of Jan Hus
Church to celebrate new music from living composers.

*	Calendar <>  

November 11th  Composer’s Voice Concert Series curated by Randal Eng at Jan
Hus Church in  New York City

November 14th  60x60 (2012) Presenters Mix debuts is Birmingham, Alabama

November 18th  Composer’s Voice Concert Series: The Public Decides – Same
Dance, Different Music

*	Opportunities <>  

Calls for works and composer opportunities on Vox Novus and Composer's Site

*	Idea Tree <>  

growing seeds for a new musical future 

*	To Do <>  or Not To Do 

advice and suggestions







Erin Reviews 


Composer <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/12-10-28.htm> ’s
Voice 
October 28th, 2012: 


Man Marries Machine,
Everyone Lives 
Happily Ever After 


Composer’s Voice - a convivial gathering of composers, musicians, and music
lovers - congregates every other Sunday in the gracious space of Jan Hus
Church to celebrate new music from living composers. Today’s performance
featured David Morneau as the guest curator and electronics performer. He
assembled a diverse assortment of works composed for mezzo-soprano and both
live and recorded electronics. 

Morneau, a bespectacled composer sporting a pumpkin-colored tie, displays a
rumpled, affable demeanor. Taking on the role of educator, he elaborates on
his purpose in each of the program’s ten pieces. Sometimes Morneau’s
responsibility only extends to pushing the play button, while other
compositions require him to execute an array of complex machination. It’s
very cool. 

Morneau is ably complemented by mezzo-soprano Katherine Crawford. Crawford,
a Kansas City based artist, charms with her brunette curls and exuberant
smile. Her voice, congenial and engaging, is technically astute, but never
arrogantly showy. She uses her considerable gifts to fill the space like a
big, warm embrace. 

A number of the compositions finish in a minute or less. 

Swedish composer Thommy Wahlström offers 2012 invention for mezzosoprano and
ea nr. 16, which highlights two distinct lines of text. Crawford nimbly
ricochets between the pair, using her own volition and spontaneity to
produce a delightfully zany sixty seconds. 

Within an Ocean of Anemones, a contribution from Greg Dixon, features
Morneau electronically processing Crawford’s live voice, then rendering a
distorted interpretation. The result is a creepily awesome echo,
intermingling with the cordial intonations of a human voice. 

Scott Blasco furnishes the longest, and most contemplative composition. Four
Songs From “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” acts as an exquisite quartet of
narratively basedpieces. Lyrics like “your father is a robber, and your
mother is a whore” make your ears prick, but Blasco’s success lies in his
intermixing of understated electronic harmonies, whichaugment Crawford’s
heartfelt performance. These harmonies run the gamut from obsessive stapler
gun sounds to arrays of rich tones supported by the repetitive tapping of a
solitary note. The composition dribbles away at the end, leaving the
audience in pensive spirits. 

Morneau, self-described as a composer of an entirely undecided genre,
supplies two compositions demonstrating his manifold interests. The first,
entitled Box Shy, spotlights Morneau constructing shivery heartbeats of
sound, which then are pierced by crystalline tones. It’s an aural snowstorm,
with the icy notes acting as perfectly fabricated snowflakes captured on the
tip of your tongue. 

His second piece, Two Etched Marks, stands as an elegantly rendered love
song. The insistent, insidious electronics underscore Crawford’s voice to
fashion a deeply romantic composition. You wish you could press the replay
button. 

The concert closes with the crowd-pleasing Cassandra’s Rant, composed by
George Brunner. Brunner manufactures a whimsical melody in triple meter,
featuring a no-holds-barred feed from the mind ofa bitter Cassandra.
Cassandra, cursed by Apollo, had the gift of prophecy but was damned never
to be believed. Humorous moments highlighting the greats from Greek
mythology elicit giggles from the audience. Try to restrain your snickers
when Crawford pointedly intones lines like,“Oedipus’ date is old enough to
be his mother”. 

Morneau accomplishes something really exciting with this Composer’s Voice
concert. By combining live and recorded electronics with the talents of
Crawford, he demonstrates the intoxicating possibilities of mixing these two
mediums. The human voice warms up the intrinsic coldness of electronic
music, while the use of technology expands the possibilities of the human
instrument, which in the past was limited by its natural capacity. Stirring
and stimulating, Morneau coaxes you to consider a prospective future when
man and machine combine to create an unearthly musical world that is still
distinctively human. 

Intriguing works by Kala Pierson, Rodrigo Baggio, Jay Batzner, and Elliot
Hughes also appear on the program. 

 <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/12-10-28.htm> Composer's
Voice Concert Program 

David Morneau <http://www.voxnovus.com/composer/David_Morneau.htm>  







Vox Novus 
Calendar 


 <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/12-11-11.htm> Composer’s
Voice Concert


Features guest curator Randal Eng and Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with Alyssa
Reit, harp.

Sunday

November 11, 2012: 

1:00pmm

Jan Hus Presbyterian Church 

351 E 74th Street

New York, NY 10021-3798

Free Admission

Donations for HOAP welcome


60x60 (2012) <http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/2012_Presenters_Mix.htm>
Presenters Mix


Wednesday 

November 14, 2012 

7:30pm

Hulsey Recital Hall 

University of Alabama at Birmingham 

950 13th Street South 

Birmingham, AL 35294-1260

Free Admission

 

60 works by 60 artists, 60x60 offers something different every minute

60x60 is a project containing 60 works each 60 seconds in length presented
continuously in an hour performance synchronized with an analog clock. 60x60
presents a slice of what is happening in the contemporary music scene by
representing 60 works that are diverse in aesthetic and style.

 

 

Composers included in the 60x60 (2012) Presenters Mix:

Liana Alexandra, Ricardo Arias, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Rich Bitting, Benjamin
Boone, Scott Brickman, George Brunner, Paul Clouvel, Zlatko Cosic, Douglas
DaSilva, Brad Decker, Paul Dibley, Erin Dougherty, Leonardo Duerto, Chris
Flores, Douglas Geers, Josh Goldman, Melissa Grey, David Gunn, Bruce
Hamilton, Dorothy Hindman, Yoko Honda, Lynn Job, Aaron Krister Johnson, Tova
Kardonne, Juraj Kojis, Patrick Liddell, Elainie Lillios, Moises Linares,
John Link, Blake Martin, Charles Norman Mason, Mike McFerron, Jeff Morris,
Serban Nichifor, Rich O'Donnel, Michael James Olson, David R Peoples, Kala
Pierson, Christopher Preissing, William Price, Gene Pritsker, Robert
Ratcliffe, Robert Sazdov, Jacky Schreiber, Nivedita ShivRaj, Alan Shockley,
Juan Maria Solare, Adam Sovkoplas, Adam Stansbie, Allan Strange, Eldad
Tsabary, Katerina Tzedaki, Jeremy Van Buskirk, Robert Voisey, Patricia
Walsh, Andrew Walters, Rodney Waschka, Aaron Word, and Sabrina Pena Young

Click here for the <http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/2012_Presenters_Mix.htm>
Concert Program of the 60x60 (2012) Presenters Mix

Composer <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/12-11-18.htm> ’s
Voice Dance Collaboration - The Public Decides – Same Dance, Different Music

Sunday

November 18, 1:00pm

Jan Hus Presbyterian Church

351 E 74th Street - New York, NY 

10021-3798 

Free Admission

Donations for HOAP welcome

 

The Public Decides whether the same dance can evoke different opinions if it
is performed by different music. The Public Decides is a collaboration
between choreographer Erin Bomboy and Composer’s Voice, an organization
devoted to producing short chamber concerts featuring the work of
contemporary composers. Working without music, Bomboy will craft five
minutes of choreography, utilizing the talents of dancers Rachel Charles and
Samantha Parsons. The movement, on pointe, will forgo balletic classicism in
favor of subverting verticality for grounded activities that surrender to
gravity’s pull. Composers of all kinds will submit original material. Five
selections will be chosen as semi-finalists to be performed on the concert
with the dance. The five musical compositions will feature Charles and
Parsons performing the same choreography to each of the five different
musical works. At the conclusion, the audience will vote for their favorite
music and dance collaboration. Additionally, videos will be posted online to
allow for the largest number of voiced opinions. The collaboration that
garners the most votes will award a paid commission to the winning composer.
The commission and dance will premiere as part of Movement Research’s Open
Performance Series in January. The Public Decides questions the effect music
has on dance. Can disparate aural soundscapes bring about a divergence of
opinions, even if the movement remains unchanged? Does music elicit deeper
and richer performances from dancers? How does the audience experience dance
through music? What role can the audience play in determining the future of
a piece?




Opportunities 


 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/> Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Call for Works 

*  Anne Goldberg
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#12-11-10>  - English Horn


*   <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#12-11-15> “Lullaby”
with Suzanne Kompass & Sean O'Boyle - soprano and clarinet 

*  Re-Imagining <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#12-12-01>
Debussy with Stephen Porter - piano 

*  Okamoto/Martinez-Forteza
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#12-12-14>  - double-bass
and clarinet 

*  Motherhood <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-01-02>
with Jacqueline Martelle - solo flute 

*  Liana Valente
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-01-01>  -
soprano/piano (solo) 

*  One Minute <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-01-20>
Waltzes - CROSSISLAND - clarinet/cello/piano trio (or any subset) 

*  Jenny Greene -
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-01-24>  soprano and
piano duets 

*  Occupy Cello <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-03-01>
with Craig Hultgren - solo cello 

*  Honoring <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-03-22>
Eugène Van Itterbeek - soprano and piano duets 

 <http://www.60x60.com/calls/> 60x60 – still looking for works

 

 



 <http://composerssite.com/expiring_opp> Composer's Site - Expiring
Opportunities 
 
<http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgs&feedurl=http://feeds.feedburner.co
m/cpccExpiringOpportunities> 

 

  _____  


 
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cpccExpiringOpportunities/~3/s1wSq6cotJ8/jam
%E2%80%99s-call-music?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> JAM’s Call for
Music 

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Web site: 

http://www.jamconcert.org/info/submit 

Expiration of Opportunity: 

Fri, 2012-11-23 

Entry Fee: 

0.00 

JAM’s Call for Music is open! Deadline Friday 23rd November 2012

Call for Music

Deadline Friday 23rd November 2012.

Submit music for choir, brass quintet and organ, OR any combination of these
forces.

Anyone aged 18 or over may submit music to JAM if they are born, living or
studying in the UK.

Successful submissions will receive performances in London and around the
UK. One performance will be professionally recorded.

Published date: 

3 Oct 2012 

read more <http://composerssite.com/content/jam%E2%80%99s-call-music> 









Idea Tree 


growing seeds for a new musical future 

Composers find musicians who want to video tape themselves performing their
works to create a YouTube channel and keep writing works for them. (a Glass
ensemble on the Internet.) 







To Do or Not To Do 


suggestions from the seasoned 

Composers really should attend their concerts. No really. Composers should
make best efforts to attend their concert whether they are 60 second
miniatures or 4 hour operas. If you can't make it (this doesn't mean because
it is raining outside) you should promote it more than you normally would.
If you don't care about hearing your work, no one else will. (Especially the
producer) 

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