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CALENDAR OF UPCOMMING VOX NOVUS EVENTS	

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Brasileira 	
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> Fifteen Minutes of Fame - call for scores	

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CD Review

 
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GTQE04/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8
&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006GTQE04&linkCode=as2&tag=voxnovus-2
0>  Dark Forces
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Alon Nechushtan 
Dark Forces


Oleg Raskin, alto sax; Steve Swell, trombone; Mark Dresser, double bass;
Robert Dick, bass flute; Ned Rothenberg, bass clarinet; Briggan Krauss,
baritone sax; Marcus Rojas, tuba; Okkyung Lee, cello; Nate Wooley, trumpet;
Henry Kaiser, and Eliott Sharp, electric guitars; Alon Nechushtan,
composition and electronics. 

The ten tracks of Alon Nechushtan's 2012 disc Dark Forces function more as
environments than narratives. Taking each of the instrumentalists in turn
(only the final track is a duo), Nechushtan crafts relatively thick sound
worlds and sets the performer loose. The soloists push and pull their way
through these pieces, sometimes blending in to the sonic darkness and other
times struggling to break free from it. 

There is surprisingly little information with the CD beyond the list of
performers and a rather bleak quote from Stephen Crane. Tracks have no names
(at least none are listed) and the composer provides no philosophy or
statement to frame these works. Some might find this lack of data
off-putting but I think this disc speaks very well for itself. Does it
matter if the performers are improvising or playing written out
compositions? The trajectory of each performance is successful and engaging
which is all that truly matters. 

The electronic soundscapes are relatively ambient and directionless
collections of noise-based rustlings and these sonic environments serve as
the inspiration for the performers' contributions. These soundscapes never
overshadow the soloist or become foreground material. The performer is
always the focus. Given their overall feeling of barren darkness (the "dark
forces" title conjures apt imagery) my ears did grow weary of so many of
these same/similar sound worlds. 

Just to contradict myself, I also found myself wishing that each track was
longer in some way. The general 4-7 minute duration of each track feels too
short in the moment and the track breaks signify (to my ears at least) what
should sound like a different piece. The problem comes when each piece ends
up not being very different than the previous one (or the following one).
Each track is compelling, though, and I could listen to each for at least
twice as long as they go on. I certainly would have welcomed fewer longer
performances. 

Each performer is top flight and takes great advantage of his/her sonic
surroundings. While not always spouting virtuosic licks and gestures, every
soloist integrates their performance into their designated aural landscape.
This is not a disc of "performer plus electronics" pieces, this is a disc of
chamber music. 

- Jay Batzner <http://www.sequenza21.com/batzner/>  



Announcements 



Selections for the 
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame 
with Jenny Greene

  <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Jenny_Greene.jpg> 

After receiving many submissions from around the globe, we are proud to
announce the composers selected for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Jenny
Greene. 

The composers selected include: 
Beth Anderson, Erol Bugra Balci, Andrei Bogdanov, Inna Buganina, Anna
Imaykina, Dmitry Kitsenko, Julie Mandel, Vitaliy Manyk, Evgenia Marchak,
Daniel Minai, Richard Nye, Kala Peirson, Judi Silvano, Jose Jesus de Azevedo
Souza, and Judith Lang Zaimont 

You can find more out at:
 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Jenny_Greene/2013/>
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Jenny_Greene/2013/ 



Abuse

 Abuse <http://www.voxnovus.com/NM421/issue/postcard/13-02-09-Abuse.jpg> 

Lulu P. Dinklaker was a substitute schoolteacher for two years before the
abuse she suffered at the hands of disrespectful students finally forced her
to seek another career path. We'll never know why she chose substitute
conducting, one of the most hostile of environments in the employmental
universe. Orchestras, of course, are notoriously antagonistic to interim
batonmeisters, and the members of the Pringler City Philharmonic were no
exception. No sooner had Lulu cued the string entrance to the pie fight
scene in Peter Grimes than the entire contrabass section groused that her
tempo was too slow. And their complaints were more than verbal. A lot more. 
 <http://www.davidgunn.org> - David Gunn - www.davidgunn.org 



Calendar 

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Upcomming Performances 

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COMPOSER'S VOICE
PRESENTS: 
THE 3RD ANNUAL 
BRAZILIAN CONCERT
FEATURING PRELUDIO 21 


Sunday February 10, 2013


Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night...


Composer's Voice presents the 3rd Annual Trajetoria Brasileira, a concert
featuring the music of Brazilian composers. This international collaboration
will feature Preludio 21 performed by New York's Bella Winds. Composer's
Voice will also present the U.S. premiere of Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with
flutist Maria Carolina Cavalcanti, an encore performance from the world
premiere of the 15 works in Brazil last October. The 15 one-minute pieces by
different composers from around the world were written specifically for this
collaboration incorporating a Brazilian theme. 

For more than 15 years, Preludio 21 has stood out against the backdrop of
contemporary music of Rio de Janeiro, promoting a single aesthetic line of
work, "creating a mosaic of different compositional styles", as the
musicians themselves do keen to highlight. Preludio 21's CD Quartetos de
Cordas [A Casa Discos] recorded by the string quartet Quarteto Radames
Gnattali was nominated for Best Classical Music CD for the 2012 Latin Grammy
Award. 

Jan Hus Church
February 10, 2013 - 1:00 PM 
Jan Hus Church
351 East 74th Street 
New York City


For more information visit:
 <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/13-02-10.htm>
http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/13-02-10.htm 



Opportunities 

 Fifteen Minutes of Fame
<http://www.voxnovus.com/img/Fifteen_Minutes_of_Fame_logo.jpg> 



Fifteen Minutes of Fame 

CALL FOR WORKS


Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Occupy Cello 
with Craig Hultgren 


Deadline March 1, 2013

  <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Craig_Hultgren_03.jpg> 

Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces for cello solo composed for
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with Craig Hultgren to be performed Sunday, May 19,
2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan Hus Church in New
York City. Another performance will also be presented in Birmingham,
Alabama. The one-minute pieces are to be written specifically for this
project, which will be performed by Craig Hultgren. The theme for this
Fifteen Minutes of Fame is Occupy Cello - Upsetting the Musical Status Quo
For acoustic solo cello Criteria for selection: Playable forward-looking
concepts that challenge the traditional role of the instrument Resource for
contemporary cello techniques 

 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-03-01> Click here for
more details 
 Composer's Site <http://www.voxnovus.com/img/Composers_Site_logo-250.jpg> 


AUDIOGRAFT JUKEBOX - call for works 

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 08:17 AM PST

Web site: 
http://consumerwaste.org.uk/audiograft/jukebox.html 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Sun, 2013-02-17 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

AUDIOGRAFT JUKEBOX - call for works
13-audiograft

Short electroacoustic; computer music; or sound art works are required for
the audiograft jukebox. the jukebox will be available from February
17th-19th at audiograft and will also be placed online on the Sonic Art
Resarch Unit webpages at Oxford Brookes University.

Audiograft will take place in Oxford from 17th-19th February and will
feature Max Eastley, Rhodri Davies, SET ensemble; Stephen Cornford and Paul
Whitty; Ray Lee; Automated Noise Ensemble; Paul Dibley and more.

Audiograft Jukebox 2013

Published date: 
8 Feb 2013 

read more
<http://composerssite.com/content/audiograft-jukebox-%E2%80%93-call-works> 

 
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New Lens Concert Series 2013 

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 10:39 AM PST

Web site: 
http://garrettshatzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/New-Lens-2013_Applicati
on_D...
<http://garrettshatzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/New-Lens-2013_Applicat
ion_Doc.doc>  
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Wed, 2013-02-20 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

New Lens Concert Series 2013
Rediscovering the Masterworks Through Contemporary Music
CALL FOR SCORES
The New Lens Concert Series is looking for works for violin and piano, solo
piano, or solo violin, for performance on our 2013 series. Pieces may not
incorporate electronics of any kind and may only be for the instruments
listed. Chosen works will be performed multiple times throughout California
by Panic Duo (www.panicduo.com) from April 26th - May 6th, 2013.
Deadline

Published date: 
3 Feb 2013 

read more <http://composerssite.com/content/new-lens-concert-series-2013> 

 
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