OME ZINE v1.1
August/September
A placeand for NEW EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC IN THIS ISSUE Aural Guide: What to Ear this Fall August/September New Music Concert Calendar Opportunities and Missing Persons Which 20thare Century Composer You? ohmyears.com
YOUR AURAL GUIDE:
THE PEOPLE WHO LEFT
Works by Keith Kelly. Keith Kelly (soprano, tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute); Ari Chersky (guitar); Shaun Lowecki (drums); Doug Stuart (upright bass) Availble from Edgetone Records "The People Who Left is a way to name all of the folks (your own self included) who came before. They are gone and will always be gone. We are always becoming, but that also means we are always leaving. Final thoughts: You must pay attention; you must not ignore what is now, or shirk away." Edgy yet delicate, "The People Who Left" has a beautiful ability to invoke nostalgia with modern sounds. Pairs well with whiskey on the rocks and hot summer nights.
LINE UP
Electronic works by Antony T. Marasco A 201 3 re-master of Marasco's debt album. It's a digital sprucing up of beautiful, stream-lined material. Just because it's last season, doesn't mean it's out of style yet. Line Up is confidant and to the point. It doesn't ramble, and is able to take the listener on satisflying 2-8 minute journeys. We highly recommend listening with an imperial IPA of your choosing and a comfortable flannel shirt (weather permitting).
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Sweet Sounds from the Summer and What to Ear this Fall! !
SONIC FLUX
This electronic and electroacoustic compilation is the result of the hard working mind-brains of composers Cody Brookshire and Brian Kelly. Sonic Flux is released under EMPiRES (Electronic Music Production Recording Series), which is co-directed by Brookshire and Kelly. Performers: Adam Cuthbert (trmpet), William Price (toy sax) Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer (flute) Corey Klein (horn) Composers: David Biedenbender Brian Kelly Adam Cuthbert Joshua Marquez William Price Cody Brookshire Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer J.L. Marie, John Hennecken Jason H. Mitchell "EMPiRES is a new music collective focusing on producing and publishing compilation albums of electronic and electroacoustic music. ... Here in this first compilation volume, an abundance of metalic timbres, can be found in many works, contrasted by other works which focus on continuous flow in their construction. Given these traits and the fusing of them as presented with this compilation, the album is titled Sonic Flux." We recommend listening with a Silver Bullet (gin, scotch, lemon peel).
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NEW MU S I C AUGUST TERRA JAVA SESSION #5
8/1 4, Wednesday, 7p-11 p, Terra Java Coffee Hose, $4 Album Release//Potluck//Canned Food Drive! fthia (az) album release w/ Sondra Sun-Odeon & Jasmine Dreame Wagner (ny), Andrew is Tired (az)
AN EVENING WITH TERRY BOZZIO
8/1 7, Sunday, 7p, the MIM, $35+ A night of solo drumming on the world’s largest tuned drum & percussion set. Drawing from jazz, classical, & ethnic percussion styles, Bozzio enthralls audiences with space, classical forms/structures, ambient electronic loops, & atmospheric percussion effects.
NORTH SIGHT - JAZZ & NEW MUSIC TRIO
8/24, Sunday, 3p, Scottsdale Presbyterian Church, FREE Presented by MusicaNova. Keith Kelly (clarinets), Alex Oliverio (guitar), Ben Hedquit (upright bass).
UNION 32 ALL-STARS play "BITCHES BREW"
9/5, First Friday, 7:30p, The Nash, FREE Scott Zimmer (woodwinds), Keith Kelly (woodwinds), Brett Reed (vibes), Ted Sistrunk (bass), Joe Garcia (percussion ), Ryan Anthony (drums)
UNION 32 ALL-STARS play JAZZ-ROCK FUSION
9/20, Saturday, 7:30p, Paradise Valley Community College, FREE Scott Zimmer (woodwinds), Keith Kelly (woodwinds), Brett Reed (vibes), Ted Sistrunk (bass), Joe Garcia (percussion ), Ryan Anthony (drums)
PANGEAN ORCHESTRA
8/22 Friday, 7p, Tempe History Museum, FREE Musicians from all continents and traditions unite on one stage for remarkable concerts where preconceptions and boundaries dissolve. Fuonder Colin O'Donohoe will lead members of the Pangean movement in this one night only event. Founded in Arizona, this group has recently found a new home in NYC.
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C ALEND AR SEPTEMBER
CLASSICAL REVOLUTION: COMPOSITION COMPETITION II
9/20, Saturday, 7p, Tempe History Museum, FREE Compsoers Jeremy Muller, Gil Dori, Bethany Brown, and Michael Muchnij will be writing for mixed instrumental quartets that will be premiered and repeated for audience and judge voting. CRPHX will award two winners & present their music in concert the following year/season.
CLARINET MUSIC FROM PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE 9/21 , Sunday, 2:30p, ASU Katzin Concert Hall, $5-9 Robert Spring and friends present an hour of varied music from beautiful classics to world premiers.
DESERT'S EDGE DUO WITH CLARINETIST ROBERT SPRING & PERCUSSIONIST J.B. SMITH
9/24, Wednesday, 1 0:20a, the MIM, $7 The performance features pieces written especially for the group, as well as jazz inspired pieces and music with electronics and computer generated sounds.
LIVE AT THE LIBRARY - MR. TRIO
9/25, Thursday, 6:30p, Glendale Public Library The Mill Ave Chamber Players teams up with jazz combo Mr. Trio.
MILL AVE CHAMBER PLAYERS ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT 9/28, Sunday, 3-5p, Central United Methodist Church MACP performs Shostakovich, Debussy and Thomson.
ASU COMPOSITION STUDIO RECITAL
9/29, Monday, 7:30p, ASU Katzin Concert Hall, FREE Join the School of Music Composition Studio for an evening of new works written by undergraduate & graduate student composers.
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OPPORTUNITIES and MISSING PERSONS Composition Competition Entry fee: $250 USD. Competition is open to all emerging native-born Antarcticans who are at least Âź Aztec and who are between 29 and 30 years old. Scores must be written for double symphony orchestra with melodica solo, and may be no more than one minute in length. Pieces must have been composed within the last two weeks and may not have been performed publicly. The winning composer will be required to provide their own performers. Winning composer must attend performance. No travel monies are available for composer or performers. Committee is not responsible for scores, which will be promptly lost. Please submit 1 2 copies of score and all parts. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Scores without a recording will be disqualified immediately. MIDI realizations are not accepted.
Yong, Enthusiastic Film Maker Seeks Composer/Sound Designer The composer must have access to Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Logic, Abelton, a Roland TR-808, and a comprehensive analogue recording studio. The project is expected to last 2-1 2 months and the compensation is $1 00 and heartburn. Applicants who can play fewer than 5 instruments will not be considered.
Missing Person: Pianist Bonapart Clavichord Last seen before he fell into a piano during a performance of George Crumb's Makrokosmos. The performance was held in the basement of a bar in Williamsburg. Due to the following missed days of lessons, funeral gigs, and dog-walking appointments, Clavichord has fallen behind on rent, student loan payments, and the rental fee for the basement of a bar in Williamsburg. He is wanted by his landlord, the Department of Education, several pugs called "Pookie", and a bitter, hipster bar owner. If he is found, please contact one of the few friends who weren't hanging on to Bonapart to squeeze out a few free performanes from him. Clavichord was last seen wearing decade old spectacles, a black t-shirt, black pants, and decade old jogging shoes.
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YOU??
Whic h 20th Century Composer are Which do you enjoy most?
A) Math B) DIY Projects C) Learning as many musical instruments as you can D) Practicing piano
How do you feel about melody?
A) Fuck it B) 1 2 notes in a scale is VERY limiting... needs more for a good tune C) Love it, love it, LOVE IT. D) Is it a folk melody? Then, yes.
What did you study in college?
A) Math B) Music, but I dropped out becase it was lame C) Sciences D) Piano
How many Guggenheims have you been awarded? A) Psh, I have a MacArthur B) Rejected, twice C) Two D) One
What is one fun fact about yourself?
A) I taught Stephen Sondheim everything he knows B) I have mallets that look like Tribbles C) I've written way more operas than you D) I can "sling dissonances like a man"
If you answered mostly A:
You might be Milton Babbit (1 91 6-2011 ). Math genius and composer. He tought both music and mathematics at Princeton.
If you answered mostly B:
You might be Harry Partch (1 901 -1 974). This guy was one of the first Western composers to work with microtonal scales. Because of this, the instrments used to perform his work were custom made, usually out of found objects.
If you answered mostly C:
You might be William Grant Still (1 895-1 978), the first African-American composer to do EVERYTHING- first to conduct a major American sympony orchestra, first to have an opera performed by a major opera company, first to have an opera performed on TV. The list goes on.
If you answered mostly D:
You might be Ruth Crawford Seeger (1 901 -1 953). Ruth was the first lady composer to win a Guggenheim and was a leading authority on American folk music.
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Editors and Contributors Paula Tesoriero Margaret Anne Baer Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer
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Aaron Rosenberg
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