May
Volume 1, Issue 5 Welcome, new contributors!
Mark your calendar for May concerts
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Letter from the editor Issue No. 5 is here, and we have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months. OME has TWO new staff members, Michael Ferraro and Isaac Bickmore. We three are working together to make next year’s marathon concert even bigger and better than this year‘s. Oh. And we’re grant applyin’ and and summer camp designin’ too. OME would also like to give a hearty welcome to Jennifer Gunther, who’s helping out with editing and design. If you would like to join the team, email admin@ohmyears.com. We want to start reviews soon, so we’ll need writers to attend and review concerts! Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer
The 2015 marathon concert at The Trunk Space was incredible thanks to our talented performers. Flip to page 4 to re-live the moment, and view our call for 2016 performers on page 5.
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MAY CONCERTS Sunday, May 3 // 5 p.m. Glendale Community College, MU2 151 // FREE Faculty member and clarinetist Stefanie Gardner collaborates with GCC’s Faculty Percussion Quartet on Nigel Westlake’s Malachite Glass for solo bass clarinet and percussion ensemble. With Paradise Winds reed quartet she performs Kurt Melenbacher’s Journey on a Comet’s Tail and more.
Saturday, May 9 // 10 a.m. // $10 Phoenix Center for the Arts Local artist Mitchell Keaney presents a sonic sculpture workshop to explore sound as a material and music as composition of geometric and abstract shapes. Participation in this three-hour event means listening and learning how to identify sounds with a place mentally, emotionally and physically. Get ready to find and record your own sounds and find a place for them in a completely new context.
Saturday, May 9, 3 p.m. // FREE Phoenix College music building Under the direction of Wes Hawkins, Phoenix College Percussion Ensemble presents its spring concert. Featuring performance of music by contemporary composers John Cage, Jason Marsalis, Sunny Jain and others. Come for the premier of PREPARE, a brand-new piano and percussion composition by Dr. Karl Schindler.
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There’s a new way to find new music events in the Valley.
Visit thelistPHX.com to discover: · More events · Ensembles and bands ready to book with your venue
· Information on festivals, symposia and networking events
· Musician lodging info
OH MY GOD, MY BODY, MY EAR S 2015
THE TRUNK S PACE
Top: The Paper Hats perform music by Cody Brookshire. Bottom: EKB and Eric Retterer perform Worker’s Union. Thanks to Pamela Stein for her lovely ‘grams! We’re eager for more photos, everyone!
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OUR EARS ARE OPEN The 2016 marathon application is now open at ohmyears.com. There is no application fee(!). Here’s what we’re listening for:
· Ensembles with up to seven performers · Solo performers · Multinstrumentalists · We welcome classical instruments, instruments that can be plugged in, electronic instruments and invented instruments.
· Interdisciplinary sets are welcome, but may be subject to limits based on performance space.
· A house band ready to take on newly commissioned
pieces and perform smaller concerts as the countdown to next year’s marathon begins. Interested performers will need to fill out a separate application.
2016 marathon venue and date to be determined. Make sure you read application instructions carefully and submit all requested materials with application. p. 5
NEO-CLASSICAL STRING QUARTET MUSIC, AND IT’S ALSO OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC.
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Thanks to our 2015 marathon sponsors: We think the best way to show appreciation to all of the great local businesses that supported this year’s marathon would be to spend the day with them. Here’s how you can do just that: Hop on a Gr:D bike and grab a quick breakfast at Rollover! Doughnuts (We won’t judge if you think the middle of the afternoon is breakfast time). Or cruise to Sit ... Stay: Hot Dogs and Sausage for a bite and share a picture of your dog with the friendly crew. Or make a late-night ride to Grand Avenue Pizza Company after you witness another spectacle of local talent at your new favorite venue, The Trunk Space. Feel free to repeat.
How convenient is it that our bike share sponsor has several stations within walking distance of our delicious food sponsors?! Find Gr:D on Grand Avenue, Vernon Avenue in midtown and multiple locations downtown.
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OME is made by: Editor in Chief
Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer
Contributing Writers
Pamela Stein
Photographers Editing and Layout
Jennifer Gunther
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Send inquiries and event announcements to info@ohmyears.com
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All ear illustrations are in the public domain and are courtesy of VintageGraphics.
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