RECENT / UPCOMING EVENTS
January 2011 (dates/times TBA) Percussionists Chris Froh and Aiyun Huang, with Ben Carson, prepared piano—presenting ‘Rhythm in and out of the moment’
Featuring Ben Carson’s works for found objects and found texts: N is for No and Nycandra, and A is for Azimuth and Arnica. Locations (incl. San Diego area) TBA.
December 10, 2010 TBA (ca. 7:00 pm) Glen Whitehead and Rhonda Taylor, with Russell Greenberg and other guests
Featuring Ben Carson’s Menagerie, for trumpet, saxophone, and 10 instruments. At the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, at the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
April 5, 2010 7:00 pm Aiyun Huang: New Music for Percussion
Featuring Ben Carson’s A is for Azimuth and Arnica, in a brand new interpretation. Works of other composers to be announced. Music Center Performance Studio: U.C. Santa Cruz.
December 3, 2009 8:00 pm Ben Carson: Syncline and Anticline
This is the opening ceremony of Diversity + Change, the Annual Conference of the International Society for Improvised Music.
After an algorithmic opener by Dave Cope, Syncline and Anticline is a structure of negotiation in which Carson, along with Russell Greenberg, Rhonda Taylor, Scott Walton, and Glen Whitehead, will recreate a variety of written and spontaneous musics.
Following our show, the great and distinguished bebop pianist/composer Freddie Redd, and finally an open jam session of the festival conference.
Kuumbwa Jazz Center. 320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
September 22, 2009 You Are Here Festival: The Maze, featuring ‘Hunter/Gatherer’
Performing two new interpretations of Carson’s “A is for Azimuth and Arnica”, for found objects and found texts. Brooklyn, NY.
June 10, 2009 Christopher Williams at the Electric Possible Sonic Art Laboratory
Featuring Carson’s ‘Three works for singing contrabassist’, and other works. Panic Research Gallery, Washington, D.C.
June 8, 2009 International Society of Bassists, annual conference: Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams in recital, featuring Carson’s ‘Three works for singing contrabassist’ and other works. Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. PA.
June 7, 2009 Islip Long Island Arts Council Distinguished Artist Series presents Ian Antonio and Russell Greenberg
“A is for Azimuth and Arnica”, for found objects and found texts. Two interpretations by Russell Greenberg and Ian Antonio. Islip, New York.
May 27, 2009 Classical at the Freight: Chris Froh in Concert
Featuring “A is for Azimuth and Arnica”, for found objects and found texts. Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, California.
April 15, 2009 7:00 pm April in Santa Cruz III: Yarn/Wire
Mediations/Tenors, for marimba with metal miscellany and vibraphone with wooden miscellany (Ian Antonio and Russell Greenberg, percussion). Coda: You Are Not I; “fors seulement…”, fors seulement condition for piano (Jacob Rhodebeck). Music Center Recital Hall, U.C. Santa Cruz
Also featuring music of Kim Hi Kyung, plus Luciano Berio: Linea (1973), John Arrigo-Nelson: fluttuazione/attimo (2008), and Stefano Gervasoni: Sviete Tihi – Capriccio dopo la Fantasia (2006).
May 8, 2009 8:00 pm Christopher Williams with Hans Koch and Ben Patterson.
Kontrabass bissig und um Fluxus-musik [Moltkerei Werkstatt / Köln]. Carson’s ‘Three Songs for Contrabass’ and other works.
April 5, 2009 4:00 pm April in Santa Cruz I: Rhonda Taylor
Lesser Myths I: Anonyme for alto saxophone. Also featuring music of Gérard Grisey, Avi Tchamni, others TBA. Music Center Recital Hall, U.C. Santa Cruz.
March 29, 2009 7:00 pm Davis/Sacramento Percussion Ensembles: featuring Chris Froh
Chris Froh performs Carson’s A is for Azimuth and Arnica and other works. Sacramento, CA.
March 26th, 2009 8:00 PM Anahistoric: New and Old Works of Composer Benjamin Carson
Presented by the Music Performance Program at Columbia University, and percussion/piano quartet Yarn/Wire. Featuring cellist Katie Schlaikjer, saxophonist Rhonda Taylor, trumpeter Glen Whitehead, and contrabassist Chris Williams. 301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University, near Amsterdam and 116th.
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