Over the course of the next two months, The Lab will present three concerts, one of which will be given two performances, that would usually be announced through the weekly Bleeding Edge articles. However, because there have been so many weekends, not to mention individual dates, that require making serious choices, it seemed desirable to give the readers “early warning” about these particular events. For those who do not already know, The Lab is located in the Mission at 2948 16th Street. This is a short walk from the corner of Mission Street. This is particularly good for those using public transportation, since that corner provides bus stops for both north-south and east-west travel as well as a BART station. Doors open half an hour before each concert begins, and it is usually the case that a long line has accumulated before then. Specific dates and times are as follows:
Wednesday, December 5, 8 p.m.: The will be a two-set evening of alternative vocal techniques. The BEAM SPLITTER duo brings improvised amplified voice together with trombone and occasional analog electronics. They will be followed by the Voicehandler duo in which percussionist Jaco Felix Heule accompanies vocalist Danishta Rivero working with electronics. Admission will be $15 and $10 for members. Seats may be reserved through a login Web page for members and a guest registration Web page for others.
Friday, December 7, and Saturday, December 8, 8:30 p.m.: This will be a “farewell concert” of sorts for jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell. Mitchell will be returning to Madison, Wisconsin, having spent eleven years as the Darius Milhaud Chair of Composition at Mills College. The scope of his performances has ranged from classical to the immediate present; and he is as much at home with wild and forceful free jazz as he is with ornate chamber music. He will lead a quartet, whose other members will be Ambrose Akinmusire, Junius Paul, and Vincent Davis. Admission will be $25 and $20 for members. Members can register for either concert (or both of them) through the usual login Web page. Others will be required to complete separate guest registration forms for the Friday and Saturday concerts.
Saturday, January 12, 8:30 p.m.: Vocalist Haley Fohr will present a 60-minute collection of études and undulations of the mouth. Admission will be $15 and $10 for members. Seats may be reserved through a login Web page for members and a guest registration Web page for others.
[two additional January concerts added, 1/2, 2:45 p.m.:
Wednesday, January 16, 8 p.m.: Monitored Feldman will be a performance involving a “transformation”of a major solo piano composition by Morton Feldman. The piece is “Triadic Memories,” which will be performed by Tania Chen. However, Chen will be joined by two electronic musicians, Thomas Dimuzio. who specializes in live sampling skills, and Jon Leidecker, who calls himself an “amateur cyberneticist” and performs under the name Wobbly. Their objective will be to augment and underline specific elements of the “Triadic Memories” score with contemporary layers of sonic detail. Admission will be $15 and free for members. Seats may be reserved through a login Web page for members and a guest registration Web page for others.
Monday, January 28, 8 p.m.: This will be a two-set evening. The first set will bring together two multi-instrumentalists, David Watson and John Krausbauer. What is likely to be most interesting is that both of them include bagpipes among the instruments that they play. They will be followed by a 30-minute clarinet solo created and performed by Matt Ingalls. The continuity of his sonorities arises from circular breathing, and those sonorities involve highlighting the micro-features of his instruments timbres. Admission will be $15 and free for members. Seats may be reserved through a login Web page for members and a guest registration Web page for others.]
[two additional January concerts added, 1/2, 2:45 p.m.:
Wednesday, January 16, 8 p.m.: Monitored Feldman will be a performance involving a “transformation”of a major solo piano composition by Morton Feldman. The piece is “Triadic Memories,” which will be performed by Tania Chen. However, Chen will be joined by two electronic musicians, Thomas Dimuzio. who specializes in live sampling skills, and Jon Leidecker, who calls himself an “amateur cyberneticist” and performs under the name Wobbly. Their objective will be to augment and underline specific elements of the “Triadic Memories” score with contemporary layers of sonic detail. Admission will be $15 and free for members. Seats may be reserved through a login Web page for members and a guest registration Web page for others.
Monday, January 28, 8 p.m.: This will be a two-set evening. The first set will bring together two multi-instrumentalists, David Watson and John Krausbauer. What is likely to be most interesting is that both of them include bagpipes among the instruments that they play. They will be followed by a 30-minute clarinet solo created and performed by Matt Ingalls. The continuity of his sonorities arises from circular breathing, and those sonorities involve highlighting the micro-features of his instruments timbres. Admission will be $15 and free for members. Seats may be reserved through a login Web page for members and a guest registration Web page for others.]
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