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MAJOR CONCERTS »

September 18th - 21st, 2014
@ The Theatre Project
  45 W Preston St., Baltimore

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Thursday Night, September 18th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Jeff Carey (computer)

Group One:

Michael Fischer (saxophone)

Charlotte Hug (viola, voice)

Charles Dube (electronics)

Group Two:

Andy Hayleck (electronics, clarinet)

Stewart Mostofsky (electronics)

John Berndt (saxophone, inventions, computer)

Meg Rorison (projections, sound)

Group Three:

Joshua Jefferson (alto saxophone)

Jen Baker (trombone)

John Berndt (saxophone, inventions, computer)

John Kilduff (multitasking, live art)

Group Four:

Andrea Pensado (electronics, voice)

Mick Ricereto (alto clarinet, electric piano)

Meg Rorison (projections, sound)

JD Zazie (turntables, CDJ, mixer, found sounds)

Wendel Patrick (turntables, electronics)

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Friday Night, September 19th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Okkyung Lee (violoncello)

Group One:

Jack Wright (saxophone)

Dafne Vicente-Sandoval (bassoon)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion, friction)

M.C. Schmidt (store-bought electronics)

Charles Dube (electronics)

Group Two:

John Kilduff (multitasking, live art)

Vicki Bennett (found footage sample collage)

Bob Wagner (percussion, friction)

Group Three:

LaDonna Smith (violin)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion, friction)

Harry Walker (electric bass)

Michael Fischer (saxophone)

Group Four:

JD Zazie (turntables, CDJ, mixer, found sounds)

Charlotte Hug (viola, voice)

Jenny Gräf (electronics, guitar)

Stewart Mostofsky (electronics)

Vicki Bennett (found footage sample collage)

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Saturday Matinee, September 20th »

Doors open 12 NOON / Performances start 1:00 PM sharp
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Two special sets that break the pattern of nightly performances in an attempt to redefine the undefinable.

 

Notations

“Notations” is a film by Vicki Bennett for live performance by improvising musicians and artists.  It has been created using collected and edited found footage from hundreds of different films, where the content conceptually or literally portrays different kinds of ‘instructions’ and content that can then be interpreted by musicians and artists with unique audio accompaniments.  Notations contains edits of the movies and sounds from the source films, separated into ‘sketches’ or stories that segue into one another, and it exists with a list of instructions (score) on how artist(s) working with this choose to work with these particular elements.

MUSICIANS:

Bob Wagner (drums)

LaDonna Smith (violin)

Jenny Gräf (electronics, guitar)

 

Second Nature

Large ensembles represent a research horizon for freely improvised music— given that the challenges to make meaningful work increase exponentially with added players. But it can work. High Zero presents an improvising orchestra derived from Baltimore's ongoing Second Nature project. This is an ensemble of virtuoso free improvisers exploring new aesthetics for large groups that has existed for ten years at least, and which has a membership that has changed over time, adding new members. In this special edition, the ensemble performs with other musicians specifically invited to the festival.

MUSICIANS:

John Berndt (director, saxophone, inventions, computer)

Mick Ricereto (alto clarinet, electric piano)

Andy Hayleck (electronics, clarinet)

Jeff Carey (computer)

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

Jack Wright (saxophones)

Morgan Evans-Weiler (violin, electronics)

Jen Baker (trombone)

Jenny Gräf (electronics, guitar)

Khristian Weeks (electronics)

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Saturday Night, September 20th »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Charlotte Hug (viola, voice)

Group One:

Okkyung Lee (violoncello)

Joshua Jefferson (alto saxophone)

Paul Neidhardt (percussion, friction)

Group Two:

Andrea Pensado (electronics, voice)

Jeff Carey (computer)

LaDonna Smith (violin)

Michael Fischer (saxophone)

Group Three:

Joshua Jefferson (alto saxophone)

Bob Wagner (drums)

M.C. Schmidt (store-bought electronics)

Harry Walker (electric bass)

Group Four:

Morgan Evans-Weiler (violin, electronics)

Jen Baker (trombone)

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

Andy Hayleck (electronics, clarinet)

Dafne Vicente-Sandoval (bassoon)

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Sunday Night, September 21st »

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:

Jack Wright (saxophones)

The Night of Randomization

As a new ongoing tradition, the High Zero Festival will leave Sunday Night's sets up to chance. Fourteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. What kind of wonderful, unplanned, musical collisions will happen this year?

 

Musicians will be chosen from this list:

Charles Dube (electronics)

Morgan Evans-Weiler (violin, electronics)

Owen Gardner (cello, guitar)

John Kilduff (multitasking, live art)

Okkyung Lee (violoncello)

Stewart Mostofsky (electronics)

Wendel Patrick (turntables, electronics)

Andrea Pensado (electronics, voice)

Mick Ricereto (alto clarinet, electric piano)

Meg Rorison (projections, sound)

M.C. Schmidt (store-bought electronics)

Dafne Vicente-Sandoval (bassoon)

Harry Walker (electric bass)

JD Zazie (turntables, CDJ, mixer, found sounds)

 

Group One:

Random duo chosen from the list above.

Group Two:

Random trio chosen from the list above.

Group Three:

Random quartet chosen from the list above.

Group Four:

Random quintet chosen from the list above.

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OUTER VISIONS, SOUND & LIGHT »

September 16th, 2014
@ Penthouse Gallery, B501, Copy Cat Building
 
1511 Guilford Ave., Baltimore

The High Zero Festival kicks off its Sweet 16 anniversary by expanding your eyes and your ears. Join us on 9/16 at the Penthouse Gallery for OUTER VISIONS, immersive sound & light performances presented in a 4-channel video and sound projection cube.

FEATURING!
PETER BURR's 4-channel piece green | red, projected on a sixteen by nine foot projection cube.
MARK BROWN & BENNY BOELDT's live video manipulation and music collaboration
KRISTEN ANCHOR's improvised 16mm projector performance "Magic Movie Machine"
TOM BORAX and his Lab Coat of Many Colors - a 4-channel live led light and synthesizer performance
LEXIE MOUNTAIN's performance installation - "Christina's World World World"

Doors 7:30 pm / show 8:30 pm
$5

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HIGHJINX »

Site specific performances everywhere you look!
Visit the HighJinx Page for a calendar of planned events throughout Baltimore.

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WORKSHOPS »


Jeff Carey
Peabody Computer Music Department
6pm Wednesday, 9/10

Morgan Evans-Weiler
Goucher Computer Music Department
11:45am Thursday, 9/18

Michael Fischer
Peabody Jazz Department
11am Friday, September 9/19

Charlotte Hug
UMBC
Noon Friday, 9/19

Jack Wright
Towson Jazz Department
4pm Friday, 9/19

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