ROULETTE
http://www.roulette.org
at Location One 20 Greene St (between Canal and Grand St)
8:30 PM Admission $15 Students $10
ROULETTE & LOCATION ONE MEMBERS FREE
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Wednesday, November 9th
MARYANNE AMACHER
Composer and sound installation artist Maryanne Amacher is known for her pioneering work in acoustics and architectural installation. Recent pieces actually cause the listeners’ ears to produce sound through sympathetic vibrations. She is a recent recipient of the Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica Distinction in Computer Music as well as awards from the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, Pew Memorial Trust. She has presented pieces in solo and group shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Casa de Serralves, Porto, Portugal; Whitney Biennial (2002); Kunsthalle, Basel; Galerie Nachst St. Stephan, Vienna; Kunstmuseum, Bern; Kunsthalle, Krems; Panasonic Hall, Tokyo; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Commissioners/collaborators include John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and the Kronos Quartet.
STEFAN TCHEREPNIN
Stefan Tcherepnin is a composer/artist currently focused on creating live electronic soundscapes out of material derived from and generated by analog electronic synthesizers, acoustic stringed instruments, and percussion … as well as the occasional archaic digital technology. Tonight’s performance also features Brooklyn based drummer/composer Brian Chase. Tcherepnin has performed, recorded and toured with several bands throughout the last decade, and his music is featured on an upcoming release by the Shinkoyo label. Recent performances in NYC have been at Diapason, The Tank, Tonic, The Knitting Factory, and Columbia University. Brian Chase is a Brooklyn-based performer and composer working in a wide variety of ensembles. For the past five years, most of his time has been spent touring worldwide with the rock band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Brian has also toured Europe and the States with the punk rock band, The Seconds. Other projects include Sugriwa, a process oriented loud folk noise band that features Stefan Tcherepnin and Mary Halvorson, and various improv/chamber groups that perform throughout the city.
