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UPCOMING FALL 2007 MINI MICROTONAL FESTIVAL CONCERT OF SOLO MICROTONAL MUSIC Solo concert of microtonal music featuring virtuoso performers Christine Perea (flute) and Mark Matts (French horn). World Premiere of Julie Harting’s solo quartertone flute piece written for Christine Perea CONCERT featuring CHRISTINE PEREA (FLUTE) AND MATT MARKS (FRENCH HORN) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - 8:00 PM AT ROULETTE www.roulette.org- 20 GREENE STREET, NEW YORK CITY What is microtonal music? A simple definition is music that uses pitches outside the 12 equal-note division of the octave found on the piano. Or, as Charles Ives said, music that uses “the notes between the cracks” of the piano. The microtonal composer’s aural palette is the full spectrum of sound – an infinite amount of pitches and intervals. The many varied approaches and aesthetics of microtonal music today include 19, 24 and 31 equal-distant division of the octave, spectral music, just intonation, computer-generated music and electronic music. This mini-festival, in exploring the question “What is microtonal music?,”celebrates the full realm of 20th and 21st century microtonal music. Featured Soloists Christine Perea (flute)— www.forecastmusic.org Matt Marks (French horn)— www.myspace.com/alarmwillsound  Christine Perea.  Matt Marks CHRISTINE PEREA (flutes) specializes in New Music, particularly electro-acoustic, avant-garde repertoire, and free improvisation. She enjoys multi-media works and frequently collaborates with other kinds of performing artists such as dancers, comedians, and poets. In a recent review in the New Music Connoisseur, John de Clef Piñeiro describes her performance as “sensitively executed” and “beautifully performed.” She has performed extensively in the New York area, presenting contemporary repertoire at Merkin Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie, Alice Tully Hall, the Knitting Factory, the Flux Factory, Tonic, the Frederick Loewe Theatre, Galapagos, and the A.R.T. Space in Brooklyn. Her recent performances have included appearances with Forecast Music (of which she is a member), comedian Chuck Funk, Anti-Social Music, Vox Novus, the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble, the Jo-Jo Experiment, the NYU New Music Ensemble, and solo performances at both the 2001 and 2002 National Flute Association Conventions. As a member of NYC Alarm Will Sound, a 20-member band committed to innovative performances and recordings of today's music, MATT MARKS (French horn) has performed in numerous world premiers of modern solo and chamber works. Alarm Will Sound has established a reputation for performing demanding music with energetic virtuosity. Their performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the London Financial Times and as "a triumph of ensemble playing" by the San Francisco Chronicle. In addition to Alarm Will Sound, Marks performs with the New Music Ensemble Camerata and New York Orchestra. He has performed throughout the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria, Finland, Czech Republic and Hungary, Marks received his B.M. Eastman School of Music and pursued graduate studies at The Royal Academy of Music in London. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH MICROTONAL MUSIC Click on one of the links below for a YouTube microtonal experience. Johnny Reinhard - Zelig Mood Ring www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MoRojVZZDk Joel Mandelbaum - Woodwind Quintet #2 mvmt 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYv7TB3BYUU&mode=related&search John Eaton – Trio in X www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVlZBGcjC00 Or click here for some Microtonal Listening Pages. Art of the States' Microtonal Page (Varied Micro mp3s) www.artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/genresearch.pl?genre=microtonal Kyle Gann's Page (Several Good Accessible Examples of Micro Music) www.kylegann.com/Gannaudio.html Andrew's Microtonal Reading List (Misc Micro links and sound files) www.angelfire.com/music2/aah/microtonal/list.html NEW CD I am currently working on a CD featuring two solo pieces, hoc est corpus meum for solo violin and Coagula for solo clarinet performed by Debbie Buck, violinist and Enid Blount, clarinet. The pieces were recorded at L. Brown Recording Studios in New York. I hope to have the CD out in a few months and will sell it on CDBaby. Please return to the website for regular updates. © 2005 - 2007 Julie Harting |
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