The Extradition Series 2019 Spring Concert will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2019, featuring five experimental works that are, in one way or another, puzzles to be solved by their interpreters

> Danny Clay, “Correspondences I” (2018): Composed specifically for the Extradition Ensemble by Bay Area composer Danny Clay, the score for this piece takes the form of a large wooden box, within which are two hand-drawn packs of playing cards and three pair of dice with various performing instructions, plus a clock, a packet of wooden blocks, a packet of glass marbles, and other miscellaneous objects. The work of the performers is to shape these elements into music. The piece will be performed by Lee Elderton (clarinet), Branic Howard (guitar/electronics), Catherine Lee (oboe), Collin Oldham (cello), and Melanie Voytovich (vibraphone/percussion).

> Danny Clay, “Correspondences II” (2018): A box within the main box, for solo percussionist. The piece will be performed by Matt Hannafin.

> Raven Chacon, “…lahgo adil’i dine doo yeehosinilgii yidaaghi” (2004): A graphic score for small chamber orchestra, whose musicians are not allowed to see the music or instructions until the day of the concert—testing their ability to interpret in the moment. The piece will be performed by Matt Carlson (piano), Michael Chergosky (viola), Lee Elderton (clarinet), Sage Fisher (harp), Maxx Katz (flute), Catherine Lee (oboe), and Collin Oldham (cello).

> Glenn Sogge, For Thomas Willis on the Occasion of Music Day (May 17, 1975) (1975). Dedicated to the composer’s professor and mentor at Northwestern University, who’d organized a day-long “Music Day” on campus, with concerts, listening sessions, and other events. The piece is organized in three sections: one containing melodic fragments, one containing text fragments from Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Aus den sieben Tagen, one containing the results of chance operations. The piece will be performed by Doug Detrick (trumpet), Lee Elderton (soprano saxophone), Branic Howard (tabletop bass/guitar), Jacob Last (piano), and others to be announced.

> Alexis Porfiriadis, “Happy Notes, Sad Notes” (2012): This piece invites performers to make a group realization using at least two of the ten “episodes” provided, each of which consists of graphic symbols and a series of questions regarding how they are to be interpreted—for example, “Are these happy notes? Shall we play them?” The resultant realization should be the product of a conversation between the performers, and may not be rehearsed or played in the same manner at a subsequent concert. The piece will be performed by Loren Chasse (percussion), Brandon Conway (guitar), Sage Fisher (harp), Maxx Katz (flute), and others to be announced.

Saturday, April 20th, 2019
Leaven Community
5431 NE 20th Ave., PDX
Doors 7pm, music 7:30pm
Tickets at door, $10–$20

The Extradition Series presents concerts and recitals of 20th- and 21st-century experimental music, exploring clarity, space, sound, and silence. Extradition is curated and directed by Matt Hannafin and presented by the Creative Music Guild.

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The first recital of Extradition’s 2019 series features NYC-based composer/performer Dan Joseph with guest musicians from the Extradition Series community.

> Dan Joseph, “Dulcimer Flight” (1998–2019): With roots in early minimalism, ambient music, and acoustic ecology, this evolving work for solo electroacoustic hammer dulcimer unfolds slowly over the course of 30 to 60 minutes, combining fixed melodic patterns with extensive improvisation while exploring the dulcimer’s rich harmonic properties.

> Dan Joseph, “Notes&Queries” (2015–18): Scored for hammer dulcimer, voice, flute, clarinet, and cello, “Notes&Queries” is a melodic piece in which instruments enter in staggered order, relying on a mental pulse to coordinate loosely with the rest of the ensemble. It will be performed by Dan Joseph (hammer dulcimer) with Lee Elderton (clarinet), Maxx Katz (flute), Julian Kosanovic (cello), and Margaret McNeal (soprano).

> Craig Shepard, “Coney Island, April 15, 2012” (2012): A piece from Shepard’s 2012 project “On Foot: Brooklyn,” in which the composer walked everywhere he went for 13 weeks and composed a new work for each Sunday, performing them in public spaces during artist-led silent walk to different parts of the borough. The piece will be performed by Dan Joseph (hammer dulcimer) with Brandon Conway (guitar), Lee Elderton (soprano sax), Matt Hannafin (triangle), Maxx Katz (flute), and Julian Kosanovic (cello).

> Johnny Chang, “Haikus” (2012): A work centered around timed blocks of tone and noise bracketed by unspecified lengths of silence. The piece will be performed by Dan Joseph (hammer dulcimer), Margaret McNeal (soprano), and Matt Hannafin (percussion).

NOTE: This recital will take place at Performance Works NW, not at Extradition’s regular concert venue.

Saturday, March 9
Performance Works NW
4625 SE 67th Ave, PDX
Doors 7pm, music 7:30pm

Refreshments will be served during intermission.

The Extradition Series presents concerts and recitals that exist at the intersection of composition and improvisation, framed in an aesthetic of chance and intentionality, clarity and silence. The series is curated and directed by Matt Hannafin and presented by the Creative Music Guild.

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www.creativemusicguild.org