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.

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The Extradition Series 2019 Winter Concert will take place on Saturday, January 12, 2019, featuring five intimate works of 20th- and 21st-century experimental music performed by a cast of outstanding regional musicians.

> John Cage, “Two” (1987): The first in Cage’s long series of “number pieces,” “Two” is a duet for piano and flute, each of which has its own score comprising ten time brackets within which the performers have discretion regarding exactly where to place their notes – which, in the flautist’s case, number only ten, spaced throughout the piece. It will be performed by Matt Carlson (piano) and John C. Savage (flute).

> Mark Hannesson, “A Moment Is a Window” (2017): Players are presented with seven pages of music, some containing as few as six notes. Each player has full discretion as to entrances, durations, pauses, and whether or not to play any given note. Sometimes the individual player will be flowing, sometimes static, sometimes silent. The ensemble, however, cannot move to a new page until all players have completed the previous one. The piece will be performed by Brandon Conway (guitar), Lee Elderton (clarinet), Mike Gamble (guitar), Catherine Lee (oboe), John C. Savage (flute), and Jonathan Sielaff (bass clarinet).

> Anna Höstman, “What Her Friend Said” (2009): This short, lyrical piece is based on a poem of the same title by Kollan Arici. It is one of the earliest surviving texts of Tamil poetry from the “Kuruntokai,” an anthology of love poems probably compiled during the first three centuries AD. The piece will be performed by Gina Adorno (soprano) and Lorna Krier (piano). 

> Morgan Evans-Weiler, “Constructed Objects” (2016): This one-page text score concentrates almost entirely on how each individual player should approach their role, often based around overtones, perpetual stasis noise, or disruptive textures and tones – yet all players are asked to “play in a very considered and gentle manner.” The piece will be performed by Loren Chasse (percussion), Derek Ecklund (electronics), Lee Elderton (clarinet), Branic Howard (sound), Juniana Lanning (electronics), Collin Oldham (cello), and Jonathan Sielaff (bass clarinet).

> Matt Hannafin, “Variations on a Picture of Snow by Evan Cordes” (2016/2018): This graphic score was based on a photograph of snow falling through the cracks in a wooden porch, with nine variations created in Photoshop. Black lines and white spaces tell performers to play or not play, improvising within the confines of a single direction: that their playing should be ”a cold morning, still and quiet, woken to new snow.” The piece will be performed by Matt Carlson (piano), Derek Ecklund (electronics), Branic Howard (electronics), Maxx Katz (flute), Catherine Lee (oboe), and Collin Oldham (cello).

Saturday, January 12, 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.

www.extradition-series.com