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.
