8 pm
Amy X Neuburg & friends: A Mostly Entirely Improvised Opera in a Made-Up Language
In the spirit of the Bay Area creative music scene, and to honor the important role of the soon-to-close Berkeley Arts Festival, Amy and her collaborators will perform A Mostly Entirely Improvised Opera In a Made-Up Language, using the whole Arts Festival space.
With
Donald Swearingen, keyboards and gesture-controlled electronics
Moe! Staiano, percussion
Amy X Neuburg, voice and electronics
Mystery String Player TBA
9 pm
John Shiurba's 5 X 5
John Shiurba, guitar
Scott Rosenberg, tenor & sopranino saxophones
Phillip Greenlief, alto saxophone & clarinet
Scott Walton, contrabass
Gino Robair, percussion
The 5th of any month is good for 5x5 music, especially the 10th month. This formation of 5x5 promises an exciting palate of sounds and a wide range of dynamics as it navigates the often thorny, sometimes delicate terrain of Shiurba's compositions.
Cost: $10 - $20, sliding scale