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Wed, Apr 11 2018 8:00 PM


Noam Bierstone plays the piano, Tibetan bowls, & himself

Canadian percussionist Noam Bierstone performs his first solo show in the US, featuring works for both percussion and piano!

Santiago Díez Fischer: one poetic switch
Pierluigi Bilione: Mani.Gonxha
Anthony Tan: Pose IV: in situ
Vinko Globokar: ?Corporel

Noam Bierstone is a Canadian percussionist and curator dedicated to modern artistic performance. Artist in residence (2013-15) at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, Noam is a member of scapegoat & Sixtrum, and is artistic director of the Montreal experimental performance series NO HAY BANDA. He is regularly invited to perform with leading new music groups such as Ensemble Intercontemporain, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, soundinitiative, & Quatuor Bozzini, and can be heard on NMC Recordings, Cantaloupe Music, Radio France, SRF Radio 2 Kultur (Switzerland) & CBC Radio (Canada). Committed to the creation and development of new music, Noam pursues ongoing collaborations with various composers and artists, and performs at international stages including Ultima Oslo, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, ManiFeste, Klara Festival, Reina Sofia, IGNM Basel, Unerhörte Musik, Harvard University, Salle Bourgie, Festival MANCA & Domaine Forget. Noam is pursuing Doctor of Music studies at McGill University with the support of a Doctoral Fellowship awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, a McGill Graduate Excellence Award, & the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation.