Tom's Place
3111 Deakin Street Berkeley
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On Friday November 15 at 7:30pm, Tom's Place presents

BEAM SPLITTER
and
Birgit Ulher (tpt) & Gino Robair (perc, elec)

BEAM SPLITTER is an international duo for amplified voice, trombone and occasional analog electronics. The duo joins together two individual voices into a distinct dialog that delves beyond the borders of the corporeal elements of extended technique and sound. They have an intimacy and conflict that becomes evident as the two personas intertwine, in moments joining together seamlessly and in the next, being left with the feeling of irrevocable fracture. The two manage between these extremes with a kind of improvised grace that reveals an effort towards a common goal. It is an honest metaphor for a human relationship in process that even in the most serene moments can leave one raw and entirely exposed.

BEAM SPLITTER's debut album "Rough tongue" was released to rave reviews in late 2017.

Birgit Uhler is one of our favorite improvisers, and a regular guest at Tom's Place. We're we're delighted to have her back once again.

Birgit works mainly on extending the sounding possiblities of the trumpet by using splitting sounds, multiphonics and granular sounds and has developed her own extended techniques and preparations for producing these sounds.

At this concert she will be joined by Gino Robair, whose sensitive, timbre-forward, approach to percussion and electronics is the perfect complement to Birgit's playing.

Tom's Place
3111 Deakin Street, Berkeley CA
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Admission: donation. All proceeds go directly to the musicians.
Doors open at 7:00. Wheelchair accessible.

Cost: free -- donations accepted.

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