sfSound Presents
a microFestival of New and Improvised Musica three-day event that brings together some of the most creative musicians from Europe -- offering a spectacular range of musical aesthetics and spontaneous music making.
Each concert features the visiting artists performing their own repertoire, contrasted with sfSoundGroup's performance of classic avant-garde works. In addition, both groups collaborate in performances of compositions ranging from the spontaneous to highly structured. It's a rare and *affordable* opportunity to hear musical exchanges and cross-fertilization of genres and styles!
Lê Quan Ninh &
Michel Doneda Duo (percussion and saxophone from France)
Robert Erickson -
Pacific Sirens (1969) for ensemble and tape
Kyle Bruckmann -
Tarpit (2009) for Lê Quan Ninh, Michel Doneda, sfSoundGroup, and CD playback
Percussionist Lê Quan Ninh performs contemporary improvised and composed music. He generally plays a "minimal" setup consisting of a bass drum activated by rubbing various other instruments on its surface -- creating a strikingly "maximal" sound.
Michel Doneda is a saxophonist who has been active in the European improvised music scene since 1980. Developing one of the most extensive musical vocabularies in free improvisation, his playing can be at turns lyrical, playful or raucous, and switch from the liveliness of street melodies to circular breathing, microscopic sounds or shrieking outbursts.
Cost: $10