Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Sun, Oct 3 2010 7:30 PM

SIMM Series
Musicians Union Hall 116 9th St @ Mission SF
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7:30pm
2 sets
CD release party for Some Circles
(the first suite in the Blue Rider series)
Music inspired by the paintings of Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, and Paul Klee.
Noertker's Moxie
Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute
Amber Lamprecht - oboe, flute
Bill Noertker - contrabass
Dave Mihaly - drums

Some Circles, the first suite in bassist/composer Bill Noertker's Blue Rider series, takes us on a musical journey into abstraction, reflection, and enchantment.
The Blue Rider group of painters (Kandinsky, Marc, Klee) is Noertker's inspiration here. From the prismatic playfulness of "Birds" to the rollicking earthiness of "Gate of the Abandoned Garden," from the wistful musings of "Little Joys" to the austere beauty of "Three Subjects, Polyphony," from the playful drum/bass dialogue of "Mandrill" to the reflective mysticism of "Calm Tension," the musicians of Noertker's Moxie use their rich sonic palette, and their moxie, to create a diverse and vibrant array of aural paintings.

Cost: $10/8
Audio samples in which musicians at this event play: