Sun Oct 18th

@Le Poisson Rouge.  6pm. FREE

A CD release party and listening event for Alarm Will Sound's 2009 Nonesuch Records debut recording "a/rhythmia," with music of Nancarrow, Ligeti, Birtwistle, Benedict Mason, Michael Gordon, Josquin, Autechre, and Mochipet.

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member band committed to innovative performances and recordings of today's music. The versatility of Alarm Will Sound allows it to take on music from a wide variety of styles. Its repertoire ranges from European to American works, from the arch-modernist to the pop-influenced. The group fosters close relationships with contemporary composers and has commissioned and premiered pieces by Steve Reich, David Lang, Anthony Gatto, Cenk Ergün, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Gordon, Augusta Read Thomas, Stefan Freund, Wolfgang Rihm, Payton MacDonald, Gavin Chuck, and Dennis DeSantis. 




@Glasslands.  8pm. $7 
Tom Mulligan & Ben Owen, Elodie Lauten, Che Chen & Robbie Lee, Jozef Van Wissem 

"Composer-lute player Jozef Van Wissem is renowned for his unusual approach of the Renaissance and Baroque lute. He cuts and pastes classical pieces, reverses melodies, adds electronics and processed field recordingsmade at airport lounges and train stations. The unusual wedlock of composition and improvisation creates an unheard amalgam of contemporary folk and late Renaissance music."

"Robbie Lee/Che Chen use a constellation of instruments that includes bass clarinets, baroque recorders, flutes, reed and pipe organs, renaissance keyboard instruments, bowed and plucked strings, bells, shakers, rattles, drums, blocks and the occasional electrical device,  make (mostly) acoustic, improvised music that unfolds slowly, guided principally by a sense of listening in the moment and by placing precedence in attention over technique."

Janel and Anthony 10 Janel and Anthony are an experimental cello and guitar duo. Their intuitive compositions leave room for improvisation while staying grounded in their cumulative musical backgrounds. Combining their knowledge of rock, classical, surf, jazz, Japanese traditional music and free improvisation, the duo work together to create something beautiful every performance.