Celestial Mechanics + Alex Temple + Jascha Narveson

Monday, March 9
Admission: $7, $10 minimum
Showtime: 8pm
reservations are recommended

Celestial Mechanics is a trio of sound makers and rule breakers. Vocalists Sarah Paden, Anne Hege and Lainie Fefferman have studied at Princeton, performed Ligeti, chanted Hildegard, and trained with members of the Meredith Monk Ensemble. They have participated in the Deep Listening Retreat with Pauline Oliveros and studied multimedia dialogue with Laurie Anderson. They combine the modern magic of live electronics with the ethereal power of yoga dancing. Their current repertoire is almost exclusively made up of works written for them by emerging composers. Their unique musical blend has been heard by audiences in Princeton, New York City, Santa Cruz, UC Davis, and Oakland. For more information, go to: http://www.cmvocaltrio.com

The mechanics will be performing:

Imogene
by Alex Temple
A song cycle for singing, speaking and electronics

Star Car
by Jascha Narveson
A piece for singing and body percussion

Vocal Fantasy
by Anne Hege
A piece for singing and electronics

Astral Clockworks
by Lainie Fefferman
A piece for singing, live electronics, and yoga choreography

and a few songs from Gyorgy Ligeti's student days.

Alex Temple performs his one-man radio play about mysterious occurrences in small American towns…

"The Travels of E.C. Dumonde" is an experimental radio drama about Edith Cornelia Dumonde, a writer who wandered around the U.S., encountering strange things in places like Batno, MS and Black Forest, WA. Alex performs it using his voice (mostly spoken, some sung) and various electronics. The music draws on electronica, avant-prog, contemporary composition, performance art and tape collage.
For more sounds and info go to: www.alextemplemusic.com

Jascha Narveson has been tapping out rhythms to his own internal pulse for his entire life - his music tries to download some of that into other people's ears. Tonight will feature two electronic works lovingly crafted to make you go "whoa."

"Doors" presents a surround-sound world of doors. A big, sometimes violent, very very fast world of doors.

"Lament for Solo Computer" - a curiously emotional piece for computer.

For more sounds and info, go to: www.jaschanarveson.com