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Sonic Frontiers Presents: Gino Robair with the UA Percussion Ensemble and Special Guests

April 1, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

The University of Alabama’s Sonic Frontiers concert series presents its final concert of the “California Experiments” 2016-2017 season on Saturday, April 1st at 7:30 pm.

In partnership with the School of Music’s Master’s Series, Sonic Frontiers presents a weeklong residency and performance by world-renowned composer/percussionist Gino Robair.

The concert will include recent works for percussion ensemble and winds, where the musical scores are generated in real time as the performance takes place. The pieces are part of a larger work called I, Norton, which is an opera based on the life of Joshua Norton, who lived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush era and declared himself “Emperor of the United States”.

The concert will be held in the University of Alabama School of Music’s Moody Concert Hall.

Gino Robair has written music for dance, theater, television, radio, and Gamelan orchestra, and his works have been performed throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. He holds an M.A. in Composition and M.F.A. in Electronic Music from Mills College, and studied with Lou Harrison, Barney Childs, Anthony Braxton, William Craft, and David Rosenboom. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Musician magazine and a Trustee for the Recording Academy/Grammys.

During his residency, Robair will rehearse and perform his original compositions in collaboration with student musicians and area professional musicians. In addition, Mr. Robair will give a workshop to percussionists (and other interested instrumentalists) on finding and using new sounds with a wide range of objects, both traditionally musical and otherwise. Robair will also give a talk with University of Alabama students about crafting a career in music based on his experience as a world-renowned experimental artist and session musician (with artists such as Tom Waits), and also as Editor-in-chief of Electronic Musician magazine.

For more info: http://www.ginorobair.com/

Details

Date:
April 1, 2017
Time:
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Organizer

Trevor Pruitt
Phone
205-348-7111
Email
trpruitt@ua.edu

Venue

Moody Music Building Concert Hall
810 2nd Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 United States