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WEST OAKLAND SOUND SERIES a weekly new music and experimental sound series every sunday presented by new performance traditions and sfSound 
dresher ensemble studio :: 2201 poplar street, oakland california $10-$25 sliding scale (cash & venmo accepted at door) ample parking! please park perpendicular when past the trees on poplar late arrivals follow instructions on door to get buzzed in sunday july 28, 2024 brett carson's new experimental, multimedia opera sunday august 4, 2024 james fei + laetitia sonami / hadley mccarroll + sfSound sunday august 11, 2024 eda er + sarah grace graves / bennett + looney + montgomery sunday september 1, 2024 nth annual SKRONKATHON!!!! booking info sign up to our mailing list view previous concerts here |
| JULY 28 2024 |
 The series is off tonight, but please check out Brett Carson's new experimental, multimedia chamber opera Tell Me a Bedtime Story, ABRAXAS in world premiere opera at Dresher Ensemble Studio! |
| AUGUST 4 2024 7pm $10-$25 |
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JAMES FEI + LAETITIA SONAMI HADLEY MCCARROLL + TOM DAMBLY + SFSOUND   JAMES FEI and LAETITIA SONAMI started their improvisational collaboration in 2013. While the materials and techniques used by the two musicians differ significantly, both employ tactile interface coupled with electronic systems that exhibit complex behaviors. Sonami performs with her most recent instrument, the Spring Spyre. Constructed around a web of springs whose signals are analyzed through neural networks which in turn control the audio synthesis in real time, the Spring Spyre can exhibit a wide range of sonic behaviors depending on its training terrains. Fei's setup consists of analog circuits driven by multiple feedback loops, often on the brink of instability. Signals are recursively routed through microphones, spring reverb, and converted between audio and control voltages. Circuit elements are also modified by touch, integrating the non-linearities and the immediacy of the body with the electronic processes. HADLEY MCCARROLL peforms Nordic piano works: KAIJO SAARIAHO'S Prelude (2007) and ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR'S Scape (2011). TOM DAMBLY presents his La trompette concrète (2015/24) for trumpet and electronics, then joins sfSoundGroup members LISA MEZZACAPPA (bass), JOHN INGLE (saxophone), and MATT INGALLS (clarinet) in performances of improvisational compositions CORNELIUS CARDEW'S Autumn 60 (1960) and GEORGE E LEWIS'S Players (1977, Rev 1993). |
| AUGUST 11 2024 7pm $10-$25 |
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EDA ER + SARAH GRACE GRAVES AARON BENNETT + SCOTT R. LOONEY + MATT MONTGOMERY      SARAH GRACE GRAVES and EDA ER perform an audio-visual set of voice and electronics that investigates storytelling as technology and voice that extends beyond the body. This adventurous trio of AARON BENNETT (saxes), SCOTT R. LOONEY (piano, prepared piano, electronics), and MATT MONTGOMERY (bass) reassembles for another round of wide ranging sonic exploration covering classic territory from similar trios of Paul Bley as well as more esoteric corners of free jazz, skronk, and standards. The lack of percussion allows more of a chamber music aesthetic to hold sway here, where each player has equal weight to contribute to the aural landscape. |
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PROPOSALS Our focus is on the bay area experimental and new music community, hopefully encouraging crossover among sub-scenes (composition and improvisation; established and emerging; institutional and underground; etc.) We strongly suggest local musicians attend concerts before requesting to perform on the series. Visiting aritsts are also welcome, ideally splitting a concert with local musicians. We are also seeking compositions (in all forms of notation) to be performed by the sfSoundGroup. We have a 92-key (down to a Low F!) 1953 Bösendorfer 7’4” Model 225 Piano (no sostenuto pedal; inside/prepared is OK). The venue hosts a Meyer Sound System, drum kit, additional piano, lighting, and projection equipment. Please send proposals to mattingalls@me.com. |
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