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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 - order advance here) ample parking! please park perpendicular when past the trees on poplar :: late arrivals follow instructions on door to get buzzed in :: performance proposals sign up to our mailing list view previous concerts here |
| JANUARY 19 2025 7pm $10-$25 |
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INTANGIBLE (TIM FEENEY + GAMIN + JEFF SCHWARTZ + ROBERT REIGLE) OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA 
INTANGIBLE consists of GAMIN on Korean reed instruments, tenor saxophonist ROBERT REIGLE, bassist JEFF SCHWARTZ, and percussionist TIM FEENEY. A new ensemble, its members have toured and recorded internationally, testing the potential and limitations of experimental music as a means of cross-cultural collaboration, and examinations of the terms “folk,” “Western,” and “world.” The ensemble’s name reflects gamin's esteemed status as a bearer of an intangible cultural asset and the group's dedication to exploring complex acoustic phenomena and the mysterious essence of successful improvisation. The concert also features the OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA, a supergroup of local musicians with a predilection for lowercase/fricative/reductionist acoustic improvisation that often sounds more electronic than acoustic. This ensemble grows out of a rich tradition of "American reductionist" music that emerged (re-emerged?) in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Previous projects like Tom Djll's Grosse Abfahrt and The Jack Wright Large Ensemble Eight By Nine document the Bay Area's contribution to the genre. PERFORMERS Monica Scott, cello Danishta Rivero, voice Cody Putman, bassoon Kanoko Nishi-Smith, koto Lisa Mezzacappa, bass Joshua Marshall, tenor saxophone John Ingle, saxophones Matt Ingalls, clarinets Jacob Felix Heule, percussion Ron Heglin, tuba Diane Grubbe, flutes Tom Djll, trumpet Chris Cooper, objects, electronics Kyle Bruckmann, oboe, english horn |
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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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