Alchymeia – Medley

January 18, 2012

This piece, a medley of Dy Lule Mas Malit (traditional Albanian), J’ai Vu Le Loup (French Renaissance), and Oy Mamochko (traditional Ukrainian), was performed by Jack Straw resident artists Nadia Tarnawsky and the group Alchymeia during their Composer Spotlight presentation in October 2011. The album they recorded in their residency will be released this year.

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Bob Antone – Spotted Owl Gallery

January 4, 2012

Robert Antone is currently recording a full length album of his original songs featuring acoustic guitar, musical saw, and other traditional instruments as part of his 2011 Jack Straw Artist Residency.

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Beth Fleenor – Mother May I, Wave 1

December 14, 2011

This ensemble performance was recorded at the opening of Beth Fleenor‘s installation Mother May I in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery on November 4, 2011. The group is using a wave form cross-stitched by Fleenor as a graphic score.

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Real Context – Nassim Assefi

December 14, 2011

Drawing from her own experiences abroad, Nassim Assefi creates true to life scenarios playing on today’s world politics. Her characters bring different perspectives to a story that requires multi-layered explanation. From the streets of Kabul, Assefi shares the world of war in a contemporary context. Music performed by Srivani Jade, produced as part of the […]

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Moving through History – Larissa Min

December 5, 2011

Larissa Min reflects on global migration through her own family’s journey from Korea to Brazil to the United States. Her intimate story is told with poignant lyricism and brings to light not only her own history, but also the transformations that families experience through migration. Music by Randal Bays, produced as part of the Jack […]

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Tom Baker – The Call for Reapers

November 9, 2011

Tom Baker recorded his opera Hunger: The Journey of Tamsen Donner as his recent Jack Straw Artist Residency project. Present Sounds will release it on CD on December 1st.

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