Welcome To IonSound!
IONSOUND'S NEXT CONCERT
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
University of Pittsburgh Bellefield Hall 7:00 pm |
Featuring the work of Garth Zeglin with a world premiere by Phil Thompson.
Free admission for children 12 and younger |
IonSound Project comprises flutist Peggy Yoo, clarinetist Kathleen Costello, violinist Laura Motchalov, cellist Elisa Kohanski, and pianists Rob Frankenberry and Jack Kurutz. IonSound seeks to add to Pittsburgh's cultural life by programming innovative concerts, commissioning works of new music, collaborating with artists in a variety of disciplines, and exploring the boundaries between concert and popular music. The members represent some of the most in-demand young musicians in the Pittsburgh area. Collectively, they perform with such ensembles as the Pittsburgh Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Wheeling Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, and have also appeared with the Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Akron Symphony, and the Buffalo Philharmonic.
Since giving its first concert in 2004, the ensemble has presented more than 80 works by 20th and 21st century composers, demonstrating an ongoing dedication to promoting the work of established and emerging composers from the Pittsburgh region as well as from across the country. In 2006, IonSound Project expanded its activities to include workshop readings and performances of works by University of Pittsburgh composition students, which led to an official appointment in 2008 as Ensemble-in-Residence of the music department. This is the first appointment of its kind in the history of the University. Engaging and experimental collaborations with artists in other disciplines is an essential part of IonSound Project's programming and performance. Collaborators have included poet Barbara Edelmann, actor Benjamin Greenstone, filmmaker Chris Ivey, dancers from Attack Theater and KNOTDance, photographer Charles Biddle, environmental artists Lauren Braun and Amy Rappa, and singer/songwriters Heather Kropf and Mark Dignam.
Praised by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for “exemplary taste” in programming and for playing that “generates sparks,” IonSound has sought to include a commissioned work or premiere on almost every program; including premieres of works by Roger Zahab, Philip Thompson, Jeremy Beck, Jonathan Kolm, Daniel Perttu, Nizan Leibovich, and Jed Distler. IonSound has also arranged and premiered new orchestrations of Satie's Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear, Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. During the summer of 2009, IonSound Project was presented by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Pittsburgh as part of their Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch series in Mellon Park. October 2009 saw the group's New York debut presented by the Phoenix Concerts at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy.
Since giving its first concert in 2004, the ensemble has presented more than 80 works by 20th and 21st century composers, demonstrating an ongoing dedication to promoting the work of established and emerging composers from the Pittsburgh region as well as from across the country. In 2006, IonSound Project expanded its activities to include workshop readings and performances of works by University of Pittsburgh composition students, which led to an official appointment in 2008 as Ensemble-in-Residence of the music department. This is the first appointment of its kind in the history of the University. Engaging and experimental collaborations with artists in other disciplines is an essential part of IonSound Project's programming and performance. Collaborators have included poet Barbara Edelmann, actor Benjamin Greenstone, filmmaker Chris Ivey, dancers from Attack Theater and KNOTDance, photographer Charles Biddle, environmental artists Lauren Braun and Amy Rappa, and singer/songwriters Heather Kropf and Mark Dignam.
Praised by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for “exemplary taste” in programming and for playing that “generates sparks,” IonSound has sought to include a commissioned work or premiere on almost every program; including premieres of works by Roger Zahab, Philip Thompson, Jeremy Beck, Jonathan Kolm, Daniel Perttu, Nizan Leibovich, and Jed Distler. IonSound has also arranged and premiered new orchestrations of Satie's Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear, Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. During the summer of 2009, IonSound Project was presented by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Pittsburgh as part of their Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch series in Mellon Park. October 2009 saw the group's New York debut presented by the Phoenix Concerts at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy.
CreatION Sound: Music and Art for Humans and Robots
IonSound Project announces its 2012-2013 season entitled: “CreatION Sound: Music and Art for Humans and Robots.” This exciting season presents dramatic and highly original collaborations between IonSound and two of Pittsburgh’s leading robotic artists. The first concert, Technologically Sound, kicks off the year at University of Pittsburgh’s Bellefield Hall Auditorium on Sunday October 14, 2012 at 7:30 pm, and will feature original work by artist Jeremy Boyle. Composer Patrick Burke has been commissioned to write a new piece for this performance conceived specifically to coordinate with IonSound and Jeremy Boyle’s interactive robotic instruments.
March Madness takes on new meaning in 2013 with three unique IonSound events. The second installment of CreatION Sound will take place on Saturday March 9th, 7:00 pm at Bellefield Hall Auditorium. Android Ballet will showcase Garth Zeglin’s kinetic fabric sculpture. IonSound will accompany original robot choreography with a world premiere performance of a commissioned piece by Pittsburgh composer Phil Thompson. This concert is also the culmination of a series of educational workshops with the Falk and Waldorf schools, and will involve student performers and their created instruments and compositions. Also this March is our annual concert of original works by University of Pittsburgh graduate students in composition. Come hear new music by young talent on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 pm in Bellefield Hall Auditorium.
Later in the month, IonSound will make its Andy Warhol Museum debut with a concert curated by Pittsburgh Symphony Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates. A perfect addition to a season devoted to the interaction of music and technology, the program will feature electro-acoustic works by rising-star composers such as Mason Bates and Anna Clyne. The event will culminate with a multimedia presentation of Martin Matalon's Las Siete Vidas de un Gato, composed as a live performance soundtrack for Luis Buñuel's masterpiece of surrealist film, Un Chien Andalou. IonSound is proud to present this legendary film in richly textured 35mm with the generous support of Transflux Films, Les Grands Film Classiques, and The Luis Buñuel Film Institute." IonSound’s performance for this event is co-presented by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and The Andy Warhol Museum. Please join us on Thursday March 21st at 8:00 pm for this exciting concert.
IonSound makes inroads with its educational offerings this year by presenting a series of workshops with both the Falk and the Waldorf schools. IonSound members and this season’s featured roboticists and composers will work with groups of students throughout the school year to teach both applied robotic and musical principles to help the students compose music and invent their own musical instruments. IonSound is largely supported by a Spark Award from The Sprout Fund for this project. Spark is a network of people, projects, and organizations in the greater Pittsburgh region that are empowering children and youth by creating relevant learning opportunities through the compelling use of technology, media, and the arts.
In other news, IonSound welcomes its newest member, pianist Jack Kurutz, and says farewell and thank you to percussionist Eliseo Rael. IonSound Project intends to complete filing for 501 (c)(3) nonprofit status this fall in order to increase our ability to fulfill our mission statement of reaching new audiences, commissioning new works, collaborating with artists of other disciplines, and exploring the boundaries between concert and popular music.
Tickets for October 14th and March 9th concerts are $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors, and can be purchased at the door (12 and under free admission). For more information on discounted advance ticket sales and concert updates please visit our calendar page.
March Madness takes on new meaning in 2013 with three unique IonSound events. The second installment of CreatION Sound will take place on Saturday March 9th, 7:00 pm at Bellefield Hall Auditorium. Android Ballet will showcase Garth Zeglin’s kinetic fabric sculpture. IonSound will accompany original robot choreography with a world premiere performance of a commissioned piece by Pittsburgh composer Phil Thompson. This concert is also the culmination of a series of educational workshops with the Falk and Waldorf schools, and will involve student performers and their created instruments and compositions. Also this March is our annual concert of original works by University of Pittsburgh graduate students in composition. Come hear new music by young talent on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 pm in Bellefield Hall Auditorium.
Later in the month, IonSound will make its Andy Warhol Museum debut with a concert curated by Pittsburgh Symphony Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates. A perfect addition to a season devoted to the interaction of music and technology, the program will feature electro-acoustic works by rising-star composers such as Mason Bates and Anna Clyne. The event will culminate with a multimedia presentation of Martin Matalon's Las Siete Vidas de un Gato, composed as a live performance soundtrack for Luis Buñuel's masterpiece of surrealist film, Un Chien Andalou. IonSound is proud to present this legendary film in richly textured 35mm with the generous support of Transflux Films, Les Grands Film Classiques, and The Luis Buñuel Film Institute." IonSound’s performance for this event is co-presented by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and The Andy Warhol Museum. Please join us on Thursday March 21st at 8:00 pm for this exciting concert.
IonSound makes inroads with its educational offerings this year by presenting a series of workshops with both the Falk and the Waldorf schools. IonSound members and this season’s featured roboticists and composers will work with groups of students throughout the school year to teach both applied robotic and musical principles to help the students compose music and invent their own musical instruments. IonSound is largely supported by a Spark Award from The Sprout Fund for this project. Spark is a network of people, projects, and organizations in the greater Pittsburgh region that are empowering children and youth by creating relevant learning opportunities through the compelling use of technology, media, and the arts.
In other news, IonSound welcomes its newest member, pianist Jack Kurutz, and says farewell and thank you to percussionist Eliseo Rael. IonSound Project intends to complete filing for 501 (c)(3) nonprofit status this fall in order to increase our ability to fulfill our mission statement of reaching new audiences, commissioning new works, collaborating with artists of other disciplines, and exploring the boundaries between concert and popular music.
Tickets for October 14th and March 9th concerts are $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors, and can be purchased at the door (12 and under free admission). For more information on discounted advance ticket sales and concert updates please visit our calendar page.
