Elektro/Acoustik

“Elektro/Acoustik”
Thursday October 23, 2008 8pm
Works by composers Mark Applebaum and Mason Bates
Knuth Hall - San Francisco State University
Admission: Free - Reception following the concert!

SFSU Composers Colloquium
October 21, 2008 Tuesday 2-4pm
Knuth Hall - SFSU
Admission: FREE

ADORNO Ensemble presents an “Elektro/Acoustik” concert celebrating Bay Area composers Mark Applebaum and Mason Bates. In a continuous flux between acoustical and electronic works, the program will feature members of ADORNO with Bates and his electronic lounge music, and Applebaum with this famous homemade “Mouseketier” sound sculpture. Mr. Bates (a.k.a “Masonic”) has been both a Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and an American Academy in Berlin Prize. Spanning the classical concert hall to the clubs and lounges where he DJs electronica, his music was hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “lovely to hear and ingeniously constructed.” A professor at Stanford University, composer Mark Applebaum is also active as a jazz pianist and builds electroacoustic instruments out of junk, hardware, and found objects for use as both compositional and improvisational tools. His music can be heard on recordings on the Innova, Tzadik, Capstone, and SEAMUS labels.

You can also join us for the SFSU Composers Colloquium where ADORNO will join the composers in a lecture/demonstration on their work.

Program:
Mark Applebaum: Accretion/Deletion for 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass
Mark Applebaum: Identity Sport for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, electric guitar, and percussion
Mason Bates: Red River for violin, clarinet, piano, cello and electronics
Mason Bates: White Lies for Lomax for solo piano
Mason Bates on electronics: various solo works
Mark Applebaum on the Mousketier: various solo works