University Series: “Elektro/Acoustik”

Featuring composers Mason Bates and Mark Applebaum
October 23, 2008 8pm at SF State University


Listen to Elektro/Acoustik:

 

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.


Program:

Mason Bates on electronics: solo work
Mason Bates: White Lies for Lomax for solo piano
Mark Applebaum: Theme in search of Variations (recording not available)
Mason Bates on electronics: solo work
Mark Applebaum solo work: Mousketier Praxis - Mouseketier sound-sculpture and live electronics
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 on electronics: solo work
Mason Bates: Red River for violin, clarinet, piano, cello and electronics