TUESDAYS @ MONK SPACE PRESENTS: An Evening of Strings, Strings, and . . . Presented by the Cold Blue Music Record Label*
Exquisite, virtuosic music from Los Angeles’s Cold Blue Music record label, a source of remarkable new music with a West Coast slant for more than 25 years.
• The West Coast premiere of John Luther Adams’s stunning, kinetic perpetual-acceleration canon Never and Always Becoming (String Quartet No. 9), performed by the always brilliant Eclipse Quartet
• Peter Garland’s six lovely, spirited “dances” for two violins and gourd rattles, Matachin Dances, performed by Eclipse members Sara Parkins and Sarah Thornblade with PARTCH Ensemble percussionist Nick Terry
• Jim Fox’s haunting in memoriam music for nine cellos and double bass, Descansos, past, performed by bassist-composer Christopher Roberts, and a bevy of LA’s finest new music cellists, including Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Ashley Walters, Derek Stein, Maggie Parkins and others
• Daniel Lentz’s beautiful, alluring Requiem, for female voice and electric piano, performed by vocalist Elliot Menard and Brightwork’s renowned Aron Kallay
* “Cold Blue . . . a label with a particular viewpoint and consummate good taste.” (Joan LaBarbara, High Fidelity/Musical America) “Cold Blue is a lovely label.” (Kyle Gann, PostClassic) “I don’t see the point in art that doesn’t take any risks. Fortunately, Cold Blue does that for us, and does it all the time.” (Harold Budd) “Cold Blue Music . . . home to many a musical treasure.” (Late Junction, BBC3) “Cold Blue, a label devoted to the post-Minimalist, immersive LA sound (whether the composers happen to be Angelenos or not).” (Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times) “The Cold Blue label . . . is a very, very important part of the history of avant-garde music in America.” (Jim O’Rourke) “The consistently splendid label Cold Blue.” (Steve Smith, Night After Night)
Brightwork newmusic is the only organization in Southern California with a performing ensemble, monthly concert series and educational initiatives all focused through the lens of contemporary classical music. Our monthly concert series, Tuesdays @ Monk Space, presents cutting edge works by both established and emerging artists in a funky former speakeasy near downtown LA.
Brightwork Ensemble is a sextet of Grammy winning and nominated musicians who are fluent in many musical styles and who perform and record actively across Southern California and beyond. The ensemble is a favorite of composers: they have been engaged for hundreds of world premieres and premiere recordings. They are also frequently presented by local venues and series to bring their unique blend of exquisite artistry, innovative programming, and sense of fun. Project Beacon is our educational arm, bringing Brightwork Ensemble to sit in residence at colleges, universities, youth orchestras, and community music programs to mentor the next generation of musical artists. Project Beacon also includes the High School Composer Initiative, our signature effort to increase diversity and remove historical barriers to achievement for the next generation of composers.
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