Cal Performances presents an open rehearsal of They Will Have Been So Beautiful: Songs and Images of Now featuring the Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Band with Amy X Neuberg
2014-12-04
Zellerbach Playhouse
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305
11:30 AM, Thursday, December 4, 2014

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New works by Paul Dresher, Lisa Bielawa, Jay Cloidt, Conrad Cummings, Fred Frith, Guillermo Galindo, Carla Kihlstedt, Ken Ueno, Pamela Z, Amy X Neuburg

[11:37 AM lights down, announcements from Laura Abrams and Paul Dresher]

1. [11:43 AM] What is Missing, take 1 (no JS, all takes)
2. [11:48 AM] What is Missing, take 2
3. [11:52 AM] What is Missing, take 3
4. [11:56 AM] What is Missing, take 4
5. [12:00 PM] A Gathering Storm, take 1 (no PD, all takes)
6. [12:09 PM] A Gathering Storm, take 2
7. [12:12 PM] A Gathering Storm, take 3
8. [12:16 PM] A Gathering Storm, take 4
9. [12:19 PM] A Gathering Storm, take 5
10. [12:21 PM] A Gathering Storm, take 6
    [rehearsal ends 12:25 PM]
11. [12:26 PM: Q&A with Paul and Amy]
    [event ends 12:38 PM]

Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Band

• Jeff Anderle: clarinet, bass clarinet;
• Karen Bently Pollick: violin, viola, piano, hardangerfele;
• Joel Davel: drums, percussion, marimba, marimba lumina, Buchla lightning;
• Paul Dresher: guitar, quadrachord, composer;
• Gregory Kuhn: sound engineer;
• Marja Mutru: keyboards;
• Gene Reffkin: electronic drums, mallet percussion;
• John Schott: guitar;
  - with special guest -
• Amy X Neuberg: composer, electronics, percussion, vox.

Parking is surprisingly easy this morning, and I luck upon a 2 hr unmetered spot a few blocks from campus with just enough time to walk to Zellerbach Playhouse and arrive a few minutes before the doors open. Not too many other folks here – maybe 20? – so it seems as if I had no need to rush. Whew!

So after taking out seats inside the theatre, Paul tells us that the plan for the morning is that the band will carry on with rehearsal, stopping to work out any problems as they arise. As it turns out, this means we hear about 30 minutes of repeated takes off two pieces from the set of ten planned for the full program. Kinda interesting, but also kinda trading, since it leaves me wondering how similar (or different) the remaining works are. I wish I could have attended one of the full performances, but my schedule was packed to tight, so this little taste will have to do unless Paul decides to terrorist these works at a future concert.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2014 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2014 event list! ☸ On to the next event!