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George Lewis in Residence

The University of Pittsburgh Jazz Program in the Department of Music and Music on the Edge are pleased to welcome George Lewis as our Artist in Residence for a week of events as part of the university's Year of the Humanities, with support from the Humanities Center, College of Arts and Sciences, A&S Faculty Research and Scholarship Program, and Yamaha Pianos. George E. Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, where he is head of the Music Composition Area and a member of the faculty in Historical Musicology.

Cineshape Workshop Presentation

Amy Williams and Aaron Henderson will present a work-in-progress showing of Cineshape, a collaborative work for music and video. Guests include flutist Lindsey Goodman, percussionist Scott Christian, and chemist Natasha L. Smith. The performance will be followed by a discussion about collaboration between disciplines.

Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival One of 2015's Best Concerts

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette classical music critic Elizabeth Bloom selected the Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival as one of 2015's best classical music events. Co-presented by Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum, "Beyond" was a three-day festival and symposium featuring leading scholars, performers, and composers of microtonal music.

Music on the Edge NYC Debut Praised

This November, Music on the Edge expanded its mission from being an importer of the world’s most innovative contemporary music to being an exporter. Billed as Music on the Edge in New York, co-directors Eric Moe and Mathew Rosenblum organized a concert featuring primarily Pitt composers at New York City’s Subculture. They assembled an all-star ensemble comprising flutist Lindsey Goodman, percussionist Lisa Pegher, and cellist Dave Eggar. Moe and fellow faculty member Amy Williams shared piano duties.

Lecture: Ken Ueno Discusses His Recent Music

In conjunction with his year-long residency with Alia Musica Pittsburgh, Ken Ueno will give a presentation on some of his recent pieces within the general context of his music. Recent works embody instrumental research: a process of "babbling technique" that leads to research of extended technique on traditional instruments, hacking of existing instruments, and invention of new instruments. An extension of how his vocal practice informs his compositional praxis, Ueno likens these possibilities to paleonymy, portmonteau, and neologism. The presentation will include video illustrations.

Music on the Edge: Cineshape (7 p.m.)

Copresented with The Andy Warhol Museum and the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of the Provost and Humanities Center

UPDATED: We've added a second show! Choose between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. when you click the ticket link.

Music on the Edge: Ensemble Linea Residency, Concert II

Ensemble Linea completes their residency at Pitt with a performance of compositions by Pitt Graduate Composers.

Founded in Strasbourg by pianist and conductor Jean-Philippe Wurtz in 1998, Ensemble Linea has, since its beginnings, been committed to promoting a democratization of contemporary music, giving priority to the encounter with the audience, to openness towards other artistic disciplines, and to an active booking strategy.

Music on the Edge: Ensemble Linea Residency, Concert I

Copresented with The Andy Warhol Museum

Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum present Ensemble Linea in residency in Pittsburgh this April. One of the top new music ensembles in France, Linea will perform an adventurous program at The Andy Warhol Museum on Saturday April 2nd at 8 p.m. featuring works by Raphael Cendo, Aurelien Dumont, Valerio Sannicandro, Marco Momi, Pascal Dusapin, and Frederic Duriuex. Linea will then perform a free program of Pitt graduate student compositions at Bellefield Hall Auditorium on Monday April 4th, 8 p.m.

Music on the Edge: New Morse Code and Jamie Jordan

Copresented with The Andy Warhol Museum

Imaginative cello/percussion duo New Morse Code shares a program with dynamic vocalist Jamie Jordan.

Praised for her "alluring clarity" by The New York Times, vocalist Jamie Jordan will perform Philippe Leroux’s Je brûle, dit-elle un jour à un camarade along with works for voice and electronics including Paul Coleman’s mock me, Jacob Cooper’s Unspun, and Kaija Saariaho’s Lonh.

Composer/Trombonist George Lewis

Copresented with Pitt's Jazz Studies Program and The Andy Warhol Museum

Music on the Edge presents George Lewis’ highly regarded chamber compositions in performances by oercussionist David Shively, flutist Lindsey Goodman, violinist Dawn Posey, cellist Jonathan Golove, pianist Eric Moe, and conducted by Roger Zahab.