Music on the Edge

Co-directed by Eric Moe and Mathew Rosenblum, Music on the Edge (MOTE) presents about six concerts each year featuring visiting artists as well as the Music on the Edge Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Roger Zahab. The series is devoted to the performance of contemporary music by professional musicians.

Recent concerts featured Wu Man, the California EAR Unit, 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Moravec (Lehar Composer-in-Residence), and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Events Calendar.

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Music on the Edge 2011–12

Slee Sinfonietta
James Baker, Conductor
Friday, September 16, 8 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Featuring music by Donald Erb, David Felder, Andrew Rindfleisch, and Mathew Rosenblum

Morton Feldman Symposium and Mini-Festival*
Thursday, November 3, 8 p.m.and
Friday, November 4, 8 p.m.
Wood Street Galleries
Featuring pianist Amy Williams, percussionist Jan Williams, flutist Lindsey Goodman, and cellist Jonathan Golove performing Feldman’s Patterns in a Chromatic Field for cello and piano (Nov. 3) and Crippled Symmetry for flute, piano and percussion (Nov. 4). See below for special festival pricing.

LotUS (League of the Unsound Sound)
Co-presented with The Andy Warhol Museum
Saturday, January 14, 8 p.m.
The Andy Warhol Museum
Performing duos by co-curators Ken Ueno and David Smooke, Sofia Gubaidulina's masterful trio Quasi Hoquetus, and improvisations.
“…absolutely riveting…spectacular performance.” —The Washington Post

JACK Quartet
Co-presented with The Andy Warhol Museum
Saturday, February 25, 8 p.m.
The Andy Warhol Museum
Premiering Amy Williams’ new string quartet, Richter Textures.
"Mind-blowingly good...” —The Los Angeles Times

Firebird Ensemble
Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Presenting works by Eric Moe and Lee Hyla
“Firebird flies…” —The Boston Globe

The Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo
Monday, April 2, 8 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
A concert for one piano, four hands, that pays tribute to the exquisite music of Hungarian composer, György Kurtág.
“…virtuosity was nothing short of jaw-dropping…” —The Miami Herald

Tickets are available in advance through ProArtsTickets

General admission is $15; students and seniors are $10. Visit www.proartstickets.org or call 412-394-3353. At the door: General admission is $20; students and seniors are $15. Concerts at Bellefield Hall Auditorium are free for Pitt students with valid ID.

*Special price for both Morton Feldman Mini Festival concerts!

• $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors for both nights when purchased in advance through ProArtsTickets; $30 and $20 for both nights at the door.
• Individual concerts: $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors when ordered in advance through ProArts Tickets.
• Individual concerts at the door: $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors
• Pitt students: free with valid ID

Location, date, and time subject to change. For the most up-to-date information visit our Web site at www.music.pitt.edu or call 412-624-4125. For concert information and tickets, call 412-624-4125, or visit our
Event Calendar.

The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, serves more than 80,000 visitors of all ages per year. Opened in 1994, the museum features extensive permanent collections of art and archives of one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century. The museum, a primary resource for anyone seeking insights into contemporary art and popular culture, is also an active cultural center that presents contemporary performance through its Sound Series and Off The Wall series.