The works of Morton Feldman occupy a vital place in the American experimental tradition, not just within the music world. Feldman was very often inspired by non-musical sources, including Persian rugs, abstract expressionist paintings by Rothko, Willem de Kooning and Philip Guston, and texts of Samuel Beckett, John Ashbery and Frank O’Hara.
Performing Donald Erb's Sunlit Peaks and Dark Valleys, David Felder's Another Face, Andrew Rindfleisch's What Vibes!, and Mathew Rosenblum's Ancient Eyes.
In the Sunday, January 23rd edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, classical music critic Andy Druckenbrod gave an extensive profile on Music on the Edge, the Department's contemporary music series now in its 20th year.
Updated program info: Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum continue their 2011 series of contemporary music with New York-based counter)induction. The critically acclaimed new music ensemble will perform a program at the Warhol that will include Kyle Bartlett’s Bas Relief, Douglas Boyce’s Deixo | Sonata , Henryk Gorecki's Genesis 1 - Elementi, Pitt faculty composer Eric Moe’s Dead Cat Bounce, and Anna Weesner's Lift High, Reckon-Fly Low, Come Close.
Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum’s presentation of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) was chosen as one of Pittsburgh’s top ten classical concerts of 2010 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Post-Gazette classical music critic Andy Druckenbrod compiles the annual list, which this year included concerts by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, among others.
Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum will present Newband and the Harry Partch instruments at the New Hazlett Theater on March 19th. The masters of microtonal music will perform on instruments invented by the iconoclastic Just Intonation composer Harry Partch (1901-1974) as well as instruments invented by composer and Newband co-founder Dean Drummond.
Co-presented with The Andy Warhol Museum
Music by Douglas Boyce, Eric Moe, Kyle Bartlett, and Salvatore Sciarrino
The Andy Warhol Museum
“...superb musicians…” —The New York Times
Tickets in advance through ProArts: general admission $15, students and seniors $10. At the door: General admission $20, students and seniors $15.
Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum present entelechron
entelechron, a trio comprising pianist Robert Frankenberry, cellist David Russell and violinist/composer Roger Zahab, will perform music of John Cage on Saturday, March 5th. The program will include Cage’s Harmonies from Apartment House 1776, Etudes Boreales, Freeman Etudes, and Music for...
Music on the Edge and The Andy Warhol Museum will present clarinetist Jean Kopperud and percussionist Tom Kolor in a program titled Rated X II, five premieres that push the boundaries of contemporary music. The program will include Louis Karchin’s Evocations, John Aylward’s Twin Suspension, Mathew Rosenblum’s Throat, and Jeff Stadelman’s wills & wonts, and Yiorgos Vassilandonakis' X-asti.
Music on the Edge will present cellist Dave Eggar with his trio DEORO, featuring Chuck Palmer on drums and bassist Tom Pirozzi. The concert takes place at Bellefield Hall Auditorium on Friday, February 4 at 8 p.m. and includes music by Huang Ro, Somei Satoh, Annie Gosfield, Fred Hersch, and DEORO.