Co-directed by Eric Moe, Mathew Rosenblum, and Amy Williams, Music on the Edge (MOTE) presents about six concerts each year featuring cutting edge contemporary music ensembles from around the world. Recent concerts have featured the JACK Quartet, TAK Ensemble, Dal Niente, Ekmeles, and Third Coast Percussion. Concerts take place at venues on and off the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, including regularly at the Andy Warhol Museum. Large-scale events have included three Beyond: Microtonal Music festivals, a residency with NewBand and the Harry Partch Instruments, the Music on the Edge Chamber Orchestra conducted by Roger Zahab, festivals and symposia dedicated to the late works of Morton Feldman and to intersections between Chinese and American music. MOTE is the only presenting organization in Pittsburgh dedicated solely to contemporary chamber music.
For Department of Music concert information and tickets, call 412-624-4125, or visit our Events Calendar.
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Music on the Edge 2023-24
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello & Thomas Sauer, piano
Saturday, November 18, 8:00 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Works by Lera Auerbach, Eric Moe, Tania León, Jonathan Chenette, John Taverner, and Harold Meltzer
counter)induction with poet Marlanda Dekine
Saturday, January 13, 8:00 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Works by Douglas Boyce, Suzanne Sorkin, Amy Williams, Kyle Bartlett, Eric Chasalow, and Eric Moe
Hypercube
Thursday, February 8, 8:00 p.m.
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Fidelio Trio
Saturday, February 17, 8:00 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Works by John Zorn, David Fennessy, Anna Clyne, Iannis Xenakis, and Eric Moe
Talujon with Jamie Jordan & Franz Nicolay
Saturday, March 23, 8:00 p.m.
The Andy Warhol Museum, Warhol Theatre
Co-presented with the Andy Warhol Museum
Works by Paula Matthusen, Frederic Rzewski, Franz Nicolay, and Mathew Rosenblum
Unheard Of Ensemble
Saturday, April 6, 8:00 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Works by Pittsburgh composers:
Emmanuel Berrido
Luis Miguel Delgado Grande
Danny Fratina
Ethan Isaac
Aaron Myers-Brooks
Naama Perel-Tzadok
Jay Rauch
Music on the Edge 2022-23
counter)induction – Postponed
Saturday, January 28, 8:00 p.m.
The Andy Warhol Museum, Warhol Theater
Co-presented with the Andy Warhol Museum
Ensemble Dal Niente
Saturday, February 11, 8 p.m.
The Andy Warhol Museum, Warhol Theater
Co-presented with the Andy Warhol Museum
No Exit
Saturday, February 25, 8 p.m.
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Percussionist Al Cerulo: Amplified Perception
Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.
The Andy Warhol Museum, Entrance Area
Co-presented with the Andy Warhol Museum
MOTE Presents:
The Interdisciplinary Performance Laboratory with the Staycee Pearl Dance Company & Soy Sos
Thursday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.
METTĀ—5118 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
This event is FREE—no tickets required
Location, date, and time are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information visit our Web site at music.pitt.edu/mote or call 412-624-4125.
Music on the Edge is generously supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Pitt Arts, the Bessie Pearl Snyder Music Legacy Fund, the Amphion Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, the Opportunity Fund, The Fine Foundation, and the University of Pittsburgh’s Humanities Center. Special thanks to Dr. Owen Cantor, Lisa and Harry Levinson, and Kathleen Montgomery.