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A New Light
at OME Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 7:00 p.m. - Sessions Recital Hall (Pheonix College) Program Coming Soon
Oh My Ears embarks on their 7th New Music Festival this February. Oh My Ears, also known as OME, is Arizona’s largest presenter of new and experimental music. The 2020 Festival brings together over 40 creative music makers, ranging from Phoenix to the Netherlands and Hong Kong.
Oh My Ears has a long history of utilizing independently and locally owned venues, and this year will be no different. The 2020 Festival will take place at Crescent Ballroom, the Carver Museum, Phoenix College, Lunchbox, and the Newton. |
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The music that is presented at the OME New Music Festival challenges traditional conventions of “classical” music in many different ways, from the use of experimental instrument techniques, newly conceived instrument, graphic scores and improvisation, to the incorporation of live electronics and multimedia displays.
The festival will begin with an all-Arizona show at Crescent Ballroom on Thursday, Feb 20. OME staff plus Glass House Dolls (whose goal is to bring audiences in close contact with an honest look at the joys and struggles of navigating the world in a female body), Troubadours (a trio that focuses on reinterpreting the folk repertoire through the lens of improvisation and free music), and an epic performance of Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union will provide a sample of creative music taking place in Arizona. Friday’s performances at The Newton and Lunchbox range from new music for Shakuhachi presented by Devon Osamu Tipp to reimagined opera arias with Lush Agave. Saturday will take place at Phoenix College, utilizing their second-story Eric Fischl Gallery for some intimate solo sets by harpist Hope Wilk, Weave presented by Sarah Hetrick on saxophone and electronics, and percussionist Colleen Bernstein’s program Strength & Sensitivity. The day will close in Sessions Recital Hall with six world premieres for large ensemble presented by the Black House Collective’s New Music Workshop. Sunday holds a black artists show curated by Driftwood Quintet member and bass clarinetist Dominique Holley.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://ohmyears.com/projects/festival-tickets/
Festival passes include a pass to join the Festival Breakfast and meet the musicians on Sunday Feb 23.
The festival will begin with an all-Arizona show at Crescent Ballroom on Thursday, Feb 20. OME staff plus Glass House Dolls (whose goal is to bring audiences in close contact with an honest look at the joys and struggles of navigating the world in a female body), Troubadours (a trio that focuses on reinterpreting the folk repertoire through the lens of improvisation and free music), and an epic performance of Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union will provide a sample of creative music taking place in Arizona. Friday’s performances at The Newton and Lunchbox range from new music for Shakuhachi presented by Devon Osamu Tipp to reimagined opera arias with Lush Agave. Saturday will take place at Phoenix College, utilizing their second-story Eric Fischl Gallery for some intimate solo sets by harpist Hope Wilk, Weave presented by Sarah Hetrick on saxophone and electronics, and percussionist Colleen Bernstein’s program Strength & Sensitivity. The day will close in Sessions Recital Hall with six world premieres for large ensemble presented by the Black House Collective’s New Music Workshop. Sunday holds a black artists show curated by Driftwood Quintet member and bass clarinetist Dominique Holley.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://ohmyears.com/projects/festival-tickets/
Festival passes include a pass to join the Festival Breakfast and meet the musicians on Sunday Feb 23.
Full Lineup
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Annick Odom
Troubadours loadbang Emily Mehigh Spectrum Ensemble Devon Osamu Tipp Lush Agave Salina Kuo Douglas Jurs Julia Lougheed TATAT Ensemble Duo Charango Ex Nusquam Wombat Colleen Bernstein Grace Scheele Hope Wilk Glass House Dolls Sarah Hetrick Matthew Lau Amber Walker Reference Sine Black Air Driftwood Quintet |
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