The [Switch~ Ensemble]’s March 25th program at The Invisible Dog Art Center features five world premieres of works commissioned over the past two years. Leilehua Lanzilotti is a Native Hawaiian composer, whose piece Hānau Ka Ua (Born is the Rain) deals with indigeneity, the movement to reclaim the Hawaiian language, and the unique ability of native Hawaiian to articulate nuanced relationships with the natural world. Forbes Graham’s Inflection: Beacon Hill/Roxbury for [Switch~] traces the history of Boston’s black community, featuring a recorded sound walk from Beacon Hill to Roxbury—centering historical issues of migration and displacement, which remain relevant to contemporary Boston’s struggles with gentrification and racial segregation. The program will also include the world premieres of works by New York City-based composer Anna Louise Walton (with support from NewMusicUSA), Boston-based composer Kelley Sheehan, and Argentinian composer Santiago Diez-Fischer.
Program
Leilehua Lanzilotti: hānau ka ua (Born is the Rain) (2021) for septet and electronics
Forbes Graham: Inflection: Beacon Hill/Roxbury (2022) for septet and electronics
Anna-Louise Walton: Crossing (2022) for sextet
Santiago Diez-Fischer: perpetual green switch (2021) for septet and electronics
Kelley Sheehan: the bends (2021) for 10 musicians and electronics
Ensemble
Zach Sheets, flutes
Madison Greenstone, clarinets
Lauren Cauley, violin
T.J. Borden, cello
David Friend, piano
Megan Arns, percussion
Chris Chandler, electronics
Clay Mettens, electronics
Jason Thorpe Buchanan, conductor and electronics
About the [Switch~ Ensemble]
A new music ensemble for the 21st Century, the [Switch~ Ensemble] is dedicated to the creation of new works for chamber ensemble: we bring bold new acoustic, electroacoustic, and multimedia projects to life. At the core of each performance is our commitment to the total integration of technology and live musicians. We strive for compelling artistry achieved through the seamless creation, production, and execution of new music, and believe that working directly with composers—in a medium where the score is a point of departure rather than a finish line—allows for new and thrilling musical possibilities.
[Switch~] contributes to the future of the genre by strongly advocating for and commissioning the music of a new generation of emerging young composers. Recent engagements include performances and residencies at Cornell, Bard College, the University of Chicago, Ithaca College, Buffalo State University, UC Berkeley, the University of Missouri, the VIPA Festival (Spain), Eastman School of Music, and Avaloch Farms Music Institute, as well as concerts at the Image/Sound Festival, San Francisco Center for New Music, MATA Interval Series, NYCEMF, Vanguard New Music Series at Kent State University, the Queens New Music Festival, the CD release of Christopher Chandler’s Smoke and Mirrors on the SEAMUS label, CD releases with composers Juraj Kojs, Stephen Yip, Dorothy Hindman, and more.
Based in New York City and founded in 2012 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, the [Switch~ Ensemble] looks toward the future of contemporary music. Dedicated to performing high-level chamber music integrated with cutting-edge technology and supporting emerging and early career composers, we are passionate about helping to build a diverse canon of 21st century works that leaves space for all voices—especially those that have historically been excluded from our field. Upcoming engagements include residencies at the University at Buffalo and Colby College, as well as a world premiere in New York City by Sam Pluta, commissioned by Chamber Music America. Our 2021-22 season has been made possible with support from the Amphion Foundation, New Music USA, the MAP Fund, Pro Helvetia, the Copland Fund, and the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
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Date + Time
Friday, March 25
7:30-9:30pm
Admission
$15 (adults), $10 (students/seniors) in advance
$20 (adults), $15 (students/seniors) at door
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Location
51 Bergen St.