Spectral Fridays

Piyawat Louilarpprasert – silhouette, for violin, cello, and piano (13’)
Tim McCormack - DRIFT MATTER, cello (13’)
Clara Iannotta: dead wasps in the jam-jar (i), violin (3’)
Chaya Czernowin: Ina, bass flute and tape (11’)
Katie Balch: Music about Glowworms, flute and piano (8’)

Tanya Kalmanovitch, viola Mat Maneri, viola “What do you call this music? Is it chamber music; is it jazz? Is it Mahler? Is it free improvisation?” —Mat Maneri The Kalmanovitch Maneri Duo joins two critically acclaimed instrumentalists, both known for breaking the mold for what their instruments can be. ECM recording artist Mat Maneri is recognized as one of the most compelling jazz artists of his generation, with recordings that are widely acknowledged as among the most important developments in improvised music. Tanya Kalmanovitch started her career with the Turtle Island String Quartet and went on to define the post-genre musician through performance, scholarship and groundbreaking work at the New England Conservatory and Mannes College the New School for Music. Together, they use their violas as tools to mine rich veins of musical and personal history, folding and unfolding the basic elements of music into intimate and expressive performances. In doing so, they create a unique style built upon composition and improvisation that they communicate with power, presence, and uncanny musical empathy.