CCRMA Concerts
Concerts at CCRMA feature new and recent computer music by graduate students, faculty, and guests. Classic works and recent music from other studios and composers are also occasionally programmed. Colloquia and concerts are announced via a mailing list.
Recent Concerts
Seth Cluett in Performance
Date:Thu, 01/12/2017 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:Concert
FREEOpen to the PublicNetwork Audio Concert - CCRMA and Buenos Aires
Date:Thu, 11/17/2016 - 5:00pm - 6:30pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:ConcertCCRMA will be joined telematically by the DAMUS Electroacoustic Ensemble in Buenos Aires for the ultimate in spatial musical performance... several thousand miles and the speed of light!
Music and videos by:
Francisco Kröpf
Guillermo Pozzati
Gustavo García Novo
Pablo M. Freiberg
Joaquín Macedo
Federico Núñez
Pablo M. Freiberg
DAMUS is directed by Guillermo Pozzati, Pablo Martín Freiberg, Evelyn Frosini, and Diego Andrés Moreno
Special Guests:
Mariana Rosas - Soprano
Mariano Llere - Tenor
Andrés Vaccarelli - Guitarra Eléctrica
DAMUS Perfromers:
Juan Marcelo AriasFREEOpen to the PublicCaballito Negro
Date:Sat, 10/29/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:Concert
FREEOpen to the PublicCeleste Oram and Andrew C. Smith
Date:Fri, 10/28/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:ConcertCeleste Oram is joined by violinists Keir GoGwilt and (remotely, from New Zealand) Alex Taylor in performing the works of Vera Wyse Munro (1897-1966): a pioneering New Zealand radio ham, improviser, and sonic/electronic experimenter. The telematic duet will be joined in person by layers of archival text and recordings of ham radio logs and activity, from both New Zealand and Santa Cruz. The performance will be broadcast over low-power radio transmitters on many different channels, and audience members are invited to come prepared with battery-powered radios to tune in to the performance live in the space.
Open to the PublicTania Chen, Thomas Dimuzio, and Wobbly
Date:Thu, 10/20/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:ConcertTania Chen, Thomas Dimuzio, and Wobbly come to CCRMA to present a Bay Area all star show of electronic, acoustic, and improvised sound worlds. For more information see taniachen.com www.thomasdimuzio.com and www.detritus.net/wobbly/
Bios:FREEOpen to the PublicLaetitia Sonami
Date:Thu, 10/13/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:ConcertGroundbreaking composer, performer, technologist, and sound installation artist Laetitia Sonami presents an evening of performances developed by her and in collaboration with Éliane Radigue and Paul DeMarinis.
FREEOpen to the PublicCCRMA Transitions 2016
Date:Wed, 10/05/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmDate:Thu, 10/06/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA CourtyardEvent Type:ConcertPlease join us for two nights of immersive and 3D multichannel music at our annual season opener concerts. We will present two different programs - however, for weather reasons which would delay the setting up and testing of our speaker system - we are moving Transitions inside to the CCRMA stage. You can still bring a picnic and we've upgraded our indoor speaker system to 24.8!
Music, Sound, and Performances by:
Chris Chafe
Fernando Lopez-Lezcano
Anders Tveit
Charles Nichols
Romain Micron (with special guest Jean L'Argent)
Chris Jette
Nolan Lem
Matt Wright (Tribute to David Wessel)
Seth Shafer
Eoin Callery
...and more...
FREEOpen to the PublicThe Happy Valley Band - Machine Learning Like You've Never Heard Before!
Date:Sat, 06/04/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:ConcertThe Happy Valley Band is a cover band like you've never heard before. They play strictly notated machine deconstructions of popular tunes, filtered through the brain of a computer. You'll hear James Brown backed by a simmering Sun Ra Arkestra, Madonna with a jittery freak-out synth rhythm section, and Herb Alpert with a Tijuana Brass that must have been led by Charles Ives. Join us for the madness!
Their debut album ORGANVM PERCEPTVM, five years in the making, will be out on Santa Cruz label Indexical in 2016. For more info, visit indexical.org.
Video: vimeo.com/159568524FREEOpen to the PublicWaveforms: An Interdiscplinary Arts Showcase
Date:Thu, 06/02/2016 - 8:00pm - 11:00pmLocation:StageEvent Type:ConcertWAVEFORMS: An Interdisciplinary Arts Showcase is a mixed media performance and exhibition featuring personal or academic synthesis projects by students from various backgrounds – art majors and non-majors alike. A packed lineup of music, video art, light installations and other digital ventures will be on display at The Stage from 8-11 PM on Thursday, June 2nd. This event is open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
FreeOpen to the PublicBryan Day - Robotic Instruments
Date:Tue, 05/31/2016 - 7:30pm - 9:00pmLocation:CCRMA StageEvent Type:ConcertBryan will perform with some new robotic instruments - Displacement Rails and Rotowhisker - and a spherical tape loop machine called the Accumulation Sphere.
Bryan is an improviser, instrument inventor, illustrator and installation artist based in Richmond, CA. His work involves combining elements of the natural and man-made world using field recordings, custom audio generation software and homemade instruments. Day’s work explores the parallels between the patterns and systems in nature to those in contemporary society.
Day has toured throughout the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Argentina and Mexico, performing both solo as Sistrum and Eloine and in the Shelf Life and Seeded Plain ensembles.
FREEOpen to the Public
