UNRULY MUSIC

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Cutting-edge music.
The next generation of concert artists.
The latest in digital performance and multimedia.
Unruly Music explores contemporary trends in chamber music, improvisation, electronic sound, and multimedia, spanning a wide variety of genres and styles. Directed by composer Christopher Burns, Unruly Music is a co-production of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

All concerts at 7:30

Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Vogel Hall, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53202

Tickets are available from the Marcus Center box office (414) 273-7206
and Peck School of the Arts box office (414) 229-4308

$12 general / $10 seniors & UWM faculty, staff & alumni / $8 students

SPRING 2012 FESTIVAL
March 8-10, 2012

Thursday, March 8:
Minneapolis percussionist Patti Cudd (of Zeitgeist) integrates electronics into performance with atypical solo percussion instruments, including djembe, maracas, bass drum, and cajon, in a concert of music by Cort Lippe, Jeff Herriott, Christopher Tonkin, Javier Alvarez, and others.

Friday, March 9:
A celebration of John Cage (1912-1992) for his 100th birthday, featuring performances of music from across his career.

Saturday, March 10:
Dal Niente presents the US premiere of "The Brightest Form of Absence," a collaborative exploration of the Mojave Desert and Death Valley by Siemens Prize-winning composer Hans Thomalla and video artist William Lamson, featuring soprano, 13 instrumentalists, and live electronics. The ensemble will also premiere new works written for them by UWM faculty and student composers.

FALL 2011 FESTIVAL
October 27-29, 2011

Thursday, October 27:
Music by Milwaukee artists making innovative use of technology in live performance. David Collins and Kevin Schlei integrate multitouch control devices, networking, and animation into their joyous grooves; "Fieldwork," with Christopher Burns and Amanda Schoofs, pushes electric guitar and voice into new sonic territory.

Friday, October 28:
Renowned English musician John Butcher presents an evening of improvisations for solo saxophone. Butcher is celebrated for his distinctive approaches to timbre, gesture, and musical time - this is an extraordinarily rare opportunity to hear him perform live in Milwaukee.

Saturday, October 29:
Chicago ensemble Dal Niente opens their Unruly Music residency with an evening of chamber music for clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, percussion and piano, in a program combining 20th-century classics by Anton Webern, Iannis Xenakis, and Giacinto Scelsi with new works by Aaron Einbond and Edgar Guzman.