Varo String Quartet and ~Nois play Poetics of Space Translation Symmetry  by Noah Jenkins

Chicago contemporary music powerhouses ~Nois and Varo String Quartet come together for the first time for the world premiere of Poetics of Space Translation Symmetry by Chicago composer Noah Jenkins. The 45-minute octet features a spatial arrangement with the strings centered in the performance space and the saxophones posted around the perimeter. Tones, players, and quartets sound individually and fuse together into composites, melodic shapes blur into vertical harmony, and just-intonation harmonies are animated as their constituent tones take shape in spatiotemporal patterns. 

This Valentine’s Eve, step into a world of sonic enchantment at the Athenaeum for Imaginary Lovers, a special concert event presented as part of Eighth Blackbird’s Artist-in-Residence.

In this groundbreaking collaboration, Shara Nova, the visionary founder of My Brightest Diamond and Broadway star (notably in “Illinoise”), joins forces with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird to premiere a new work that blends Nova’s signature pop-chamber style with the group’s genre-bending, virtuosic musicianship.

This one-of-a-kind performance is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to witness a truly unique musical collaboration between two of today’s most innovative forces in contemporary music. Plus, an exciting opener from Chicago’s own saxophone quartet, ~Nois! (That’s US!!)

Featuring Taimur Sullivan on alto saxophone guest artist.

High Tide by Christian Quiñones

Running in a Field of Flowers by Travis Laplante

Free and open to the public.

The evening concert cancelled due to inclement weather & President Jimmy Carter’s Funeral. The rest of the Symposium and ~Nois recital will still take place as scheduled.

Student Composition Reading. With Philip Kleutgens, alto saxophone.

Second Nature with the UVA Wind Ensemble. With Philip Kleutgens, alto saxophone.

Guest Artist Recital. With Philip Kleutgens, alto saxophone.

Second Nature with the CU Boulder Wind Ensemble. With Brandon Quarles, alto saxophone.

This event will be livestreamed by CU Boulder: https://cupresents.org/cu-boulder-college-of-music-Livestream/

Guest Artist Recital. With Brandon Quarles, alto saxophone.

CU Boulder Soundworks. With Brandon Quarles, alto saxophone.

This event will be livestreamed by CU Boulder: https://cupresents.org/cu-boulder-college-of-music-Livestream/

Premieres of CU Boulder faculty. With Brandon Quarles, alto saxophone.

This event will be livestreamed by CU Boulder: https://cupresents.org/cu-boulder-college-of-music-Livestream/

LIVESTREAM AVAILABLE - Tune in online!

Works by Elijah Daniel Smith, Annika Socolofsky, Augusta Read Thomas, Darian Donovan Thomas, Kari Watson, and Shelley Washington

Tickets are FREE, but seats are limited. RSVP to be sure to get a seat!

DISCOVERY will feature the full world-premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' "Shakespeare's Jesters" as well as the premiere of a brand new video for Darian Donovan Thomas' Sun Thrower (done by our new friends at Four|Ten Media).

DISCOVERY will also feature the winners of our 2024 Young Creators Fellowship. We'll also be featuring our super-star intern, Natalia Warthen in her duo SiP. They'll be performing two pieces from their repertoire by Daijana Wallace and Minoo Dixon.

Get tickets HERE: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/nois-kinds-of-nois-album-space-tickets/13399253

All tickets purchasers will receive a copy of Kinds of ~Nois shipped directly to their home! 

Join ~Nois as they celebrate the release of their sophomore album, Kinds of ~Nois. The group presents a post-minimalist and experimental collection of new works by the international composer collective Kinds of Kings. Kinds of ~Nois celebrates six years of collaboration with Shelley Washington, Gemma Peacocke, and Maria Kaoutzani in world premiere recordings of works written specifically for the ensemble.

From inspiring melodies, driving grooves, and haunting textures, the musical voices of the Kinds of Kings collective brilliantly highlight some of the best of what this ensemble can do.

Renowned composer Bernard Rands will celebrate his 90th birthday with a two-day residency at Guarneri Hall. The event will feature works that deeply influenced Rands, compositions from his own seven-decade career, and pieces written by composers on whom Rands has had a profound influence.

In addition to the music, Rands will talk about his life and his earliest influences, illuminate elements in his work, and talk about the music of the composers that have followed him. The two-day event will conclude with a party in honor of Mr. Rands.

Artists include the Terra String Quartet; NOIS Saxophone Quartet; Kristina Bachrach, soprano; and Alexander Hersh, cello.

For more information and tickets: https://guarnerihall.org/event/rands-at-90-part-1/

Radio broadcast of the Kinds of ~Nois album!

Chicago area tune in on the radio 98.7 FM. Tune in via streaming on wfmt.com and the WFMT app.

3:00 pm: ~Nois recital

Saxophone Day is designed to provide an exciting musical experience for high school saxophone students, alumni, university saxophonists, and amateur and professional artists.

More ~details coming soon!

Dot : Line : Sigh, the debut recording by Chicago-based composer/performer Osnat Netzer, will be released Friday, February 10 on New Focus Recordings. The album features an exceptional roster including Ensemble Dal Niente, Mivos Quartet, ~Nois saxophone quartet, flutist Eric Lamb, soprano Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, saxophonist Geoffrey Landman, and others, plus the composer herself on piano. The seven-track album will be available both digitally and on CD.

To mark the release, Netzer will perform music from Dot : Line : Sigh with Geoffrey Landman and violist Michael Hall at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago on Saturday, February 10 (7pm). In addition, ~Nois will perform their track on the album, I AM FUCKING ZEN. The celebration will feature themed cocktails, refreshments, and an exhibition by artist Ayala Netzer, the composer’s sister, who designed the album’s cover.

~Nois saxophone quartet presents a Guest Recital—Free Admission!
Presented by Stetson University School of Music at Stetson University Lee Chapel

~Nois plays at the University of Florida Student Premiers concert.

Details coming soon!

Performing David Biedenbender’s Severance!

More details coming soon

Free and open to the public! Located inside the James J. Whalen Center for Music

For more information: https://events.ithaca.edu/event/guest_artist_recital_nois_saxophone_quartet

“Founded in 2016, ~Nois has become one of the premier ensembles in the U.S. by combining contemporary classical music and improvisation in unique concert experiences. Heralded as "fiendishly good" by the Chicago Tribune, ~Nois has been awarded top prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions including the Fischoff and the M-Prize competitions. This program will feature a wide variety of new pieces from the Composers Alliance of San Antonio, written specifically for this ensemble. You will be amazed with their vivacious performance and virtuosity.”

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nois-saxophone-quartet-tickets-726725113377

https://sfcm.edu/experience/performances/nois-saxophone-quartet-performance-electronics

SFCM Bowes Center (in TAC Studio G)
200 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA

Program:

Augusta Read Thomas: Shakespeare’s Jesters (2023)

Elijah Daniel Smith: Perihelion (2022) 

Elliott Lupp: minus (2020)

Kari Watson: Shelf Life (2023)

Pauline Oliveros: Thirteen Changes (1986)

~Nois saxophone quartet premieres LPC student compositions. Free admission!

Thursday, November 9th — 12:00 pm — Free
~Nois Saxophone Quartet
Mertes Main Stage
Building 4000

More information: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76067