Open Sound

Adventures in experimental improvisation.

2007-8 Season


This program
supported in part
by a grant from the
Somerville Arts Council,
a local agency supported by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council.





Special thanks to
Mat Schaffer
Saturday, May 31, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.


Dennis Moser






Saturday, June 21, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.


Jeffrey Allport, Greg Kelley
Ernst Karel
Ricardo Donoso
Lou Bunk, Ken Ueno



Saturday, August 16, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.










Past performances




Saturday, October 20, 2007, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.
Bebe Beard
Jess Opie
Joe Burgio
Walter Wright
...and a supporting cast of stars!


Saturday, October 20, 2007, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.
Bebe Beard
Jess Opie
Joe Burgio
Walter Wright
...and a supporting cast of stars!


Saturday, November 10, 2007, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.
2lous (Lou Bunk, Lou Cohen)
Jorrit Dijkstra, Ted Reichman
Metal and Glass (Matt Samolis, Thad Comstock, Peter Warren, Bill Barclay and special guest Ricardo Donoso)

Saturday, December 8, 2007, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.
ONDA (Tim Feeney, Ken Ueno, Hillary Zipper)

Chandan Narayan and Jesse Kudler

Bhob Rainey and the BSC

Saturday, February 16, 2008, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

Kevin Frenette (guitar), Forbes Graham (trumpet), Ryan McGuire (double-bass) and Luther Gray (percussion)

James Coleman, Ricardo Donoso, Nathan Ahlers, ...and special guest!





Saturday, February 23, 2008, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

Jorrit Dijkstra - alto sax, lyricon, analog synth with an Improvisation Pool of Wind Players:
Phillip Greenlief - saxophones (Oakland, CA), Jen Baker - trombone (Oakland, CA), Bhob Rainey - soprano saxophone
, Katie Young - bassoon, Ted Reichman - accordian, Eric Rosenthal - drums, slide whistle, ...and more!!!



Saturday, March 15 2008, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

Liz Tonne

Dave Gross (gdg)

OUEST -- Howard Stelzer, Jay Sullivan, Brendan Murray




Friday, April 4 2008, doors open at 8PM; music at 8:30PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

An evening of solo performances!

Vic Rawlings, circuits

Bhob Rainey, saxophone

Tim Feeney, percussion and circuits

Rane Moore, bass clarinet, performing "Being and Becoming" by Lou Bunk

Orlando Cela, flute, performing "Huayruro" by Maxwell Dulaney



Sunday, April 27 2008, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM sharp The Nave Gallery, Somerville, Mass.

An evening of music, dance movement and video, featuring:

Bebe Beard, video

Lou Bunk, prepared guitar and other scratchy devices

Joe Burgio, movement

Lou Cohen, laptop computer

James Coleman, Theremin

Walter Wright, analog synth and video





Suggested donation $7

For more information send email to Lou Cohen