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Adventures in sound


Opensound is a Greater Boston concert series, featuring experimental and electro-acoustic improvised and avant-garde music. The musicians work with musical tones and noise equally to bring forth a wide range expressive sounds. We bring artists from disparate backgrounds together for unique events in Somerville, Massachusetts. more...

2012 Season

Saturday, February 11, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM

Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

BOLT
Jorrit Dijkstra, alto sax, lyricon
Eric Hofbauer, guitar
Junko Simons, cello
Eric Rosenthal, drums, percussion

Composition by Morgan Evans-Weiler
Violin (tbd)
Violin: David Delaney
Viola: David Michael Curry
Cello: Junko Simon
Sax: Joshua Jefferson
Bamboozle and trombone: Jules Vasylenko
Violin: Morgan Evans-Weiler
Percussion: Flandrew Fleisenberg

flunk:
Lou Bunk, unexpected paraphernalia
Flandrew Fleisenberg, percussion

Duck Soup
Douglas Urbank, handmade films
Keiichi Hashimoto, trumpets, duck calls
Joshua Jefferson, reeds, duck calls
Steve Norton, reeds, duck calls, other things
Angela Sawyer, voice, electronics, duck calls, other things

Saturday, March 10, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM
Opensound

Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

TuvaTronic: clarinet + voice + computer
Gregory Oakes, clarinet and electronics
Ken Ueno, voice and electronics

Videos by Bebe Beard
with sound by Lou Cohen

any Bee
Lou Cohen, wiimote/laptop
Steve Norton, reeds
Matt Samolis, flute
Walter Wright, analog synths

COLLIDE-O-SCOPE MUSIC
Saturday, April 21, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM
Opensound
Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

Grizzler - big band! - and its off-shoots
Including a performance of Cornelius Cardew's Scream
Dave Gross, saxophone, LPs
Lou Bunk, assorted paraphernalia
Lou Cohen, wiimote, laptop
Morgan Evans-Weiler, violin
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Polly Hanson, percussion
Steve Norton, reeds
Michael Rosenstein, electronics
Angela Sawyer, gadgets, electronics

Saturday, May 19, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM
Opensound

Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

Covers (three sets)

Covers set 1
Samolis/Gross/Plsek/Rawlings/Norton performing Bach's chorale "Es ist genug."
Matt Samolis - flute
Dave Gross - clarinet
Tom Plsek - trombone
Steve Norton - contra alto clarinet
Vic Rawlings - prepared cello

Covers set 2
Duck That performing Art Ensemble of Chicago's "People In Sorrow"
Angela Sawyer - voice, electronics, game calls
Keiichi Hashimoto - trumpets, game calls
Josh Jefferson - reeds, game calls
Steve Norton - reeds, percussion, celesta, game calls

Covers set 3
Rawlings/Murray/Norton/Strunk performing Devo's "Gut Feeling"
Vic Rawlings - guitar
Brendan Murray - synths, guitar
Steve Norton - percussion, saxophone, elec. bass
Chris Strunk - percussion, drums, vocals


duo:
D. Greenwood - handmade electronics
J. Starpoli - amplified trombone

trio:
Michael Rosenstein, electronics
Vic Rawlings, exposed electronics, speakers
Angela Sawyer, electronics

Saturday, June 9, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM
Opensound
Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

EMERGING VOICES
curated by Walter Wright

John Cage:
Variations III, performed by the emerging voices
Saturday, September 22, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM
Opensound
Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

quartet:
James Coleman, theremin
Morgan Evans-Weiler, violin
Michael Rosenstein, amplified objects
Howard Martin, guitar
Saturday, October 20, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.
Saturday, November 10, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.

bodydrama
Joe Burgio and friends, movement
Lou Cohen, wiimote and laptop
Matt Samolis, flute
Walter Wright, synths
...and more friends!

Saturday, December 15, 2012, doors open at 7:30PM; music at 8:00PM Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.



Admission $8

Special thanks to
Matt Schaffer


For more information send email to Lou Cohen or Lou Bunk