by Talea Ensemble
The Talea Ensemble’s Open Forms podcast series looks at the role of contemporary music in our daily lives and how music can offer points of connection to the world around us. Through conversations with guests and artistic collaborators, we explore ways in which music is evolving to fit our world today. Talea is a contemporary music ensemble based in New York City. Get to know us and our music at www.taleaensemble.org! Questions, comments, or feedback? Email us at talea@taleaensemble.org.
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August 22, 2021
<p>The Talea Ensemble is premiering Sarah Hennies's "Clock Dies" at the TIME:SPANS Festival on August 23rd, 2021 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in NYC. Violist Hannah Levinson sat down with Sarah Hennies to talk about Sarah's new work and trajectory as a composer and performer. You can watch the video version of the conversation at: https://youtu.be/tyL62lZEbp4 </p> <p>Sarah Hennies's "Clock Dies" was commissioned by The Earl Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust. </p> <p>Concert details: https://timespans.org/concert/talea-ensemble-tony-arnold</p> <p>About Sarah Hennies: www.sarah-hennies.com </p> <p>--</p> <p><strong>Credits</strong></p> <p>Host: Hannah Levinson</p> <p>Editing: Stephanie Liu</p> <p>***</p> <p>Talea is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Talea’s 2021-22 season projects are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and in part by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Alice M. Ditson Fund, Amphion Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Reiner Center for Contemporary Music, Cafe Royal Foundation, Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, Pro Helvetia Foundation, Fromm Music Foundation, and many generous donors like you. Talea’s season is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Questions, Feedback, or Comments? Email us at talea@taleaensemble.org.</p> <p>www.taleaensemble.org</p> <p><br></p>
June 30, 2021
<p><strong>In this episode, we spoke with Chris McIntyre, whom we most recently worked with on a recording of Julius Eastman’s "Femenine" in collaboration with the Harlem Chamber Players. Throughout his career as an improviser and instrumentalist, Chris has been deeply involved in reconstructing performance materials for the late Julius Eastman’s work, which we’ll hear all about shortly. The following is a lightly edited version of a conversation we had about Julius Eastman’s music, legacy, a particular improvisation scene in New York City, and more.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Some names mentioned in conversation:</p> <p>Anthony's Mom - Corrine Coleman<br> Tionna Nekkia McClodden - <a href="https://www.tionam.com/" target="_blank">https://www.tionam.com/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Photo in NY Times article linked here: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/julius-eastman-kitchen.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/julius-eastman-kitchen.html?smid=url-share</a> </p> <p>Caption: "The organizers of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Community Concert Series, outside of the old New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan in the mid-1970s. From left: Corrine Coleman, program director, with composer-coordinators Ms. León, Talib Hakim and Julius Eastman." Credit: Marbeth, via Tania León. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Resources:</p> <p><strong>Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music<br> </strong>Edited by Renee Levine-Packer and Mary Jane Leach<br> <a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781580469562/gay-guerrilla/" target="_blank">https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781580469562/gay-guerrilla/</a></p> <p><strong>1984 David Garland radio interview<br> </strong><a href="https://spinningonair.org/episode-2-julius-eastman/" target="_blank">https://spinningonair.org/episode-2-julius-eastman/</a></p> <p><strong>Julius Eastman at Walker Art Center<br> </strong><a href="https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/julius-eastman-at-the-walker" target="_blank">https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/julius-eastman-at-the-walker</a><br> > Video - 14-minute Interview<br> > Video - 4-piano performance of Evil N***** and Gay Guerilla during 1980 New Music America Festival<br> > Archival paper archive items</p> <p><strong>Part of "Creative Black Music at The Walker" project</strong><br> <a href="https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/creative-black-music-at-the-walker-selections-from-the-archives" target="_blank">https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/creative-black-music-at-the-walker-selections-from-the-archives</a></p> <p><strong>Univ. of Buffalo - Performing the Music of Julius Eastman (2017)<br> </strong><a href="https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/ubmu_pdf_eastman2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/ubmu_pdf_eastman2017.pdf</a></p> <p><strong>Philly presenter Bowerbird's Eastman Festival site<br> </strong><a href="https://www.thatwhichisfundamental.com/" target="_blank">https://www.thatwhichisfundamental.com/</a></p> <p><strong>The Kitchen Festival site</strong><br> <a href="https://thekitchen.org/event/julius-eastman-that-which-is-fundamental" target="_blank">https://thekitchen.org/event/julius-eastman-that-which-is-fundamental</a></p> <p><strong>NYT piece about </strong><strong>Trumpet</strong><strong> reconstruction<br> </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/julius-eastman-kitchen.html=" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/julius-eastman-kitchen.html=</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Host & Editing: Victoria Cheah</p>
June 2, 2021
<p>Steven Takasugi has been a pivotal creative voice shaping the Talea Ensemble's work in the past several years. Since its premiere, his work "Sideshow" has been a cornerstone in the ensemble's repertoire, and Talea has taken the piece on tour across the world. <strong> </strong>Based on the dark history of sideshows of Coney Island in the early 20th century, "Sideshow" is a comical, nightmarish, and saddening meditation on entertainment, spectacle, and the sacrifices one makes to survive in the world. </p> <p>Talea's production manager Victoria Cheah sat down with Steven Takasugi to talk about his work and creative process, Sideshow, the theatrical elements of musical expression, expectations around identity, and more. </p> <p>Learn more about Steven Takasugi: www.steventakasugi.com</p> <p>Trailer of Talea's performance of Sideshow: https://youtu.be/MoHF-5nDxmY </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Credits</strong></p> <p>Host: Victoria Cheah</p> <p>Editing: Victoria Cheah & Stephanie Liu</p> <p>***</p> <p>Steven Takasugi is a member of the Talea Ensemble's board of directors.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Talea’s 2020-21 season is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and in part by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Alice M. Ditson Fund, Amphion Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, MidAtlantic Arts Foundation, and many generous donors like you. Talea’s season is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Questions, Feedback, or Comments? Email us at talea@taleaensemble.org.</p> <p>www.taleaensemble.org</p>
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The Talea Ensemble’s Open Forms podcast series looks at the role of contemporary music in our daily lives and how music can offer points of connection to the world around us. Through conversations with guests and artistic collaborators, we explore ways in which music is evolving to fit our world today.
Talea is a contemporary music ensemble based in New York City. Get to know us and our music at www.taleaensemble.org!
Questions, comments, or feedback? Email us at talea@taleaensemble.org.
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