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MOTIF presents A WORTHY MIRROR roundtable moderated by danilo machado
On February 7th at 6pm, MOTIF hosted a virtual roundtable with the composers of A WORTHY MIRROR, a commissioning project from early music revivalists @Alkemie that puts 12th-century poet-composers in conversation with their modern counterparts. Moderated by poet and critic danilo machado, this roundtable explored how A WORTHY MIRROR translates lyric poetry into new compositions, forefronts female and anonymous femme voices in medieval canon, and reflects upon themes of gender, self, and relationships across time.
A WORTHY MIRROR world premieres at National Sawdust on February 25th.
Presented by National Sawdust’s MOTIF, a digital-first platform of arts, innovation, and ideas presented by N...
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Digital Discovery Festival: Thana Alexa & Antonio Sanchez (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery Festival dual performance by the four-time Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Female Vocalist nominee Thana Alexa and her husband, the Pat Metheny sideman and Birdman original soundtrack composer, percussionist Antonio Sánchez. Their program will explore how the pair use song to bridge cultures and musical traditions, both as performers and as a couple. Surprising is t...
Digital Discovery Festival: Lucy Dhegrae & Nathaniel LaNasa (2020)
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Vocalist and National Sawdust Season 5 Artist in Residence Lucy Dhegrae confronted sexual violence squarely and unapologetically in her residency project The Processing Series, which “attempts to shed light on the complex relationship between mind and body” (New York Times). While her final residency performances could not continue in our physical space, we’re thrilled to have her along with co...
Digital Discovery Festival: Ted Hearne (2020)
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Join us for a Masterclass conversation-performance hosted by vocalist Helga Davis and National Sawdust co-founder Paola Prestini who will be joined by composer, singer, bandleader and recording artist Ted Hearne to discuss the first workshop showing of his new multimedia piece Agnes in the Graveyard. Acclaimed for making audacious, politically acute music for our time that traverses boundaries ...
Digital Discovery Festival: Sxip Shirey & Coco Karol (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery performance with artists Sxip Shirey and Coco Karol as they present Amelia Found, a new work which follows Amelia Earhart from dusk, through the night, into a daybreak where she has disappeared. This world premiere will feature composer Sxip Shirey (piano), choreographer Coco Karol (dance), vocalist Rizo, conductor and violist Rachel Jayson (morse code key) and b...
Digital Discovery Festival: Dayramir Gonzalez (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery performance by Cuban-born artist Dayramir Gonzalez who will perform a 30 minute set of self-composed danzón, the official musical genre and dance of Cuba. The great pianist’s program will feature a self-composed set with La Teresita, Transicion, A New Day Danzón, Cuban Ballerina, Child of the World, and Moving Forward. Dayramir Gonzalez began his professional car...
Digital Discovery Festival: Kangmin Justin Kim (2020)
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Korean-American Kangmin Justin Kim is one of the most sought-after countertenors of his generation. He has earned accolades in roles of the Baroque repertoire, contemporary music and in Mozart’s trouser parts at the most prestigious opera theatres and festivals such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Staatsoper Berlin, the Salzburg Festival and Glyndebourne. Performances of the 2019/20...
Digital Discovery Festival: Jamie Barton (2020)
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Join us for a Masterclass conversation-performance between Elena Park, composer and National Sawdust co-founder Paola Prestini and the Beverly Sills Award-winning mezzo-soprano and outspoken gay rights and body-positivity activist Jamie Barton.Critically acclaimed by virtually every major outlet covering classical music, American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is increasingly recognized for how she...
Digital Discovery Festival: Drum & Lace (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery performance with the electrifying Drum & Lace as she performs a 30 minute set of self-composed music, including unreleased material and tracks from her new EP Further, released on June 12th. Drum & Lace, aka Sofia Hultquist, is an Italian composer, sound artist and performer that writes and creates music for film and media. Inspired by interesting sounds and cine...
Digital Discovery Festival: Robert Wilson - John Cage's Lecure on Nothing (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery Festival special event with the celebrated playwright and stage director Robert Wilson. For over fifty years, Wilson has been on the vanguard of experimental stagework, building an awe-inspiring curriculum vitae that includes landmark artistic collaborations with Philip Glass, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg and Tom Waits. For this very special even...
Digital Discovery Festival: Lara St. John (2020)
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Join us for a Masterclass conversation-performance hosted by vocalist Helga Davis and National Sawdust co-founder Paola Prestini who will be joined by the acclaimed violinist Lara St. John. St John has been an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual abuse in the music conservatory world. As part of this event St. John will perform works by Bach and composer activist Melissa Dunphy.Canadian-bor...
Digital Discovery Festival: Molly Joyce (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery concert with composer and performer Molly Joyce. Joyce will present five self-composed songs, including one from her forthcoming sophomore album on July 16. The accompanying visuals feature closed captioning. Composer and performer Molly Joyce’s music has been described as “serene power” (The New York Times), written to “superb effect” (The Wire), and “impassione...
Digital Discovery Festival: Jennifer Walshe (2020)
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Join us for a Masterclass conversation-performance hosted by vocalist Helga Davis and composer and National Sawdust co-founder Paola Prestini who will be joined by the AI-inspired Irish composer Jennifer Walshe, exploring the topic of how our rapidly advancing technological future is poised to shift the way we listen to and create music.“The most original compositional voice to emerge from Irel...
Digital Discovery Festival: Joel Ross (2020)
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Join us for a Digital Discovery concert full of high-flying improvisations and sterling technique with Blue Note recording artist, rising jazz star and vibraphonist, Joel Ross. Ross will be joined by flautist Gabrielle Garo.Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross has a way of being everywhere interesting at once: from deeply innovative albums (Makaya McCraven’s Universa...
Digital Discovery Festival: Brooklyn Rider (2020)
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Hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings), the veteran string quartet Brooklyn Rider presents eclectic repertoire and gripping performances that continue to draw rave reviews from classical, world, and rock critics alike. NPR credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.”
Digital Discovery Festival: Julian Lage (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Julian Lage (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Sae Hashimoto (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Sae Hashimoto (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Michael Mwenso & Vuyo Sotashe (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Michael Mwenso & Vuyo Sotashe (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Matthew Whitaker (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Matthew Whitaker (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Trimpin (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Trimpin (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Mireya Ramos (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Mireya Ramos (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Tyondai Braxton (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Tyondai Braxton (2020)
Digital Discovery Festival: Lawrence Brownlee (2020)
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Digital Discovery Festival: Lawrence Brownlee (2020)
Marcos Balter: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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Marcos Balter: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
Steve Smith: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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Steve Smith: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
Ellen Reid: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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Ellen Reid: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
Jeffrey Zeigler: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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Jeffrey Zeigler: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
Andy Bart: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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Andy Bart: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
JACK Quartet: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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JACK Quartet: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
Chris Grymes: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)
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Chris Grymes: National Sawdust Composer Session (2020)