An evening of experimental music organized by Damon Smith 1. Fig Compote plays "Menil Piece 2 for Anthony Braxton & Jeff Koons" 2. Robert Pearson on solo keyboards 3. Trio: Sandy Ewen (guitar, objects); Damon Smith (double bass); Rebecca Novak (radios)
A conversation about sound, philosophy, and underground music This open conversation moderated by Associate Curator Rachel Cook brings together a variety of individual voices for a discussion about sound, perceptions of how we see and hear, and the influence of underground music. Panelists: Lucas Gorham, Jawwaad Taylor, Fat Tony, and Casey O'Callaghan
Radio DWOW organized by Rebecca Novak Coming to you live from Radio DWOW: a performance of sound compositions for radio, including John Cage’s Radio Music for 1-8 radios, that will be simultaneously broadcast and tuned in to. Also on this program, David Dove will honor Joe McPhee and Arthur Doyle in a solo performance of selections from a significant historical concert of McPhee and Doyle, curated by Dove for DiverseWorks in 1998. Baltimore/Houston/Baltimore: Fiona Sergeant and Will Schorre (video); Damon Smith (double bass); Sandy Ewen (guitar and objects); Rebecca Novak (shortwave radio, amplified autoharp, morse code key) John Cage's Radio Music for 1 – 8 radios, 1956:  Performed by Austin Cooley, Sandy Ewen, Eddie Hawkins. Rebecca Novak, Carol Ann Sandin, Shaun Sandor. Damon Smith Selections from Joe McPhee/Arthur Doyle concert of January, 1998: David Dove (trombone). Dedicated to Joe McPhee and Arthur Doyle (June 26, 1944 – January 25, 2014) In January of 1998, DiverseWorks presented a concert featuring two major veterans of jazz’s radical avant-garde, Joe McPhee and Arthur Doyle. The concert was curated by then-artist board member David Dove. In addition to the performance, McPhee and Doyle gave workshops for the kids in Dove’s improvisation ensemble at MECA. The residency would plant the seed for what […]
Fig Pudding Performs organized by Regina Agu and Sandy Ewen Fig Pudding will perform a series of original scores written by Regina Agu, Carol Sandin Cooley, Megan Easley, Sandy Ewen, Gabriel Martinez, Rebecca Novak, Rachel Orosco, Carrie Schneider, Ronnie Yates, and Hanna Yoo. Fig Pudding is the current iteration of an evolving music and performance ensemble that performs improvisation, graphic scores, performance pieces, and occasionally more traditional forms of composition. Sandy Ewen founded the all-female group in 2009 as a way to capitalize on the under-utilized resource of creative women in experimental music. The group has changed its name to a different fruit flavor for every performance. Memorable performances include: the Pawpaw Pomelo show atop the Mekong Plaza on July 4, 2010, wherein the band accompanied live fireworks with an amplified vocal performance; the Pina Colada show at NMAS in Austin, Texas wherein the band collaborated  with video artist Rebecca Carlisle-Healy; the Durian Durian show at the Menil Collection, which showcased site-specific performance pieces; and the Gooseberry Marmalade show at 14 Pews in Houston wherein the band performed Scratch Orchestra pieces in collaboration with Keith Rowe. The group has a CDr release, but all the copies have gone missing. The […]
SonicWorks Open House For the final Wednesday evening of the exhibition SonicWorks, join us for a Saint Arnolds beer or a Topo Chico and interact with the exhibition. Play billiards on The Art Guys Pool Music, create noise and image compositions with Jack Massing's Marble Music for Four Story Rain Stick, or film yourself in front Mark Tribe's The Fields green screen.
