Performances

Thesis Concert:  minimalism

To fulfill my thesis requirements at Mills College I will perform a concert on November 15th at 7pm in the Littlefield Performance Hall at Mills (5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland). The concert will be a collection of minimalist works dating from the 1960’s to 2009.  Other performers will be dancer, Molissa Fenley (http://www.molissafenley.com/), The Mills Minimalist Ensembles, Mills Chorus, Zach Kurth-Nelson (narration), Emily Packard (violin) and pianists Anthony Porter, Keisuke Nakagoshi, Lucy Moore, and with video art by Zach Kurth-Nelson and Katrina Schaffer.

Most minimalist pieces are not written with traditional Western classical structure (sections of the piece; ie. beginning, middle, end; and how they are arranged) where it is set and the meaning of the piece is dependent on it.  In a lot of minimalism, especially early works, the structure is not that important because often it can be changed arbitrarily without changing the purpose/meaning/sound of the piece.  This concert will uphold this characteristic and be a constant flow of music.  Audience members are encouraged to come and go as they need/want to.  Refreshments will be served in the lobby throughout the concert.

Below is an approximate schedule of when pieces will be performed so if there is a specific piece you would like to hear and can’t stay for the whole show you know when to come.

7-8pm

Opening Piece  by Philip Glass

St. Petersburg Waltz by Meredith Monk video art by Zach Kurth-Nelson

Ellis Island by Meredith Monk video art by Katrina Schaffer

Birds in Warped Times II by Somei Satoh  Emily Packard, violin

Dreaming Awake by Philip Glass  with dancer Molissa Fenley

8-8:45pm

Deja by Ian Dicke  pianists: Anthony Porter, Keisuke Nakagoshi, Lucy Moore

Inner Cities I by Alvin Curran video art by Katrina Schaffer

8:45-9:45pm

Sextet Movement 5 by Steve Reich–Mills Minimalist Ensemble

Music in Contrary Motion by Philip Glass–Mills Minimalist Ensemble

Einstein on the Beach-Knee Play 5 by Philip Glass

-Zach Kurth-Nelson, narrator; Emily Packard, violin; chorus: Lucy Moore, Alexis Segel, Tucker Jessup, Elise Cumberland, Megan Leferink, Dorothy Berry, Anne Allison, Alexandra Buschman, Chris Brasseur, Becca Holman, Gretchen Jude