January 98'
OneMANY was our inaugural
multi-media, interdisciplinary event and included new music
for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, shakuhachi, and electronics,
computer-interactive music , dance,
performance art, experimental video, and
computer animation .
Greenwich House, Hayden Auditorium
27 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014
About the Artists
Sonia Balassanian - New York (experimental video)
"Untitled" 1997, New York premiere (5:00)
Sonia Balassanian describes her work as, "intuitive explorations
of the cultures which have profoundly affected me." Balassanian has been
the Commissioner and Curator of the first two Armenian Pavilions at the
Venice Biennale. She is the director of the Armenian Center for Contemporary
Experimental Art in Armenia. This event will include one of her most recent
work in experimental video.
Jeffery Byrd - Iowa (multi-media performance)
"Moby Dick", "Erasmus", "That
Old Time Religion", New York premieres (15:00)
Performance artist, Jeffery Byrd, currently lives in Iowa. His performances
are accompanied by various projected images and live action. He is more
interested in creating an emotional experience for the audience, rather
than communicating specific events. With minimal props, and the use of
his voice, he has the power to transfix the audience. Byrd has had performances
and exhibitions throughout the country.
Anne Deane - California (new music)
"Positive Thinking" 1993, New York premiere
(7:00)
Anne Deane's acoustic and computer music works are performed throughout
the United states, Mexico, Europe and Asia. She is the Associate Editor
of the Computer Music Journal , and currently resides in
Goleta, CA. Her piece, Positive thinking , for alto flute,
tape, and projected image, is dedicated to the memory of Fred Chance,
who was HIV positive. His voice is used as the basis of a computer generated
tape.
Robert Lemay - Canada (new music)
À tout prendre .... hommage `a Claude Jutra,
1995, New York premiere (7:00)
Robert Lemay describes himself as an "ardent cinephile", and his musical
piece, À tout prendre .... hommage `a Claude Jutra,
for violin, viola, cello and piano, is dedicated to filmmaker, Claude
Jutra. Lemay's music has been performed in Canada, the USA, Japan, France,
Denmark, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. He is an associate composer
of the Canadian Music Centre and the Canadian League of Composers.
Philip Mantione - New York (computer-interactive music)
"Music for Typist" 1997, world premiere (11:00)
Philip Mantione is a co-founder of MANY. His Music for Typist,
a computer-interactive work, uses the structure of the English language
as a starting point for a process that juxtaposes order, randomness, and
the natural rhythms of the typist . Black letters projected on white sheets
surround a nude female, as she types on a keyboard, creating textures
that resonate the intimacy between the nude and the machine.
James Marentic - New York (new music)
"Death Fugue" 1997, world premiere (12:00)
James Marentic is a composer, woodwind player, bass player, and co-founder
of MANY. He is the recipient of three NEA Grants in composition. Death
Fugue , for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and tape, is
based on the Paul Celan poem, and was inspired by its inherent musical
properties. The tape consists of spoken words that have been manipulated
electronically, to distance the text from the listener and allow other
layers of meaning.
Jøran Rudi - Norway (computer music animation)
"When Timbre Comes Apart" 1992-4, New York premiere
(16:30)
Jøran Rudi is currently directing NoTAM - Norwegian network for
Technology, Acoustics and Music in Norway. His main focus is computer
music. When Timbre Comes Apart , a computer music animation,
has its basis in the idea of exploring a set of ratios through synthetic
and natural sound. The animation is based on a direct representation of
the data structure that comprises the music, one "sees" the music as one
hears it.
Rebecca Stenn - New York (dance)
"Iguana"
Dancer, choreographer, Rebecca Stenn will be performing a solo dance with
electric bass at our inaugural show. She has been a member of Momix Dance
Theatre, a founding member of Pilobolus Too, has established the first
improvisational dance group for the Lincoln Center Institute, the founder
of ThePerksDanceMusicTheatre, has performed with Diamond Dance, Naomi
Goldberg and Karla Wolfangle Dance, and has collaborated with Jaron Lanier.
Alysse Stepanian - New York (multi-media performance)
"Out of Line" 1997, world premiere (15:00)
She has exhibited her paintings in Southern California, Europe, and Asia.
Last June, she relocated to New York City and co-founded MANY. Out
of Line is a multi-media performance piece, using video, costumes,
live and recorded music, along with dialogue and gestures. Stepanian captures
her fantasy of freedom from the burdens of society.
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Jeffery Byrd (multi-media performance)
Robert Lemay and Yoko Hirota
Philip Mantione (computer-interactive music)
Curtis Woodside
Alysse Stepanian (Out of Line)
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