Avant Music News

Interesting music coming up at UC San Diego:

May 16, 7 p.m., “Fragments and Music Unheard” (CPCH): Avant-garde meets early music.

May 16, 9 p.m., “Breathing Music in the Dark” (CPMC Black Box): Music, sound, light and image converge in total darkness.

May 17, 4 p.m., Echoi (CPMC Recital Hall): The international sextet performs.

May 17, 7 p.m., Hackbarth, Scelsi, Dench (CPCH): Cutting-edge music for large chamber ensemble.

May 17, 9 p.m. “Boundary Music for Bodies” (CPMC Black Box): Music for feral choir, feet, faces, blinking lights, dancers, glass and piano.

May 19, 8 p.m., Duoquadragintapus (CallT2 Atkinson Hall): Fretless guitar, 32 improvising robots and computer music.

May 20, 8 p.m., Interactive Music (CPMC Black Box): Curated by Philippe Manoury and Miller Puckette.

May 21, 2:57 p.m., John Cage Songbooks (CPMC courtyard): A 123-minute performance of John Cage’s work for voice and amplification, curated by Susan Narucki.

May 23, 8 p.m., “Sons et Lumiere” (VisArts Performance Space): Sight and sound merge via film, music, and stage performance.