St. Paul’s Liquid Music Series 2014-15 Season

From The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra:

THIRD COAST PERCUSSION AND
GLENN KOTCHE: Wild Sound
Glenn Kotche Square CopyComposer/percussionist Glenn Kotche (Wilco) joins Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion for Kotche’s Wild Sound, an expansive piece written for the group that sees the onstage construction and destruction of custom-designed instruments. With music by Steve Reich and Glenn Kotche. Wild Sound is commissioned by the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and the SPCO’s Liquid Music series.
Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 7:00pm | Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 7:30pm
The Music Room at SCPO Center

DAWN OF MIDI AND NILS FRAHM
Dawn Of Midi Black And WhiteBerlin-based keyboardist Nils Frahm and instrumental trio Dawn of Midi each perform their intricately rhythmic music, sharing an evening that explores the interplay between extremes of sonic simplicity and complexity.
Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 7:00pm
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

JULIA HOLTER AND THE SPEKTRAL QUARTET: Behind the Wallpaper
Julia Holter CopyAvant-pop composer/performer Julia Holter joins Chicago’s Spektral Quartet to add her haunting and ephemeral voice to Behind the Wallpaper, the quartet’s latest commission from composer Alex Temple. With new arrangements of Holter’s own music and a taste of Spektral Quartet’s signature “sampler pack.”
Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:30pm
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

HELADO NEGRO: Island Universe Story
Helado Negro CopyCombining Latin rhythms, electronic beats and classical influences, Helado Negro expands his sound and vision in this exclusive engagement featuring a cadre of all-star collaborators including Adron, Mikael Jorgenson (Wilco), Jan St. Werner (Mouse on Mars), Jason Trammell (David Byrne, William Onyeabor) and more to be announced. With new arrangements by composers Trey Pollard (Matthew E White Band) and Jason Ajemian (Marc Ribot) for double string quartet, percussion and electronics.
Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 8:00pm
Ordway Concert Hall

THE MUSIC OF BRYCE DESSNER
Bryce Dessner CopyCollaborators new and familiar (including Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry, Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, and The National’s Ben Lanz) will be present as composer/guitarist Bryce Dessner (The National) draws friends from both the pop and classical worlds to perform his music and theirs, bookended by two significant works by Dessner: Music for Wood and Strings for SŌ Percussion and Lachrimae for chamber orchestra featuring the Minneapolis Music Company and musicians of the SPCO
The Walker’s William and Nadine McGuire Theater

GLASSER / NOVELLER / VICTOIRE
Glasser CopyComposer/electric guitarist Noveller, synthpop chanteuse Glasser, and new classical chamber ensemble Victoire join forces for an evening that explores the sonic intersections of woman and machine, manipulation and composition.
Sat, May 9, 2015 at 8:00pm
The Walker’s William and Nadine McGuire Theater

WYE OAK AND BRIGHT WAVE: Spiritual America
Bright Wave Dancer Version William Brittelle’s Spiritual America, created for indie rock duo Wye Oak and electro-acoustic chamber ensemble BRIGHT WAVE, is the concert centerpiece of a program that also includes selections of each group’s own work with backing support from the other.
Thurs, Jun 11, 2015 at 7:30pm
Amsterdam Bar & Hall