NEXMAP - New Experimental Music, Art, Performance May 16, 2008

General admission $20 / students and senior $15 / Tickets at www.nexmap.org / more info at 415.871.9992

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“Artistic traditions are evolving and transforming through the integration of electronic and digital tools. New Medias are creating a global artistic landscape. It is these intersections that NEXMAP is exploring through our Binary Cities Series of performances...” states Linda Bouchard, NEXMAP’s artistic director.

Houle and Delbecq's collaborative performances include pieces for piano or prepared piano and clarinets, solo improvisation, with electronic manipulations. As the music unfolds, composition and improvisation seem to flow together into a continuum where jazz, new music and world music fuse. This collaborative performance with video and mixed media by Frédéric St-Hilaire (aka Cinétik) inspires the audience to listen to a world in constant evolution and transformation. Delbecq's contemplative piano "fabrics" draw on Cage, Ligeti, and African timbres and polyrhythms. Houle's approach has been inspired by Evan Parker and clarinetist William O. Smith's multi-layered sonic explorations.

Program

7:00pm Doors open / mixer
8:00pm Performance starts
9:00pm Reception with the artists (hosted bar)

Official Website: http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/nexmap