Southern Exposure: Exposed WiringFriday, Nov. 15, 2024, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Location:School of Music 206 Recital Hall

Admission Cost:FREE

Get behind the scenes and under the hood of masterworks and new classics that utilize technology, from amplification to video to electronics, in vital ways. With USC’s Orange Road string quartet, playing George Crumb’s Black Angels; dynamic professor of guitar Mak Grgic in Fang Man’s Ambush from Ten Sides; USC composer-performers David Kirkland Garner and Greg Stuart performing Garner’s Short Stories; The Collective, premiering a new work by DMA composer Austin Engelhardt; and featuring the world premiere of Reginald Bain’s Lift Up Your Eyes, for a chorus led by Alicia W. Walker, projected images from the Webb space telescope, and electronic sound.

All Southern Exposure concerts are free. Patrons may reserve seats and support the Southeast’s most adventurous music series! A gift of $150 secures a seat for the entire 2023-24 season. To purchase online, click here or contact Brad Martin at brad.martin@sc.edu, 803-777-0704.

The U. of South Carolina Luise E. Peake Music & Culture Colloquium Series presents its Fall 2024 Experimental Music Workshop concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, USC School of Music Recital Hall. The concert features musical-theatrical works by the American composer Robert Ashley. Directed by Greg Stuart, the workshop will present two episodes from “Perfect Lives” (1983), Ashley’s groundbreaking television opera. Set in a small Midwest town, this quirky, philosophical work follows two traveling musicians and two siblings as they attempt the “perfect crime” by briefly taking — and then returning — all the money from a local bank. Treating everyday speech as song, Ashley blends spoken word and music in a way that redefines opera.

Faculty and Guest Recital: Ross Karre and Greg Stuart, percussion

This recital features Conservatory faculty member Ross Karre '05, percussion, and guest Greg Stuart, percussion in Stull Recital Hall. The program also highlights the student ensemble Oberlin Percussion Group.

Program: 

Sarah Hennies Zeitgebers (2021)

María Alejandra Bulla where we rain like gardens (2022)

Michael Pisaro-Liu fields have ears (11): Forests of Noise (2023)

Greg Stuart oxbow (3) (2024)

Sarah Hennies Border Loss (2021)

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Conservatory visitors are asked to enter the complex through either Bibbins Hall’s east entrance (off College Place, across from the Oberlin College Bookstore) or the Conservatory Lounge’s west entrance (off S. Professor St., adjacent to the Conservatory Pond). All other entrances will be closed to the public.

“Memory Box: The Music of Sarah Hennies”

Experimental Music Workshop directed by Greg Stuart

Experience the exploratory sounds of Sarah Hennies’ compositions with “Memory Box: The Music of Sarah Hennies,” presented by The Experimental Music Workshop. A percussionist and composer, Hennies’ work is concerned with a variety of musical, sociopolitical, and psychological issues, including queer and trans identity, love, intimacy, and psychoacoustics. Along with the performance of recent pieces, Hennies will join the ensemble for the premiere of a new work written for The Experimental Music Workshop.

Co-sponsored by the South Carolina Honors College

Darla Moore School of Business 101 - Johnson Performance Hall

David Kirkland Garner and Greg Stuart from U South Carolina present Short Stories.

Open to all of the UGA community.

Short Stories, vol. 1 is a tapestry of structured improvisation and through-composed music constructed around six field recordings made by John and Ruby Lomax during their 1939 Southern Mosaic trip, during which they documented hundreds of hours of folk songs and instrumentals from Texas to Virginia.
 
This is an hour-length piece for piano, percussion, and electronics/playback, and video.

Baker & Baker Presents Forests of Noise

Wednesday, November 29 | Galleries open 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Concert 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Head to the CMA for an evening of experimental performance in collaboration with Greg Stuart and Cormac Cannon of the USC School of Music. From composer Michael Pisaro-Liu, fields have ears (11): forests of noise was conceived as a virtual forest in ecstatic re-creation performed by a group of 55 musicians consisting of solo percussion, an experimental music ensemble, and a wind ensemble augmented by seven percussionists. Over the course of a continuous 50-minute duration, the piece moves through five sound and space assemblages that take their inspiration from Octavio Paz’s poetry, especially his Piedra de sol (Sunstone) from 1957. Led by solo percussionist Stuart and conductor Cannon, the ensemble consists of students from the USC Wind Ensemble and Experimental Music Workshop, respectively. $10 / free for members and students (ID required). Join today!

The Baker & Baker series is devoted to highlighting diverse musical performances, ranging from baroque music with harpsichords to avant-garde music played with nontraditional materials, and showcases musical excellence in its many forms.

Guest Artist Performance: Greg Stuart

Greg Stuart visits to perform works by Sarah Hennies and Michael Pisaro-Liu from his forthcoming solo album.

Livestream information can be found at https://music.utk.edu/events/live.php. Performers reserve the right to change their program without notice. Not all programs are determined prior to the performance. To view programs that have been set, click here.

NON-EVENT

Oct 9 Greg Stuart Performing works by Sarah Hennies and Michael Pisaro-Liu

Goethe-Institut Boston, 2022

GREG STUART
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022 AT 8PM

Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street, Boston
Doors: 7:30pm Performance begins promptly at 8pm
Tickets: $15 / $10 for members and students
Please Note: Goethe-Institut Boston currently has limited capacity of 70

The evening will include solo performances of
“Border Loss” — Sarah Hennies (2021)
“side by side” — Michael Pisaro-Liu:  (2021)

Please note, everyone is required to wear a CDC-approved mask during all indoor public events at the Goethe-Institut Boston, except when actively eating or drinking.

About the artist

Greg Stuart is a percussionist whose work draws upon a mixture of music from the experimental tradition, Wandelweiser, improvisation, and electronics. His performances have been described as “a ghostly, gorgeous lesson in how close, concentrated listening can alter and enhance perception” (The New York Times). Since 2006, he has collaborated extensively with the composer Michael Pisaro, producing a large body of music comprised of pieces that focus on the magnification of small sounds through recording and layering, often in combination with field recordings and/or electronic sound. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music in Columbia, SC where he teaches experimental music, music history, and runs the Experimental Music Workshop.

Sep 12 + 15, 2022 at 7pm
Milstein Hall Dome

GREG STUART

Composition and Improvisation Residency

Residency hosted by María Alejandra Bulla Clavijo

Music | Performing Arts

This project consists of a residency with the guest artist Greg Stuart. The residency is a part of the CCCP (Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players) series, organized by the DMA composition students of the music department.

Greg Stuart is a widely recognized percussionist and improviser who has been working with composers of experimental music for many years. Although he has a particular style within the world of percussion music, his main interest is in the experimentation process that comes with every piece. The culmination of this residency is the presentation of new works by Cornell graduate composers as well as a solo concert by Greg Stuart. This solo concert presents pieces by local composer and performer Sarah Hennies, and California-based composer, Michael Pisaro-Liu. The student showcase consists of the diverse styles, interests, and backgrounds of the Cornell composition students, in the hands of a truly creative and experienced artist.

Greg Stuart

Greg Stuart is a percussionist whose work draws upon a mixture of music from the experimental tradition, Wandelweiser, improvisation, and electronics. His performances have been described as “a ghostly, gorgeous lesson in how close, concentrated listening can alter and enhance perception” (The New York Times). Since 2006, he has collaborated extensively with the composer Michael Pisaro, producing a large body of music comprised of pieces that focus on the magnification of small sounds through recording and layering, often in combination with field recordings and/or electronic sound. His role as an interpreter of Pisaro’s compositions has been called “a David Tudor to Pisaro’s Cage” (The Boston Globe). Stuart’s most recent collaboration with the composer, Continuum Unbound, a three-disc box set on Gravity Wave, grew out of the pair’s field recording work in Congaree National Park and was selected by The Wire as one of the best albums of 2014.

María Alejandra Bulla Clavijo

María Bulla is a music maker interested in the creation of flexible performance situations that allow individuals to experience art in a personal way. From the construction of miniature objects to oversized scores, instrumental pieces and field recordings, she attempts to create experiences in which music becomes part of everyday situations. María holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá D.C., Colombia), and an MFA in Composition and Experimental Sound Practices from the California Institute of the Arts.

https://cca.cornell.edu/portfolio/greg-stuart-2022-cornell-biennial/

Sep 12 + 15, 2022 at 7pm
Milstein Hall Dome

GREG STUART

Composition and Improvisation Residency

Residency hosted by María Alejandra Bulla Clavijo

Music | Performing Arts

This project consists of a residency with the guest artist Greg Stuart. The residency is a part of the CCCP (Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players) series, organized by the DMA composition students of the music department.

Greg Stuart is a widely recognized percussionist and improviser who has been working with composers of experimental music for many years. Although he has a particular style within the world of percussion music, his main interest is in the experimentation process that comes with every piece. The culmination of this residency is the presentation of new works by Cornell graduate composers as well as a solo concert by Greg Stuart. This solo concert presents pieces by local composer and performer Sarah Hennies, and California-based composer, Michael Pisaro-Liu. The student showcase consists of the diverse styles, interests, and backgrounds of the Cornell composition students, in the hands of a truly creative and experienced artist.

Greg Stuart

Greg Stuart is a percussionist whose work draws upon a mixture of music from the experimental tradition, Wandelweiser, improvisation, and electronics. His performances have been described as “a ghostly, gorgeous lesson in how close, concentrated listening can alter and enhance perception” (The New York Times). Since 2006, he has collaborated extensively with the composer Michael Pisaro, producing a large body of music comprised of pieces that focus on the magnification of small sounds through recording and layering, often in combination with field recordings and/or electronic sound. His role as an interpreter of Pisaro’s compositions has been called “a David Tudor to Pisaro’s Cage” (The Boston Globe). Stuart’s most recent collaboration with the composer, Continuum Unbound, a three-disc box set on Gravity Wave, grew out of the pair’s field recording work in Congaree National Park and was selected by The Wire as one of the best albums of 2014.

María Alejandra Bulla Clavijo

María Bulla is a music maker interested in the creation of flexible performance situations that allow individuals to experience art in a personal way. From the construction of miniature objects to oversized scores, instrumental pieces and field recordings, she attempts to create experiences in which music becomes part of everyday situations. María holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá D.C., Colombia), and an MFA in Composition and Experimental Sound Practices from the California Institute of the Arts.

https://cca.cornell.edu/portfolio/greg-stuart-2022-cornell-biennial/

PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA

Sunday, June 12, 2022
4:00PM
Darla Moore School of Business,
Johnson Performance Hall
$20

Tickets here.

A dazzling display of multiple piano ensembles, featuring popular and exciting classical piano music. Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, Phillip Bush, and many SEPF alumni are featured in this unforgettable 20th year extravaganza.

Program here.

Greg Stuart is a percussionist whose work draws upon a mixture of music from the experimental tradition, Wandelweiser, improvisation, and electronics. His performances have been described as “a ghostly, gorgeous lesson in how close, concentrated listening can alter and enhance perception” (The New York Times). Since 2006, he has collaborated extensively with the composer Michael Pisaro, producing a large body of music comprised of pieces that focus on the magnification of small sounds through recording and layering, often in combination with field recordings and/or electronic sound. Stuart holds a D.M.A. and M.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a BMus from Northwestern University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music in Columbia, SC where he teaches experimental music, music history, and runs the Experimental Music Workshop.

Stuart will join Professor Sarah Hennies’s students from the MUS 214 “Sound Art”class in a performance of music by Pauline Oliveros and the world premiere of “Oxbow (2)” by Greg Stuart, composed expressly for Bard students. The concert will also feature a piece of improvised music performed by Stuart and Professor Hennies.

The Experimental Music Workshop, directed by Greg Stuart, pays tribute to the late American composer Alvin Lucier (1931-2021). Works to be presented include: The Queen of the South (1972); Opera with Objects (1997); Carbon Copies (1989); Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas (1974); and Gentle Fire (1971).

These Sunday concerts feature the university’s renowned music faculty in fresh and vibrant chamber music programs that pair canonic masterpieces alongside brand new works.

Tickets: in-person and virtual option
Single concerts: $15 adults; $10 seniors, USC faculty and staff; $5 students. Free for School of Music students, staff, faculty.
Purchase tickets online or at the door

Program:
Songs by Toru Takemitsu
Performed by: J. Daniel Jenkins, countertenor and Bruno Alcalde, guitar

Cantelina by Linda Catlin Smith
Performed by: Greg Stuart, vibraphone and Daniel Sweaney, viola

Les Nuits d’e´te´ by Hector Berlioz
Performed by: Rachel Calloway, soprano, Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute, Michael Harley, bassoon, Hassan Anderson, oboe, Joseph Eller, clarinet and J. D. Shaw, horn

The 12th Annual ReVIEWING Black Mountain College conference (scheduled for November 12-14, 2021 in Asheville, North Carolina) will have a thematic focus on the remarkable and far-reaching impact of John Cage’s ideas and practices. Cage was a radical thinker, composer, musician, collaborator, visual artist, writer, and Buddhist. His legacy in music, performance, and visual art is incalculable. Through Revisiting John Cage, BMCM+AC encourages expansive conversation on, and responses to, the composer’s works and influences through a broad and global perspective.

4:15 – 5:45pm                                   

Manheimer Room

Everette Scott Smith – Performance of John Cage’s Ryoanji for Solo Oboe and Percussion Obbligato (1983) (17 min)

Christina Soriano  – For Cage, a dance performance  (11 min.)

Greg Stuart – triple/filter after/cage sound performance (40-60 min.)

Visiting Artist, percussionist Greg Stuart will give the premieres of two new 20-minute works for solo percussion, “Border Loss” by Sarah Hennies and “Skin and Mind, Side by Side” by Michael Pisaro-Liu. Both works were commissioned by Greg Stuart in 2021, and his recordings of the pieces are due to be released in 2022. Between the two premieres there will be an improvisation by Stuart and School of Music faculty, Tim Feeney.

CalArts
24700 McBean Pkwy
Valencia, CA 91355
661-255-1050

Wild Beast

Two oscillators, set 1 Hz apart, carried by Greg Stuart and Erik Carlson as we walk past each other on the beach
by Greg Stuart

September 13, 2021. Sunset
Law Street Beach, San Diego

4/13/20
Portland, OR
Leaven Community

A rare Pacific Northwest performance by percussion group Meridian, who for this performance will be a duo of Greg Stuart and Tim Feeney.

“Drawing on experiences performing both improvised and composed works, Meridian approaches percussion in a way that places the exploration of sound in the foreground, in favor of a musical approach that is concerned with exploring acoustic phenomena, rather than rhythm, gesture, or technique. In creating this music, Meridian reimagines its materials, so that an instrument like a snare drum becomes literally a cylindrical shell with an attached flexible membrane. When viewed from this perspective, traditional instruments become unique sound-making and sound-filtering objects, to be set into vibration coupled with resonant metals, dragged with scraping implements, or driven directly by fingers, bows, or feedback circuitry. In performance, each musician invents a new method for producing sound, a new aggregate instrument, in real-time.”

4/11/20
Meany Hall—Studio Theatre

Percussion trio Meridian—Tim Feeney, Sarah Hennies, and Greg Stuart—performs both improvised and composed works, approaching percussion in a way that places the exploration of sound in the foreground in favor of a musical approach that is concerned with exploring acoustic phenomena, rather than rhythm, gesture, or technique. Meridian performs unique original compositions and improvisations in this performance, and the University of Washington Percussion Ensemble joins the group in a few pieces written by Meridian Ensemble members.

February 8-9, 2020 Steven Schick, conductor

Anahita Abbasi Brenda and Steven Schick Commission
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3
Michael Pisaro Umbra & Penumbra (Soloist: Greg Stuart, percussion)

Brahms’ mighty Third Symphony manages also to be his most intimate and—some would say—his most beautiful symphony. The La Jolla Symphony has not played it for over a quarter of a century—come, listen fresh, and rediscover the wonders of this glorious music. We premiere two commissioned works: a new piece by emerging Iranian composer Anahita Abbasi, known for her electric and electro-acoustic works; and Michael Pisaro’s Umbra & Penumbra , featuring extraordinary percussionist and frequent Pisaro collaborator Greg Stuart.

https://lajollasymphony.com/

February 8-9, 2020 Steven Schick, conductor

Anahita Abbasi Brenda and Steven Schick Commission
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3
Michael Pisaro Umbra & Penumbra (Soloist: Greg Stuart, percussion)

Brahms’ mighty Third Symphony manages also to be his most intimate and—some would say—his most beautiful symphony. The La Jolla Symphony has not played it for over a quarter of a century—come, listen fresh, and rediscover the wonders of this glorious music. We premiere two commissioned works: a new piece by emerging Iranian composer Anahita Abbasi, known for her electric and electro-acoustic works; and Michael Pisaro’s Umbra & Penumbra , featuring extraordinary percussionist and frequent Pisaro collaborator Greg Stuart.

https://lajollasymphony.com/

12/6/19
University of South Carolina
School of Music
Recital Hall

The New Sounds Quartet joins forces with Greg Stuart and Adia Caldwell of the UofSC Experimental Music Workshop to perform Jürg Frey's Unhörbare Zeit for String Quartet and Percussion.

The UofSC New Sounds Quartet, the University of South Carolina School of Music's graduate string quartet dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st century, performs their semester recital featuring music by Caroline Shaw, Witold Lutoslawski, and Jürg Frey.

11/19/19
701 Center for Contemporary Art
7:30pm

Concert featuring the New Sounds Quartet with the USC Experimental Music Workshop directed by Greg Stuart. Co-sponsored by the South Carolina Honors College.

The USC Experimental Music Workshop presents a wide-ranging program of experimental music including: Carolyn Chen's "Declaration" (2017) for voices; Alvin Lucier's "Chambers" (1968) for resonant vessels; Jurg Frey's "Unhörbare Zeit" (2006) for sting quartet and percussion; and a performance featuring kinetic sound sculptures made by School of Visual Art & Design students under the direction of professor Naomi J. Falk.

Throughout the academic year you can enjoy concerts by UofSC’s renowned music faculty in fresh and vibrant chamber music programs that pair canonic masterpieces alongside brand new works. Named for philanthropist Cornelia Freeman, the concerts raise scholarship money for gifted music students. The five concerts take place at 3 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall from September to April.

Sunday, October 20, 2019
Whitman and Winds

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) – Trio for Viola, Tenor Saxophone and Piano, op. 47
Daniel Sweaney, viola
Clifford Leaman, tenor saxophone
Joseph Rackers, piano

Thea Musgrave (b. 1928) - Niobe
Rebecca Nagel, oboe
with pre-recorded sound track

Jeremy Gill (b. 1975) – Three Whitman Settings
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Lynn Kompass, piano

Kirk O’Riordan (b. 1968) – Sonata for alto saxophone and piano
Clifford Leaman, alto saxophone
Joseph Rackers, piano

Lou Harrison (1917-2003) – First Concerto
Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute
Greg Stuart, percussion
Ben Haimann, percussion