Concert | Bridges 2012
8:30 pm
Towson University, Towson, Maryland
Pictures on Silence performs with trombonist Todd Baldwin, oboist Rika Brent, pianist Ann Kang, and percussionist Nobue Matsuoka in a program of
new works by composers Fernando Benadon, Robert Schneider, Steve Taylor and Dmitri Tymoczko at Bridges 2012, the largest mathematics and interdisciplinary
art conference in the world.
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PICTURES ON SILENCE DOUBLE CONCERTO
Pictures on Silence has been awarded a grant from the American Harp Society. Australian composer
Andrian Pertout will write a double concerto for harp, saxophone and strings. The new piece
will be premiered on March 30, 2013 at Zilkha Hall in Houston, Texas.
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PICTURES ON SILENCE WINS COMMISSIONING GRANT
Pictures on Silence has been awarded a Chamber Music America Commissioning Grant in conjunction with composer Steve Antosca. The new work, featuring live and recorded electronics, will be premiered at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. in June 2013.
PICTURES ON SILENCE AWARDED ARTIST RESIDENCY
Pictures on Silence has been honored with an artist residency from Yellow Barn, where they will collaborate with composers David Smooke and Ken Ueno to create a new work entitled Utopia/Euterpe/Dystopia. During the residency, they will explore the possibilities of sculpture, movement and drama derived from an imagined history of perfect euphony and noisy failures to create this new work.
REVIEW OF DEBUT ALBUM VOYAGE
Read an excellent review of Pictures on Silence's debut album, Voyage, "a well-programmed introduction to their technical mastery as well
as their interpretive depth," on music critic Megan Ihnen's blog, The Sybaritic Singer:
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PICTURES ON SILENCE COMMISSIONING PROJECT
Pictures on Silence, the harp and saxophone duo of Jacqueline Pollauf and Noah Getz, actively commission new works for harp and saxophone. This initiative allows them to bring new music to audiences, collaborate with composers, and expand the existing harp and saxophone repertoire. In the past three seasons, the duo has premiered more than 20 new works for harp and saxophone.
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Premieres for the 2012 - 2013 season include:
- My End is My Beginning for harp, saxophone and electronics by Steve Antosca
- That's When Their Troubles Began an acoustic work for harp and saxophone by
Eric Moe - Orpheus and the Secret Road a concert-length theatrical media piece by
Andrew Earle Simpson - Insulin, an acoustic work for harp and saxophone, by Stephen Andrew Taylor
- Utopia/Euterpe/Dystopia, a musical performance installation by David Smooke and
Ken Ueno
event schedule 2012-2013
Jul29
Oct31
Workshop | American University
11 am
Katzen Arts Center
Washington D.C.
Pictures on Silence presents a program of diverse works and discusses their duo, commissioning, and chamber music with students.
11 am
Katzen Arts Center
Washington D.C.
Pictures on Silence presents a program of diverse works and discusses their duo, commissioning, and chamber music with students.
Jan 5
Artist Residency | Yellow Barn
Putney, VT
Pictures on Silence joins composers David Smooke and Ken Ueno to create a collaborative musical performance installation entitled Utopia/Euterpe/Dystopia.
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Putney, VT
Pictures on Silence joins composers David Smooke and Ken Ueno to create a collaborative musical performance installation entitled Utopia/Euterpe/Dystopia.
» more info
Jan11
Concert | Yellow Barn
8pm
Next Stage
Putney, VT
As a culmination of their residency with David Smooke and Ken Ueno, Pictures on Silence gives a performance of their new work, Utopia/Euterpe/Dystopia.
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8pm
Next Stage
Putney, VT
As a culmination of their residency with David Smooke and Ken Ueno, Pictures on Silence gives a performance of their new work, Utopia/Euterpe/Dystopia.
» more info
Feb1
Concert | Atlas Theater
8 pm
Washington D.C.
Pictures on Silence premieres Orpheus and the Secret Road, by Andrew Earle Simpson, a forty-five minute theatrical multimedia piece that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice through live performance, text, poetry, chant, movement, video and electronic sound. » more info
8 pm
Washington D.C.
Pictures on Silence premieres Orpheus and the Secret Road, by Andrew Earle Simpson, a forty-five minute theatrical multimedia piece that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice through live performance, text, poetry, chant, movement, video and electronic sound. » more info
Mar8
Concert | An die Musik
7:30 pm
Baltimore MD
Pictures on Silence performs for the Baltimore Composer's Forum 20th Anniversary Concert. Selections include a premiere by Rahilia Hasanova, and works by Keith Kramer and Ljiljana Jovanovic. » more info
7:30 pm
Baltimore MD
Pictures on Silence performs for the Baltimore Composer's Forum 20th Anniversary Concert. Selections include a premiere by Rahilia Hasanova, and works by Keith Kramer and Ljiljana Jovanovic. » more info
Mar30
Double Concerto | Zilkha Hall
7:30 pm
Houston TX
Pictures on Silence premieres a double concerto by Austrlian composer Andrian Pertout for harp, saxophone and strings. On the same concert, the duo will perform Rhapsody by Charles Halka. » more info
7:30 pm
Houston TX
Pictures on Silence premieres a double concerto by Austrlian composer Andrian Pertout for harp, saxophone and strings. On the same concert, the duo will perform Rhapsody by Charles Halka. » more info
April19
Concert | Levine School of Music
7 pm
Washington DC
Pictures on Silence gives a concert featuring a world premiere by Eric Moe, and works by Stephen Gorbos, Frances McKay, and John Belkot. » more info
7 pm
Washington DC
Pictures on Silence gives a concert featuring a world premiere by Eric Moe, and works by Stephen Gorbos, Frances McKay, and John Belkot. » more info
April20
Masterclass | Levine School of Music
10 am
Washington DC
Pictures on Silence presents a masterclass for students in conjunction with composer Stephen Gorbos. » more info
10 am
Washington DC
Pictures on Silence presents a masterclass for students in conjunction with composer Stephen Gorbos. » more info
Sept29
Concert | National Gallery of Art
6:30 pm
Washington D.C.
Pictures on Silence premiere works by composers Steve Antosca and Fernando Benandon, in a program involving electronic a nd video elements, assisted by pianist Jenny Lin and percussionist Ross Karre.
6:30 pm
Washington D.C.
Pictures on Silence premiere works by composers Steve Antosca and Fernando Benandon, in a program involving electronic a nd video elements, assisted by pianist Jenny Lin and percussionist Ross Karre.
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