UnTwelve benefit concert (I invite you!)
Consider yrself invited to th upcoming
UnTwelve
benefit concert!
a unique concert series and organization devoted to the performance and advocacy of microtonal music
exploring the notes between the notes
benefit concert
a feast for the musical taste buds! enjoy a 30-minute microtonal music tasting followed by wine & cheese/meet the artists8pm
s.p.a.c.e.
1245 chicago ave.
evanston
featuring:
Jacob Barton
utopian songs with the bizarre and marvelous udderbot
Andrew Heathwaite, a.k.a.Nodal Nim
a quirky set of postmodern chaos-pop songs performed on cümbüş
Aaron Krister Johnson
evocative, spacious and otherworldly choral and keyboard works
Christopher Bailey
continuous effervescent sound installation
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Hi! This concert will astound you, & you should not miss it!
Microtonal music refers to music in alternative tunings, th "notes between th notes" or "in th cracks of th piano". Imagine taking th frets on yr guitar & sliding them to new places. Imagine instead of 12 notes in th octave, 17, or 31! Modern music has gone just about as far as possible w/ 12 notes. But we can go further! As th UnTwelve website puts it: "This universe in the middle of the semitone has enormous potential for expression of new moods and colors, which can be exciting for composers, performers, and audiences alike."
You don't learn about this stuff in universities. When I asked my professors about microtonality, they shrugged it off. They had no idea! But people study this on their own, come together thru th cybercommunity of th internet. They develop their own transcendent systems, &, most important of all, they make their own microtuned music that sounds like nothing else.
But most people don't know about this stuff, & th people that do have what I call a "geography problem". We live all over th world & hardly ever get to unite in person & get our voices heard.
So now UnTwelve comes along, devoted to advocating this stuff & getting it heard! This benefit concert means more microtones, more redefining pitch, more blowing minds, right here in Evanston!
So we invite you! Jump on th purple line, come visit yr neighbors in th north & get involved w/ th future of music.
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Th money UnTwelve raises will help pay for th space for future performances, as well as bring in composers & performers from all over: San Francisco, New York, th middle of nowhere in Tennessee. It goes toward more microtonal music in yr neighborhood. However, if you really want to check this out & can't swing $45, we can get you in on a more economical "student discount." Contact me privately ahead of time, & I can get you on th list for this:
gtrpkt (at siggggn!) yahoo (dott!) com
315-657-6839
By th way, this may represent my last show in Chicago before I move! I'd reeealy love to see you there!
Much love & scepters,
Andrew
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