zone 5: in which discussing a plan leads to some confusion

Monday, April 30, 2012 8:00 p.m.
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave. at McAllister, San Francisco
Directions and parking information

Pre-concert talk with Steven Schick at 7:15 p.m.

Steven Schick conducts.
Special guests: Aaron Gervais, Mark Applebaum, Edmund Campion, Nathan Davis.

Program:
Aaron Gervais, Culture no. 1 (2005) Listen
      Karen Gottlieb, harp
      Karen Rosenak, piano and laptop
Brett Dean, Intimate Decisions (1996 - 10 min.)
      Nancy Severance, viola
Nathan Davis, The Bright and Hollow Sky Listen (2008 - 20 min.)
Mark Applebaum, Pre-composition (2002 - 8 min.)
      8-Channel Playback
Lou Harrison, Serenade (1978 - 12 min.)
      David Tanenbaum, guitar
      William Winant, percussion
Edmund Campion, Small Wonder (The Butterfly Effect)
      (2012, world premiere, commission - 15 min.)

Zone 5 inspires reflection on the role of the composer, and includes three special guests: Nathan Davis electronically manipulates a live ensemble performance, Mark Applebaum takes us inside the creative process via a polyphonic texture of his recorded monologues, and Edmund Campion discusses his new work, the season's third world premiere.