broadcloth
Broadcloth performs improvised music with a nod to various compositional outlets. Using a unique instrumentation of voice, cello and accordion/recorders, the trio plays from notated, graphic, embroidered, and textual scores in addition to completely spontaneous pieces. Without shying away completely from virtuosity, Broadcloth creates music that reflects the order of composition and the risk of unpredictable musical interactions. Emphasis lies on establishing a holistic sound that favors cooperation over hierarchy. Nathan Bontrager, cello; Adam Matlock, accordion/recorders, and Anne Rhodes, voice.
bruxism
Bruxism is Carl Testa on bass, bass clarinet, electronics, and bullhorn and Anne Rhodes on voice and bullhorn. The duo performs original works as well as new music by composers who have written for them.
Photo by Lindsay Flanagan
prêt à jouet
Prêt à jouet is a series-in-progress of works by Chris McDonald, for voice and interactive wearable electronics. Chris writes the music and designs the electronics, and Anne sings, wearing the electronics as they accompany her. She also designs and constructs garments into which the electronics are incorporated. The first piece, Everybody's Autobiography, was premiered in November of 2007 as part of the Uncertainty Music Series.
unicorns were horses
Dancer/choreographer Rachel Bernsen's work for singer, electric bassist, and two dancers, Unicorns Were Horses, explores the performance possibilities inspired by deconstructing a particular pop sound: the N.E.R.D. and Gnarls Barkley oeuvre. In collaboration with Anne Rhodes and Carl Testa (electric bass, electronics). With Lindsey Bauer. The collaboration has expanded to include other pieces that explore structured sound and movement improvisation, including Bernsen's peice User.