red rainbow
Red Rainbow is Rhodes's solo voice and electronics project, in which she uses variety of vocal styles, extended techniques, and bel canto vocalises to create loops that are at once noisy and lyrical, dissonant and harmonious.
gneiss
photo by Pete Brunelli
Gneiss is a New Haven-based youth ensemble for creative music. In collaboration with Anne Rhodes and Adam Matlock, teens and young adults participate in workshops and performances in which they explore various experimental idioms, including free improvisation, guided improvisation, and graphic notation. Current members include Brianna Chance, Marquis Galbreth, and Clifford Schloss. You can help support future performances and ensure the young artists are compensated for their time and talent by donating to Gneiss here.
composition
Rhodes composes graphic scores for improvising musicians, primarily through the media of textiles and needlecrafts such as embroidery, cross-stitch, and knitting.
sway
Sway is an interactive live-processing environment designed by Carl Testa, using the SuperCollider computer music programming language. While personel for performances using Sway can vary, the core Northeast sextet consists of Erica Dicker, Junko Fujiwara, Louis Guarino, Jr., Andria Nicodemou, Testa, and Rhodes.
curmudgeon corner Adam Matlock and Anne Rhodes performing the music of Anne Rhodes and Adam Matlock (and sometimes Anthony Braxton, and maybe others).
lipid panel
Melting faces with Chris Cretella since 2018.
M1619
A duo with pianist Kimmy Szeto, performing arias, art songs, and selections from the American song book.
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.
anthony braxton and the tri-centric foundation
The Tri-Centric Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports the ongoing work and legacy of composer/multi-reedist/philospher Anthony Braxton. Since studying with Anthony during her graduate work at Wesleyan University, Rhodes has regularly performed and recorded as a member of various Braxton ensembles. These include his Pine Top Aerial Music Sextet and the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble. In 2007, Rhodes recorded a duo album with Anthony, which is available from Leo Records. In 2010, she premiered the role of Sundance in the studio recording of Braxton's opera Trillium E, available on New Braxton House.
large objects
A flexible ensemble with a rotating cast of creative musicians, Large Objects focuses on the realization of small-scale experimental compositions. At any given time, the members probably include Adam Matlock, Chris Cretella, and Anne Rhodes.
broadcloth
Broadcloth performs improvised music with a nod to various compositional outlets. Using a unique instrumentation of voice, cello (Nathan Bontrager) and accordion/recorders (Adam Matlock), the trio plays from notated, graphic, embroidered, and textual scores in addition to completely spontaneous pieces. Without shying away 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.