From: David Porter (dpotasnik@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 10:02:23 PST
Message-ID: <38B5722E.91C2D229@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 11:02:23 -0700 From: David Porter <dpotasnik@earthlink.net> Subject: Fw: KITKA PREMIERES MUSIC BY PAULINE OLIVEROS AT GRACE CATHEDRAL]
Dear Pinholers,
In light of the recent discussions about sound waves and acoustics, I thought
this announcement of a performance in Grace Cathedral by the women's vocal
group, Kitka, timely. So I am forwarding it along.
Sincerely,
David Porter
>
> KITKA PREMIERS PAULINE OLIVEROS'S "THE SPACE OF SPIRIT: UNFOLDING THE
> NEWBORN LOTUS"
> ON SUNDAY, MARCH 5 IN SAN FRANCISCO'S GRACE CATHEDRAL.
>
> Oakland, CA-KITKA, the Bay Area's acclaimed women's vocal ensemble
> unveils
> THE SPACE OF SPIRIT; UNFOLDING THE NEWBORN LOTUS, a new site-specific
> meditative work by the pioneering composer Pauline Oliveros. The Space of
> Spirit will premiere on Sunday, March 5, 2000 at 5:30 pm at Grace
> Cathedral, located at 1100 California Street, in San Francisco.
>
> Informed by Oliveros' life-long exploration of the healing properties of
> sound, sonic meditation, and her innovative work in "Deep Listening", THE
> SPACE OF SPIRIT's improvisatory "score" weaves together KITKA's voices,
> sounds of the environment, and the cathedral's carillon bells. The bells
> will be played by Oliveros herself. THE SPACE OF SPIRIT also summons the
> audience to participate in the creation of a resonant, meditative
> soundscape.
>
> Pauline Oliveros' life-work as a composer, performer and humanitarian is
> about opening her own and others' sensibilities to the many facets of
> sound. Since the 1960's she has influenced American Music profoundly
> through her work with improvisation, meditation, electronic music, myth
> and
> ritual. Many credit her with being the founder of present day meditative
> music. All of Oliveros' work emphasizes musicianship, attention
> strategies,
> and improvisational skills. She has been celebrated worldwide. During
> the
> 1960's New York Times critic John Rockwell named her work Bye Bye
> Butterfly
> as "one of the most significant of that decade." In the 70's she
> represented the U.S. at the World's Fair in Osaka, Japan; during the 80's
> she was honored with a retrospective at the John F. Kennedy Center for
> the
> Performing Arts in Washington D.C., and the 1990's began with a letter of
> distinction from the American Music Center presented at Lincoln Center in
> New York. Plans are now underway for a global celebration of the 50th
> anniversary of her work in the year 2001. Oliveros' work is available on
> more than 17 recordings produced by companies internationally.
>
> Commissioned by KITKA with support from the National Endowment for the
> Arts' Creation and Presentation program, THE SPACE OF SPIRIT is the first
> of four new works to be premiered by KITKA in next year as part of the
> ensemble's New Folksongs Commissioning Project. Other New Folksongs
> composers currently writing new pieces to be premiered by KITKA in the
> next
> year include David Lang, Chen Yi, Janet Kutulas and Linda Tillery.
>
> In addition to Pauline Oliveros' new work, KITKA will sing an hour-long
> uninterrupted program of traditional and contemporary Balkan and Slavic
> choral music. Each piece in this program was especially selected to
> resonate in the astonishing acoustics and sacred spaces of Grace
> Cathedral.
> Listeners will enjoy a rare opportunity to immerse themselves in a
> continuous flow of sound .
>
> Recognized by Chorus America and The National Endowment for the Arts as
> one
> of America's premier vocal ensembles, and by many Eastern European
> musical
> authorities as the foremost interpreter of Balkan and Slavic choral
> repertoire in the United States, KITKA is an eight-woman ensemble that
> brings a sophisticated contemporary sensibility to centuries old vocal
> traditions. From strident chants sung in the open-throated village style,
> to complex 20th century choral works inspired by ancient extended vocal
> techniques, KITKA's repertoire explores the lush harmonies, stunning
> dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, and resonant
> strength of Balkan and Slavic women's vocal music. KITKA's voices have
> been
> featured on several major motion picture soundtracks, including Jacob's
> Ladder, Braveheart, and At Play in the Fields of the Lord. KITKA recently
> received critical raves on both coasts for their role as the Greek
> Chorus/Trojan Slave Women in ACT's production of Hecuba starring Olympia
> Dukakis. This season, KITKA celebrates its 20th Anniversary with the
> release of Nectar, their fourth recording on the Diaphonica label. A
> frequently occuring feminine symbolic image in Balkan folksongs, "KITKA"
> means "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
>
> Concert tickets, priced at $10, are available by mail from Grace
> Cathedral
> Concerts, 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
>
> Tickets can also be purchased on-line at http://www.tickets.com, or by
> calling BASS at 510/762-BASS (convenience charges will be waived).
>
> For more information, call Grace Cathedral at (415) 749-6350, or visit
> http://www.GraceCathedral.org.
>
> Additional information about KITKA can be found at http://www.kitka.org.
>
> CALENDAR LISTING
>
> List under: MUSIC: CLASSICAL/CHORAL/WORLD/FOLK/NEW
>
> KITKA Women's Vocal Ensemble
> Premieres The Space of Sprit: Unfolding the Newborn Lotus a new
> meditative
> work for women's voices and the Grace Cathedral carillon by Pauline
> Oliveros.
>
> SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2000 at 5:30 p.m.
> Grace Cathedral
> 1100 California St.
> San Francisco, CA
>
> Tickets: $10
> Available at all BASS outlets. Call (510) 762-BASS or visit
> http://www.tickets.com.
>
> For information call Grace Cathedral Concerts at (415) 749-6350.
>
> PHOTO EDITORS: Black and white and color photographs of KITKA and Pauline
> Oliveros can be downloaded in high-resolution jpeg format from
> http://www.kitka.org/press/photos.html and
> http://www.deeplistening.org/pof
>
> Prints of photos, recordings by KITKA, and interviews with the artists
> are
> available on request. Call (510) 444-0323
>
> KITKA's 1999-2000 concert season is supported in part by grants from the
> City of Oakland Cultural Arts Division, the National Endowment for the
> Arts, the California Arts Council, and the Alameda County Art Commission.
>
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