CCi Serial Underground Archive:

SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2014
at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC

June 8
THE FINAL SHOW

Music by Jessie Montgomery – Untitiled (Jessie Montgomery, violin)
Breakaway (PUBLIQuartet - Curtis Stewart, violin; Janina Norpoth, violin; Nick Revel, viola; Amanda Gookin, cello) So Long by Ed Schmidt playwright/actor, with Jack Schmidt, guitar
Words Fail Me (2005) by Lois V Vierk, with Margaret Kampmeier, piano and Theodore Mook cello
Another Martini performed by composer/pianist Jed Distler and poet Regie Cabico

April 13

Pianist/Composer Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi Schubert: Fantasia in F Minor (with Jed Distler, piano)
Bianchi: Fantasia after Schubert Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 arranged for piano solo by Franz Liszt

February 14

SWARMIUS Ensemble with Jozefius Vaatierz Rattus aka Joseph Martin Waters, Augustus Marimbus Fourmalletus aka Andrew Kreysa, Schrödinger’s Sax aka Michael Couper, Saxophone, & SAXIMUS aka Todd Rewoldt. An evening of music by Joseph Waters

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SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2013

December 8

Composer/pianist Jed Distler birthday recital with works by Distler, Andrew Poppy and Alvin Curran

October 13

The C&C Piano Factory (co-production with Composers Conconrdance).
An evening of piano premiers featuring pianists and composers Svjetlana Bukvich, Dan Cooper, Jed Distler, Sean Hickey, David Hughes, Klara Min, Roberto Pace, Milica Paranosic, Joseph Pehrson, Gene Pritsker, Myrna Schloss, and Svetlana Smolina
Another Martini performed by composer/pianist Jed Distler and poet Regie Cabico No Soap Radio Wondeland: created, programmed and performed by Joshua Fried with guest composer/pianist Jed Distler, Regie Cabico performs new poetry and 2-minute plays Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: Clifton Hyde (Lap Steel Guitar), Robyn Siwula(viola) and Motoko Shimizu (voice, toys, melodica) rip through sordid cabaret songs

June 2

The Life I’m Leading: Music of Daniel Felsenfeld, with Marcy Richardson, soprano; Mila Henry, keyboards; Blair McMillen, piano; Jessica Schmitz, flute; Meerenai Shim, flute; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Rose Bellini, cello.

The program: Hooked to the Silver Screen (Stephanie); To Committee (Meerenai, Rose, Steven) I. Brooklyn Ekphrasis II. How One Becomes Lonely III. Dithyramb; O I LIKE the LIFE that I'm LEADING (Sarah, Steven); The Light (Marcy, Mila); Raw Footage (Marcy, Mila, Brian, Jessica, Rose). Also featured was a surprise reading by Robert Coover.

May 5

David Claman and Friends. The program: David Claman - Piece of Work (2005), Like This (2010) & Gone For Foreign (1996); Demetrius Spaneas - Solo Sophisticate (2010); David Claman and Ved Prakash Vatuk - Ganga-Yamuna (2012); William Anderson - Quant L’Herba Fresq... (When grass grows green...); Frank Brickle - Estat ai en greu cossirier (Of late I have been in great distress) Musicians: Bill Anderson-guitar and theorbo, David Claman-laptop computer, Jed Distler-piano, Oren Fader-guitar, Elizabeth Farnum-soprano, Chris Finckel-cello, Tara Helen O'Connor-flute, Joseph Palackal-voice, Arthur Sato-oboe, Demetrius Spaneas-saxophone, Calvin Wiersma-violin

April 7

Music of Danielle Eva Schwob. acoustic renditions of songs from her EP Overloaded and selected concert works Featured musicians: Nathalie Joachim (flute), Frank Tyl (vibraphone and piano), Anne Lanzilotti (viola), Ashley Jackson (harp), Andrew Bailie (guitar, vocals), Danielle Schwob (guitar, vocals)

March 3

Composer/pianist William Susman. Selections from Quiet Rhythms for piano with video projections by David Irving Weiner, and a live to picture performance of the Steve Bilich film Native New Yorker

February 3

Music by Neil Rolnick, for computer and saxophone. Neil Rolnick, laptop computer, with Demetrius Spaneas, saxophone. The program: A Robert Johnson Sampler; Gate Beats; Improvisation (with saxophone); MONO Prelude; Balkanization; Horny (with saxophone)

January 6

Double Bill. Alexandra Honigsberg presents Heroes, a journey through iconic and epic Japanese animated tales of good and evil and what defines the timelessly heroic in all its guises, across cultures, transformed and improvised on solo viola with imagery and soundtracks. Music by Paul Yeon Lee: Sanjo No. 1 for Flute solo (1996) & Scattered Wind for Daegeum and Piano (2012)

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SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2008

June 9

Another Martini performed by composer/pianist Jed Distler and poet Regie Cabico
No Soap Radio Wondeland:
created, programmed and performed by Joshua Fried with guest composer/pianist Jed Distler
Regie Cabico performs new poetry and 2-minute plays
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: Clifton Hyde (Lap Steel Guitar), Robyn Siwula(viola) and Motoko Shimizu (voice, toys, melodica) rip through sordid cabaret songs

May 12

Jed Distler plays his own Anegada for piano solo
Jody Redhage cello and Chie Roden piano play the music of Yoichi Togawa
Nouveau-experimental duo Spin-17 (Motoko Shimizu vox, Ed Chang guitar) play an eclectic mix of covers
William Fowkes tells it like it is
Plus a shout-out from poet Aja Monet – the youngest Nuyorican grandslam champion

April 14

Seraphim - Gilda Lyons and Elaine Valby vox, Robert La Rue cello
Allsar Quartet – artists-in-residence Erik Carlson and Arnie Weiss violin, Miranda Sielaff viola, Jane O'Hara cello.
Vento Trio – Janet Grice bassoon, Sarah Koval clarinet, Kevin Willois flute - with Daisy Farnum and Elizabeth Press vox, Caitlin Warbelow violin, David Mancuso percussion, perform the world premiere of Nuevo Sean-Nós by Mark N. Grant, and traditional Brazilian music.

March 10

Installment #3 of Calling, a quasi-opera by composer/performer Doug Geers and writer Wickham Boyle.
Allsar Quartet – artists-in-residence Erik Carlson and Arnie Weiss violin, Miranda Sielaff viola, Chris Gross cello - performs Sybil, a really cool piece by Matthew Barson, chock full of natural harmonics.
Rachelle Garniez, the incomparable singer, songwriter, accordionist and more.
Erin Heisel performs music from Jed Distler's song book, with the composer on piano.

February 11

Allsar Quartet – artists-in-residence Erik Carlson and Arnie Weiss violin, Miranda Sielaff viola, Chris Gross cello.
Installment #2 of Jeanne, a new opera by Justine Chen based on the life and times of Jeanne d'Arc.
Scene from a dirty opera found by the wayside.
Deborah Atherton spins an anti-Valentine story.

January 14

Elliott Sharp, iconoclastic composer/instrumentalist, plays
a new solo piece for soprano sax.
Installment #1 of Jeanne, a new opera by Justine F. Chen
based on the life and times of Jeanne d'Arc.
Jed Distler plays B-A-G-D-A-D by Milos Raickovich and
Fantasy by Frederic Rzewski, two works for piano with a message.
Tom Bolster – wild card and family guy.

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SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2007


December 10

Jerome Kitzke & Friends
Jerome Kitzke piano/vox, Guy Klucevsek accordion, Michael Lowenstern clarinet/bass clarinet,
Rima Fand violin, Barbara Merjan percussionplay Jerome Kitzke's music
Breath and Bone (1996) for accordion and vocalist
She Left in the Crow-Black Night (2003) for clarinet
The Animist Child (1994) for toy piano and vocals
Regina Takes the Holy Road, 3 December 1994 (1995) for bass clarinet and vocalist/body percussionist
The Green Automobile (2000), text by Allen Ginsberg, for amplified/speaking pianist
The Big Gesture (1987) for violin, bass clarinet, percussion
Y TRIO artists-in-residence
Jody Redhage cello/vox, Eileen Mack clarinet/vox, Jonathan Shapiro percussion perform new works
Caffeinated Reflections by Ryan Carter
Carnation by Seigen Ono, arr. by Eileen Mack
It's not inefficient, it's a modern miracle by Tristan Perich

November 12

Rachelle Garniez 1. Tourmaline 2. Back in the Day 3. The After After Party
singer/songwriter plays a selection of songs from her upcoming CD Melusine Years accompanying herself on accordion and piano
Y TRIO artists-in-residence
Jody Redhage cello/vox, Eileen Mack clarinet/vox, Jonathan Shapiro percussion perform new works
Caffeinated Reflections by Ryan Carter
Carnation by Seigen Ono, arr. by Eileen Mack
It's not inefficient, it's a modern miracle by Tristan Perich
Calling (excerpt)
an opera conceived by Wickham Boyle with music by Doug Geers
Kamala Sankaram vox, Troy Rucker vox, Maja Cerar violin, Mairi Dorman cello, Tom Piercy clarinet, Mike McCurdy percussion
The Gold Standard (excerpt) 1. Cover Letter 2. The Rules
an evening-length piano theater work developed on Serial Underground
by playwright Ed Schmidt and composerpianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus



October 8

Y TRIO artists-in-residence
Jody Redhage cello/vox, Eileen Mack clarinet/vox, Jonathan Shapiro percussion
Seraphim
Gilda Llyons and Elaine Valby vox, Robert La Rue cello - perform excerpts from Daron Hagen's Sappho Songs.
Ed Schmidt creator of The Last Supper, host of Dumbolio, writer of The Gold Standard
performs First recital, a monologue.

September 10

Stephanie Ho & Saar Ahuvia

piano duo arrangements of Sonatina by Conlon Nancarrow and From a Faraway Nearby by Charles Griffin.
Jed Distler dusts off his 1997 Assault on Pepper for singing and speaking pianist to salute the
Fab Four’s 40-years young classic.
Tim Reardon opens the evening with a short film, We Never Went to Coney Island.

August 6, 7, 8

The Gold Standard - a piano theater work
by playwright Ed Schmidt and composer/pianist Jed Distler
directed by Arnold Barkus
plus
Aug 7 - Stephanie Gray's short films of NYC with music by Ed Chang and Motoko Shimizu
Aug 8 - experimental video and music by Georgia Tim and The Holyman


Thu June 21
Free Make Music NY event on Cornelia Street, NYC

The Mighty CCi House Band & Friends play
Terry Riley's In C
Keyboards/toy pianos:
Carlo Altomare, Elaine Kwon, Jed Distler (conductor), Jenny Lin, Jesse Fried, Jim Stubenrauch,
Joan Forsyth, Jocelyn Dueck, Kathleen Supové, Marija Ilic, Miguel Frasconi, Milos Raickovich, Missy Mazzoli,
Patrick Grant, Victoria Bond
Reeds:
Aaron Friedman, Brett Ryan, Charlotte Vierveyzer, Chris Mannigan, Clifton Hyde, Dave Crowell,
Demetrius Spaneas, Gregory Thymius, Leslie Godfrey, Lauren Sileo, Marcel Menges, Matt Sullivan,
Paul Bennett, Sam Parkins, Sara Philips, Sato Moughalian, Shoko Suzuki, Stefan Zeniuk
Brass:
Ben Brody, Chiwei Chang, Chris DiMeglio, Dan Lovallo, David Nelson, James Herzog, Mike Irwin,
Pete Sciaino, Poul Weis, Sam Kulik
Strings:
Ana Milosavljevic, Anthony Long, Bill Anderson, Christopher Tignor, Clifton Hyde, Ed Chang,
Giancarlo Vulcano, Henry Anderson, James Feng, Jamie Wilson, Jody Redhage, Justine F. Chen,
Kerry Farias, Leo Soeda, Miranda Sielaff, Momo Suzuki, Robyn Siwula, Ron Lawrence, Stephanie Griffin,
Susie So-Hyun Lee, Will McEvoy
Vox:
Daniel Good, Darynn Zimmer, Erin Heisel, Libby Shapiro, Lisa Karrer, Motoko Shimizu, Tim Hill
Raga Vocal Ensemble:
Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Michael Harrison and Daisy Press with Barry Drogin, Carol Savvas,
Cybele Paschke, Daud Constant, Jennifer Black, Kay Ashley, Tiye Giraud
Percussion:
David Simons, Jamie Fried, Jared Soldiviero, Rex Benincasa, Sasha Enegren, Sid Samberg
Accordion:
Bob Goldberg, Carl Maguire, David Friedman, Melissa Elledge, Molly Thompson, Seth Bedford
Other music making devices:
Lainie Fefferman
With thanks to the restaurants on Cornelia Street who contributed to the memorable evening:
The Cornelia Street Cafe, Home Restaurant, Le Gigot, Little Havana, Palma, Pearl, , Sushi Mambo
And very special thanks to
Patrick Grant, Matt Sullivan, Jonathan Raible, John Gurrin, Mike Cooke and Rob Schneiderman

June 11

Four short films by Tim Reardon
Calling (excerpt)
an opera conceived by Wickham Boyle with music by Doug Geers
Erin Heisel soprano, Lesley Watson mezzo soprano, Summer Boggess cello
Scene from an imaginary opera
directed by Arnold Barkus, lyrics by Regie Cabico, music by Jed Distler
Cyberflötess: Margaret Lancaster
Lipstickfor flute/alto flute and tape by Jacob ter Veldhuis
Organum II (American premiere) for alto flute and sinusoid generator by Francesco Antonioni
Io for amplified flute, Marimba and electric guitar by Lois V Vierk with Matthew Gold (marimba) and Larry Polansky (electric guitar)


May 14

Collisions, two videos by Ken Cro-Ken
with live music by members of First Avenue, Matt Sullivan oboe and Bill Kannar bass, and Jed Distler piano

Sequenza VI
by Luciano Berio, Miranda Sielaff viola

Radio Wonderland
created, programmed and performed by Joshua Fried,
slicing and dicing radio waves with special guest composer/violinist Todd Reynolds
Corporate motivational speaker
Thomas Bolster – more than motivational, transformational!

May 1

WNYC 93.9 FM - Evening Music - Composer Jed Distler joins George Preston in the studio for an
expansive survey of Tristan's musical legacy.

APRIL 14
Free Speech Zone Productions at Gallerie Icosahedron

APRIL 9


Film shorts
by Kenny Wollesen with live soundtrack by ensemble
Double Salt Variations (premiere) for piano 4 hands
by Philippe Bodin, performed by piano duo Stephanie Kai-Win Ho & Saar Ahuvia
Monologuing Composer Gerald Busby
Tomorrow's Butter by Gerald Busby
The new chamber music
Improvisation by Matt Sullivan oboes with digital effects and Esther Lamneck clarinet
The Gold Standard (2005-2006) (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, director Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter (ii) the rules (iii) a dance class in the Bronx (iv) a brief history of money

MARCH 12


First Avenue's Farewell performance!
“... impressive virtuosity ...” (Village Voice) and high-octane chamber music improvisation
by oboist Matt Sullivan, keyboardist C. Bryan Rulon and double bassist Bill Kannar.
Lies You Can Believe In
by Free Speech Zone composer Missy Mazzoli, Benjamin Russell violin, Miranda Sielaff viola,
Peter Anderegg cello.
Two short films by Marianna Ellenberg
Cut Snip Ooze (2003) (16mm)
Excercises in Soothing & Seething (2004) (16mm/Super-8)
curated by Arnold Barkus

MARCH 7
WKCR 89.9 FM- Morning Classical at 11 am - online
Jed Distler, Missy Mazzoli and Matt Sullivan on WKCR’s Morning Classical with host Jonathan Arkin

FEBRUARY 12
Techno Etudes for piano
by Karen Tanaka, performed by Jed Distler
Graph Theory an interactive work by Jason Freeman with designer Patricia Reed
performedd by Maja Cerar violin and Jason Freeman laptop
Alabanza
by Free Speech Zone composer John Halle, performed by Benjamin Russell violin, Miranda Sielaff viola,
Peter Anderegg cello, Sarah Chalfy soprano.

JANUARY 8
Spin-17 Motoko Shimizu vox, toys, drum and Ed Chang guitar
perform Caravan by Duke Ellington, Bows and a psychedelic medley by Spin-17
Grosse Tungunden
by Free Speech Zone composer Judd Greenstein,
performed by Benjamin Russell violin, Miranda Sielaff viola, Peter Anderegg cello
Meditate With The Masters: adoration
by Jed Distler pianist/composer
Radio Wonderland
created, programmed and performed by Joshua Fried,
slicing and dicing radio waves with special guest composer/guitarist David First

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SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2006


DECEMBER 11

Take One Down, Pass It Around: a holiday countdown featuring
Jed Distler piano, Libby Shapiro and Ellen Kaye vox, Andy Christie storyteller, Andrey Gritsman poet,
Spin-17 with Motoko Shimizu vox and Ed Chang electric guitar

NOVEMBER 13

An evening of new chamber music
by Matt Sullivan oboe /electronics, Esther Lamneck clarinets/Tárogató, Robert Dick flutes
Re-Illuminaations for flute by Robert Dick
Musicometry for clarinet by Lawrence Fritts/Esther Lamneck
Sonic Bloom for oboe and electronics by Matt Sullivan
plus improvisations for all duo and trio combinations of oboe, clarinet and flute

OCTOBER 9

Escape (2006)
by Judd Greenstein, Nadia Sirota viola
Gloria's Cat (2006)
by Maggie Paley for Gerald Busgy monologuist
New York Scenes (2006)
by Justine F. Chen, Giuseppe Spoletini baritone, Justine F. Chen piano
Meditate With The Masters: Meditation on Bach (2006- )
The Gold Standard: a dance class in the Bronx (excerpt) (2005-2006)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, director Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett

AUGUST 12

The Gold Standard
(same as Aug 9, 10)

After-show with:
Songs from New York Scenes by Justine F. Chen, performed by Giuseppe Spoletini and Justine F. Chen
Molly Thompson accordion/vox plays music from Ash, her upcoming CD release with:
Angela Carroll and Kamala Sankaram vox, William Martinaello, Patrick Kane McCarthy electric guitar,
Kathleen Supové piano
Squeezebox is Kamala Sankaram vox/accordion and Adam Levine trumpet

AUGUST 11

MAYA: John Hadfield percussion, Jecqueline Kerrod harp, Sato Moughalian flute
Sunburst (2006) by Ricardo Romaneiro
Uptown Jump (2006, premiere) by Neil Rolnick
Kamancha Sayat Nova arr. by A. Hess-Reitt
American Dervish by John Hadfield
Kallman Balogh Bolgar Gypsy Horo arr. by Gregg August/MAYA

First Avenue: Matt Sullivan oboe, C. Bryan Rulon piano, William Kannar bass

the new chamber music

AUGUST 9, 10

The Gold Standard
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, director Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett

AUGUST 8


All Summer in a Day: Jody Redhage cello/vox performing music from an upcoming CD release
Corrupted (2006) by Judd Greenstein
of minutiae and memory (2006) by Paula Matthusen
Patriot (2006) by Jed Distler
You Won't See Me (2006) by Jody Redhage
The Egg (2006) by David Hanlon
Crushed (2006) by Wil Smith

Die Cyber Flöte: cyber-flötress Margaret Lancaster with the vocal stylings of Corey Dargel
Jarak Jauh (2004) by Nick Brooke for flute and electronic playback
The Great Hush (2001) by Molly Thompson for flute and electronic playback
Robin Redbreast (2003) by Eve Beglarian (text: Stanley Kunitz) for piccolo, voice, electronic playback
not 1, not 2 (2006 revision) by Ryan Carter for flute and/or electronic playback
BORN AND RAISED (2004) by Corey Dargel, song cycle for flute, voice and electronic playback
(i) Thoroughbred Girl in a Bastard World (ii) My Wedding Day (iii) Orchestral Excerpt
(iv) Don't Let Me Disappoint You

JUNE 12

The Animist Child (1994) and The Green Automobile (2000)

by composer/pianist Jerome Kitzke
Electro-acoustic improvisation
by Erik Friedlander cello, John Hadfield percussion, Kyle Sanna guitar
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) C major fantasy, (ii) finale

MAY 8

The Gold Standard (excerpt)

by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) introduction, (ii) family history, (iii) a dance class in the Bronx
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) directed by Robert Wiene
Live soundtrack by Ed Chang (guitar) and Motoko Shimizu (vox/toys) as Spin-17,
C.Bryan Rulon (piano), Matt Sullivan (oboe), and Mary Wooten (cello)

APRIL 10

The Gold Standard (excerpt)

by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) family history, (iv) a dance class in the Bronx
Aftercome
by Gerald Busby, performed by Giuseppe Spoletini baritone, Gerald Busby piano
Oh Boy! (1992) and Multiple Oneness (2001)
performed by composer/oboist Matt Sullivan
Tango, Tin Pan Alley (1996) by Paul Schoenfield
Five (1962)
by Ralph Shapey
Fiddle-doodle-ad (1949)
by Ross Lee Finney
performed by Miranda Cuckson violin, Blair McMillen piano

FEBRUARY 13


The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) the rules, (ii) family history, (iii) a dance class in the Bronx
R. Erica Doyle
reading from a new cycle of poems
Sonata for cello and piano (2004)
by Judd Greenstein, Jody Redhage cello, David Hanlon piano

JANUARY 22

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) a brief history of money, (ii) the prophet of profit
The Mirrored Fist, a collaboration between composer Joshua Fried and poet R. Erica Doyle
commissioned for CCi’s Non Sequitur 2004 Festival at The Flea Theater
R. Erica Doyle spoken word, Joshua Fried sound, Tom Chiu violin,
Jody Redhage cello, Marija Ilic piano, Suzanne Ohlmann vox
Everbest, Virgil (excerpt)
an evening-length concert theater work conceived by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
in development by CCi for premiere at the Krannert Center
directed by Arnold Barkus, music direction by Jed Distler, light/set design by David Lovett
Jed Distler piano; Gerald Busby, Nancy Castle and Margaret Lancaster on headphones
Inspired by the musical portraits of Virgil Thomson:
(1) Intensely Two (Portrait of Karen Brown Waltuck) (ii) Tango Lullaby
(iii) Homage to Marya Freund and the Harp (iv) John Houseman: A Double Take

JANUARY 9

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) the rules, (ii) a dance class in the Bronx
Testing 1-2-3 (2002) by Justine F. Chen
David Sonton-Caflisch violin, Jed Distler piano
Schafgewoelk by Heinz Holliger
Riccarda Caflisch flute
Mikka/Mikka “s” (1976) by Iannis Xenakis
David Sonton-Caflisch violin
Oh Boy! (1992) and Sonic Bloom (2004) by Matt Sullivan
performed by Matt Sullivan on acoustic and electric oboe
La canzun dil bau by David Sonton-Caflisch
performed by Riccarda Caflisch flute
Pezzo Fantasioso (1988) by Isang Yun
performed by David Sonton-Caflisch violin and Riccarda Caflisch flute

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SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2005
at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC

DECEMBER 12

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) the rules
PerKissMe PerKooKoo
by Edwin Torres poet with Danny Mallon percussionist
Songs from recent recordings
by Rachelle Garniez singer/songwriter accordion/piano/vox
Percussion solo by Danny Mallon
Songs by Molly Thompson from Ash, an upcoming CD release
(i) Absinthe Trickle (text: Rainer Maria Rilke) (2004), (ii) Rope (2005), (iii) Ash (2005)
Molly Thompson accordion/vox, Jody Redhage cello/vox

NOVEMBER 14

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
Testing 1-2-3 (2002)
by Justine F. Chen composer/violinist, Jed Distler piano
Words Fail Me (2005)
by Lois V Vierk, Anthony de Mare piano, Jody Redhage cello
Radio Wonderland: Joshua Fried
Created, performed and computer programming by Joshua Fried. The Musical Wheel and The Musical Shoes conceived by Joshua Fried.Wheel built by Eric Singer, Shoes built by John Driscoll.

OCTOBER 10

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) a brief history of money
The Woman Who Danced (1991)
by composer/pianist Jed Distler
Manto I and II (1967)
by Giacinto Scelsi, Glenda Goodman vox/viola
The Shuffle of Things (excerpt)
from a new work by Ed Schmidt playwright/actor
Victrolophone plays reconstituted songs everybody knows
Glenda Goodman viola, Peter Evans trumpet

SEPTEMBER 10

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) a brief history of money
Jenny Lin plays the piano music of Valentin Silvestrov
from an upcoming CD release on Haenssler Classics:
Nostalgia (2001), The Messenger – 1996 (1996-97), Two Pieces: Chopin Moments/Spring Moments (2003)
Walt Christopher Stickney reads excerpts from his War Reports & Selected Pomes, nominated for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
De Profundis (1992) by Frederic Rzewski (text: Oscar Wilde) for speaking pianist
performed by David Hanlon piano, David Lovett is the voice of Justice Wills

AUGUST 21

Rachelle Garniez
accordion diva performs a collection of her songs from a recent CD release
Terry Riley’s In C performed by The Mighty CCi House Band
with Justine F. Chen and Miranda Cuckson (violins), Jed Distler (conductor), Kevin James (trombone), Margaret Lancaster (flutes), Mario Diaz de Leon (electric guitar), Jenny Lin and Gerald Busby (piano), Danny Mallon (percussion), Jody Redhage (cello), Kamala Sankaram (vox/sitar), Matthew Sullivan (oboe), Poul Weis (trumpet)

AUGUST 20

The Maiden Tower
by Justine F. Chen, book by Gabriel Leif Bellman, Liam O’Rourke, Alvin Crawford, J. F. Chen with Giuseppe Spoletini (Abraham), Carol Todd (the Computer), Kamala Sankaram (Miranda), Douglas McCormick (Mason), Regina Yung piano, Justine F. Chen electronics
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett

AUGUST 19

Imperative No. 1: Franz Schubert and Aaron Copland Made Me Do It (2005) by Bob Windbiel
Kathleen Supové piano
The Monologuing Composer
Gerald Busby with Kamala Sankaram vox

AUGUST 18

Jenny Lin piano, with Kamala Sankaram* vox
Sonata No. 1 (1972/1999) by Valentin Silvestrov
Ruba’iyat No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 13 by John King
*You Look Like a God Sitting There (text: James Tate) by Bob Windbiel

The Monologuing Composer: Gerald Busby and his music
Hop In: Symphony for Slide Whistle, Bed Week, Scorn PA, The Palace of Suchness,
The Conceit of the Page, Street Lamp,Song
performed by Gerald Busby piano and Kamala Sankaram vox
Bullet Proof Biniki: Getting Into It, Here Come the Jugs, The Spot, and Doxology
performed by Nurit Tilles piano

AUGUST 17

Jody Redhage cello/voice performing a collection of recent commissions for a recording project
All Summer in a Day (text: Ray Bradbury) and From My Dentist’s Window (text: Czeskaw Milosz)
by Jody Redhage
Did you see me walking? (text: Frank O’Hara) by Derek Muro
Raid! (text: S. C. Johnson & Sons, Inc) by David Hanlon

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett

AUGUST 16

Text and music by LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs
(i) salt and scissors. pigeons and st. clara. ribbons and dirt. (ii) gamelan  (iii) blank cassette
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett

JUNE 13

Somnolencia (and other themes from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) by Jonathan Sampson
Craig Flory clarinet, Jonathan Sampson guitar
Doppelgaenger (2004) by Gerald Busby
Scott Slapin and Tanya Solomon, violins
The Maiden Tower (excerpt) - a computer assisted opera in development
by composer Justine F. Chen and librettist Liam O’Rourke, Carol Todd vox
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) a brief history of money, (iv) a dance class in the Bronx
Details of Beethoven’s Hair (2002) by Randy Nordschow
Jenny Lin piano
Imperative No. 1: Franz Schubert and Aaron Copland Made Me Do It (2005)
(i) acknowledgement, (ii) song, (iii) flashlight, (iv) song II, (v) flashlight, (vi) mesmer ...
by Bob Windbiel for Kathleen Supove pianist

MAY 9

Everbest, Virgil (excerpt)
book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
Piano portraits by Virgil Thomson
performed by Jed Distler piano: (i) Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two (1980), (ii) Homage to Marya Freund and the Harp (1957), (iii) Excerpt from Four Saints in Three Acts (1928), (iv) John Houseman: A Double Take (1985), with Gerald Busby, Nancy Castle and Kamala Sankaram on headphones.
Who To Thank (2005), a monologue by Gerald Busby
4 Songs for voice and electronics (2003/05) by Amy X Neuburg
Telephone Etude No. 1: Shakespeare Cuisinart, an interactive musical work by Jason Freeman
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) fantasy in C

APRIL 11

Everbest, Virgil (excerpt)
book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
with Gerald Busby and Nancy Castle on headphones.
Piano portraits by Virgil Thomson performed by Jed Distler piano:
(i) Prelude and Fugue: a portrait of Miss Agnes Rindge (1935), (ii) Poltergeist: a portrait of Hans Arp (1940), (iii) Tango Lullabye: a portrait of Mlle. Alvarez de Toledo (1940)
Where Shoes Collide (2005)
by Paulette Licitra, a monologue for Gerald Busby
All Summer in a Day
by Jody Redhage, Jody Redhage voice/cello
Deep in the Woods (2005)
by Mario Diaz de Leon, Miranda Sielaff viola
Contours ... distances ... (2005)
by Alexander Lunsqui, Jenny Lin piano
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) a brief history of money, (iv) the prophet of profit

MARCH 14

Radio Wonderland: Joshua Fried
Created, performed and computer programming by Joshua Fried. The Musical Wheel and The Musical Shoes conceived
by Joshua Fried.Wheel built by Eric Singer, Shoes built by John Driscoll.
Talkback: Allison Riggs
with Ed Schmidt and Edie Falco
Lasuliansko Horo : Marcus Paus
Performed by Vlada Yaneva piano, Cecee Pantikian violin
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) introduction, (iii) a dance class in Queens, (iv) the prophet of profit
Everbest, Virgil (excerpt), book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
Piano portraits by Virgil Thomson performed by Jed Distler piano: (i) Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two (1981),
(ii) Homage to Marya Freund and the Harp (1957), (iii) Excerpt from Four Saints in Three Acts (1928), (iv) John Houseman: a Double Take (1985), with Gerald Busby, Nancy Castle and Kamala Sankaram on headphones.

FEBRUARY 14

Radio Wonderland: Joshua Fried
Created, performed and computer programming by Joshua Fried. The Musical Wheel and The Musical Shoes conceived
by Joshua Fried.Wheel built by Eric Singer, Shoes built by John Driscoll.
The Maiden Tower (overture) (2005) : Justine F. Chen and Liam O’Rourke
excerpt of a computer-enhanced chamber opera performed by Matt Boehler bass, Kate Scelsa actor, Kamala Sankaram soprano.
Farewell Waltz (2005) : Kamala Sankaram
Rock Prelude and Fugue (2004) by William Schimmel
performed by Kamala Sankaram voice/accordion
The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) cover letter, (ii) a fantasy in C
Everbest, Virgil (excerpt), book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
Piano portraits by Virgil Thomson performed by Jed Distler piano: (i) A French Boy of Ten: Louis Lange (1938), (ii) Bugles and Birds: a portrait of Pablo Picasso (1940), (iii) Tango Lullabye (1940), (iv) Lullabye (1942), (v) Lullabye, which is also a spinning song: portrait of Howard Putzel (1942) with Gerald Busby, Sean Gulette and Nancy Castle on headphones.

JANUARY 10


The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) introduction, (ii) introduction, (iii) a brief history of money, (iv) a dance class in the Bronx
Inside-Out (2004) by Justine F. Chen
performed by Steven Beck piano, Danny Mallon percussion
The Mirrored Fist (2004) by composer Joshua Fried and poet R. Erica Doyle
performed by R. Erica Doyle poet, Vlada Yaneva piano, Hayley Gorenberg violin, Jody Redhage cello/voice.
A Non Sequitur festival commission. Originally produced by CCi, NYC, 2004.
Lasuliansko Horo (2004) by Marcus Paus
Sevdana (1945) by Gyorgy Slatev-Cherkin
performed by Vlada Yaneva piano, Cecee Pantikian violin
Everbest, Virgil (excerpt), book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
Three musical portraits by Virgil Thomson performed by Jed Distler piano and Christian Hebel violin: (i) Miss Gertrude Stein as a Young Girl (1928), (ii) Tango Lullabye (1940), (iii) John Houseman: a Double Take (1985), with Gerald Busby, Sean Gulette and Nancy Castle on headphones, Vlada Yaneva vox.


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SERIAL UNDERGROUND 2004

at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC

NOVEMBER 8

The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
(i) introduction, (ii) a brief history of money, (iii) a dance class in the Bronx, (iv) the prophet of profit
March for Tuba and To Piano by Jay Rozen
Prelude and Fugue: a portrait of Jay Rozen (1984-5) by Virgil Thomson performed by Jay Rozen tuba, Jed Distler piano
Rhythmic Motion (1932) by Pantcho Vladigerov
performed by Vlada Yaneva piano
Melodramandadaries (2004) by Justine F. Chen
performed by Justine F. Chen violin, Erik Carlson Violin, Miranda Sielaff viola, Adam Friedberg cello
2.20 (2003) by Mario Diaz de Leon
performed by Justine F. Chen violin, Glenda Goodman viola, Adam Friedberg cello
Everbest, Virgil (excerpt)
book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
with Gerald Busby, Nancy Castle and Jay Rozen on headphones
Three piano portraits by Virgil Thomson performed by Jed Distler: (i) Tango Lullabye (1940),
(ii) Prelude and Fugue: a portrait of Agnes Ringe (1935), (iii) John Houseman: a Double Take (1985)

OCTOBER 11


The Gold Standard (excerpt)
by playwright Ed Schmidt, composer/pianist Jed Distler, directed by Arnold Barkus, lights by David Lovett
Absinthe Trickle, Touch, Lullaby (text: Regie Cabico) by Molly Thompson performed by
Jody Redhage cello, Kamala Sankaram voice/accordion, Molly Thompson voice/accordion/piano
I you see something, say something by playwright Patti Chambers
Short dialogue between 2 women living under high alert performed by Nancy Castle (Annie) and
Patti Chambers (Penny)
Everbest, Virgil (excerpt)
book by Arnold Barkus with Jed Distler
with Arnold Barkus, Nancy Castle and Kamala Sankaram on headphones.
Five piano portraits by Virgil Thomson performed by Jed Distler: (i) Madam Dubost chez elle,
(ii) Karen Brown Waltuck: Intensely Two, (iii) A French Boy of Ten: Louis Lange,
(iv) Homage to Marya Freund and the Harp, (v) John Houseman: a Double Take

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