2015-2016 Season
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Here and There: Zeitgeist & No Exit Ensemble Oct. 8-10, 2015, Studio Z Zeitgeist kicks off the 2015-16 season by joining forces with Cleveland-based new music ensemble No Exit for an exchange of local sounds and talent. Featuring Zeitgeist performing music by Ornette Coleman, John Cage, Clint Needham, and world premieres of new works by Twin Cities-based Steven Rydberg and Cleveland composer Andrew Rindfleisch. No Exit will perform works by Minnesota composers Stephen Paulus and Justin Rubin. Saturday night’s performance features a special combined set featuring work by Pat O’Keefe and Stacey Bowers. 7th Annual Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret Nov. 12-14, 2015 A three-day festival of new music from multiple genres, Zeitgeist’s 7th Annual New Music Cabaret highlights cutting-edge performances from the fringe of the Twin Cities music scene. An eclectic mix of the music of our time, this year’s cabaret includes performances by Zeitgeist and artists specializing in jazz, world music, improvisation, and more. Attend one or all shows for $15 each night. Nov. 12, 2015 6:30 p.m. Young Performer Showcase 7:30 p.m. Marimba Bullies 8:30 p.m. Zeitgeist 9:30 p.m. Steve Kenny's Wise Quartet Nov. 13, 2015 7:30 p.m. Alyssa Anderson & Jeffery Kyle Hutchins 8:30 p.m. Zeitgeist 9:30 p.m. Dave Hagedorn Quartet Nov. 14, 2015 7:30 p.m. Solomon Parham 8:30 p.m. Zeitgeist 9:30 p.m. Gao Hong On the Highway Playing it Close to Home Feb. 19-21, 2016, Studio Z With winning songs from our Eric Stokes Song Contest plus music by local composer Janika Vandervelde, our annual Playing it Close to Home concert celebrates the wealth of musical creativity found right here in our own backyard. The program will include the premiere performance of This World is Maya, Vandervelde's new work composed for Zeitgeist, plus Genesis VII, written for Zeitgeist in 1989. Early Music Festival: Morton Feldman Mar. 31-Apr. 3, 2016, Studio Z Zeitgeist’s 6th Annual Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of composer Morton Feldman. One of the 20th century’s great visionaries, Feldman’s innovations in music notation and his free-flowing indeterminate music embraced new artistic possibilities and made a lasting impact that continues to shape new music today. As a group of musicians dedicated to the music of our time, Zeitgeist knows the most meaningful expressions of today are informed by the musical contributions of yesterday. The annual Early Music Festival honors that artistic debt with performances of influential and rarely-heard works by 20th century masters. Pine Eyes by Martin Bresnick May 20-22, 2016, Studio Z A dark and delightful evening-length chamber work based on Carlo Collodi's beloved The Adventures of Pinocchio, Pine Eyes is a rich mixture of music and words—a compelling adventure for the imagination that will captivate audiences of all ages. Narrator Nicholas Nelson joins Zeitgeist to create a fantastic tale of transformation and discovery with plenty of the bewitchment, adventure, and heroism so crucial to a good fairy tale. Pine Eyes was written by Martin Bresnick for Zeitgeist in 2008, and was commissioned by and premiered at the Walker Art Center. Pine Eyes is part of Bresnick’s body of work Opere della Musica Povera (Works of a Poor Music), which explores themes of poverty, extremity, and loss. The composer uses limited visual and musical resource to create work of gorgeous simplicity, great depth, and captivating immediacy. |
