Living Sounds: Music of Jin Hi Kim March 16 • Studio Z Zeitgeist reunites with long-time collaborator Jin Hi Kim to present an evening of music and ritual to vitalize the mind and center the soul. Includes Kim’s Ritual for the Earth and NORI II.
Past Events
Sounding Ground Composer Showcase February 16-17 • Studio Z Join Zeitgeist and Sounding Ground artists Jonathan Posthuma, Soomin Kim, Jarrelle Barton, and Sara Pajunen for a first listen to the new works they have developed.
Surreality, Dreams and The Unconscious November 30-December 2 • Cleveland January 11 • The Anderson Center • Red Wing January 12-13 • Studio Z • Saint Paul Zeitgeist and Cleveland-based No Exit New Music Ensemble continue their long-standing collaboration with new works celebrating contemporary surrealism.
NORTH EXHIBITION: September 12-November 15, 2023 Closing Reception November 10 5:30-7:00 p.m. Carleton College Hamlin Creative Space at Weitz Center for Creativity: 320 3rd St E, Northfield, MN 55057 A new installation work by Mary Ellen Childs in collaboration with visual artist Lindsy Halleckson and videographer Tamara Ober. Based on the stark winter environment of the Arctic, NORTH combines recorded music performed by Zeitgeist, abstract paintings in winter hues, projected imagery of northern snowscapes, and sculptural elements to create an immersive environment in which to consider our northernmost lands and their connection to all of us wherever we live.
Sounding Ground Composer Showcase November 2-3 • Studio Z Join Zeitgeist and Sounding Ground artists Jay Afrisando, Shruthi Rajasekar, and AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa for a first listen to the new works they have developed.
Andrew Rindfleisch 60th Birthday Concert featuring guests and visiting artists, including Zeitgeist, the Meridian Arts Ensemble, and pianists Geoffrey Burleson and Shuai Wang.
Zeitgeist will perform Rindfleisch's Night Singing in celebration of the composer's birthday and the artistically fruitful partnership we've forged over the decades.
Festival at the Farm September 29-October 1 • Barringer Family Farms Zeitgeist and Barringer Family Farms present a weekend of theater, music, and food celebrating our natural world and life in the country. Join us for performances, and come early or stay late to walk the grounds, say hi to the chickens, and chat with our artists and farmers. Performances include Summer Rain featuring Nirmala and Shruthi Rajasekar, TABLE with Sod House Theater, and Musical Landscapes featuring music by Todd Harper.
Douglas Ewart's Sonic Tops June 15, 5-7 p.m. at Northside Healing Space Douglas Ewart’s Sonic Tops will gather musicians, poets, artists, and community members together to engage in music-making, performance art, and conversation in both indoor and outdoor spaces at The Northside Healing Space in North Minneapolis, located at 2100 Emerson Avenue North. The event will be free to the public and will have activities for both participating and observing.
Music of Douglas Ewart May 12-13, 7:30 p.m. at Studio Z Zeitgeist presents a portrait concert featuring award-winning and widely-acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Douglas R. Ewart. Best known as a composer, improviser, sculptor and maker of masks and instruments, Douglas R. Ewart weaves his remarkably broad gifts into a single sensibility that encourages and celebrates the wholeness of individuals in culturally active communities.
A Murmur in the Trees at Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum April 22, 2023 at 5 p.m. Zeitgeist presents an outdoor performance of Eve Beglarian's A Murmur in the Trees in the Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum in St. Peter, MN. Composer Eve Beglarian was inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem and a piece of birch bark to create A Murmur in the Trees, a 30-minute work that features 24 double bass players spread throughout a grove of trees.
Gong-Bathing inside NORTH exhibition Saturday, April 15 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Anderson Center at Tower View: 163 Tower View Drive, Red Wing, MN Join Zeitgeist percussionist Heather Barringer for a guided Gong Bathing Meditation, taking place within the NORTH installation at the Anderson Center’s brand-new untitled gallery. “Bathe” in the healing vibrations of sound while immersed in the beautiful imagery of Mary Ellen Childs’s multimedia NORTH installation. Please register in advance.
NORTH EXHIBITION: Jan 27-April 22, 2023 ARTIST RECEPTION: Jan. 27, 6-8 p.m. Anderson Center at Tower View: 163 Tower View Drive, Red Wing, MN A new installation work by Mary Ellen Childs in collaboration with visual artist Lindsy Halleckson and videographer Tamara Ober. Based on the stark winter environment of the Arctic, NORTH combines recorded music performed by Zeitgeist, abstract paintings in winter hues, projected imagery of northern snowscapes, and sculptural elements to create an immersive environment in which to consider our northernmost lands and their connection to all of us wherever we live.
Here & There 2023 Ohio performances: Feb. 2-4 Minnesota performances: Feb. 16 at Anderson Center, Feb. 17-18 at Studio Z Zeitgeist and Cleveland-based No Exit New Music Ensemble continue their long-standing, cross-country collaboration with joint concerts in Ohio and Minnesota.
Early Music Festival: Alvin Lucier Nov. 17-20, 2022 A co-production of Zeitgeist and 113 Composer Collective, Zeitgeist’s 2022 Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of composer Alvin Lucier. Since the 1960's Lucier's work has reshaped the way we think about sound with music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception.
Zeitgeist Halloween Festival 2022 Oct. 27-29, 2022 Zeitgeist's Halloween Festival at Studio Z features three evenings of haunting sounds, bone-chilling new commissions, and spine-tingling storytelling centered on the theme of "Monsters Among Us." Performances will include the world premiere of new chamber works for Zeitgeist by DeVon Russell Gray, Isaac Mayhew, and Stephanie Henry, storytelling curated by Nothando Zulu, and musical performances by RenegadeEnsemble, DeVon Russel Gray, and others.
No Exit Online Concert Oct. 14, 2022 at 8 p.m. No Exit New Music Ensemble is kicking off their 14th concert season with an online concert production infused with their signature visual style. The ensemble will be joined by frequent collaborators Shuai Wang, performing Stephen Dembski’s exquisite and powerful solo piano work Alta, and Zeitgeist presenting the world premiere of Primary Call, a new piece by composer Nasim Khorassani. Completing the program, No Exit will perform Per Norgaard’s haunting and all too timely Night Descending written for string quartet and featuring special guest violinist Mari Sato. Join us for this unique online concert experience!
Listeners can now watch the concert anytime here, and view the concert program here.