Here and There: Zeitgeist & No Exit Ensemble Sept. 20-22, 2019 • Studio Z • Details Zeitgeist kicks off the 2019-2020 season with their fifth annual collaboration with Cleveland-based No Exit New Music Ensemble. An exchange of local artistry, the event features Zeitgeist and No Exit performing music by Minnesota and Ohio composers.
The Gates of Horn and Ivory: A Lucid Experience Sept. 27-29, 2019 • Studio Z • Details Author and lucid dream expert Robert Waggoner, composer Janika Vandervelde, and Zeitgeist percussionists Heather Barringer and Patti Cudd present a three-day event exploring the world of lucid dreaming, featuring the premiere of Vandervelde’s new work The Gates of Horn and Ivory and presentations by Waggoner on “The Science of Lucid Dreaming” and “Lucid Dreaming’s Incredible Potential.”
Lowertown Listening Session: Andrea Mazzariello Oct. 10, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Composer Andrea Mazzariello and pianists Matthew McCright and Michael Mizrahi present a performance and discussion on works by Mazzariello, including the premiere of As Far As You Can Stretch a Web and a never-before-heard work from 2002.
Zeitgeist Halloween Festival 2019 Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2019 • Studio Z • Details Zeitgeist’s Halloween Festival features four days of haunting sounds, bone-chilling new commissions, and spine-tingling storytelling at Studio Z. Highlights of the 2nd annual festival include the premieres of new works by Eric Mayson, Asuka Kakitani and the composer/choreographer team of Nick Gaudette and Maggie Bergeron.
The Blue in the Distance Jan. 11-12, 2020 • Studio Z • Details Zeitgeist teams up with composer Scott L. Miller for a virtual reality experience featuring vocalist Tracey Engleman, poetry by Minnesota poet laureate Joyce Sutphen, and video footage from Quarry Park in Saint Cloud, MN.
Playing it Close to Home March 6-8, 2020 • Studio Z • Details With winning songs from our Eric Stokes Song Contest plus music by local composer Randy Bauer, Zeitgeist’s annual Playing it Close to Home concert celebrates the wealth of musical creativity found right here in our own backyard.
Early Music Festival: Frederic Rzewski April 16-19, 2020 • Studio Z • Details Zeitgeist’s 10th Annual Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of composer Frederic Rzewski. From the 1960s to today, Rzewski has influenced American music profoundly through his work with minimalism, improvisation, text notation, and politically charged music.
Past Events
Lowertown Listening Session: Zeitgeist-Composer Workshop Aug. 8, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Take a glimpse into the 2019 Zeitgeist-Composer Workshop, featuring music by composer participants Asuka Kakitani, Christopher Brakel, and Nick Gaudette (composer) and Maggie Bergeron (dance).
Lowertown Listening Session: Mary Ellen Childs June 18, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Composer Mary Ellen Childs, along with collaborator visual artist Lindsy Halleckson, are creating a new work for Zeitgeist inspired by their fall 2018 trip to the Arctic Circle through The Arctic Circle residency program. Join us as these two artists share field recordings, video, photographs, and experiences that are the inspiration for this new concert-length work and hear Zeitgeist play several of Childs' musical sketches.
Summer Rain at Caponi Art Park June 9, 2019 • Caponi Art Park, Eagan, MN • Details Summer Rain, developed and performed by Zeitgeist and composer/veena virtuoso Nirmala Rajasekar, is a blend of Indian classical music (Carnatic tradition) and Western classical new music, featuring five musical compositions interspersed with discussion and interactive opportunities. Rain date: June 23
Lowertown Listening Session: Janika Vandervelde May 28, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Composer Janika Vandervelde and Zeitgeist percussionists Heather Barringer and Patti Cudd present a preview and discussion of Vandervelde's new evening-length work for percussion and electronics exploring the world of lucid dreaming.
Zeitgeist with 113 Collective May 17-19, 2019 • Studio Z • Details Zeitgeist teams up with Twin Cities composers collective 113 to present new works by 113 members. 113, a collection of composers and performers of new music, curates concerts, seminars, and master classes throughout the Twin Cities with a focus on community building, educational outreach, and emphasis on extensive interaction between composers and performers.
Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl April 27, 2019 • 1-3 p.m. at Studio Z • Info Join Zeitgeist performs "mini-concerts" featuring music by Pauline Oliveros from 1:00-3:00 at Studio Z during the Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl.
Early Music Festival: Pauline Oliveros April 4-7, 2019 • Studio Z • Details Zeitgeist’s 9th Annual Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of composer Pauline Oliveros. From the 1960's until her death in 2016, Oliveros influenced American music profoundly through her work with improvisation, meditation, electronic music, myth and ritual.
Zeitgeist Early Music Workshop: Deep Listening® with Viv Corringham April 6, 2019 • 3:30 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Can we listen differently to the sounds that compose our world? In this workshop heighten your awareness of the sonic environment - both external and internal - as well as your sense of experimentation, collaboration and playfulness. Based on Pauline Oliveros’s Deep Listening® practices and Sonic Meditations, this workshop is open to all with an interest in listening. No previous experience needed.
Zeitgeist Early Music Workshop: Deepening the Legacy April 2, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Composer and licensed Deep Listening® practitioner Viv Corringham has written a new work for Zeitgeist in honor of Pauline Oliveros and the Early Music Festival. Come hear a preview of this new work, learn about Deep Listening™, and discover how Oliveros's ideas continue to influence musicians today.
Zeitgeist Early Music Workshop: Pauline Oliveros - Artist & Activist March 26, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Pauline Oliveros created work that commented on contemporary society and encouraged social change. Join us as we explore her work addressing feminism and our relationship to our environment and each other. Featuring a performance of To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of Their Desperation.
Zeitgeist Early Music Workshop: Music of Pauline Oliveros March 19, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Join Zeitgeist for an overview of the music of Pauline Oliveros. Zeitgeist and guest artists will perform and discuss several works from throughout Oliveros' career, including her speaking choir piece Sound Patterns, early electronic works, and her text-based work The Well and the Gentle.
Lowertown Listening Session: The Dream Songs Project March 7, 2019 • 6 p.m. at Studio Z • Tickets Join The Dream Songs Project (Alyssa Anderson, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Spoelstra, guitar) and composer Joshua Weinberg for a preview and discussion of a new song cycle by Weinberg.
Playing it Close to Home Feb. 8-9, 2019 • Details With winning songs from our Eric Stokes Song Contest plus music by local composer Yohannes Tona, our annual Playing it Close to Home concert celebrates the wealth of musical creativity found right here in our own backyard.
