Lowertown Listening Sessions

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Lowertown Listening Sessions invite curious listeners to enjoy adventurous sounds and insightful conversation with the music-makers of our time. Held at Studio Z, Zeitgeist’s performance space in Lowertown St. Paul, this monthly happy hour series brings guest artists from all genres of new music (jazz, classical, world music, folk, and more) for performances and informal discussion in an after-work setting with food and beverages from Lowertown eateries. 

Upcoming Sessions
Lowertown Listening Session: Francesca Anderegg
Sept. 15, 2016  •  6 p.m. at Studio Z  •  Tickets
Violinist Francesca Anderegg and pianist Brent Funderburk perform and discuss music from their newly released album Wild Cities. 
Lowertown Listening Session: EAR + NOSE
Oct. 14, 2016  •  6-10 p.m. at Studio Z  •  Tickets
Composer Mary Ellen Childs presents EAR + NOSE, an immersive sound installation combining the worlds of scent and sound featuring live performance by Zeitgeist. Live performance and discussion at 7 p.m.
Lowertown Listening Session: Zeitgeist & No Exit Ensemble
Nov. 10, 2016  •  6 p.m. at Studio Z  •  Tickets
Zeitgeist and No Exit Ensemble perform and discuss music by Minnesota composers Ann Millikan and Ohio-based composer James Praznik. 
Lowertown Listening Session: Dameun Strange
Dec. 15, 2016  •  6 p.m. at Studio Z  •  Tickets
Award-winning Minnesota composer/sound designer Dameun Strange presents music from his new opera on the life of Alberta Williams King. 
Lowertown Listening Session: Horton, Clausen, Miller, & Porwoll-Lee
Jan. 6, 2017  •  6 p.m. at Studio Z  •  Tickets
A performance and discussion of a new collaboration between hip hop artist Joe Horton, composers Joshua Clausen and Scott Miller, and clarinetist Sarah Porwoll-Lee. 

Previous Sessions
Lowertown Listening Session: Zeitgeist-Composer Workshop
Aug. 11, 2016  •  6 p.m. at Studio Z  •  Tickets
Join Zeitgeist for a glimpse into the 2016 composer workshop, featuring music by composer participants Yohannes Tona, Randy Bauer, and Reinaldo Moya. 
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