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Black House SoCal 2020 Participants

This Workshop has been postponed until 2021.

 

We're excited to announce the composers and performers selected for the 2020 Black House SoCal New Music Workshop!

Workshop Ensemble

 

Conductor- Georgia Mills, Bethesda, MD

Violin- Charlotte Munn-Wood, New York, NY

Violin- Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, Sydney, NSW, AUS

Violin- Patti Kilroy, Los Angeles, CA

Violin- Ana Luisa Diaz de Cossio Sanchez, Ensenada, Mexico

Viola- Celka Ojakangas, Los Angeles, CA

Cello- Marza Wilks, Los Angeles, CA

 

Clarinet- Lara Mitofsky Neuss, Wayne, NJ

Recorders-Hunter Long, Costa Mesa, CA

Flutes- Teresa Díaz de Cossio, Ensenada, Mexico

 

Harp- Melissa Achten Klausner, Los Angeles, CA

Electronicist- Alex Lough, Long Beach, CA

 

Percussion- Joanna Chen, Rowland Heights, CA

Percussion- Jess Tsang, Brooklyn, NY

Percussion- Kevin Zetina, San Antonio, TX

 

Composers

 

Jenna Lyle, Chicago, IL

David Bird, New York, NY

Elisabet Curbelo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Lilac Atassi, Los Angeles, CA

Hunter Long, Costa Mesa, CA

 

Black House at OME 2020 Participants

We're excited to announce the composers and players selected for the Black House Workshop at Oh My Ears!

Conductor

Brandon Rolle - Los Angeles, CA

Composers

Tianyi Wang - Boston, MA, USA; China

Blair Boyd - Chicago, IL

Akshaya Avril Tucker - Ashfield, MA

Elizabeth Bayer - Phoenix, AZ

Hunter Long - Costa Mesa, CA

Performers
Bb/A Clarinet - Emily Mehigh-Bb/A Clarinet - Chicago, IL

Bass Clarinet - Josh Bennett - Phoenix, AZ

Soprano/Alto Sax - Sarah Hetrick - Austin, TX

Trumpet - Kenken Gorder - Austin TX

Recorders - Hunter Long - Costa Mesa, CA

Violin - Meghan Ruel - Ottawa, Canada

Violin - Megyn Neff - Phoenix, AZ

Bass - Will Yager - Iowa City, IA

Bass - Annick Odom - Den Haag, NL

Electric Guitar/Guitar - Diego Miranda - Phoenix, AZ

Percussion - Matthew Lau - Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Percussion - Salina Kuo - Philadelphia, PA

Black House SoCal 2020

This call is now closed.

Call for Musicians

The Black House Collective will be hosting its 19th new music workshop in Irvine, California. This workshop will have an electroacoustic/intermedia focus that will take place in the Experimental Media Performance Lab at UC-Irvine.

The goal of the Black House Workshops is to create a supportive laboratory for musicians to connect and support each while creating new music. Participation in the workshop is completely free and there is no application fee. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging.  

Workshop Details

Musicians may apply as performing or composing residents. All residents will meet for a three-day intensive on the UC-Irvine campus June 7th-9th. This workshop coincides with the Noon to Midnight festival at the LA Phil and, for those interested, we will be going to the festival on June 6th, the day before the workshop begins

Over the course of 3 days, composers and the workshop ensemble will work together to create and document an evening length multimedia performance. These workshops are very DIY and each composer will compose a new piece and assist everyone else with their tech. We'll have complete access to the facilities of the Lab and will be limited only by what we know how to use. Fixed media, projections, live-processing etc.. should be available. We will be largely self-sufficient and it should be an intense 3 days as we get familiar with the space and experiment with ideas.

Performing Resident Information

Performing residents will be selected to be part of a chamber ensemble. Players are expected to play at a high level and to have prepared the music before the workshop. Previous electroacoustic experience is not necessary. There is a piano available and percussionists must be able to bring their own equipment.

Composing Resident Information

Composing residents will write a new 10-12 minute, electroacoustic/multimedia piece for the entire workshop ensemble (no subsets) and assist with tech and documentation for the entire workshop. The instrumentation of the ensemble will be made available shortly after artist selection. Finished compositions with parts must be provided by March 15th in order to receive feedback, make any necessary revisions and give the performers time to prepare. 

Dates

• December 31: applications due
• January 5: acceptances sent
• May 15: scores and parts submitted
• June 7-9: rehearsals
• June 9: ending performance and tear down

 

HOW TO APPLY

Composers

Please submit to [email protected]:

• CV
• 2 recent scores with 2 corresponding links(please do not submit audio or video files) to recordings/video
• short proposal of what you would be interested in writing for the workshop.

Performers

Please submit to [email protected]:

• CV
• 2 links to recordings or videos of performances that demonstrate your skill and experience with new music. One piece from a living composer and one solo piece are preferred but not a requirement.
• A short paragraph about your electroacoustic experience

 

 

2020 New Music Workshop at OME

Black House’s 18th new music workshop will be part of the 2020 Oh My Ears festival in Phoenix, Arizona. The goal of the Black House workshops is to create a supportive laboratory for musicians to connect and support each other while creating new music. Participation in the workshop is completely free. Lodging will be available but participants are responsible for their own travel. This workshop will give musicians attending the Oh My Ears New Music Festival an opportunity to work together premiering newly composed music in an informal and fun way.

Workshop Details

Musicians may apply as performing or composing residents. All residents will meet for a two-day intensive on Friday morning (Feb 21st) through Saturday evening (Feb 22nd). Participation in the workshop will not interfere with performance times in the festival.

Composing Resident Information 

Composing residents will write a new 6-9 minute piece for the entire workshop ensemble (no subsets). The instrumentation of the ensemble will be made available shortly after artist selection. Finished compositions with parts must be provided by Friday, January 10th. In order to receive feedback, make any necessary revisions and give the performers time to prepare. There is very little time to put together these pieces, so pieces that require a lot of tech will not do well. The rule of thumb is that if you can’t quickly set up it and tear it down by yourself, you’re better off writing something purely acoustic. Composers must be able to attend the workshop. The BHC has a very DIY ethos and preference will be given to composers who are willing to help and generally be useful beyond simply submitting their scores.

Conducting Resident Information

One conducting resident will be chosen to organize and run both rehearsals and the performance. The conductor will need to be very familiar with the music and be able to efficiently prepare the ensemble with time restrictions. The conductor will be free to organize the rehearsals as they see fit and will need to be in contact with the composers before the workshop to prepare. 

Performing Resident Information

Performing residents will be selected to be play in the workshop ensemble. Players are expected to play at a high level and to have prepared the music before the workshop. 

Dates

• October 4: applications due
• Mid-October: acceptances sent
• January 10: scores and parts submitted
• January 24: final revisions due
• February 21: first day of rehearsals
• February 22: rehearsal and ending performance

 

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This call is now closed.

Black House SoCal - Performance

 Congratulations to the participants of the 2019 SoCal Workshop.

Watch the full performance here.

Black House SoCal: Performance

Join us on Sunday, March 31 at 6 p.m. for the Black House SoCal performance at UC Irvine.

Black House at OME - Performance

 Congratulations to the participants of the workshop at OME, and thanks to OME for hosting us. Watch the full performance here.

Black House SoCal 2019 Participants

We're happy to announce the participants in the 2019 Black House SoCal Intermedia Workshop in Irvine, CA! Workshop will be from March 28th to the 31st.

 

Photo of Joanna Chen by Nicholas Stevens

Composers

Anna Meadors - Trenton, NJ

Chris Schunk - Los Angeles, CA

Hunter Long - Costa Mesa, CA

Monte Weber - Brooklyn, NY

Feona Lee Jones - Oakland, CA

Celka Ojakangas - Los Angeles, CA

Ivonne Paredes - Brooklyn, NY | Lima, Peru

Players

Viola- Zoe Hartenbaum - Philadelphia, PA

Cello - Dustin Seo - Los Angeles. CA

Bass - Rebecca Lawrence - Los Angeles, CA

Clarinets - Kimberly Dunning - Sacramento, CA

Flutes-Daniel Lemer - Los Angeles,CA

Recorders - Hunter Long - Costa Mesa, CA

 

Trumpets - Kenken Gorder - Jollyville, TX

Bass Trombone - Jacob Elkin - Brooklyn, NY

 

Percussion - Jordan Curcuruto - Los Angeles, CA

Percussion - Joanna Chen - Rowland Heights, CA

Percussion - John Smigelski - Buffalo, NY

Black House Collective at OME: Performance

Black House SoCal Intermedia Workshop

 

Call for Musicians

The Black House Collective will be hosting its 17th new music workshop in Irvine, California. This workshop will have an electroacoustic/intermedia focus that will take place in the Experimental Media Performance Lab at UC-Irvine.

The goal of the Black House Workshops is to create a supportive laboratory for musicians to connect and support each while creating new music. Participation in the workshop is completely free and there is no application fee. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging. For this workshop we limiting applications to artists currently based in North America.

 

Workshop Details

Musicians may apply as performing or composing residents. All residents will meet for a four-day intensive on the UC-Irvine campus March 28th-31st.

Over the course of 4 days, composers and the workshop ensemble will work together to create and document an evening length multimedia performance. These workshops are very DIY and each composer will compose a new piece and assist everyone else with their tech. We'll have complete access to the facilities of the Lab and will be limited only by what we know how to use. Fixed media, projections, live-processing etc.. should be available. We will be largely self-sufficient and it should be an intense 4 days as we get familiar with the space and experiment with ideas.

Performing Resident Information

Performing residents will be selected to be part of a chamber ensemble. Players are expected to play at a high level and to have prepared the music before the workshop. Previous electroacoustic experience is not necessary. There is a piano available and percussionists must be able to bring their own equipment.

Composing Resident Information

Composing residents will write a new 10-12 minute piece for the entire workshop ensemble (no subsets) and assist with tech and documentation for the entire workshop. The instrumentation of the ensemble will be made available shortly after artist selection. Finished compositions with parts must be provided by March 15th in order to receive feedback, make any necessary revisions and give the performers time to prepare.  

 

Dates

• September 28: applications due

• September 30: acceptances sent

• March 15: scores and parts submitted

• March 28-31: rehearsals

• March 31: ending performance and tear down

 

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HOW TO APPLY

Composers

Please submit to [email protected]:

• CV

• 2 recent scores with 2 corresponding links(please do not submit audio or video files) to recordings/video

• short proposal of what you would be interested in writing for the workshop.

Performers

Please submit to [email protected]:

• CV

• 2 links to recordings or videos of performances that demonstrate your skill and experience with new music. One piece from a living composer and one solo piece are preferred but not a requirement.

• A short paragraph about your electroacoustic experience