Tag: John Zorn
John Zorn - final rehearsals, the concert, and the reviews
On Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, in Hertz Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, PME once again distinguished itself as a leading-edge vocal ensemble, pariticapting in the world premiere of John Zorn’s Mysterium, a suite of six pieces dealing with various pagan rituals and legends. It took Zorn seven years to complete the composition, and [...]
Posted: November 16th, 2006 under Collaborations, John Zorn.
Tags: John Zorn, UC Berkeley
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John Zorn collaboration - it must be November
In November 2005, PME was invited to Carnegie Hall for a celebration of Meredith Monk’s 40th anniversary as a composer/dancer/producer/dramatist. Among the participants, mostly avant garde New York musicians, was saxophonist John Zorn. Almost exactly one year later, members of PME will be performing with Zorn at UC Berkeley as part of the CalPerformances season.
In [...]
Posted: November 2nd, 2006 under Collaborations, John Zorn.
Tags: Cal Performances, Colbert Report, John Zorn, MacArthur Foundation, Meredith Monk
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PME’s Collaborations
24 Members of PME to perform with Sufjan Stevens at Zellerbach Hall; Oct 10th and 11th, 2006
Sufjan Stevens is currently touring in support of his recent release The Avalanche and the soon to be released Songs for Christmas . Audiences who attended the 2006 PME Jazz and Pops concert will remember the finale, our a [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2006 under Collaborations, John Zorn, Sufjan Stevens.
Tags: John Zorn, Sufjan Stevens
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