Chatterbird and Metro Archives Audiovisual Conservation Center joined us as we presented a new live performance combining music and archival film footage. Working alongside Metro Archives Staff, chatterbird selected unseen and endangered footage from the collection for preservation. The ensemble then created a new music soundtrack and film which will debuted live at Nashville Public Library's main auditorium on June 21.
This concert included four WORLD PREMIERES featuring the music of composers Chris Bell, Annalyse Clark, Nick Heilborn, and Matthew Shorten. This concert will be the culmination of a spring project with Vanderbilt University’s Composition Studio.
Also on the program were Alex Temple’s homage to Frank Zappa and Robert Honstein’s tribute to a childhood clapping game.
Hello Gold Mountain is a requiem for lost possibilities of the Jewish community of Shanghai. The work, an original composition by Wu Fei, will feature chatterbird along with Wu Fei, guzheng, and Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, oud (Silkroad Ensemble). The piece is inspired by stories of Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai from Europe during World War II. This premiere is supported in part by the MAP Fund.
This concert was a culmination of our residency with Pulitzer finalist Christopher Cerrone, one-sixth of the Sleeping Giant composer collective.
chatterbird joined SONUS choir at WELD as they presented their spring concert, which included pieces by such renowned composers as Rachmaninoff, Whitacre, Mealor, Gjeilo, and Rutter among many more -- including an original piece by artist and choir member Timbre.
chatterbird and Wu Fei performed a live original score to an archival “Travelogue Film” from Nashville Public Library.
Culminating concert for residency with Jason Treuting. chatterbird performed his suite Amid the Noise, specially arranged for our group.
An immersive visual concert featuring the music of Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Wu Fei, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Michael Slayton, and Eve Beglarian.
Collaborative concert featuring Wu Fei and chatterbird musicians presented in partnership with Music for Seniors. This concert featured the silent film archives of the Nashville Public Library’s Audiovisual Conservation department.
Featuring Ted in a performance of songs from his Outlanders series, along with two performances of his Katrina Ballads for chamber orchestra and vocalists.
Poetry and improvisation, featuring chatterbird violinist Alicia Enstrom with storytellers from the Versify podcast.
International Women's Day performance, featuring the music of Kate Soper and Eve Beglarian.
A night of festive holiday tunes to accompany the Skull's burlesque troupe.
Music from Thierry de Mey, Kate Soper, Daniel Wohl (co-commissioned work), Eve Beglarian, Bryan Clark, and Halldor Smarason. Special guests: Wu Fei, guzheng, and Shane Parrish, guitar (Ahleuchatistas).
A night of spooky music to accompany a burlesque troupe, in celebration of Halloween.
A showcase of 2015/16 repertoire in two family-friendly settings - the Schermerhorn's Free Day of Music and Cheekwood's Harvest Festival.
Modular art pod performance, featuring music for amplified chess board, violin and looping pedal, a bit o' john cage, and other treasures - all in a 4x4 pod.
Ensemble in residence for the NACUSA conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Repertoire from John Mayrose, Roger Briggs, Tyler Capp, Baljinder Sekhon, Jeff Morris, Lansing McLoskey, Ingrid Stolzel, and Nicholas Omiccioli. A second concert at the conference offered a showcase of 2015/16 ensemble repertoire.
Bird goes pop! Featuring the music of Eve Beglarian, Merrill Garbus (tune-yards), John Fonville, Dennis DeSantis, Bryan Clark, Alex Temple, and Frederic Rzewski. Audience participation (and noisemakers) required.
Avant-garde meets twang with music from Scott Lee, David Kirkland Garner, Bryan Clark, Paula Van Goes, Matt Flinner, and Ian Dicke.
Famed erhu performer Ma Xiaohui joined chatterbird for a concert featuring music by Bryan Clark, Elizabeth Brown, Ryo Noda, and Jesse Strauss.
A cross-disciplinary, multi-sensory exploration of a poem from the inside out, with thanks to poet Stephanie Pruitt. Featuring the music of chatterbird musicians Bryan Clark, Paula Van Goes, and Jesse Strauss, along with compositions by Gene Koshinski and Jacob TV.
A showcase of 2014/15 repertoire in a free, family-friendly fringe show.
Celebrated Nashville-based songwriter Brooke Waggoner premiered a commissioned work for chatterbird. Additional repertoire from Jacob TV, Bryan Clark, Ted Hearne, Gene Koshinski, Alex Leach, Daniel Wohl, Logan Castro, and Randy Woolf.. with typewriters, toy pianos, and a bit of Biz Markie.
A sold-out crowd at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center enjoyed the music of chatterbird's Composer in Residence Bryan Clark, along with original music from Jesse Strauss and Alex Leach.
Within a secret coffee shop tucked away in Nashville's Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, we explored the music of Eve Beglarian, Liduino Pitombeira, Bryan Clark, Seth Timbs (of Fluid Ounces), Alex Leach/Jesse Strauss, and Richard Reed Parry... and stethoscopes.
Debut concert, featuring the music of Missy Mazzoli, Gabriel Kahane, Bryan Clark, Timo Andres, Dai Fujikura, and Saint Vincent. Special Guests: FALL Aerial Dance.
