Most Recent – C a c o p h o n y

Weeks/Corder/ Namay/Harris Conversate on Fractal Selves

Published on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Jillian Degroot

by Emily Kerski

Artwork by Dan McDonald

Fractal Selves, a new release from Amalgam Records, sees Bill Harris (drums, percussion, duct tape), Nathan Corder (electronics), Tom Weeks (alto saxophone), and Eli Namay (upright and electric bass) join forces, combining the quartet’s contrasting musical landscapes with sampled speech by philosopher Rick Roderick.… Read More...

Lee Blalock’s Stereo Test Program No. 3: Transmutation Assessment

Published on November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 by Jillian Degroot

Photo by Michael E. Smith

A Conversation with Lee Blalock On Her New Piece: Stereo Test Program No. 3: Transmutation Assessment

by Jill DeGroot

Lee Blalock’s studio has a tall ceiling and big windows. Even on a cold October day, it’s filled with light.… Read More...

Walking Marbles, Tortoises, and the 99 Cent Store: An Interview with Carolyn Chen

Published on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 by Jillian Degroot

by Kenn Kumpf

a•pe•ri•od•ic will open its 2018-19 season next Sunday night (Oct. 14th) at 8:30 p.m. on Constellation’s Frequency Series as part of a double bill with vocalist/composer Carol Genetti. a•pe•ri•od•ic will give the Chicago premiere of Carolyn Chen’s In 1839 it was considered elegant to take a tortoise out walking.… Read More...

An interview with Christine Burke on her piece “for 5+ performers”

Published on October 11, 2018October 12, 2018 by Jillian Degroot

by Kenn Kumpf

a•pe•ri•od•ic will open its 2018-19 season next Sunday night (Oct. 14th) at 8:30 p.m. on Constellation’s Frequency Series as part of a double bill with vocalist/composer Carol Genetti. a•pe•ri•od•ic will give the Chicago premiere of Christine Burke’s for 5+ performers.… Read More...

Eliza Brown’s A Soundwalk with Resi: An Extended Program Note

Published on October 8, 2018October 12, 2018 by Jillian Degroot

Photo Credit: Yonatan Aljadeff

A Soundwalk with Resi by Eliza Brown

Extended program note by Jessica Aszodi

Resi is a child in late-19th-century Austria who will grow up to be the wife of a Field Marshall. Her given name is Maria Theresa, but that sounds too formal for a small person who prefers outdoors to in, so her mother calls her Resi.

F-PLUS and ~Nois at Constellation

Published on October 1, 2018October 12, 2018 by Jillian Degroot

by Emily Kerski

The lobby of Constellation is like a warm living room; there’s something about the glow of the low orange lights, the sense of community as people gather at the door. It seems everyone knows everyone as they discuss projects, ask fellow musicians about what is coming up next, catch up with colleagues, revisit connections, dream bigger, make plans.… Read More...

An interview with Eliza Brown on her new piece Masque-Rondeau written for a•pe•ri•od•ic

Published on June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 by Jillian Degroot

by Kenn Kumpf of a•pe•ri•od•ic

As part of Make Music ’18, a•pe•ri•od•ic – augmented by other Chicago-based musicians – will give the world premiere of Eliza Brown’s 42-minute Masque-Rondeau at Buchanan Chapel, Fourth Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. on June 21st.… Read More...