Carolina Migrant Center Benefit Concert at Snug Harbor
Sweat Transfer
La Brava
Dirty Art Club
Simon Smthng
Baran Dance Tiny Dances: TRL
A crowdsourced concert featuring solos, duets, and trios set to music requests from the Charlotte community! With contemporary choreography by Baran Dance company artists Audrey Baran, Lauren Bickerstaff, Rahquelah Conyers, Carolina Quirós Otárola and Ali Roth, this petite performance packs a big punch.
https://petrasbar.com/event/baran-dance-presents-tiny-dances-2024-trl-two-nights/
https://petrasbar.com/event/baran-dance-presents-tiny-dances-2024-trl-two-nights-2/
Spoke Easy 13th Anniversary Party
Sweat Transfer
Ryan Persaud, percussion/electronics/visuals
Chad Thompson, bass
Dylan Ward, saxophone
The Spoke Easy
Charlotte, NC
https://sweattransfer.bandcamp.com/
Faculty and Friends Concert Series at UNCC
MOD
Ben Still, alto saxophone
Dylan Ward, alto saxophone
Avery Bumgarner, alto saxophone
Rowe Recital Hall
Charlotte, NC
Petrified 2024 Halloween Bash
Sweat Transfer
Ryan Persaud, percussion/electronics/visuals
Chad Thompson, bass
Dylan Ward, saxophone
Petra’s Bar
Charlotte, NC
https://sweattransfer.bandcamp.com/
Sweat Transfer Guest Artist Set
Charlotte International Arts 2024 Festival
Levine Center for the Arts
Charlotte, NC
https://sweattransfer.bandcamp.com/
Cult of Sinetology at Petty Thieves
Sweat Transfer
Ryan Persaud, percussion/electronics/visuals
Chad Thompson, bass
Dylan Ward, saxophone
Petty Thieves Brewing
Charlotte, NC
Dual premiere of Evanescent by Australian design studio, Atelier Sisu, and Sprezzatura, scored by multi-media artist and composer Ryan Persaud.
Music by Sweat Transfer
Ryan Persaud, sound design/composition
Dylan Ward, saxophones
Charlotte International Arts 2024 Festival
Charlotte, NC
https://sweattransfer.bandcamp.com/track/sprezzatura-main-theme
NoDa Art House: House Rules Series
Music by Sweat Transfer
NoDa Art House
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte BOOM Fringe 2024 Festival
Music by Kenneth Michael Florence
Dylan Ward, saxophones
Dupp & Swat at Camp North End
Charlotte, NC
https://boomcharlotte.org/2024-artists/
Charlotte SHOUT! 2024 Festival
Music by Kenneth Michael Florence
Dylan Ward, saxophones
Pianodrome at Grace A.M.E. Zion Church
Charlotte, NC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ToYn7FsyZ4&list=PL1qEYAwjo0o-wnbdkFATvQv_pgbI0P0Go
Asheville Fringe Arts Festival 2024
Dylan Ward, saxophones
The Well
Asheville, NC
March 23, 2024
UNCSA Winter Dance 2024
Premiere of Nia Imani Franklin’s ballet “The Gardens That Were Watered For Us”
Choreography by Sidra Bell
Freedman Theatre
Winston-Salem, NC
Music and Museum Concert Series with the Bechtler Ensemble
Bechtler Museum for Modern Art
Charlotte, NC
Nia Imani Franklin Live with MOD
The Bookhouse
Winston-Salem, NC
Featuring two world premieres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYzHdvxkWpg
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
Sheen Center for Culture and Thought
Angelus Novus (2020) by Seth Andrew Davis
Dylan Ward, tenor saxophone
Seth Andrew Davis, laptop/electronics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgfBtz9McTU
Performance Dates:
Saturday, April 22nd at 8:30pm
Sunday, April 23rd at 7:30pm
Ticket Info:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5820325
Tourmaline is a semi-precious gemstone that appears in a multitude of color schemes and is found throughout the world. It is known as “the stone of reconciliation” and is believed to foster positive energy, healing, and connections with the Earth. Tourmaline also serves as a symbolic representation of the philosopher’s stone, of the alchemical tradition, believed to be capable of transforming base metals into gold, attaining divine wisdom, perfecting the human body and spirit, and achieving immortality.
“Tourmaline” – Dylan Ward’s debut album of five works for saxophone and electronics – explores these ideas through a number of angles in order to produce a kaleidoscopic array of electroacoustic textures. The facets of the album resemble the alchemical process solve et coagula, whereby the saxophone undergoes a sonic transmutation from a solo acoustic instrument into a hybrid electroacoustic one that is fused with the electronic sound world. This merging of identities is achieved by the gradual deconstruction and reassembly of the instrument through dense electronic processing, delay effects, sampling, and extended techniques. This integration empowers the saxophone with new sonic capabilities within the context of a boundless electronic universe.
From crystal caves to the cosmogonic Ogdoad, from Paul Klee’s painting of the Angel of History to the structure of a Michael Jordan documentary, Tourmaline covers a wide range of creative concepts and saxophonic virtuosity. Five young composers (from Kansas to Ireland) with five distinct styles are essential elements in this epic transformation.
Charlotte SHOUT!, presented by Atrium Health and Bank of America, is an aspirational multi-week festival designed to showcase our community by celebrating Charlotte's creativity and innovation through art, music, food, and ideas. Located primarily in Uptown Charlotte, SHOUT! will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world. The 2023 edition of SHOUT! will take place from March 31-April 16.
Premiered two new compositions by Kenneth Michael Florence: Rift (2016/2023) and Seven Steps (2021). Held at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.
Performed as a guest soloist on the “Carnival of Venice” with the Hickory Ridge HS Wind Ensemble, directed by Chris White and David Rivero at the 2022 North Carolina Music Educator’s Association held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
Artist Fellow at the 2022 Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend Festival at MASS MoCA. Performed music by George Lewis, Tania León, Olga Neuwirth, and Samantha Wolf.
Dionysus presents an exciting program of new American music based on varying ideas of light. Music by Jennifer Higdon, Timothy Peterson, Karalyn Schubring, Lei Liang, Roshanne Etezady, Carter Pann, and Jun Nagao.
Duo Dionysus presents “Hocket” , a program featuring works by all living American composers for saxophone duo.
Program:
THOMAS, Jeu D’sprit
MONK, Hocket
BROBERG, Cloud-like
GLASS, Piece in the Shape of a Square
BIEDENBENDER, Staying the Night
DAVIS, Shadow Boxing II (World Premiere)
MELLITS, Tachycardia
Seth Davis, Colin Mosely and the Kansas City Electronic Music Arts Alliance are excited to share Techno Chapel, a 50 minute multimedia interactive performance at Charlotte Street’s Capsule performing space on Saturday, September 28, 2019.
The evening of live, experimental musical performances begins at 7:00 PM and is a FREE event intended for all audiences. Parking for the show can be located behind Capsule (located at 1664 Broadway Blvd) and can be found off of 17th Street. Street parking is also available on Washington Street, a block behind Capsule.
Davis and Mosely presented their first Audio Visual Performance, Swampthing September 2018 at La Esquina as a part of the Kansas City Performing Media Festival. As a follow up, Techno Chapel utilizes note and volume detection, in order to facilitate interactions between the musicians and the visuals comprised of videos of insects, human bodies, forests and computers. By allowing the audience a space to reflect upon how networks communicate, Techno Chapel aims to ask the question how are humans communicating with digital, vegetal and animal bodies and how are we all connected?
Techno Chapel is a part of a larger trend of interdisciplinary and collaborative work between composers, choreographers, dancers and visual artists who use technology to facilitate new experiences with the natural world that heighten the involvement of other animals, plants and minerals. The musical composition is led by composer and musician Seth Andrew Davis along with local music ensemble Project C4. The interactive video is animated and programmed by video artist Colin Mosely. Techno Chapel also includes an additional solo performance by Barry Anderson, a Kansas City based artist working in video, music, photography and animation.
Participating Artists: Seth Davis, Colin Mosely, Project C4, Barry Anderson, Project C4 Consists of Derek Frank, Dylan Ward, Hao Yin, Gabbi Roderer, Tim J Harte, and Seth Andrew Davis
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OPENING PERFORMANCE
The Janus Restraint: Oblique Days
A hauntological, Komische-inspired work for analog synthesizers and fretless bass, this new video and audio performance piece is the continuation of a project that began seven years ago. It revolves around the project’s core interests in identity, landscape, and cross-pollinating mythologies. It also marks the first time that Barry Anderson and his son Finn, who is a subject of and collaborator on the project, will work together on a performance.
Barry Anderson Bio:
Barry Anderson is an artist based in Kansas City, working in video, photography, and installation. His work has been featured in over 30 solo exhibitions and over 80 group exhibitions around the US and abroad. His work is also included in numerous public and private collections around the country. Barry Anderson
UWEC faculty Alastair Wright, saxophone and guest Dylan Ward, saxophone will perform a recital.
This event is free and open to the public.
Program:
THOMAS, Jeu D’sprit
MONK, Hocket
BROBERG, Cloud-like
GLASS, Piece in the Shape of a Square
BIEDENBENDER, Staying the Night
LAKE, Liang
TACHYCARDIA, Mellits
Performance of Terry Riley’s Dorian Reeds and selections from Chris Potter’s Improvisations at the 2019 Kansas City Saxophone Workshop.
PROGRAM
Wings- Joan Tower
Legénde, Op. 66- Florent Schmitt
Dan Velicer, piano
Dorian Reeds- Terry Riley
INTERMISSION
Sonata in A Major- César Franck
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro
III. Recititivo- Fantasia
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Dan Velicer, piano
Project c4 performs original compositions at the 2019 Kansas City Contemporary Music Festival.
Dylan Ward presents music by Albright, Bolcom and Ter Veldhuis alongside pianist Liz Ames. The music will be paired with poetry by Allen Ginsberg and William Blake to honor the 60th anniversary of the 1957 obscenity trial which revolved around Ginsberg's seminal poem Howl.
Dylan Ward presents new works for saxophone alongside members of the Michigan State University Saxophone Studio, featuring Michigan State affiliated composers.
