Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Please join us as Avant Media hosts its first ever fundraiser for the Avant Music Festival – October 12, 2010, 7.30pm at Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street.
The second annual festival will take place from February 11-19 and features the meditative immersive Apparitions of The Four Pillars by Randy Gibson, a night of music by John Cage, a musical dialog between Reiko Füting and Nils Vigeland, and the New York Premiere of Georges Aperghis’ opera Sextuor: L’origine des Espèces.
This special one-night-only event on October 12th will raise money for the 2011 Avant Music Festival and help support the work of the amazing composers and performers who are a part of the festival.
Our goal is to raise $1,000 to be able to have a piano for the festival, a central instrument to the work of John Cage and of Füting and Vigeland.
In addition to free beer, wine, and food, the evening will also play host to a preview of some of the exciting performances in store for the 2011 Festival including a World Premiere performance of Randy Gibson’s The Third Pillar with its Lowest Primes and Memories of The Second Pillar from Apparitions of The Four Pillars and an excerpt of Georges Aperghis’ Sextuor.
Visit the event page to reserve your place today
and RSVP to the Facebook event page here
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Friday, September 24th, 2010
We are very pleased to return to Wild Project for the 2011 Avant Music Festival.
This year, curators Randy Gibson and Megan Schubert are focusing on Evolution as a guiding theme. The evolution of contemporary music, evolution in the literal sense, how we learn from our mentors, and how a work evolves once it’s in the hands of the performers.
A full listing of dates and performances is below. Please join us for a special preview on October 12th for the Avant Music Festival Fall Fundraiser
Click to read the full AMF2011 Lineup »
Tags: AMF2011, Avant Media, Avant Music Festival, Music, New York City
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Announcing the Avant Music Festival: five nights of live performances – February 19th-27th at Wild Project in New York City.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday, February 1st.
The Avant Music Festival will feature some of the most talented young interpreters in New York, highlighting the influence of the performer on experimental music from the 20th century and today.
The festival is Avant Media’s first festival of music exploring the nature of collaboration. The performer is a critical and powerful influence on both the composition and realization of some of the most influential music of the last 70 years. The performers appearing are dedicated to the vibrant history and the exciting future of modern classical music. Curated by Avant Media artistic director, Randy Gibson, and experimental vocalist Megan Schubert, the festival features works by Cage, Gibson, Stockhausen, and many more that reflect the intense and multi-faceted relationship between composer and performer.
Click hear to read the full press release
All performances for the Avant Music Festival will take place at Wild Project 195 East 3rd Street – For more information please click here to contact Avant Media or call 212-372-3326
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
We have posted some photos of the World Premiere of Doleo Æternus over on our Flickr Page.
And we have posted a little video of the performance on the Doleo Æternus minisite and on our Vimeo Page.
We’ve also created an album on our Facebook Page. If you’re not already a fan of Avant Media on Facebook – now’s the time.
Thank you to everyone that come out to this monumental performance. We can’t wait for the next one.
Tags: 2009, Avant Media, Doleo Æternus, Minimalism, Music, New York City, Oscar Henriquez, Performances, Raga, Randy Gibson, Video, World Premiere
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Tickets are now on sale for the World Premiere of Doleo Æternus on November 21st in New York City.
Visit the minisite to learn more
Click here to buy tickets
This is a one-night only event, and seating is limited. We hope to see you all on the 21st.
Tags: 2009, Avant Media, Just Intonation, Minimalism, Music, Oscar Henriquez, Performances, Randy Gibson
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Tickets for the special, one-night-only, world premiere of Randy Gibson‘s Doleo Æternus with video sculpture by Oscar Henriquez will go on sale on Monday November 2nd.
Tickets will be $20 for general admission, and $10 for students/members. Click here to learn more about becoming a member. The performance will take place on November 21st at Wild Project in the East Village, NYC.
Check back soon for a special microsite all about Doleo Æternus.
Tags: 2009, Avant Media, Doleo Aeternus, Doleo Æternus, Minimalism, New York City, Oscar Henriquez, Performances, Randy Gibson, Video
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
A new Look
A new Name
A new Future
We’re proud to unveil the new look and feel of Avant Media. With new artists, exciting new works, and our first album release, we’re building the foundation of a more dynamic Avant Media focused on collaborative artistic expression in all its forms.
Take a look around, there’s a lot here. Let us know if you find anything that doesn’t work, or doesn’t look right. While you’re here, you can become a fan of Avant Media on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Tags: 2009, Art, Avant Media, News, Website
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Two Items of note:
The Just Intonation World Premiere of Randy Gibson’s Doleo Æternus will take place in New York City on Saturday November 21, 2009 at Wild Project in the East Village. Tickets will likely go on sale in late October or early November for this special, one-night only event.
The first release by Avant Media, Voices + Sine Waves, a collection of Artistic Director Randy Gibson’s short works, will be available as a digital download from October 6th, 2009. The full press release is available as a PDF here. and is included as text after the jump »
Tags: "Voices + Sine Waves", 2009, Avant Media, Doleo Aeternus, Doleo Æternus, i left you, Mujeres de Juarez, Randy Gibson, Shiver, Two Sides
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
I’m on my way to Europe for the month of July. I’ll be visiting London, Berlin, and Calvi dell’Umbria where I will be in residency at the Art Monastery and creating a new piece as a part of their Labirinto festival on July 25th.
It’s become a bit of a summer tradition for me to escape New York for a month or so, and it’s one I always look forward to.
There are a lot of exciting things coming in the next few months for Avant Media and for myself. I’m really excited for a few big announcements and projects that we have in the works.
I hope you will be too.
Tags: Art, Art Monastery, Avant Media, Germany, Hope, Italy, Summer, Travel, UK
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Two of my friends recently posted delightfully long, interesting, and quirky Facebook statuses – I thought I’d share them with you here:
Gerard had a dream:
Gerard Forde dreamed that he was trying on a Walter Van Beirendonck coat, sort of a combination Burberry mac and a Parker. The front and back were the same (a bit like Margiela) and it had numerous layers of lining from vintage ballgowns, including two printed silk linings taken from early 1990s Westwood dresses. It was reduced to €1300 in the sale. Does this mean I might be gay?
And Michael had an extraterrestrial encounter
Michael Theodore so weird–an alien spacecraft landed just now on the lawn, and out popped seven little green men, each playing a nose flute in a flamboyant, triumphal style, and as they built to a cadence of joyous paroxysms, Sarah Palin emerged from the ship and asked if I was cool with a pipeline cutting through the property. I told her it wasn’t my place, so I couldn’t really say…
Beautiful.
I feel like I’ve seen more of these longer-form / more existential status updates recently. Maybe it’s because of the new Facebook layout, maybe it’s because I’m getting too used to a 140 character limit. Regardless, it’s a trend I welcome heartily.
oh… and hey … speaking of Facebook, you can become a fan of Avant Media on Facebook now too… it’s all very exciting.
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