Saturday Oct 15th 2011 @Pyramid Atlantic
Matthew Burtner, Michael Straus, DJ Dubble8, POD Nonet, AM/PM Quartet

Composer, performer and metasaxophone inventor Matthew Burtner celebrates his pioneering electronic and multimedia compositions for saxophone with an all-star cast of performers. He will be joined by special guests Michael Straus, DJ Dubble8, the AM/PM Quartet and POD Nonet for an evening of music ranging from metasaxophone, experimental turntablism and film improvisations to performances of two unprecedented compositions for nine acoustic tenor saxophones!
Set 1
- (dis)Locations for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, electronics and film
- SXueAk for reeds, squeaky toys, turntables and interactive electronics
- SXrAtch for metasaxophone
- Mindcam for metasaxophone and snowboarding video
Set 2
- Improvisations by Matthew Burtner (metasaxophone), Michael Straus (multiple saxophones) and DJ Dubble8 (turntables and electronics) accompanied by experimental film from Alaska
Set 3
- Portals of Distortion for nine acoustic tenor saxophones
- Incantation S4-X for saxophone quartet and computer generated sound
- Endprint for nine acoustic tenor saxophones
www.mstraus.net
www.dubble8productions.com
www.ampmsaxquartet.com
Saturday Oct 15th 2011 @ 8 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
~ $10