Alarm Will Sound debut in London
The Barbican presented two concerts with Alarm Will Sound this summer. On June 24, the group performed at Wilton's Music Hall, the world's oldest music hall, and the hippest venue in London these days. The genre-bending program included the ensemble's groundbreaking arrangements of music not originally intended for human performance — electronica by Aphex Twin and Autechre, and the Beatles' iconic experimental tape work, Revolution 9 — alongside the epic expressionism of John Orfe's Chamber Symphony. On June 25, the group performed The Getty Address in its new identity as a live performance piece at the Barbican with indie-rockers Dirty Projectors. Music that Dirty Projectors front-man David Longstreth created on a computer by meticulous and complicated sampling, looping and layering is translated and arranged by Matt Marks, Alan Pierson, and Chris Thompson for 23 musicians of both bands.
First Annual Mizzou New Music Summer Festival
Alarm Will Sound was in residence at the first annual Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, July 12-18, 2010 on the campus of the University of Missouri. On July 12, Alarm Will Sound performed its signature variety of new music, including works by Tom McKenney (world premiere), Martin Bresnick, Derek Bermel, John Adams, John Orfe, and Aphex Twin. On July 18, Alarm Will Sound premiered the works of seven composers in residence at the festival: Francisco Cortés-Álvarez, Christopher Dietz, Paul Dooley, Moon Young Ha, Amy Beth Kirsten,
Jeremy Podgursky, and Zhou Juan.
Musikfest Bremen, September 4
Alarm Will Sound performs in Germany at the Musikfest Bremen on September 4, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. The program includes arrangements of Aphex Twin's electronica, John Adams's Son of Chamber Symphony (composed for Alarm Will Sound), Wolfgang Rihm's Will Sound (also composed for Alarm Will Sound), Harrison Birtwistle's Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum, and music by band members Payton MacDonald (Cowboy Tabla, Cowboy Raga) and John Orfe (Dowland Remix).
Season announcement coming soon
We have an exciting season ahead, with performances in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Missouri, Germany, and Belgium.
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