2010: The Cornelius Cardew Choir

The Cornelius Cardew Choir is a SF Bay Area-based vocal performance ensemble. Situated at the intersection of community & experimental music, these professional, amateur, and novice singers work collectively to turn ideas into sonic action. Founded in 2001 by Kattt Sammon, Bob Marsh and Tom Bickley, the ensemble consists of professional, amateurs, and novice singers who collectively work to turn their ideas into sonic action. All participants feel free to make suggestions about ways of performing a given piece or try new approach to singing. The Cornelius Cardew Choir sings at the intersection of community and experimental music, strongly influenced by Cardew and his circle in the 1960's in England. Inspired by the experimental music tradition, Pauline Oliveros, John Cage and others, the Cardew Choir intends their mutually supportive work to be compassionate, joyful and liberating political action.

Performers:
Jaime Robles, Sarah Rose Stiles, Eric Theise, Katherine Setar, Ann O'Rourke, Marianne McDonald, Bob Marsh (co-founder), Cathryn Hrudicka, Brad Fischer, Tom Duff, Amar Charudhary, Nancy Beckman, Tom Bickley (co-founder, director), Susan Angst, and guest performer Polly Moller (flute)

Program:
That Alphabet Thing by Joseph Zitt (1995)—an extroverted, detailed examination of the letters of the alphabet

Genesis by Polly Moller (2006-2010)—a musical experiment in which the M-theory of the 11-dimensional universe combines with the inward and outward spiral of the Western magical tradition

El Morro by Tom Bickley (2010)—voices and electronics combine in a consideration of impermanence inspired by Inscription Rock/Atsinna at El Morro National Monument in New Mexico

Artist (photo by Photographer)