Eighth Blackbird's Creative Lab
Four-time Grammy winning super group Eighth Blackbird unveils their newest creative project: “to inspire the next generation of performers and composers to share in the ensemble’s vision: to champion a distinctive, dynamic and engaging performance aesthetic.” We’ll talk to the birds and this year’s participants and bring you into the creative process as the lab comes to life. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Sarah Zwinklis Music Conduit; Mvmt I: Touch; Mvmt II: Pulse by Robert Honstein eighth blackbird Duos: Mvmts 21-24 by Jörg Widmann Nick Photinos, cello; Michiko Theurer, violin Cold Mountain: “Listen” by Jennifer Higdon Justine Aronson, soprano; Jocelyn Zelasko, soprano; Robert Fleitz, piano Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say by Kate Soper Justine Aronson, soprano; Erika Boysen, flutes Electric Aroma by Viet Cuong Michael Maccaferri, clarinet; Dylan Ward, saxophone; Phoebe Wu, piano; Matt Keown, percussion Dogs by Invoke Invoke: Zachariah Matteson, violin; Nick Montopoli, violin; Karl Mitze, viola; Geoff Manyin, cello