The 14th annual Livewire new music festival kicks off with a concert by the Ruckus ensemble, featuring works by Linda Dusman, Alexandra Gardner, Sam Garrett ’11, music, Patrice Repar, and Anna Rubin, including three premieres. The ensemble features UMBC faculty Teodora Adzharova, piano; Lisa Cella, flutes; Patrick Crossland, trombone; Juan Sebastián Delgado, cello; Dustin Donahue, percussion; Natalie Groom, clarinet; Gita Ladd, cello; Airi Yoshioka, violin; and Philip Mann, conductor.
The complete program:
Sam Garrett (alumnus) — ”The trees out there are bent and dripping” — premiere
Linda Dusman — Terra Mycellia — premiere
Alexandra Gardner — premiere of a new work dedicated to Annea Lockwood, her former teacher
Anna Rubin — Dreaming Fire, Tasting Rain
Patrice Repar — breathing.bones.mobile.mind
This is the first of six concerts of Livewire 14: Resounding, October 24–26 at UMBC. Please visit here to view the schedule for the entire festival.
$15 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats.
Arrive early to enjoy the free Annea Lockwood installation A Sound Map of the Hudson River, which will be running from 5 to 7 p.m.
Linehan Concert Hall, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.
Livewire is sponsored in part by the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA).
