THE TANK SPACE FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS

Don't miss this unique opportunity to preview Mason Bates' new Bagatelles for Amplified String Quartet and Electronica, performed by one of San Francisco's hottest ensembles, the Del Sol String Quartet. A two-time winner of the top Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, Del Sol is breaking the boundaries of classical music in riveting performances of new music with a global pulse. This critically acclaimed group of master musicians explores new ways to interact with audiences, composers and artists across cultures and art forms.

Program:
Elena Kats-Chernin: Fast Blue Village (2007)
Mason Bates: Bagatelles for Amplified String Quartet and Electronica (2011): III. “On a Wire: Mating Dance” [NY PREMIERE]
Ken Ueno: Peradam (2011)
Lou Harrison: String Quartet Set (1979): I, III
Ben Johnston: String Quartet No. 10 (1995): II, IV
Chinary Ung: Spiral X: “In Memoriam” for amplified string quartet (2007)

Please note that the Mason Bates piece, which was commissioned by Chamber Music America, will have its full world premiere performance in August at Marin Alsop's Cabrillo Festival of New Music in Santa Cruz, CA. Del Sol will be giving a special preview of one movement of the piece at The Tank.
Buy tickets for Del Sol String Quartet at Brown Paper Tickets

About Ear Heart Music
In its brief two and a half year history, the “innovative Ear Heart Music series has become a staple in the New York new music soundscape.” (Time Out NY) A melting pot of adventurous and cutting-edge performers, composers, and collaborative artists, Ear Heart Music is where curious New Yorkers get their aural fix. By presenting music that engages and entertains, we nurture our audience. By facilit...ating open dialogue, we provide context for our work. Shows often incorporate additional artistic elements such as electronic processing, performance art, film, and dance. Through innovative artist pairings, eclectic programming, and the integral incorporation of new work, Ear Heart Music plays a major role in reshaping the chamber music landscape for the 21st century.

WATCH THE TRAILER: http://vimeo.com/665366
All ages, $5

Pulsewave crew is proud to present 2 Player Productions' Reformat The Planet THE DRINKING GAME.

For any of the unacquainted, this documentary is a great crash course for chip music and will get you ready for Blip Festival.

And for those of you that have seen this film and its follow up (RTP 1.5), we're here to spice it up. We'll reveal the rules at the screening. The Tank will have beer on sale and popcorn for us to snack on! It'll be a good time!

Reformat the Planet (RTP) is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chip music, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using obsolete video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results. http://2playerproductions.com/

Modern composer and curator Guy Barash’s new music series “Eavesdropping” returns to The Tank to present some of today’s most daring performers and surprising composers.

This installment features: Text, play and game based new music

Ambiguous Kafka:
A musical-stage adaptation of Kafka short texts by Ronnie Reshef
Violin: Brendan Speltz, Clarinet: Ben Ringer, Baritone: Seth Gilman, Tuba: Matt Muszynski
http://www.ronniereshef.com

In Appetizing Portions- A Meal in Five Parts
You are cordially invited to join Emma for an evening of culinary delights.
Text by Clare Drobot, Music by Fritz Myers
Soprano: Samantha Britt, Violin: Andie Springer, Guitar: Fritz Myers
http://www.samanthabritt.com
http://www.andiespringer.com
http://www.myspace.com/525118520

Guy Barash-Eyal Maoz-Frank London Trio with a special guest - beatboxer/ spoken word artist Adam Matta
http://www.franklondon.com
http://www.eyalmaozmusic.com
http://www.guybarash.com
http://www.adammatta.com

This show takes place at the Playroom Theater
 151 West 46th Street, 8th floor

Tickets are $10 at the door / $8 online

Buy tickets for Eavesdropping on Brown Paper Tickets

About Eavesdropping:

For artists, Eavesdropping provides a stage for risk-taking and the exploration of the non-conventional in sound, to present a relevant boundary-breaking artistic work. Shows often include multi-media elements, real time electronic processing, and performance art.

For our audiences, we are committed to presenting innovative repertoire that is relevant and intriguing. Eavesdropping is cross-genres new music series presented to the city’s inquisitive listener. The one that seen it all and heard it all but crave for cultural excitement.

Open mic and pre-party for Blip Festival New York!
Tada! Youth Theater (15 W 28th Street, 2nd floor)

Thrift-store electronics collide with dancefloor sensibilities as Blip Festival makes its long-awaited return to New York City.

Produced in association with The Tank, Live Nation, and 8bitpeoples, the Blip Festival 2012 finds Manhattan once again at the center of the chipmusic universe. From May 25-27, musicians and visualists from all corners of the globe assemble at the Gramercy Theatre to perform astonishing music & motion graphics, produced on & inspired by early-generation home computers and gaming consoles.

A limited number of 3-day festival passes will go on sale at http://blipfestival.org on April 3rd; single-night tickets and remaining festival passes will go on sale via Live Nation on April 6th at 10:00 a.m. EST.

With six years and ten international editions under its belt, Blip Festival brings together shining examples of the global chipmusic underground — performers conscripting devices like the Commodore 64, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Game Boy, and the Sega Genesis into the service of music spanning every conceivable style, with results that are shockingly futuristic.

Rounding out the event's three nights of explosive live performances will be supplementary daytime programming including workshops, how-tos, presentations and screenings — offering a glimpse into exactly how it's all achieved, and perhaps even inspiring some 2013 Blip Festival performers-to-be.