Calendar
September 12, 2010: 8pm Barbés Brooklyn
CD Release Party for my new album of original toy piano works, Mesmers
October 1, 2010: Approximation Festival (Dusseldorf, Germany)
I will join the German-based electronic-pop duo Phantom/Ghost at this festival curated by Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka)
October 2, 2010: Kraak Festival (Ghent, Belgium)
Performing original toy piano works from Mesmers presented by Kraak
October 3, 2010: Q-02 (Brussels, Belgium)
One of Belgium’s experimental music and sound art venues! Also featuring guitarist Greg Malcom from New Zealand.
October 8,2010: Madame Claude (Berlin, Germany)
A good place for a toy piano–everything is upside-down.
October 15, 2010: Permanent Records (Greenpoint/Brooklyn)
Known as one of the best record stores in NY , Permanent Records not only houses
a great collection of music, but also hosts live shows on Friday. Come out to see my first record store show at 7pm.
October 23, 2010: House of Yes (Brooklyn)
I will be opening and joining in with the Brooklyn/Philly-based band, Cuddlemagic
October 27, 2010: Greenespace (NYC)
WNYC’s great new venue
November 4-5th: Reston Community Center Theatre (Reston, Virginia)
November 8-13th: Impulse Artist Series (Houston, TX)
Noted as the best non-profit artist series in Houston in 2009. Concerts include traditional and non-traditional venues as well as outreach.
November 17-19th: University of Dayton Art Series(Dayton, OH)
concert/masterclass/artist talk
January 13th: Barbés Residency I
This year I am fortunate to have a 4-concert residency at Barbés to collaborate with other artists that I am working with on various projects from duos, films, puppets and more. Check back for more details!
January 15th: NY Sound Circuit Series at the Brecht Forum
Performing a multimedia piece with Rob Dietz at this new series that’s all about new music, art and booze.
January 24th: ICE at Southern Theater (Mineapolis, MN)
A concert featuring the music of ICE composer/percussionist, Nathan Davis. I will perform his piece for toy piano and clock chimes, Mechanics of Escapement.
February 13th: Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley,Mass)
Piano/toy piano concert and masterclass
March 10th: Barbés Residency II
April 14th: Barbés Residency III
April 24th: ICE at Southern Theater (Minneapolis,MN)
Performing a new piece of my own written for ICE!
June 9th: Barbés Residency IV
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2009-2010
September 13, 2009: 8:00 pm Waltz-Astoria (2314 Ditmars Avenue)
works for piano, toy piano, electronics
September 20, 2009: 3:00pm Chicago World Music Festival
Chicago Cultural Center Preston-Bradley Hall
all new works!
September 23, 2009: Big Car Gallery at Indianapolis, IN
with Rob Dietz (electronics) and Joe Molinaro (violin)
September 25,26 2009: Lotus World Music Festival at Bloomington, IN
performing both nights! Please check their website for more details
October 29: CD Release Party!
Christopher Henry Gallery (127 Elizabeth Street btw Grande/Broome)
November 8, 2009: Flea Theater (New York, NY) at 3 PM
“Instruments of Your Dreams” Music With a View Series
This is a free music series devoted to the discovery of new, fresh sound created and performed by contemporary musicians. Phyllis will be showing a new multimedia work-in-progress. The series is curated by Kathleen Supové.
November 19 &24, 2009: Theatre For One Workshop! At the Tisch School of the Arts
Designed by Christine Jones
There’s a new and amazing project underway for Spring 2010. Stay tuned.
November 20: Cinema Arts Centre (Huntington, NY) at 8 PM
This show will be one of the most interactive/multimedia shows of the year using toy pianos and videos with Rob Dietz.
December 11, 2009: PianoForte Foundation (Chicago, IL) at 8 PM
As part of the Experimental Piano Series, Phyllis will be joined by fellow pianist, Alex Peh for some works for duo toy piano by David Smooke and Takuji Kawai as well as solo toy piano works. The show will also be featuring Steve Cohn (piano & shakuhachi), Saalik Ziyad (vocals)
December 18 &19, 2009: Mirrors–Contemporary Cello Multimedia Performance (Chicago, IL)
Phyllis will be part of a two-day multimedia solo cello show featuring Sophie Webber at the Church of the Epiphany (201 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago). Other collaborators include Zvonimir Nagy (piano/composition), Ben Delony (dance), Baltazar Pena Rios (film/lighting)
January 16-February 3 2010: Sounding Off US Tour!!!!
Phyllis and cellist Johannes Moser embark on a US tour performing works new and old. Please check the Sounding Off tour website for more details on this project.
Itinerary:
January 10: Barbés (Brooklyn, NY)
January 17: Anthology “Luscious Noise” Series (San Diego)
January 19: Amnesia Bar (853 Valencia Street, San Francisco)
January 20: Revolution Cafe (3248 22nd Street, San Francisco)
January 22: Detroit Institute for the Arts
January 24: Pepperdyne University (Malibu)
January 27: Rock n’Soul Cafe (Boulder, CO)
January 29: NYU Workshop
February 1: Le Poisson Rouge (NYC)
February 5, 2010: Kindred Spirits (Milford, PA) 8 PM
Performing works by Chopin, Schumann, Janacek, Cage and others
February, 11, 2010: Making Score at ASCAP (NYC)
Phyllis will be working with members of the New York Youth Symphony as a guest lecturer at the 10th annual Making Score series. Making Score is the first series of workshops in the country for young musicians to explore the world of composition and orchestration for curious pre-college level students. It is directed by composer/four-time ASCAP Plus award winner, Anna Clyne.
February 20,2010: Doctoral Chamber Recital at Indiana University, Bloomington
With cellist, Sophie Webber
March 8,2010: Sounding Off in London! King’s Place
March 9,2010: Sounding Off closes at Limelight (London)
April 3, 2010: Music For Autism at the 92nd St Y (New York, NY) 1 PM
Music for Autism is committed to raising public awareness and improving the quality of life of individuals with autism and their families through music.
April 11,2010: Barbés (Brooklyn) with glass artist and electronic musician, Miguel Frasconi
April 14, 2010: Algonquin Arts Council (Manasquan,NJ) 10 AM
April 21,2010: Baby Brand will finally get a baby grand performance for the art opening of Rob Dietz’s video installation in their gallery!
May 3, 2010: Gilmore International Keyboard Festival (Kalamazoo, MI) 2 PM
The prestigious Gilmore Festival is a non-profit organization that fosters and supports a passion for keyboard music and artistry. Phyllis will be performing a handful of toy piano works as well as John Cage’s Perilous Night for prepared piano.
May 8, 2010: Look & Listen Festival (New York City, NY) 8 PM
The Look & Listen Festival is an annual event dedicated to presenting new music in art galleries. The Festival seeks to expand and engage audiences of 20th and 21st music by providing a unique opportunity to simultaneously experience a stimulating visual environment for new music and a vibrant aural context for contemporary visual art.
June 3, 2010: Portland Piano International at Doug Fir Lounge
June 5, 2010: Musical Instrument Museum of Pheonix
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2008-2009 Season
October 4, 2008 - Southern Exposure Festival, SC
with ICE
October 23, 2008 - UnCaged Toy Piano Winners Concert
Christopher Henry Gallery (127 Elizabeth Street) NYC
performing winning works from the 1st UnCaged Toy piano and premiering Chroma, a new multimedia work by Phyllis and Rob
October 30, 2008 - Waltz Astoria
opening toy piano act for the Whiskey Dregs
November 1, 2008- St Vincent College, PA
toy piano and piano recital
November 8, 2008 - LISTEN/SPACE, Brooklyn
multimedia show for toy piano, video and electronics
November 10, 2008- Manhattan Music School Faculty Concert
performing East Broadway for toy piano and toy boombox
November 16-18, 2008- Da Camera Society, Los Angeles
piano/toy piano recitals and outreach programs
November 21, 2008 -Detroit Art Institute
piano/toy piano concert
December 7, 2008- Bayshore Library, NY
solo toy piano concert
December 9,2008- Honeywell House at Wabash, IN
Brahms, Debussy and Szymanovski duo music with violinist, Gerardo Ubaghs
Dec 13-14 2008 - Troy, NY
ICE at EMPAC with David Chisholm, composer
Jan 8 2009 - New York, NY
Islip Public Library - lecture and performance toy piano and piano
Jan 22 2009 - New York City, NY
The Thalia at Symphony Space
New York debut
Feb 16 2009 - New York City, NY
Le Poisson Rouge 7:00 pm
new toy piano works
Feb 20 2009 - Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Photography of Chicago
toy piano works including winners of 2007 UnCaged and ICE composer, Nathan Davis
Mar 15 2009- ‘Ecole Café at Taipei, Taiwan
Mar 22 & 23 2009 - Tokyo, Japan
Flying Teapot Cafe with Tokyo pianist/improviser/composer/toy pianist Takuji Kawai
Apr 2 2009- Le Poisson Rouge, NYC 7:30 pm
ICE’s signature multimedia performance of Eight Songs For a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies
May 7-July 11 2009 - New York, NY
Lucille Lortel Theater
Coraline - Off-Broadway show
