PROGRAM DETAILS
(subject to change)

* World Premiere ** MATA Commission


Sunday, March 18th, 3:00pm- Family Friendly Matinee
Two-hour special performance and educational program for families. "Instrument Petting Zoo" where kids can touch, play, and learn about musical instruments. Meet-and-greet with MATA composers and musicians.
Performers: Various performers including Lisa Bielawa (vocals), and Christopher McIntyre (trombone)


Tuesday, March 20th, 8:00 pm - Solitary Confinement V
A MATA tradition: spotlight on works for solo performer, with or without technology, and solo performer/composers who write works for and on themselves.
Performers: The Knights, Members of Hexnut, Brian Sacawa (soprano saxophone), Jenny Lin (piano), and Mark Dancigers (guitar)

MATA Festival Composers: Ryan Brown- Our Friend Adam, Mark Dancigers- Electric Guitar Etudes, Alexandra Gardner- Tourmaline, Vincent Ho- Stigmata, Daniel Koontz- Selections from 12 Improvements for Piano, Missy Mazzoli- Shy Girl Shouting Music, and Bruno Ruviaro- Instantânea

Special Guest Composers: TBD


Wednesday, March 21st, 8:00pm- Passport to Brooklyn
Brooklyn becomes a meeting-ground for young composers from all over the world, including the Netherlands, Japan, Germany and Brooklyn, of course.
Performers: Members of Hexnut, Kalna Katsoum (vocalist), and Christopher McIntyre (trombone)

MATA Festival Composers: Kalna Katsoum (featuring video artist Shige Moriya)- Hydro-World**, Hideki Kozakura- Shorai, and Ned McGowan- Untitled** and Tools

Special Guest Composers: Christopher McIntyre- Stuplimity No.3 for Solo Trombone and Live-Electronics*


Thursday, March 22nd, 8:00pm - A Little Knights Music
This first of two concerts featuring the chamber orchestra The Knights explores the interface between 17th-century and 21st-century instruments: strings and computers.
Performers: Members of The Knights; Lisa Bielawa (vocalist), Eric Jacobsen, (guest conductor)

MATA Festival Composers: Ondrej Adamek- Rapid Eyes Movements, Cecilia Arditto- Casi Cerca, Christopher Bailey- The Quiet Play of Busy Pipes, Yotam Haber- A wine-dark sea**, and Jeff Herriott- Trio


Saturday, March 24th, 8:00pm - A Little More Knights Music
This second concert featuring The Knights offers virtuoso ensemble pieces that celebrate the timelessness of the acoustic chamber orchestra, plus a performance by commissionee Christopher Tignor as laptop soloist.
Performers: Members of The Knights; Christopher Tignor (laptop), Eric Jacobsen, (guest conductor)

MATA Festival Composers: Matthew Barnson- Sibyl Tones, Andrew Norman- Gran Turismo, Filippo Perocco- Corti e di varia ricreazione, and Christopher Tignor- Thunder Lay Down in the Heart**

Special Guest Composers: Osvaldo Golijov- Last Rounds, and James Matheson- Colonnade