Browsing Archive: May, 2014

Notes on høle in the skY

Posted by Heather Barringer on Friday, May 16, 2014, In : Zeitgeist 

Høle in the skY is an artistic response to climate change and the specter of ecosystem collapse and extinction. With this work, Kathy McTavish uses film, music, poetry, narrative, and scientific data to create a world on the brink of a bleak and awful reality. In this world, the environment is changing dramatically, living things are disappearing, and hope is dwindling. Is this our world? Are we Martha? Is collapse inevitable?
 
The musicians of Zeitgeist, her fellow collaborators, enter this ...

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Interview with Kathy McTavish

Posted by Katherine Bergman on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, In : Zeitgeist 

We caught up with Duluth composer/cellist/sound artist Kathy McTavish for a look at her unique path as an artist, activist, and environmentalist and to hear the back-story for her new work høle in the skY. Drawing on McTavish’s past work in ecosystem modeling, the work considers the delicacy of ecosystems, our human quest to recover those systems, and what it might mean to be the last of a species left alive. Zeitgeist will present the world premiere of høle in the skY this weekend, May 1...
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Kathy McTavish's "høle in the skY" Concert Preview

Posted by Kathy McTavish on Monday, May 12, 2014, In : Zeitgeist 

Composer Kathy McTavish is our guest blogger today, providing insight on her new chamber work høle in the skY. Zeitgeist will present the premiere performance of høle in the skY this week, May 16-18 at Studio Z. 



I created an early sketch of this work for the 2013 Zeitgeist Composer Workshop funded by the Jerome Foundation. This opportunity "is a five-day workshop designed to give emerging composers the opportunity to develop creative ideas and stretch their artistic boundaries in an environ...

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Interview with Scotty Horey: Letting Go

Posted by Katherine Bergman on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, In : Studio Z Performance 

Percussionist Scotty Horey was kind enough to share some of his thoughts with us as he prepares for his “Letting Go” concert at Studio Z this Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and info here


Preston Duncan will be joining you on the program--a saxophonist I understand you've worked with quite a bit. How did your collaboration come about and what have you worked on together? 

Preston and I met in graduate school in 2008. Now 6 years has passed and we have played together all around the twi...

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