Music composer and GWU Assistant Professor Heather Stebbins discusses how innovations in technology have transformed the ways we create, perform, consume and think about music. For ages 21+.

Sponsored by the Loudoun County Public Library

Playing at Rhizome, DC. More info soooon

Sam Friedman performs my work Tracer for trumpet and electronics alongside other works for trumpet.

Join Mason Exhibitions and artist Brian Davis on Friday, December 8 for the closing reception of "Reconciliation (Disco)" at Mason Exhibitions Arlington. Come and be part of an immersive sound installation with a special performance.

Date and time : Friday, December 8th, 2023, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Location: Mason Exhibitions Arlington 3601 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201

Performing Linden Tree and You are almost with live processed cello.

Third Practice 23

Performing a set of material with my synthesizers for the Third Practice Electroacoustic Festival, which is very near and dear.

Third Practice 23

GETTING STARTED WITH EURORACK (WITHOUT GOING BANKRUPT)

Introduction to working with modular synthesis using [free] VCV rack. Participants will learn the basics of modular synthesis and signal flow in the digital environment. By the end of the workshop they will generate their own musical content using VCV

https://splicemusic.org/calendar/festival/v/workshop3

Performing at the SPLICE Festival alongside works by Michael Flynn, Justin Paul Ortez, Tao Li, Zhi-Yuan Bruce Luo, Eric Chasalow, Julia Glenn, Ciyadh Wells, Dan VanHassel, Angela Kim

loadbang will be giving the world premieres of works by Daniel Fawcett, Michael Finnissy, Christina George, and Heather Stebbins and NYC premieres of works by Jacob Chesney and Niloufar Nourbakhsh.

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Live electroacoustic set supporting Ian Power’s album release show.

Join us for an intimate, fun concert to celebrate the release of AVE MARIA: Variations on a Theme by Giacinto Scelsi, the new album from Baltimore's own Ian Power, out on Carrier Records a few days before the show.

Featuring performances by Ian Power, Dustin Donahue, and Sean McFarland, and a set by the great Heather Stebbins on synths and electronics. In addition to Ave Maria, there will be music from Ian's first two albums released in 2020, and all his CDs will be on sale for one-time-only discounted prices.

Come celebrate and hear some great music!

You can pre-order the digital album here: https://ianpoweromg.bandcamp.com/album/ave-maria-variations-on-a-theme-by-giacinto-scelsi-2

Switch~ Ensemble performs Among Arrows alongside works by Tori Cheah, Chris Chandler, and Fausto Romitelli

Performing alongside TALSounds and Mutual Benefit. Rhizome.

Live electroacoustic set (modular synth, cello, pedals) alongside James Wolf. Art Sound Language Record Store

Live electroacoustic set (modular synth, cello, pedals) alongside GREIN

Carlos Cordeiro performs SUB ROSA for contrabass clarinet and electronics.

Yarn/Wire Currents is a commissioning series started in 2013. Focused on the creation of new works specifically for Yarn/Wire, the series serves as an incubator for experimentation in which a diverse range of musicians, artists and composers explore intersections of composition, technology, installation, improvisation, live performance, music theater and more, in an effort to expand the ensemble’s performance practice and reflect music’s fluidity and reach. The 2023 edition of Yarn/Wire Currents features 3 world premieres by composers Heather Stebbins, Jordan Dykstra, and Jessie Cox.

Yarn/Wire performing ensemble:
Laura Barger, piano
Julia Den Boer, piano
Russell Greenberg, percussion
Sae Hashimoto, percussion
Heather Stebbins, electronics

Carlos Cordeiro performs SUB ROSA for contrabass clarinet

Joint recital with pianist Ning Yu. Performing on modular synthesizers, cello, and guitar pedals.

Performing alongside The Wombat Trio

The Switch~ Ensemble performs URSA MAJOR alongside works by Tonia Ko, David Felder, and Jason Thorpe Buchanan.

loadbang will be performing pieces for the ensemble by Ioannis Angelakis, Anne Hegge, Han Lash, Heather Stebbins, Lei Liang, Alex Burtzos, and Martin Iddon.

loadbang will be performing works by Ioannis Angelakis, Anne Here, Han Lash, Heather Stebbins, Lei Liang, and Alex Burtzos.

On Sunday, September 4 (3pm EST) at New York City’s Opera America, loadbang will be presenting a retrospective of their work since their founding in 2008 as well as celebrating the release of their new record Quiver. As the first concert with their new member, baritone Tyler Bouque, they’ll perform foundational works from our repertoire by composers including Chaya Czernowin, Reiko Füting, Eli Greenhoe, Heather Stebbins, Scott Wollschleger, Scott Worthington, and Ya-Jhu Yang.

Performing at the DC War Memorial as part of Modular on the Mall.