Fog and Screaming by Jen Graves
The only sound is a monklike chanting that plays over everything; paired with [Erin Elyse Burns’s] silent scream, it’s calming and disquieting at the same time.
SHOW – Litany for the Whale – April 3rd and 5th, 2013
Litany Trailer from Erin Elyse Burns on Vimeo.
“Litany is an immersive multi video projection installation by video artist Erin Elyse Burns that explores mental imagery inspired by composer John Cage’s 1980 vocal work entitled “Litany for the Whale.” The Cage piece has a call and response structure reminiscent of religious chants written for two voices. The video installation is designed to complement the sound through a series of vignettes, which build upon each other. The imagery draws on winter in the Northwest, analogies of the mind during meditation and visual pairings; steam, fog, smoke; whispers, screams; light and line. I have recorded one of the two voices at the Richmond Parish Church in London. This recording is embedded in the video and on Wednesday, April 3rd and at the closing reception on Friday, April 5th, Jeremiah will perform the second voice live with the recorded version within the video installation to an intimate audience. We will offer two public performances each date with capacity at approximately 30 people each performance. Tickets are available free (please donate if you can!) from Brown Paper Tickets.
Saturday 8th December 7:30 p.m. – A Christmas Celebration with the Fulham & Hammersmith Choral Society
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This Christmas season I will be singing with a couple of choral groups in West London. The first of these concerts will be a program of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols”, Heinrich Schütz’s “Christmas Story”, and carols sung with the audience. This beautiful music will be heard in Chiswick’s own St. Michael and All Angels Church.
The Fulham and Hammersmith Choral Society is directed by Christopher Wray. Soloists for the evening are Felicity Davies and Hermione Ruck Keene. Andrew Wells will play the organ, and Anneke Hodnett joins on the harp. Tickets are £12 in advance and £14 at the door. £5 for those under 16.
Sunday September 30, 2012 – The Box Is Empty on Kinetics Radio
This Sunday night, September 30, 2012, The Box Is Empty can be heard on Kinetics Radio. KR will be broadcasting TBIE’s June 29 performance of Nat Evans’s Hear No Noise, with Maria Mannisto Soprano and yours truly conducting. Word on the street is we will be in the first hour of the program, so tune in between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. pacific. Check out video of the performance here. You can read a review of Nat’s piece and our performance here.
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Nat Evans’s “Still Life with Transmigration”
Jeremiah Cawley and Ken Pendergrass, trombones and fixed natural media
AUDIO – Monteverdi Vespers Excerpts
Audi Coelum
UW Madison Madrigal Singers and Madison Early Music Festival
Jeremiah Cawley and Will Bouvel, tenors
Bruce Gladstone, conductor
Duo Seraphim – “Tres sunt”
UW Madison Madrigal Singers and Madison Early Music Festival
Jeremiah Cawley, Will Bouvel, and Peter Gruet, tenors
Bruce Gladstone, conductor
VIDEO – The Box Is Empty – Live at the Century Ballrooom
Here (In Circles) – Michel Van Der Aa
Ivan Arteaga, clarinet : Evan Smith, bass clarinet : Erik Reed, trumpet : Andrew Angell, percussion : Maria Mannisto, soprano : Alina To and Mara Sedlins, violins : Olivia Thomas, viola : Alex Ho, cello : Abbey Blackwell, bass : Adrian Swan, sound
Jeremiah Cawley, conductor
Recorded live at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA. June 29, 2012.
L’ange pâle – Amy Beth Kirsten
Maria Mannisto, soprano : Elizabeth Jolly, flute : Andrew Angell and Brian Pfeifer, percussion : Adrian Swan, sound
Jeremiah Cawley, conductor
Recorded live at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA. June 29, 2012.
Hear No Noise – Nat Evans
Maria Mannisto, soprano : Elizabeth Jolly, flute : Evan Smith, bass clarinet : Andrew Angell and Brian Pfeifer, percussion : Olivia Thomas, viola : Alex Ho, cello : Abbey Blackwell, bass : Nat Evans, field recording : Adrian Swan, sound
Jeremiah Cawley, conductor
Recorded live at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA. June 29, 2012.
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REVIEW – The Box Is Empty Live at the Century Ballroom – The Glass
The Box Is Empty Comes Up Full by Heather Bentley
“All were conducted with enthusiasm and precision by Jeremiah Cawley, one of the Directors of the group. Kudos to Mr. Cawley for his selection of contrasting, interesting and appealing works to share with the public.”
REVIEW – The Box Is Empty Live at the Century Ballroom – I Care If You Listen
“Under Cawley’s baton, the ensemble gave a sizzling performance”
I Care if You Listen – The Box is Empty & Nat Evans: An evening of premieres at Seattle’s Century Ballroom by Dana Wen
The Box Is Empty Live at the Century Ballroom • June 29, 2012 • 8:00 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m. • The Century Ballroom • $15 general admission, $10 students.
The Box Is Empty is pleased to bring you a third concert of premiers and new works. “Live at the Century Ballroom” will include works by Bang on a Can founder Michael Gordon, the Dutch multi-media composer-director Michel Van Der Aa, and American up-and-comers Scott Gendel, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Seattle’s own Nat Evans.
This concert experience will be a different one. Century Ballroom will be serving drinks (so don’t forget your ID!), and we are going to give the music a little bit of breathing room. There will be time between works to chat, meet the musicians, grab a drink, and relax. So, come for a night with friends, and come to hear a night of wonderful new music!
Program:
Gordon – Four Kings Fight Five
Evans – Hear No Noise *World Premier*
Kirsten – L’ange pâle *West Coast Premier*
Van der Aa – Here (In Circles) *US Premiere*
Gendel – For Lotte, Asleep *World Premier*
Personnel:
Andrew Agnell, percussion : Ivan Arteaga, clarinet : Abbey Blackwell, basses : Jared Borkowski, guitar : Jeremiah Cawley, conductor : Alisyn Christensen, oboe: Alex Ho, cello : Elizabeth Jolly, flute : Maria Mannisto, voice : Brian Pfeifer, percussion : Erik Reed, trumpet : Mara Sedlins, violin/viola : Evan Smith, clarinets : Adrian Swan, sound : Alina To, violin : Olivia Thomas, viola : Melissa Thorne, keys
Jeremiah Cawley 