Cornelius Cardew Choir Performs at the 9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit on July 23, 2010</h1> <article> <h1>Cornelius Cardew Choir Performs at the 9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit on July 23, 2010</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:21:02 +0000</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 428px"><p class="wp-caption-text">9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit</p></div> <p>On Friday, July 23rd, I’ll be performing with the <strong>Cornelius Cardew Choir </strong>at the <strong>9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit,</strong> which is being presented at the <strong>Community Music Center,</strong> at 544 Capp Street (between 20th and 21st Streets), in San Francisco. (Please see other details below.)</p> <p>The <strong>Cornelius Cardew Choir</strong> will be sharing the program, entitled <strong><em>MultiVox</em></strong>, with <strong><a href="http://www.amyxneuburg.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.amyxneuburg.com');">Amy X Neuburg</a>,</strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/reconnaissancefly" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.myspace.com');">Reconnaissance Fly</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Cardew Choir will perform three original compositions by notable Bay Area New Music composers: </strong></p> <p><em><strong>El Morro,</strong></em> by <a href="http://www.metatronpress.com/artists/tbickley/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.metatronpress.com');">composer, musician and conductor</a> <strong>Tom Bickley,</strong> Director and a co-founder of the choir, a work for voice and electronically processed ambient recordings, based on historic inscriptions in the rocks of the El Morro mountain range in New Mexico;</p> <p><em><strong>Genesis for Twelve Improvisers,</strong></em> by <strong>Polly Moller,</strong> a composer and multi-instrumentalist who works with <a href="http://www.PollyMoller.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.PollyMoller.com');">other Bay Area ensembles</a>. Moller recently directed an all-instrumental performance of this work, whose ambitious theme is no less than the birth of a new universe; this will be the first performance that features approximately a dozen simultaneous, patterned vocal parts, along with percussion, to be performed by Amar Chaudhary, and a flute part (representing the new universe), to be performed by Moller herself in the July 23rd performance; and</p> <p><em><strong>That Alphabet Thing,</strong></em> by <a href="http://www.josephzitt.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.josephzitt.com');">composer, author and vocalist</a> <strong>Joseph Zitt,</strong> a long-time member of the choir who moved to Ohio in the past two years. This is a Cardew Choir signature piece, in which the choir vocalizes by using the phonetics of each letter of the alphabet in unexpected ways—and it may not always be limited to the English alphabet.</p> <p><strong>Members of the Cornelius Cardew Choir who will perform at the 9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit include:</strong></p> <p><strong>Tom Bickley, Director and Co-Founder<br /> Bob Marsh, Co-Founder<br /> Polly Moller<br /> Amar Chaudhary<br /> Nancy Beckman<br /> Katherine Setar<br /> Brad Fischer<br /> Marianne Tomita McDonald<br /> Cathryn Hrudicka<br /> Dave Cowen<br /> Rachel Wood-Rome<br /> Eric Theise<br /> Sarah Rose Stiles<br /> Jaime Robles<br /> Ann O’Rourke<br /> Tom Duff<br /> Susan Angst</p> <p>For updates in their performance schedule, visit the <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cornelius-Cardew-Choir/79216824445?ref=ts" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.facebook.com');">Cardew Choir Facebook page.</a></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong>For information about all the concerts in the Outsound performance series, visit <a href="http://www.outsound.org" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.outsound.org');">http://www.outsound.org</a>. Details about the 9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit are available at <a href="http://www.outsound.org/summit/index.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.outsound.org');">http://www.outsound.org/summit/index.html</a>.</strong></p> <p> <strong>Calendar Information:</strong></p> <p><strong>9th Annual Outsound New Music Summit</strong><br /> at the <strong><a href="http://www.sfcmc.org/site/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sfcmc.org');">Community Music Center</a></strong><br /> 544 Capp Street (between 20th and 21st Streets)<br /> San Francisco</p> <p>All ages welcome. Wheelchair accessible.<br /> Artist Q&A: 7:30 p.m.<br /> Music Performances start at 8:15 p.m.<br /> Admission: $12 General; $10 Advance; $8 Students<br /> Festival Pass: $45 ($40 Advance)<br /> <strong>Advance tickets at In Ticketing:<br /> <a href="http://www.inticketing.com/events/97125" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.inticketing.com');">http://www.inticketing.com/events/97125</a></strong></p> <p> <p> <a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/blog" ><strong>Back to the blog page…</strong></a></p> <p> <strong><a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/"onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSageArts.com');" ><strong>Return to the Cathryn Hrudicka Company Home Page</strong></a></strong></p> <p> </article> <article> <h1>Performing at the 2010 Garden of Memory Walk-Through Performance Event on June 21st</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:49:22 +0000</p> <p></p> <p><p> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fgroups%2F792467%40N23%2Fpool%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fgroups%2F792467%40N23%2Fpool%2F&group_id=792467@N23&jump_to=&start_index=" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="src" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <p><strong><em>Garden of Memory</em></strong></p> <p><strong>New Music Bay Area and Lifemark Group Arts present </strong></p> <p><strong><em>Garden of Memory 2010:<br /> a walk-through concert to celebrate the Summer Solstice</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Monday 21 June from 5 to 9 PM</strong></p> <p>At <strong>Chapel of the Chimes,</strong> <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4499+Piedmont+Ave,+oakland,+ca&sll=37.82765,-122.252941&sspn=0.017559,0.047035&ie=UTF8&ll=37.832277,-122.245452&spn=0.008779,0.023518&z=16&iwloc=addr" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/maps.google.com');">4499 Piedmont Ave.</a>, in Oakland.</p> <p>Admission is $15 general, $10 students and seniors, $5 kids under 12<br /> (kids under 5 are free). Tickets are available from <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.brownpapertickets.com');">www.brownpapertickets.com</a> or at the door.</p> <p>For information, contact <strong>New Music Bay Area</strong> at <a href="mailto:listings@newmusicbayarea.org">listings@newmusicbayarea.org</a> or call Allison for more information, at (510) 228-3207.</p> <p><strong>Composers and Performers:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://albertbehar.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/albertbehar.com');">Albert Behar</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.johnbischoff.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.johnbischoff.com');">John Bischoff</a></li> <li>Krys Bobrowski</li> <li><a href="http://www.buzzarte.org/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.buzzarte.org');">Monique Buzzarte</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sarahcahill.com " onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sarahcahill.com ');">Sarah Cahill</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.metatronpress.com/artists/cardewchoir/">Cornelius Cardew<br /> Choir</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lucianochessa" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.myspace.com');">Luciano Chessa</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bethcuster.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.bethcuster.com');">Beth Custer</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.thomasdimuzio.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.thomasdimuzio.com');">Thomas Dimuzio</a> and<br /> <a href="http://www.detritus.net/wobbly/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.detritus.net');">Wobbly</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dresherensemble.org" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.dresherensemble.org');">Paul Dresher</a> and<br /> <a href="http://isproductions.com/joel/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/isproductions.com');">Joel Davel</a></li> <li>Dynosaur</li> <li><a href="http://www.shaketheair.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.shaketheair.com');">Adam Fong</a>,<br /> <a href="http://edwardschocker.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/edwardschocker.com');">Edward Schocker</a> and<br /> <a href="http://www.kenueno.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.kenueno.com');">Ken Ueno</a></li> <li><a href="http://crankensemble.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/crankensemble.com');">Larnie Fox and the Crank Ensemble</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fredfrith.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.fredfrith.com');">Fred Frith</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ellenfullman.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.ellenfullman.com');">Ellen Fullman</a> and<br /> <a href="http://www.theresawong.org/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.theresawong.org');">Theresa Wong</a></li> <li><a href="http://mollyholm.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/mollyholm.com');">Molly Holm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.laurainserra.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.laurainserra.com');">Laura Inserra</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jarobamakesnoise" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.myspace.com');">Jaroba</a> and<br /> <a href="http://www.keithcary.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.keithcary.com');">Keith Cary</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stephenkent.net/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.stephenkent.net');">Stephen Kent</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.henrykaiser.net/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.henrykaiser.net');">Henry Kaiser</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kitka.org/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.kitka.org');">Kitka</a></li> <li>Sylvia Matheus</li> <li><a href="http://www.dylanmattingly.com/Site/Home.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.dylanmattingly.com');">Dylan Mattingly</a><br /> and Eli Wirtschafter</li> <li><a href="http://www.handprintseries.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.handprintseries.com');">Gregory Moore</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.isproductions.com/amy" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.isproductions.com');">Amy X Neuburg</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/orchestranostalgico" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.myspace.com');">Orchestra Nostalgico</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.maggipayne.com" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.maggipayne.com');">Maggi Payne</a></li> <li><a href="www.philper.com/">Philip Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.plonsey.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.plonsey.com');">Dan Plonsey</a>’s<br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/danielpopsicle" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.myspace.com');">Daniel Popsicle</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.randyporter.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.randyporter.com');">Randy Porter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gyanriley.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gyanriley.com');">Gyan Riley</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rastascan.com/gino.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.rastascan.com');">Gino Robair</a></li> <li>John Sanborn</li> <li><a href="http://www.jasonserinus.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.jasonserinus.com');">Jason Victor Serinus</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.foundrysite.com/santomieri/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.foundrysite.com');">Dean Santomieri</a></li> <li>Trio Ozu</li> <li><a href="http://arts.ucsc.edu/faculty/Winant/willie_home.htm" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/arts.ucsc.edu');">William Winant Percussion Group</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.detritus.net/wobbly/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.detritus.net');">Wobbly</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pamelaz.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.pamelaz.com');">Pamela Z</a></li> </ul> <p>For updates about performers, see: <strong><a href="http://www.gardenofmemory.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.gardenofmemory.com');">http://www.gardenofmemory.com/</a></strong></p> <p>This is always one of my favorite musical gigs of the year—the annual <strong>Garden of Memory walk-through performance event at the Julia Morgan-designed columbarium, the Chapel of the Chimes,</strong> located in the Piedmont district of Oakland, California. Imagine an incredible building of over 110 chambers filled with the filtered light emanating from stain glass windows and skylights, with interesting musicians and vocalists in nearly all the rooms! The cross-blending of sound is absolutely amazing, as the “audience” walks through the chambers, passage ways and staircases, past gurgling fountains and gardens full of tropical plants.</p> <p>At sunset, there is a beautiful lavender-pink glow filtering through the opened skylights above; and the sound of bells fills the entire columbarium during the sunset bell-ringing ceremony. <strong>If you can be in Oakland on June 21st, you don’t want to miss this event! You can arrive anywhere between 5:00 and 8:30 p.m., although I would advise allowing yourself at least two hours to walk through the building and experience as many of the performers as possible. In addition to a who’s who of contemporary Bay Area musicians and composers, there are usually dancers, poets and other performers who use this specific site as the context for their performance pieces.</strong></p> <p><strong>Members of the Cornelius Cardew Choir who will perform at Garden of Memory include:</strong></p> <p><strong>Tom Bickley, Director and Co-Founder<br /> Katherine Setar<br /> Brad Fischer<br /> Marianne Tomita McDonald<br /> Cathryn Hrudicka<br /> Dave Cowen<br /> Rachel Wood-Rome<br /> Sharon Vaughn<br /> Eric Theise<br /> Sarah Rose Stiles<br /> Jonathan Segel<br /> Jaime Robles<br /> Ann O’Rourke<br /> Bryan Lira<br /> Jed Holtzman<br /> Philip Greenlief<br /> Tom Duff<br /> Mark Daniel<br /> Amar Chaudhary<br /> Susan Angst<br /> </strong></p> <p>In past years the <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cornelius-Cardew-Choir/79216824445?ref=ts" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.facebook.com');">Cardew Choir</a></strong> has performed four sets that have included 4-5 different pieces. This year, the entire performance will be variations on the popular <strong><em>Heart Chant (2001),</em></strong> by composer <strong><a href="http://www.deeplistening.org" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.deeplistening.org');">Pauline Oliveros,</a></strong> with improvisation by the choir and members of the audience, who are invited to join in. Simple instructions will be provided at the performance site.</p> <p><strong>At sunset, the Cardew Choir will be performing composer/musician Brenda Hutchinson’s daily bell sunset observation and celebration piece. Everyone is invited to join us! You may want to bring your own bell. The sun sets at 8:33 p.m. on June 21st.</strong></p> <p>A map will be provided at the door so audience members can locate all the musical ensembles and their performance sites, including the <strong>Cardew Choir,</strong> within the building grounds. Due to expected warm weather, comfortable shoes and clothing, and water bottles are advised, although water is available on the first floor near the front entrance on Piedmont Avenue. <strong>Although there are extensive stairways inside the building, there is elevator access to all floors.</strong></p> <p><strong>Articles and Blog Posts about the Event:</strong></p> <ul id="menu"> <li><a href="http://www.ptank.com/catsynth/index.php?entry=entry080621-234932" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.ptank.com');">CatSynth.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.thestandingroom.com/blog/2008/06/garden-of-memory-2008.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.thestandingroom.com');">The Standing Room</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/media/Oakland-Magazine/June-2008/Events/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.oaklandmagazine.com');">Oakland Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/19/DDG47QGA4R1.DTL&hw=Sarah+Cahill&sn=001&sc=1000" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sfgate.com');">San Francisco Chronicle</a></li> <li><a href="http://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2007/06/summer-solstice-at-columbarium.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/sfciviccenter.blogspot.com');">The Civic Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=3&entry_id=17914" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sfgate.com');">SFGate’s Culture Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.newmusicbox.org/chatter/chatter.nmbx?id=4701" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.newmusicbox.org');">New Music Box</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sfcv.org/arts_revs/gardenofmemory_6_27_06.php" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sfcv.org');">Contemporary Music Review</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=06-18-04&storyID=19093" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.berkeleydailyplanet.com');">Daily Planet </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.eons.com/blogs/entry/151946-Phantom-of-the-Crematorium-" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.eons.com');">Blog: Phantom of the Crematorium</a></li> </ul> <p> <strong>Photos and Videos:</strong></p> <ul id="menu"> <li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/792467@N23/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.flickr.com');">Flickr Photo Pool</a></li> <li><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=pym9QqGXYIU" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/youtube.com');">YouTube: Jorge Boehringer – Garden of Memory 2008</a></li> <li><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=s7ilSb2HYII" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/youtube.com');">YouTube: Summer Solstice Concert – Garden of Memory 2008</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9216239@N05/sets/72157600452352264" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.flickr.com');">lindgrenstudios’ photo set</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/villagesavant/sets/491611/">Atomicmonk’s<br /> photo set</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EIDe9DLduo">YouTube: Phantom of the<br /> Crematorium</a></li> </ul> <p> Following is a short, unedited <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7ilSb2HYII" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.youtube.com');">YouTube</a></strong> video clip from a previous year’s <strong>Garden of Memory </strong>event—at about .29, after the camera pans beyond the instrumental group to the vocalists, you can see (and hear) me briefly, singing with the <strong>Cardew Choir.</strong> I’m dressed in a black and striped <strong>Adobe</strong> t-shirt and black pants:</p> <p><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7ilSb2HYII&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <p><strong><em><a href="http://www.newmusicbayarea.org/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.newmusicbayarea.org');">New Music Bay Area</a> .<a href="http://www.chapelofthechimes.com/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.chapelofthechimes.com');"> Chapel of the Chimes</a> . </em></strong><strong><em><a href="directions.html">Directions</a> . <a href="pr2003.html">Press Release</a></em></strong></p> <p><p> <a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/blog" ><strong>Back to the blog page…</strong></a></p> <p> <strong><a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/"onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSageArts.com');" ><strong>Return to the Cathryn Hrudicka Company Home Page</strong></a></strong></p> <p> </article> <article> <h1>My Studio Building Participates in Pro Arts: East Bay Open Studios 2010 — June 5-6 and 12-13</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:56:31 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://creativesagearts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/EBOS_StreetBanner_website.gif" ></a></p> <p><strong>EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2010<br /> June 5 – 6 and 12 – 13, 11 – 6 p.m.</strong></p> <p>During the first two weekends in June, June 5-6 and June 12-13, and throughout the year by appointment, <strong>East Bay Open Studios </strong>connects the public with over 400 artists in 14 cities in the East Bay, across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco. Since 1979, this event remains the largest art event in the region and draws an annual audience over 50,000.</p> <p>My studio building, the <strong>Kawneer Building </strong>(also known as the <strong>Sawtooth Building, </strong>due to the jagged sawtooth shape of its roof), located in <strong>West Berkeley,</strong> is a central point in the Open Studios, as there are a number of prominent artists of all genres working there, including visual/fine artists, writers, musicians, composers, filmmakers, sound designers, photographers, web designers, graphic artists, illustrators, theatre artists, dancers, ceramicists, woodworkers, jewelers, and more. There are also a number of interesting, arts-related small businesses and nonprofits headquartered in our <a href="http://www.sawtoothbuilding.com/history/history.html"title="The Sawtooth (Kawneer) Building" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sawtoothbuilding.com');"><strong>historic Berkeley landmark. </strong></a></p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sawtoothbuilding.com/index.html"title="The Sawtooth (Kawneer) Building" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.sawtoothbuilding.com');"><strong>Sawtooth Building web site</strong></a> is still under development, and more tenants will be added soon, including <a href="http://www.CreativeSage.com"title="Creative Sage" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSage.com');"><strong>my business</strong></a> and my <a href="http://www.CreativeSageArts.com/blog"title="Creative Sage Arts" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSageArts.com');"><strong>arts endeavors</strong></a>. In fact, the entire neighborhood of <strong>West Berkeley,</strong> bordering on <strong>Emeryville,</strong> is an intriguing one, full of artist studios, cafes, unusual shops, tech and biotech companies, creative businesses, and the historic <strong><a href="http://www.fantasystudios.com/"title="Fantasy Studios" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.fantasystudios.com');">Fantasy Studios</a>,</strong> part of what was formerly known as the <strong><a href="http://www.zaentz.com/"title="Zaentz web site" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.zaentz.com');">Saul Zaentz Film Center</a>, </strong>now<strong> <a href="http://www.zaentzmediacenter.com/"title="Zaentz Media Center" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.zaentzmediacenter.com');">Zaentz Media Center</a>.</strong> It’s also a short drive from West Berkeley to <a href="http://www.pixar.com/"title="Pixar" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.pixar.com');"><strong>Pixar</strong></a> and other Emeryville landmarks. Following is more information about how you can most effectively plan your tour of East Bay artists’ and craftspersons’ studios.<strong><br /> </strong></p> <p><strong>How to plan your studio tour:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Pick up a copy of the <a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Directory of East Bay Arts</a>, the event publication that profiles participating artists and includes maps, an East Bay Arts Index of local arts organizations, galleries, venues and artist groups, and the 12 month East Bay Arts Calendar. Directories are available at Pro Arts and are distributed in the East Bay Express, first week in June.</li> <li>Go to the <a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Preview Exhibition</a> that showcases artwork from each of the over 400 participating artists. New in 2010, Pro Arts collaborates with the <a href="http://www.berkeleyartcenter.org/" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.berkeleyartcenter.org');"> Berkeley Art Center</a> and <a href="http://www.therac.org" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.therac.org');"> Richmond Art Center</a> to present the Preview Exhibition across three celebrated art spaces.</li> <p>Get on the Bus! Ride the <a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/events.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Brake for Art Tour: Art Bus Preview</a>, Friday, June 5 departing from Pro Arts.–></p> <li>Pick-up Artists’ invitations and announcements.</li> <li>Follow open studio street signs and banners on event days, or take a curator’s tour.</li> <li>Log on to the Pro Arts <a href="http://db.proartsgallery.org/ebosGallery_10.php" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/db.proartsgallery.org');">Online Gallery </a>for all your 2010 East Bay Open Studios information, listings, maps and more! Each participating artist has a fully searchable personalized webpage with image gallery.</li> <p><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Directory of East Bay Arts 2009 pt 1 (PDF Download…) </a></p> <p><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Directory 2009 pt 2 Maps (PDF Download…)</a></p> <p><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Directory Addendum (PDF Download…)</a></p> <p><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Critics Picks by <strong>Dewitt Chang</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');"> (PDF Download…)</a></p> <p><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">Critics Picks by <strong>Timothy Buckwalter</strong> (PDF Download…)</a><a></a></p> <p><a href="http://proartsgallery.org/ebos/index.php#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/proartsgallery.org');">East Bay Open Studios PR (PDF Download…)</a></ul> <p>This post also appeared on my <strong>Creative Sage™ Postimaginarium: Toasty posts from the Left Coast about creative people, ideas, and innovative projects that make the world a better place <a href="http://creativesage.posterous.com/my-studio-building-participates-in-pro-arts-e#" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/creativesage.posterous.com');">(Posterous)</a>. </strong> Visit there for posts about creative people and organizations that I am not necessarily involved with, but support.</p> <p><em><strong>If you want to visit me at my studio at another time, please <a href="mailto:sage@creativesage.com">email me</a> at least two weeks in advance to schedule a time.</strong> I’m not officially on the <strong>Pro Arts</strong> studio tour list because I’m not currently selling visual artworks; but I do intermittently open my studio for part of the time during Open Studio weekends to a small number of visitors. For security reasons, visitors to my studio are limited to people I know, or to those who have been pre-screened prior to the visit. </em></p> <p><em><strong>Come learn about the talented artists living in the East Bay! We look forward to seeing you at Open Studios!</strong></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/blog" ><strong>Back to the blog page…</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/"onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSageArts.com');" ><strong>Return to the Cathryn Hrudicka Company Home Page</strong></a></strong></p> </article> <article> <h1>Performing the John Cage Song Books for the Morris Graves Exhibition at Meridian Gallery, SF</h1> <p>admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:30:23 +0000</p> <div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 444px"><p class="wp-caption-text"><em>Hibernation</em>, tempera painting by Morris Graves, c. 1954; in the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.</p></div> <p> <p> <strong>resonant world: an afternoon of music by John Cage<br /> for the exhibit The Visionary Art of Morris Graves</strong></p> <p><strong>Sunday, Apr 18, 2010</p> <p>3:00 PM – 6:00 PM</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.meridiangallery.org" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.meridiangallery.org');">MERIDIAN GALLERY</a></strong><br /> 535 Powell Street<br /> San Francisco, CA 94108<br /> Phone: 415.398.7229</p> <p>Suggested donation: $10 general; $5 students/seniors. Tickets are available at the door.</p> <p><p> <strong>Featuring the following performances in the third floor Toyoji P. Tomita Performance Gallery:</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Atlas Eclipticalis</em> by John Cage</strong> (1962) performed by Phillip Greenlief and Jon Raskin’s <strong>2+1,</strong> featuring Steve Adams</p> <p><em><strong>Three</em> by John Cage</strong> (1989) performed by <strong>Three Trapped Tigers</strong> (David Barnett, Tom Bickley, and Jim Wilson)</p> <p><strong>Solos from <em>Song Books</em> by John Cage</strong> (1970) performed by the <strong>Cornelius Cardew Choir</strong> (the vocal ensemble I’ve been performing with frequently) — for more information, please see our <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cornelius-Cardew-Choir/79216824445" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.facebook.com');">Facebook event page</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Performers in the Cornelius Cardew Choir:</strong></p> <p>Sandy Yolles<br /> Eric Theise<br /> Sarah Rose Stiles<br /> Katherine Setar<br /> Ann O’Rourke<br /> Bob Marsh<br /> Marianne McDonald<br /> Cathryn Hrudicka*<br /> Scot Gresham-Lancaster<br /> Brad Fischer<br /> Tom Bickley (Conductor)<br /> Nancy Beckman<br /> David Cowen</p> <p><p> Plus, there will be a reading of <em><strong>Series re Morris Graves</strong></em> by <strong>John Cage</strong> (1973) in the second floor Drawings Gallery.</p> <p><a href="http://www.meridiangallery.org/en/exhibitions/morris_graves.htm" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.meridiangallery.org');">The Visionary Art of Morris Graves</a></p> <p>This exhibition, curated by <strong>Peter Selz,</strong> will feature approximately 50 works drawn from the collections of the University of Oregon, San Francisco Bay Area Museums, and private collections and will focus on the mythopoetic aspects of Morris Graves’ oeuvre. This does not aspire to be a career survey but a cross section of the symbolism and philosophy which form the undercurrent of his important artistic legacy.</p> <p><strong>The Visionary Art of Morris Graves will run from March 20 – May 15, 2010.</strong><br /> [See location and transportation directions below.]</p> <p><strong>The Opening Reception was held on Saturday March 20th, 4:00 – 7:00 PM</strong></p> <p><strong>Featured was a conversation between Curator Peter Selz and Lawrence Fong, on Morris Graves. There is an audio recording available on the <strong><a href="http://www.meridiangallery.org/en/exhibitions/morris_graves.htm" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.meridiangallery.org');">Meridian Gallery site.</a></strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Meridian Gallery’s The Visionary Art of Morris Graves offers the largest exhibition of work by the major American painter Morris Graves in recent memory.</strong> Curated by eminent art historian Peter Selz, the exhibition, which marks Graves’ 100th birthday, focuses on the mythic motifs and symbolism that runs throughout his long career.</p> <p><strong>Morris Graves</strong> (1910 – 2001) was a largely self-taught artist closely associated with the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. His paintings, often small works on paper, were among the earliest to synthesize Eastern aesthetics and philosophy with the American Transcendental tradition. In his own words, Graves was working “to evolve a changing language of symbols, a language with which to remark upon the qualities of our mysterious capacities which direct us toward ultimate reality.”</p> <p>The subject of influential international exhibitions in the mid-twentieth century, and a standout in the Guggenheim Museum’s recent Third Mind exhibition, Morris Graves is a major voice in American Art and The Visionary Art of Morris Graves seeks to introduce a new generation of artists, scholars, and art going public to this seminal artist’s work.</p> <p><strong>A friend and artist of great significance to John Cage and Merce Cunningham, Meridian will be contextualizing Morris Graves and his work within a series of related music, poetry, and dance events.</strong></p> <p>A few works will be for sale but most of the 50 works in the show will be on loan from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, the Morris Graves Foundation, and the Hearst Gallery at St. Mary’s College. Other important pieces will be drawn from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts and from private collections. A catalog is available.</p> <p>The Visionary Art of Morris Graves is co-sponsored by Meridian and the Lucid Art Foundation, and made possible by the generous support of Theres and Dennis Rohan, Sue Kubly, Harold and Arlene Schnitzer, Andrea Turman, and Robert and Desireé Yarber of the Morris Graves Foundation.</p> <p>The opening reception was generously sponsored by <strong>McEvoy Ranch.</strong></p> <p><strong>Location</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.meridiangallery.org" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.meridiangallery.org');">MERIDIAN GALLERY</a></strong><br /> 535 Powell Street<br /> San Francisco, CA 94108<br /> Phone: 415.398.7229</p> <p>The Meridian Gallery is located one and a half blocks north of Union Square in downtown San Francisco. A short walk from the Powell BART station, and multiple MUNI bus lines. Please see <strong><a href="http://www.511.org" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.511.org');">511.org</a></strong> to find the fastest way to get to us via public transportation.</p> <p><strong>Parking</strong></p> <p>Street parking can be difficult, though not impossible. The Sutter-Stockton garage, one block east of Meridian, is easily accessible and reasonably priced. Entrances are on Bush Street (traveling east) and on Stockton Street (traveling north from Union Square). Parking is also available in the Union Square garage which has a number of entrances around the square, and is two blocks from the gallery.</p> <p><strong><em>*Update: Due to a recent injury, I won’t be able to perform, but I hope you enjoy the group performances, if you are able to attend. If you are in San Francisco, and attend this event, could you please let me know, as I’m tracking who came due to this blog post, Twitter or other social network announcements. Thanks!</p> <p>The musical performances today are being dedicated to the memories of Toyoji P. Tomita (a friend, composer and musical colleague of all the performers, and late husband of Marianne McDonald); and Joel Weisberg (my late first husband, a composer, musician, arts supporter, environmentalist, and San Francisco attorney).</em></strong></p> <p><p> <a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/blog" ><strong>Back to the blog page…</strong></a></p> <p> <strong><a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/"onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSageArts.com');" ><strong>Return to the Cathryn Hrudicka Company Home Page</strong></a></strong></p> <p> <p> </article> <article> <h1>Using The Fifteen Minute Challenge™ When You Feel Overwhelmed by a Challenging Project</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:56:12 +0000</p> <p> </p> <p><p> <em>Please note: Since this is a very popular post, I’m moving it up to January 2010 so that new Creative Sage Arts readers can check it out. It was originally published on November 15, 2008.</em></p> <p><p> Sometimes we all feel daunted by an overwhelming challenge, whether it’s getting stuck in the middle of writing a novel, or rolling out a new service or product for a business. To tackle big projects in any area, a technique I’ve found to be highly effective is <strong>“The Fifteen Minute Challenge™.” </strong> I’ve often used it with my <a href="http://creativesagearts.com/blog/?page_id=9"title="Creativity Coaching services" target="_blank" ><strong>Creativity Coaching clients</strong></a> who are tackling a substantial creative project, or with <a href="http://www.creativesage.com/blog/?page_id=7"title="Business Innovation services" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.creativesage.com');"><strong>Business Innovation clients</strong></a> who are coping with an overwhelming task list or trying to figure out where to start with developing a new product, service, or innovation management process.</p> <p> You may have noticed I’m even applying this idea to music, currently composing a series of <a href="http://creativesagearts.com/blog/?page_id=7"title="My musical composition projects" target="_blank" ><strong>15 Minute Challenge Pieces™</strong></a>, which involves quickly improvising a 15-minute musical sequence, or <strong>Comprovisation,</strong> and recording it, on any instrument, for voice, or for a sound art work, using combinations of “found sounds.” This variety of speed composing enables me to get a musical idea or theme down quickly, and then later, I can hone it further, which may include expanding, arranging or orchestrating it. Of course, I often find that once I’ve gotten through the initial 15 ice-breaking minutes, I’ll then continue to go on composing, for 30, 60 or 120 minutes—but that initial 15 minutes to get over the hump of my fear and resistance is the most important and valuable use of my time.</p> <p> As many of you know, I have participated for eight years in <strong>National Novel Writing Month,</strong> or <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org"title="National Novel Writing Month" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.nanowrimo.org');"><strong>NaNoWriMo.</strong></a> I’m especially finding <strong>The Fifteen Minute Challenge™ </strong>technique to be helpful when I am feeling overwhelmed by a section of a writing project, like my eighth <strong>NaNoWriMo</strong> novel. It’s a great technique to overcome any kind of writer’s block or indecision about where to go next with the story or characters. It is much easier to think about simply writing as fast as possible for 15 minutes and not worrying about anything else but getting words down on a page. I repeat this technique for several 15-minute time periods, sometimes assigning each one to a specific character, chapter or just a page of the novel.</p> <p> Often, I use <strong>The Fifteen Minute Challenge™</strong> in tandem with another favorite technique, <a href="http://creativesagearts.com/blog/?p=17"title="Rotating Creative Crops" target="_blank" ><strong>Rotating Creative Crops™</strong></a>. You may want to go and read my post on that process, and then apply both techniques in your own way, to any type of challenging project you’re working on.</p> <p> <strong>By the way, I love to get feedback from people who try any of my techniques or creative processes, and I love to hear about whatever techniques you use! Please feel free to comment after this post and let me know how you’ve applied The Fifteen Minute Challenge™, and how it’s working for you. Thanks!</strong></p> <p><p> <a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/blog" ><strong>Back to the blog page…</strong></a></p> <p> <strong><a href="http://www.creativesagearts.com/"onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.CreativeSageArts.com');" ><strong>Return to the Cathryn Hrudicka Company Home Page</strong></a></strong></p> <p> </article> </main></body></html>