Nownet Arts Festival at Duart Media Building

NowNet Arts Festival premieres contemporary works for live performance via the internet. The program features internet artist Daniel Pinheiro streaming from Portugal, and “Interconnections for Peace: A Telematic Concert in Seoul, San Diego, and New York City” with compositions by Michael Dessen, Mark Dresser, Yoon Jeong Heo, Nicole Mitchell, Stephanie Richards, and Sarah Weaver for an international large ensemble. The technology incorporates performance-quality multichannel audio and video conferencing on high-bandwidth internet. Audiences will be present in each location and online via webstream....

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NowNet Arts Festival premieres contemporary works for live performance via the internet. The program features internet artist Daniel Pinheiro streaming from Portugal, and “Interconnections for Peace: A Telematic Concert in Seoul, San Diego, and New York City” with compositions by Michael Dessen, Mark Dresser, Yoon Jeong Heo, Nicole Mitchell, Stephanie Richards, and Sarah Weaver for an international large ensemble. The technology incorporates performance-quality multichannel audio and video conferencing on high-bandwidth internet. Audiences will be present in each location and online via webstream.

New York Location
June 8 at 9:30pm-1:00amEDT
DuArt Media Building, 245 W 55th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Advance Ticket Purchase Required $30/$20 Students and Seniors
TICKETS: www.nownetarts.org/store

San Diego Location
June 8 at 7:00pm-10:00pmPDT
Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater, University of California San Diego
Directions: http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/directions/directions-pages.php?i=601
Admission Free

Seoul Location
June 9 at 11:00am-2:00pmKST
Seoul National University, College of Music, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826
Directions: http://music.snu.ac.kr/en/node/141
Admission Free

Live Audio Webcast Online: www.livestream.com/nownetarts
10:00pm-1:00amEDT
Suggested Donation $10/$5 Students and Seniors
TICKETS: www.nownetarts.org/store

Program
9:30pmEDT Daniel Pinheiro, Internet Visual Artist and Performer
10:00pm-1amEDT Interconnections for Peace: A Telematic Concert in Seoul, San Diego, and New York City
Composers: Michael Dessen, Mark Dresser, Yoon Jeong Heo, Nicole Mitchell, Stephanie Richards, Sarah Weaver
Performers:
San Diego — Nicole Mitchell, flutes, Stephanie Richards, trumpet, Michael Dessen, trombone, Mark Dresser, bass
New York — Yoon Sun Choi, voice, Jane Ira Bloom, soprano saxophone, David Taylor, bass trombone, Satoshi Takeishi, percussion, Sarah Weaver, conductor
Seoul — Black String: Yoon Jeong Heo, geomungo, Jean Oh, electric guitar, A Ram Lee, daegeum, Min Wang Hwang, percussion, voice, with Seoul National University professor Ji Young Yi, gayageum

NowNet Arts Festival is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement / Creative Learning, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond. LMCC.net

Contact:
[email protected]
www.nownetarts.org/festival

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