On Friday, Andy Kozar released A Few Kites, a trumpet and electronics solo album on New Focus Recordings. It features works by Paula Matthusen, Ken Ueno, Scott Worthington, Eve Beglarian, and others. A plethora of extended techniques, including deconstructing the instrument itself, are pitted against imaginative electroacoustic vistas. Recommended.
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Friday: Ueno Opera at Sawdust
At National Sawdust on Friday April 7th at 7 PM, Opera Cabal presents the premiere of Ken Ueno’s new opera Aeolus. Joined by vocalist Majel Connery and Flux Quartet, Ueno performs throughout the opera. His fascinating blend of vocal techniques includes microtonal inflections, megaphone-amplified directives, and throat-singing. Electronics, video projections, and an architecturally conceived set design converge to make Aeolus a potent multimedia concoction. I recently caught upContinue reading “Friday: Ueno Opera at Sawdust”
Del Sol Quartet
Congratulations to my friend Ken Ueno, whose work Peradam features prominently on Del Sol Quartet’s new Sono Luminus release Scrapyard Exotica. The Blu-ray/CD recording also features music by Mason Bates for quartet and electronics and a piece by Mohammed Fairouz.
Christian B. Carey 