The Cornelius Cardew Choir, Thingamajigs Performance Group and Pet the Tiger Instrument Inventors Collective celebrate the life and work of composer Pauline Oliveros and the release of the new book of text scores inspired by her “deep listening”. Several of the artists have scores published in this volume which will be performed alongside works by Oliveros. Audience participation in the “sonic meditations” is encouraged. 

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The performers:

The Cardew Choir, founded in Berkeley on May Day 2001, sings at the intersection of inclusive community and experimental music, strongly influenced by Cornelius Cardew and his circle in the 1960’s and ‘70’s in England. We draw inspiration from the experimental music tradition and musicians such as Pauline Oliveros and John Cage. We recognize our music-making as enacting healthy political economy, with respect for individual contributions and high regard for the community as a whole and we intend our mutually supportive work to be compassionate, joyful and liberating political action. We invite you to our audience participation performance of Pauline Oliveros’ The Heart Chant 5-9 pm on 21 June at the Garden of Memory event at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. https://www.facebook.com/cardewchoir

Thingamajigs Performance Group (TPG) is a sound-based ensemble working co-creatively in a variety of mediums and with a wide array of local and international artists. Formed in 2008, TPG focuses on durational performance, alternate tuning, group and open compositional formats, interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration, and site-specific work. Their fields of institutional study, performance practice, and instrumentation are directly informed by Japanese noh and gagaku, Korean pansori, sijo and sinawi, formal training in both Western and Eastern art practices, and a commitment to experimental art. Their proximity to issues of intercultural performance is acute. They navigate relationships with traditional artists and idioms as an integrated part of their work. Current Members : Keith Evans, Rae Diamond, Suki O’Kane and Edward Schocker

Pet the Tiger is an SF Bay Area inventors collective led by David Samas that plays in a wide variety of idioms exploring new timbral dimensions through extended techniques, new instruments, xenharmonics and fringe acoustic phenomena. Pet the Tiger also hosts workshops teaching instrument building and a popular “Instrument Petting Zoo”. They have performed new commissions for at the Asian Art Museum of SF, SF Conservatory of Flowers, Oakland Museum of California, Soundwave and the Market Street Prototyping Festival.PTT is the standing ensemble for Psychobotanikon, the Harmonic Series Gamelan and the house band at the Turquoise Yantra Grotto. We will performing tonight with Kevin Corcoran (percussion), Dan Gottwald (invented instruments), Stephen Parris (guitar), and David Samas (voice). https://publiceyesore.bandcamp.com/album/gaze-emanations.