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06/01 Friday

7:00 PM The Callithumpian Consort

Brown and Beyond
Early and unpublished works by Earle Brown, including an environmental performance of the complete FOLIO, the groundbreaking masterwork of open form composition. Plus improvisations by trio Dijkstra-Reichman-Rosenthal

Suggested Donations
Advance: $7, call (617)497-0823
Door: $10
3-concert pass: $20

www.callithumpian.org
www.jorritdijkstra.com

Funded by the Cambridge Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council

EXPERIMENT SERIES
Exploring the crossroads between composition and improvisation in an informal setting.

The Callithumpian Consort returns to the front lines of avant-garde sound with its EXPERIMENT SERIES at the newly renovated Inman Square performance space "The Lily Pad" (1353 Cambridge St. in Cambridge). On the first Friday of April May and June, new, uncharted worlds at the frontiers of free improvisation and the avant-garde will be trespassed and ruined for future generations.

The series was founded in March 2004 to present concerts that explore the crossroads between composition and improvisation in an informal atmosphere conducive to the enjoyment of both aficionados of creative music and the first-time listener. Each concert is produced by New England Conservatory's Callithumpian Consort, an eclectic contemporary music ensemble led by pianist/NEC professor Stephen Drury, with support from the Massachusetts Cultural and Cambridge Arts Councils. The Improvisation part of the program is cutated improvising multi-instrumentalist Jorrit Dijkstra. Special guests are invited to join the Callithumpian Consort in exploring different improvisation strategies, in balance with the evening’s composed pieces.

10:00 PM Armen Nazarian and Kenneth Ross

A final concert to conclude the high school jazz careers of Armen Nazarian and Kenneth Ross. These Lexington natives have played together at high school and professional jazz festivals across the nation. Some of these festivals inclue the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Berklee Jazz Festival, and the Essentially Ellington Festival at Lincoln Center. Malcolm Campbell is a former LHS grad now studying at the New England Conservatory. Other special guests and former bandmates may perform with the quartet as well.