eighth blackbird with Glenn Kotche

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"eighth blackbird play like musicians possessed; excited by the new, determined that their audiences will be too, they take wing, soaring on an upthrust of precision-tooled virtuosity." —BBC Music Magazine

Dedicated to debunking the myth that “modern” music is an academic genre, accessible only to the privileged few, eighth blackbird celebrates the universality of the repertoire with such exuberance and virtuosity that its performances hold the listener spellbound long after the curtain falls. In its second concert of the season, Indie classical meets indie rock when eighth blackbird collaborates with Glenn Kotche (pictured), drummer of superstar Chicago band Wilco. An accomplished composer/performer in his own right, Kotche was eager to work with the fellow Grammy winners after he heard eighth blackbird’s January 2008 performance at Chicago's Harris Theater. This Richmond performance will feature works from Kotche's album Mobile performed by the percussionist and eighth blackbird, a solo set by Kotche, Dutch composer Louis Andriessen’s pedal-to-the-metal Worker’s Union and more.

The performance of Steve Mackey's "Slide," featuring eighth blackbird with actor Rinde Eckert, has been postponed.

Tickets go on sale February 11, 2009 (campus) or February 25, 2009 (public).

Program:
Steve Reich Clapping Music
Reich arr. Glenn Kotche Music for Pieces of Wood
Missy Mazzoli Still Life with Avalanche
Glenn Kotche Monkey Chant
Film by Nathaniel Murphy
Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Abiodun Oyewole, Bin Hassan, Leon Moore arr. Glenn Kotche The Corner
Kotche Projections of what (Might)
Kotche Individual Trains
Kotche Double Fantasy
Louis Andriessen Worker's Union

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