Recording Minor Vices: Misdemeanors

On July 13th Minor Vices got together to record Misdemeanors, a structured improvisation by Chris Burns. The 26 short movements of the piece set rules for the ensemble to follow while they play. In addition to being great music, excellent performances, and absolute fun, we got to break in new recording equipment and fully use …

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Trevor Saint + Alligator Char

Monday night (November 12), Trevor Saint will be performing at the UWM Recital Hall at 7:30 pm. The first half of the program is a set of works for solo glockenspiel, mostly with electronics — including works by Matthew Burtner, Jeff Herriott, and Eric Sheffield/Anna Weisling, as well as a performance of Chris Burns’ work …

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TORCH – LIVE November 7th

TORCH is set to play a concert of original and classic works on November 7th at the Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall, 7:30 pm. The concert is free and open to the public, and should be an exciting debut of the ensemble. I’m really happy with the way the group has come along …

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MINOR VICES – Performance at the Borg Ward

Next Wednesday Night, August 29, I’ll be joining some excellent musicians to perform music by Christopher Burns. The show will feature some heavy improvisation with formal instruction. We had a rehearsal last night, and all I can say is that the pieces are a blast to perform. The lineup: David Collins, sax Adam Murphy, clarinet …

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MiLO at the Sugar Maple – July 13

Tonight at the Sugar Maple MiLO will be performing a full set of improvisations. This time, the show will feature small sets of player ‘sub-groups.’ The mixture of sound sources and styles will be a sonic grab bag – come check it out! The lineup: Christopher Burns – electric guitar David Collins – saxophone, electronics …

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MiLO at the Kenilworth Open Studios

On Saturday April 21st the Milwaukee Laptop Orchestra (MiLO) will performed during the Kenilworth Open Studios, a collection of exhibitions from all areas of the Peck School of the Arts. MiLO played a live realization of Ligeti’s Artikulation, my structured improvisation Collision, and electro-acoustic improvisations. MiLO is: Chris Burns, David Collins, Nolan Dargiewicz, Adam Murphy, …

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Unruly Festival Performance – This Thursday

David Collins and I will be performing this Thursday night, 7:30, at Vogel Hall as part of the Unruly Music Festival. We have an exciting set of pieces that use multi-touch controllers, motion sensors, and networked laptops to drive our custom synthesis code. The second half of the concert features UWM composers Chris Burns and …

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