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Jacob Elkin

Trombonist Jacob Elkin is coming to Alabama this week for two concerts featuring music by Alabama composers. The programs include the premiere of my piece By Wit and Reason, Which We Call Science for trombone and live electronics. The concerts are presented by the Birmingham Art Music Alliance and supported in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Monday, February 17, 2025
Jacob Elkin: Music by Alabama Composers
Moody Recital Hall
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa AL

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Loud at the Library: Jacob Elkin
Birmingham Public Library
Birmingham AL

By Wit And Reason, Which We Call Science is informed by the music of Renaissance composer John Dowland. The piece uses a custom microtonal scale similar to Dowland’s scheme for tuning the lute. The performer’s musical gestures and improvised variations drive the electronic sounds: extending pitches, shifting resonant frequencies and triggering repeated tones.

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Terreno Tejido de Piel

L to R: Cecilia Borasino, Alejandra Ortiz de Zevallos, Holland Hopson, Soledad Sanchez

I’m thrilled to have been invited to work on the Terreno Tejido de Piel project that culminates tomorrow with an installation and performance at Maxwell Hall on the campus of the University of Alabama. The project is led by UA Assistant Professor of Scenic Design Soledad Sanchez Valdez with Peruvian guest artists Cecilia Borasino (choreography/dance) and Alejandra Ortiz de Zevallos (sculpture/fiber arts). I’m providing sound for the installation and performance.

Thursday November 14 2024 5-7pm
Terreno Tejido de Piel
Maxwell Hall
420 Stadium Drive
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa AL

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The Next Moment

The next concert in my Birmingham New Music Festival schedule is The Next Moment, tonight at East Village Arts in Birmingham, Alabama. I’m playing a new piece for extended banjo and live electronics that uses automated phone system samples (“To speak with a customer representative…press 9…”). Craig Hultgren will premiere As Safe As If It Were In The Fire for ecello and live electronics.

Saturday, May 11, 2024 5pm
The Next Moment: Mostly Improv
2024 Birmingham New Music Festival
East Village Arts
7611 1st Ave N
Birmingham AL 35206

Other composers and improvisers on the program include Rob Voisey, the festival’s guest composer visiting from NYC, LaDonna Smith, Michael Coleman, and Joshua David Davis.

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A Long Line of Clouds

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Miolina performing A Long Line of Clouds Just Above the Trees at the Skyscraper Museum

Here’s a lovely performance of my piece A Long Line of Clouds Just Above the Trees for violin duo and live electronic. The piece was played by Miolina: Lynn Bechtold and Mioi Takeda, violins, at their recent concert at The Skyscraper Museum in New York.

See more Miolina videos–including other works from the same concert–on their channel on YouTube.

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Just Above the Trees at the Skyscraper Museum

Image of New York City skyline

The violin duo Miolina will perform my music at The Skyscraper Museum in New York City this week. They’ll perform the piece we developed together last year, A Long Line of Clouds Just Above the Trees for violin duo and live electronics. I’ll be there to help with the electronics and enjoy the view of lower Manhattan from the museum windows.

This concert is free, but you must book a timed ticket for 5pm to attend. More info at Just Above the Trees

Friday May 26, 2023 5pm
Just Above the Trees
The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280

The concert also includes music by Alvin Singleton, Paula af Malmborg Ward, Shruthi Rajasekar and Geni Skendo, along with poetry by my New College colleague John Miller