Aśe // Nick Zoulek // Ty Bouque
Aśe presents Revolt for Freedom, a powerful reimagining of history, flipping the narrative by empowering enslaved Africans to reclaim their humanity from Europeans. Nick Zoulek’s Worlds of Brass, Breath, and Reeds explores the saxophone as a biofeedback mechanism, blending voice, breath, and technology for a maximalist solo performance. Ty Boque’s Nestbuilder weaves six works into intricate, luminous soundscapes, where breath, voice, and body create delicate, ethereal worlds.
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Program:
Ty Bouque: Nestbuilder
Liza Lim | The Angel of Lamentation
Evan Johnson | 2 rückenfiguren (i)
Michael Finnissy | New work*
Evan Johnson | 2 rückenfiguren (ii)
Timothy McCormack | nestbuilder
Nick Zoulek: Enter Branch
Nick Zoulek † | Enter Branch
Nick Zoulek † | Depths II
Nick Zoulek † | From All of Our Love This Was Lost
Nick Zoulek † | Grit
Aśe: Moments in Time
John Bitoy † | Moments in time *
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*World Premiere Performance
† Illinois-based Composer
‡ Micro-Grant Awardee
The voice weaves itself a home as it faces itself; as it turns round; as it fails; as it protests; as it grieves. hermetic privation, vulnerable. the dead inside, ventriloquy. song from before song, song at its limit.
Nick Zoulek’s Worlds of Brass, Breath, and Reeds explores the saxophone as a biofeedback mechanism, blending voice, breath, and technology for a maximalist solo performance. The concert features works from Zoulek's new album, Enter Branch, along with his 2016 release, Rushing Past Willow.
Aśe’s music is largely improvised, technically classical in some parts, and slightly influenced by numerous cultural traditions. Each piece is about a moment in time that I think is important either in composer John Bitoy’s personal life, or a historical event that has influenced his view on reality.