Virginia Tech New Music + Technology Festival (Day 1)
Venue: Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Monday, December 5, 2022
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
Institute of Creativity, Arts and Technology, School of Performing Arts, and Creativity + Innovation presents Day One of the 2022 Virginia Tech New Music + Technology Festival on Monday, December 5, 2022 inside The Cube at The Moss Arts Center.

School of Performing Arts faculty are prepping all weekend for the New Music + Technology Festival. This is not one to miss! Performances run from Monday (December 5th) through Wednesday (December 7th).

Since 2015, composer Tiffany M. Skidmore and saxophonist Kyle Hutchins have been collaborating on a cycle of electroacoustic instrumental chamber pieces centered around the saxophone that considers text and characters created by William Blake. Each movement explores relationships between mythological characters in the Blake universe, nonbinary gender identity, sexual politics, and gender stereotypes.

Performances Include:
• Unseen, Unbodièd, Unknown: The William Blake Cycle (World Premiere) by Tiffany M. Skidmore
• The Book of Ahania for bass flute and baritone saxophone
• The Night of Enitharmon’s Joy for tenor saxophone, flute, and electronics
• Vala/Luvah for saxophone trio and electronics
• Tharmas the Father/Enion the Mother for solo sopranino saxophone
• The Specter of Urthona for two soprano saxophones, cello, piano, percussion, and electronics
• The Book of Ahania for bass flute and baritone saxophone
• The Book of Urizen for alto saxophone and piano

All events are free and open to the public.

Seating is limited so registration is recommended.

To register online, visit: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=1CA3C7C5-D584-4D6A-8D9C-2A5AE8FE47DF.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/zBQzD5pF/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/performances/2022/12/sopa-newmusicfestivalfall2022.html or https://www.facebook.com/VTperformingarts or https://www.instagram.com/hokiesonstage/.

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