Timber: a sound + light experience
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
- Aaron Michael Butler, percussion
- Storm Benjamin, percussion
- James W. Doyle, percussion
- Rebekah Ko, percussion
- Paulina Michaels, percussion
- Jonathan Rodriguez, percussion
Math rock meets sound bath in this immersive, meditative 60 minute wash of rhythm and light. Get your third eye opened with Timber, a virtuosic piece for six percussionists played on tuned 2x4s.
Written by NYC minimalist composer Michael Gordon, this iteration of Timber is a mix of absolutely unstoppable talent meshed with intricate visuals. Designed to send the viewer into a gentle audiovisual trance, edibles are recommended, but not required. ;-)
With musicians Aaron Michael Butler, Storm Benjamin, James Doyle, Rebekah Ko, Paulina Michels, & Jonathan Rodriguez. Instrument built by Isaac Anderson with light design by Kevin Blanquies. Produced by Erin Jorgensen & Aaron Michael Butler.
Ages 8+. Limited seating.
Masks required for attendance. Performers will also be masked.
WARNING: strobe effect will be used in the piece
About Aaron Michael Butler, percussion
Aaron Michael Butler is a percussionist/composer currently based in Athens, OH. He regularly presents concerts of contemporary solo and chamber music, and has been active in the creation of new works through commissioning composers of his generation. Recent performance highlights include the 2013 Athens International Film Festival, 2012/14 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, the 2014 Ohio University World Music and Dance Festival with marimbist Pei-Ching Wu, a performance with Luciano Chessa's Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners in 2015, and the 2016 Nelsonville Music Festival. In 2010 Aaron founded the NOBROW.collective; in conjunction with the Athens International Film Festival NOBROW has commissioned Deep Earth - a large-scale, multimedia work - from composer Matthew Burtner which was premiered in April 2014.
As a composer, he frequently collaborates with artists from other disciplines including choreographers Ani Javian and Travis Gatling, filmmaker Chris Lange, and Bristol-based potter Steve Carter. His recent work includes commissions from Andrew Trachsel and the Ohio University Wind Symphony, percussionist Kyle Lutes, and a choral work for the Cincinnati Soundwebs project.
Aaron holds degrees in percussion performance from Ohio University and Centenary College of Louisiana where he studied with Roger Braun, Guy Remonko and Chan Teague. He is currently adjunct professor of music at Ohio University.
https://www.aaronmichaelbutler.com/About James W. Doyle, percussion
James W. Doyle is a percussionist, educator, music director, and collaborative artist based in the Pacific Northwest. He's a member of the Seattle-based contemporary percussion and multimedia group, Striking Music and serves as visiting assistant professor of music and director of instrumental studies at Saint Martin's University. He's also on the graduate music education faculty at Adams State University, serves on the musicology faculty at the University of Puget Sound, and teaches percussion in the University of Puget Sound's Community Music program and at South Puget Sound Community College. James is co-owner of Pacific Edge Multimedia and maintains a performance and artist-in-residency schedule throughout the United States and abroad.
https://jameswdoyle.com/About Rebekah Ko, percussion
Rebekah Ko is a percussionist based in Seattle, WA. Rebekah’s artistic philosophies are rooted in the integration of the traditional with the modern, merging her classical roots with her love for new and experimental music. She strives to create unusual and exciting concert experiences through exploration of performance methods in non-traditional venues, taking contemporary classical music out of the concert hall and into the community. Ensemble. Rebekah performs with the Harry Partch Ensemble, The Sound Ensemble, and is a founder of re·create percussion and Striking Music.
http://www.rebekahko.comAbout Jonathan Rodriguez, percussion
Jonathan Rodriguez is a Chicanx artist from the borderlands of Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.
https://www.jonathanrodriguez.net/