eighth blackbird – Past Concerts
Emory University Symphony with Eighth Blackbird
Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Emerson Concert Hall at Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta, GA, United States
Free (RSVP required)
GSU: Masterclass with Eighth Blackbird
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 @ 11:00am – 12:30pm (EST)
Florence Kopleff Recital Hall at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Eighth Blackbird is a music group known for innovative performances, supporting living composers, and nurturing new artists. This mastercla…
Free
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presents The Town Hall: Eighth Blackbird Celebrates John Cage
Monday, August 29, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Bryant Park, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
John Cage
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Selected works
Free
Chicago Artists Workshop: Ayanna Woods
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Music from Chicago composer/performer/bandleader Ayanna Woods.
Free (Minimum $1 donation)
Chicago Artists Workshop: Chaos Hands
Saturday, June 26, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Online event
The genre-bending, discipline-defying trio of Allison Wright (sound artist), Nicole Patrick (drums), & Xuan (visuals) combines improvisation, through-composed material, & pre-recorded triggers.
Free
Chicago Artists Workshop: Matthew Burtner Composer Portrait, ft. Jocelyn Zelasko, soprano
Thursday, June 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Eighth Blackbird percussionist Matthew Duvall is joined by soprano Jocelyn Zelasko for an evening devoted to the work of Matthew Burtner.
Free (Minimum $1 donation)
Chicago Artists Workshop: Molly Joyce
Thursday, June 3, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Molly Joyce performs songs that explore disability as a creative source, with visual footage & sound descriptions by Chicago-based sound artist Andy Slater.
Free (Minimum $1 donation)
Chicago Artists Workshop: 5th Wave Collective
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Performance by 5th Wave Collective, a Chicago-based classical music ensemble dedicated to performing & promoting music by womxn & gender-nonconforming composers throughout classical music history.
Pay what you can
Chicago Artists Workshop: The World Inside This One
Friday, April 23, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
An evening of music, poetry, and imagination with Eighth Blackbird founding members Matthew Duvall and Lisa Kaplan, and artist/writers Susy Bielak and Fred Schmalz.
Pay-as-you-can ($20 suggested)
Eighth Blackbird with Will Oldham
Thursday, May 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang – learn to fly
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (speaker: Will Oldham)
Will Oldham – Songs
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (speaker: Will Oldham)
Will Oldham – Songs
$35 + fees
UW World Series: eighth blackbird
Saturday, February 7, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Sean Griffin – Pattycake
Richard Reed Parry – Duo for Heart and Breath
Lee Hyla – Wave
Gabriella Smith – Number Nine
Tom Johnson – Counting Duets
György Ligeti – Études (arr. for sextet)
Sean Griffin – Pattycake
Richard Reed Parry – Duo for Heart and Breath
Lee Hyla – Wave
Gabriella Smith – Number Nine
Tom Johnson – Counting Duets
György Ligeti – Études (arr. for sextet)
$25