Claire Chase, Katinka Kleijn, Cory Smythe, and Seth Parker Woods premiering Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Ubique at Zankel Hall in May 2023.
Photo: Jennifer Taylor.
Calendar
Density 2036: part x
At the center of flutist and curator Claire Chase’s Debs Creative Chair residency is the continuation of Density 2036—“one of the great musical undertakings of our time, a singular project by a singular artist” (The New York Times). Commissioned by Carnegie Hall and composed by one of today’s most captivating composers, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Density x is the culmination of Chase’s six-concert, citywide reflection on 10 years of Density 2036. Hear the world premiere of the latest addition to this monumental body of work.
Density 2036: part ix
Program
Density 2036: part ix (2022)
Craig Taborn: Busy Griefs and Endangered Charms (2022-2023)
Density 2036: part viii
PROGRAM
Density 2036: part viii (2021)
Matana Roberts: Auricular Hearsay (2021)
Ann Cleare: anfa (2021)
Wang Lu: Aftertouch (2021)
Density 2036: part vii
PROGRAM
Density 2036: part vii (2020)
Liza Lim: Sex Magic for contrabass flute, electronics, and an installation of kinetic percussion
Density 2036: part vii
PROGRAM
Density 2036: part vii (2020)
Liza Lim: Sex Magic for contrabass flute, electronics, and an installation of kinetic percussion
Density 2036: part vi
PROGRAM
Density 2036: part vi (2019)
Olga Neuwirth: Magic Flu-Idity for flute and typewriter (2019)
Pamela Z: Louder, Warmer, Denser for flute, bass flute, contrabass flute, and fixed media (2019)
Sarah Hennies: Reservoir 3 for bass flute and voices (2019)
Phyllis Chen: Roots of Interior for flute and heartbeat (2019)
Density 2036: part iv
PROGRAM
Density 2036: part iv (2016)
Richard Beaudoin: Another Woman of Another Kind for flute and eight voices (2016)
Suzanne Farrin: The Stimulus of Loss for flute and ondes Martenot (2016)
Pauchi Sasaki: Gama XV for two speaker-dresses (2016)
Vijay Iyer: Five Empty Chambers for flutes and fixed media (2016)
Tyshawn Sorey: Bertha’s Lair for flutes and percussion (2016)
Density 2036: part iii
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Density 2036: part iii (2015)
Dai Fujikura: Lila for solo flute (2015)
Francesca Verunelli: The Famous Box-Trick for bass flute, and electronics (2015)
Nathan Davis: Limn for bass flute, contrabass flute, and electronics (2015)
Jason Eckardt: The Silenced, a monodrama for solo flute (2015)
Pauline Oliveros: Intensity 20.15, Grace Chase for speaking flutist and Expanded Instrument System (2015)
Density 2036: part i & ii
The tirelessly creative flutist and curator Claire Chase has been called “the North Star of her instrument’s ever-expanding universe” (The New York Times). At the center of her Debs Creative Chair residency is the continuation of Density 2036. By annually commissioning a new body of flute repertory, this 24-year project consistently expands the boundaries of the instrument. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this monumental project, Chase performs the first 10 programs in one exhilarating week, beginning with this Zankel Hall concert and culminating with the world premiere of the Carnegie Hall–commissioned Density x.
Density 2036 Lecture @ Peabody Institute
Claire Chase visits the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University to talk about Density 2036, her 24-year initiative to create a new body of repertory for the flute, and discusses collaboration, commissioning, and curation.
