Glenn Kotche to perform epic percussion opera Ilimaq

[Kim Bodnia]

From the website of Minneapolis' Walker Art Center:

 

Revered experimental percussionist, composer, and Wilco drummer Kotche takes on one of his most ambitious projects to date: an epic percussion opera-as-solo performance combining 19 instruments, live electronics, and Alaskan field recordings. A richly layered new work by noted Alaska-based contemporary composer John Luther Adams and written expressly for Kotche, Ilimaq (Inupiaq for “spirit journeys”) melds the rigor of modern music with found sounds of the natural world. Minneapolis percussionist/composer Martin Dosh (Fog, Andrew Bird) then joins Kotche for a kindred collaboration that clicks together loops, samples, and a battery of instruments to create a one-of-a-kind sonic mélange.

 

DATE February 16, 2013

TIME 8 pm

PLACE McGuire Theater

 

http://www.walkerart...13/glenn-kotche

[nalafej]

That looks great. I hope they bring it to Chicago.

[Kim Bodnia]

Here's another Ilimaq date, this time in North Carolina, Megafaun are also appearing.

 

Wilco drummer and art-music percussionist Glenn Kotche, phenomenal Alaskan composer John Luther Adams, and Durham-based Americana inventors Megafaun collide in this program of intelligent, visceral music.

 

 

DUKE PERFORMANCES

Friday, February 22, 2013 at 8pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

https://tickets.duke.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=7ABC7555-0D96-4DA1-9318-2A631F38C11D

 

[The High Heat]

Here's another Ilimaq date, this time in North Carolina, Megafaun are also appearing.

 

Thanks for the info! Just purchased my tickets, row E!

[Kim Bodnia]

High Heat, you're welcome.

 

The earliest performance I found is apparently November, this Texas venue speaks of a world premiere:

 

 

I L I M A Q

World Premiere by John Luther Adams

 

Glenn Kotche, percussion

 

Featuring On Fillmore with Darin Gray, bass

 

Made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the Dean of the College of Fine Arts and the Executive Vice President and Provost of The University of Texas at Austin

 

Presented in partnership with the Butler School of Music and Fusebox Festival

 

With commissioning support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Texas Performing Arts presents the world premiere of I L I M A Q, a drum kit opera written by American composer John Luther Adams for percussionist Glenn Kotche, drummer of the alternative rock band Wilco. The concert also features additional works performed by Kotche’s duo On Fillmore, with bassist Darin Gray.

 

 

Thursday, November 29, 2012, 8:00 pm

McCullough Theatre

http://texasperformingarts.org/season/ilimaq-glen-kotche-darin-gray-percussion-drums-on-fillmore-austin

 

 

 

promo photograph they're using for all events:

 

[theashtraysays]

This sounds really good... would love to hear more about it.

 

Glenn's website doesn't say anything about it, but it also has a Palo Alto show date in January (although it's not specific about whether it's this work or not).

 

Oddly spread out dates. Hoping for something a little closer. Minneapolis in February does not sound like a fun trip.

[Kim Bodnia]

This sounds really good... would love to hear more about it.

 

Glenn's website doesn't say anything about it, but it also has a Palo Alto show date in January (although it's not specific about whether it's this work or not).

 

Oddly spread out dates. Hoping for something a little closer. Minneapolis in February does not sound like a fun trip.

 

There's a small footnote on Mr. Luther Adams' site:

 

"Currently JLA is working on Become Ocean for the Seattle Symphony, Become River for the St. Paul Chmaber Orchestra, and Ilimaq ("Spirit Journeys") for drummer Glenn Kotche."

[LouieB]

I wish Glenn would release some of the performances of his longer pieces, such as the one he did already with the Kronos Quartet.

 

Come on Glenn, I would buy it.

 

LouieB