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GENERATOR Series: The State You’re In
Category: Generator Series • KANEKO Core Programs • Members • Performances | Season: Influence
Nebraska-Based Creators
The KANEKO Generator Series returns with its first event of 2020, “The State You’re In,” which will explore the music and art of Nebraska-based creators. This will be a program that asks questions: What is unique about living in Nebraska? How can we characterize our state beyond the catchy slogans and branding campaigns? What does Nebraska sound like? Is there a specific acoustic character to our state? Where are we shaped as listeners and creators by the sonic qualities of the Great Plains?
The State You’re In features a world premiere by composer Stacey Barelos which weaves narrative reflections from the community with string quartet, as well as music composed by composers Mathew Fuerst, Dana Murray, and Anothony Donofrio, poetry by Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, and a special art installation by Susan Knight.
About the Generator Series: Presented by KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar, the Generator Series will present events that investigate music’s relationship to our physical world, seeking the connections between sound and architecture, sound and natural landscapes, sound, and the human body, and more. Focusing on music by living composers, including sound improvisation and experimental composition, the Generator Series will be an outlet for non-commercial music that asks questions about how we listen and how we interact with sound in the 21st century.
About Omaha Under the Radar: Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. We celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.
Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than one dozen cities throughout the United States. We work to present a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions, and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. To make a tax-deductible donation in support of our programming efforts, visit our SUPPORT page.
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Soundry Workshop: Sounds Inspired
Category: Generator Series • Performances • Workshop | Season: Influence
Spark your creativity with words of local authors!
Collaborating with members of KANEKO writing groups, Soundry participants will create original music to be performed at a 2020 Omaha Under the Radar event!
Soundry is a musical workshop part of the GENERATOR Series. With classes geared towards adult learners, Soundry investigates the art of sound installation, instrument building, and 21st century composition techniques. No music experience is required! Soundry is directed by composer and pianist Stacey Barelos, and includes expert instructors from Omaha and around the country!
About Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. They celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. They work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization.
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SOUNDRY Workshop: Scary Movie Soundtracks
Category: Education • Generator Series • Performances | Season: Influence
Use your creativity in composition!
Join us on October 10 if you dare! At this SOUNDRY workshop, we will investigate noise and non-traditional sounds to compose original scary movie music soundtracks. No experience required! With classes created for adult learners, SOUNDRY is directed by composer and pianist Stacey Barelos and includes expert instructors from Omaha and around the country. Participants will have their original spooky music featured at the GENERATOR Series: Wailing performance the following day.
About Stacey Barelos
Omaha native Stacey Barelos is a performer and composer specializing in the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Regarding her first solo release, The Midwest American Piano Project, the American Record Guide said, “Stacey Barelos…plays with authority and poetic nuance, her beautiful tone captured vividly in this warm recording…” As a composer, Stacey’s works have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe and Australia. In addition to her concert works, Dr. Barelos frequently writes pieces for her studio. Her recent article, “Composing for Your Students!” encourages other teachers to do the same. Currently, Dr. Barelos teaches piano and composition at the Omaha Conservatory and is the Education Director for the Omaha Under the Radar Festival. For more information, see her website, staceybarelos.com.About Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. They celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. They work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Learn More ->
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GENERATOR Series: Wailing
Category: Generator Series • KANEKO Core Programs • Members • Performances | Season: Influence
Mysterious Sounds
Dive into mysterious and raw new music at “GENERATOR Series: Wailing,” an evening of experimental chamber music that indulges in the complexity of songs outside language and asks questions about how living beings communicate. Whalesong, human cries, physical gestures, grunts, growls, hugs – it’s all on the table in the music of George Crumb, Helmut Lachenmann, Carola Bauckholt, Stacey Barelos, Cory Johnson, and Amanda DeBoer Bartlett. Featuring performances by some of Omaha’s most accomplished and innovative musicians including Tim Strang (cello), Christine Beard (flute), Stacey Barelos (piano), and Amanda DeBoer Bartlett (voice).
Come early to experience newly created horror soundtracks composed by SOUNDRY Workshop participants!
Program
PRE by Stacey Barelos/Cory Johnson
Vollmond unter Null by Carola Bauckholt
temA by Helmut Lachenmann
A Beautiful Question by Amanda DeBoer Bartlett
Vox Balaenae by George Crumb
About the Generator Series: Presented by KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar, the Generator Series will present events that investigate music’s relationship to our physical world, seeking the connections between sound and architecture, sound and natural landscapes, sound, and the human body, and more. Focusing on music by living composers, including sound improvisation and experimental composition, the Generator Series will be an outlet for non-commercial music that asks questions about how we listen, and how we interact with sound in the 21st century.
About Omaha Under the Radar: Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. We celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.
Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than one dozen cities throughout the United States. We work to present a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions, and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. To make a tax-deductible donation in support of our programming efforts, visit our SUPPORT page.
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Summer Soundry Institute
Category: Education • Generator Series • Members • Performances | Season: Re•Purpose
Unleash your Creativity in Sound Exploration!
Soundry Institute is a 5-day summer intensive for any interested in exploring trends in modern classical music. Included are sessions on composition, improvisation, and professional development given by renowned Omaha Under the Radar Festival artists and guests. Participants also have the option to create original compositions that will be performed as part of the Omaha Under the Radar Festival!
Soundry Institute meets 10 am – 3 pm daily, July 22 – 26.
***please provide your own lunch***Soundry is designed for students ages 18 and up. High schoolers are eligible by request – please fill out this survey to find out if you’re eligible. Registration is required and space is limited! $125 General Admission for five days. $100 for KANEKO Members. Deadline to register is July 5th
Instructors
Guests and instructors are drawn from the phenomenal Omaha Under the Radar Festival line-up.Past guests/instructors
Alexa Dexa
Allison Balcetis
Anthony Donofrio
Chicago Academy of the Arts – New Music Ensemble
Danny Clay
David Smooke
Hasco Duo
Jamie Burmeister
Jason Webb
Jay Kreimer
Jeffrey Young
Jesse Langen
Leanna Keith
New Muse Duo
Paul Pinto
Ray EvanoffAbout Stacey Barelos
Omaha native Stacey Barelos is a performer and composer specializing in the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Regarding her first solo release, The Midwest American Piano Project, the American Record Guide said, “Stacey Barelos…plays with authority and poetic nuance, her beautiful tone captured vividly in this warm recording…” As a composer, Stacey’s works have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe and Australia. In addition to her concert works, Dr. Barelos frequently writes pieces for her studio. Her recent article, “Composing for Your Students!” encourages other teachers to do the same. Currently, Dr. Barelos teaches piano and composition at the Omaha Conservatory and is the Education Director for the Omaha Under the Radar Festival. For more information, see her website, staceybarelos.com.About Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. They celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. They work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Learn More ->
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Soundry Workshop: Thumb Pianos
Category: Education • Generator Series • Members • Performances | Season:
Use your creativity in instrument building!
Join on us May 16th at 6pm while we create our own, playable thumb pianos! No experience required! With classes created for adult learners, Soundry is directed by composer and pianist Stacey Barelos and includes expert instructors from Omaha and around the country.
About Stacey Barelos
Omaha native Stacey Barelos is a performer and composer specializing in the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Regarding her first solo release, The Midwest American Piano Project, the American Record Guide said, “Stacey Barelos…plays with authority and poetic nuance, her beautiful tone captured vividly in this warm recording…” As a composer, Stacey’s works have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe and Australia. In addition to her concert works, Dr. Barelos frequently writes pieces for her studio. Her recent article, “Composing for Your Students!” encourages other teachers to do the same. Currently, Dr. Barelos teaches piano and composition at the Omaha Conservatory and is the Education Director for the Omaha Under the Radar Festival. For more information, see her website, staceybarelos.com.About Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. They celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. They work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Learn More ->
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Sound & Sensor
Category: Generator Series • Performances | Season: Reality
When Data and Dance Converge.
Using their bodies as instruments, Obelus Movement and tbd. Dance Collective came together to perform data in a different light. Combining sensor technologies with contemporary movement, these two dance collectives interacted and inspired. The audience watched and listened as data, acquired directly from the dancers bodies produced and manipulated a sonic environment.
Obelus Movement
Obelus is a movement art collective based out of Hudson Valley NY and the Berkshires MA founded in 2016 by choreographer Claire Cuny and electro-acoustic sound artist Monte Weber. The collective employs technology to inspire contemporary methods of choreography and physical performance art. George Balanchine elucidated, “dance is music made visible.” Obelus augments this notion by exhibiting the dancer as the composer, the composition as the dancer. This is achieved through systems of sound design which acquire data directly from the dancers body to produce or manipulate sonic environments.
tbd. Dance Collective
tbd. Dance Collective is an Omaha based modern and contemporary dance collective founded in 2014 by a group of artists and dancers who wanted to create, learn, explore, and perform movement together. The idea of the collective developed organically based on a need for more consistent performance and choreographic opportunities for modern dancers in Nebraska. What began as an unknown, and self-made DIY dance project, quickly grew into an established and recognized fixture in the Omaha arts community.
Through organizations like KANEKO and the Under the Radar Festival, tbd. has been able to create performances that challenge audience perceptions of dance as an art form, and facilitate workshops that enrich people’s lives with movement and self expression. Our work is the result of collaborations and relationships we have fostered with artists throughout the community who specialize in lighting, sound, music, visual art, and film. Through these collaborations, tbd. has been able to expand upon the creative process of building choreography and produce multidisciplinary movement-based performances.
Our mission is to produce unique and quality art through movement, to collaborate with other artists throughout the community so that our work is both innovative and relevant, to encourage critical dialogue about choreography and performance, and continue the growth and support of modern/contemporary dance in Omaha.
Generator Series
A collaboration between KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar, the Generator Series presents events that investigate music’s relationship to our physical world, seeking the connections between sound and architecture, sound and natural landscapes, sound and the human body, and more. Focusing on music by living composers, including sound improvisation and experimental composition, the Generator Series provides an outlet for non-commercial music that asks questions about how we listen, and how we interact with sound in the 21st century.
Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. We celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.
Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. We work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. To make a tax-deductible donation in support of our programming efforts, visit our SUPPORT page.