John McCowen | McCowen–Olencki–Railton

Models of Duration

Nowhere Street #8

John McCowen presents his latest solo release Models of Duration (Astral Spirits & Dinzu Artefacts 2022) for solo contrabass clarinet, followed by a trio set with Weston Olencki (trombone) & Lucy Railton (cello).

Doors 19:30 / Concert 20:30
Monat der zeitgenössischen Musik #6

JOHN McCOWEN is a composer/clarinetist focused on extending the possibilities of the clarinet. His work has been described by The New Yorker as “the sonic equivalent of microscopic life viewed on a slide." John's multiphonic approach embraces drones, difference tones, and beating harmonics as a means to squeeze out the compositional potential within a single, acoustic sound source. John remains stubbornly dedicated to acoustic phenomena. His works do not utilize amplifier feedback or electronically-generated sounds unless specified. (www.johnmccowen.com)

www.mccowen4chairs.bandcamp.com/album/models-of-duration

WESTON OLENCKI is an instrument builder, programmer, and sound artist. Recent releases include Solo Works (Creative Sources 2020) and Verd Mont (Superpang 2021) as well as RAGE THORMBONES with long-time collaborator Matt Barbier (Carrier Records 2020).

LUCY RAILTON has been a performer, programmer, and music maker since 2008, releasing albums on Modern Love, Editions Mego - GRM Portraits (split with Max Eilbacher), PAN (with Peter Zinovieff), ECM, SN Variations, Shelter Press, and Takuroku. (www.lucyrailton.com)

NOWHERE STREET is a concert series curated by music journalist and programmer Peter Margasak.

With support from Neustart Kultur, Initiative Musik gGmbH, and Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medie