NEW VIDEO: On Thin Ice, for harp and violoncello
On Thin Ice was performed and recorded by the duo Strange Interlude (Lily Press, harp; Simon Linn-Gerstein, cello) at Northeastern University’s Fenway Center in March, 2017.
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Guest Composer – University of Florida Contemporary Music Festival – April 7
Mike has been invited to give a concert and masterclass at the University of Florida’s Contemporary Music Festival in Gainesville on April 7. He will be performing his own works Hotbird and Sarteano l’estate, plus Fausto Romitelli’s Trash TV Trance.
Website: http://arts.ufl.edu/in-the-loop/events/fifth-annual-florida-contemporary-music-festival/
Visiting Composer – CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico – May 19, 2017
Mike will be giving a concert of guitar music and masterclass on composing for the guitar at the Centro Mexicano para la Musica y las Artes Sonoras in Morelia, Mexico.
Program:
Mike Frengel, Hotbird, for electric guitar and 6-channel electronics
Mike Frengel, Slinky, for steel-string acoustic guitar and electronics
Fausto Romitelli, Trash TV Trance, for electric guitar and foot pedals
Mike Frengel, And Then, Romina…, for electric guitar and electronics
Website: http://www.cmmas.org/cmmas_eventos.php?lan=en&id=1395
Hub New Music records Peanootz
Peanootz was recently recorded by Hub New Music with Matt Sharrock conducting. The recording session took place at the Fenway Center at Northeastern University in early December. This project was made possible by a Faculty Development Grant from the Provost’s Office and the College of Arts, Media, and Design at Northeastern University. Links to videos:
New Book in Print from Oxford University Press
Mike’s new book, The Unorthodox Guitar: A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice, will be available through Oxford University Press on March 7, 2017.