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The History of Pamplemousse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

December 17
CD Release Party- RAANNA JEDAKU, on Carrier Records
performances by Pygmy Jerboad, R WE WHO R WE, and Bryan Jacobs; DJing by Carson Hall.
AND
Special preview of our upcoming concerts!
8pm, AC Institute
547 W 27th St, 6th Floor
NY NY
Sponsored by GuS
$15, admission includes a free CD!

November 9
Uncanny Valley: A Monodrama
by Natacha Diels, with Interludes by Jessie Marino, Andrew Greenwald, Dave Broome, and Bryan Jacobs. Text by Dominique Ahkong, video by Dan Iglesia and Kakyoung Lee.
Issue Project Room
232 3rd St at 3rd Ave, 3rd Fl
Brooklyn

April 26
Infiltrationen v.2 (Stefan Prins); Study #2 and Run Time Error (Simon Steen-Andersen); Nystagmus (Natacha); e80i.3 (Rama)
The Tank
354 W. 45th St
NY NY

February 19
Absurd Limitations
8pm
alongside Yarn/Wire!
Pulse Compression, Sofrut, Prototype 1, 2011, Effective Temperature, Gnomon.
Issue Project Room
232 3rd St at 3rd Ave, 3rd Fl
Brooklyn

January 29
Absurd Limitations
8pm
MACC Auditorium
presented by AMODA
600 River St
Austin TX

January 27
Absurd Limitations
7pm, workshop 12-1:30
Northwest Vista College Campus
3535 North Ellison Dr.
San Antonio TX

January 25
Absurd Limitations
8pm
Zeitgeist Theatre
1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
New Orleans, LA

2010

December 16
8pm-12am
Annual Benefit
Reunion show of The Friendly Bears
Sam Pluta/Jim Altieri
DJ sets by members of the Mighty Five
Pamplemousse Dance Party!!!
Issue Project Room
232 3rd St at 3rd Ave, 3rd Floor Brooklyn

October 29
Halloween Bash!! (and fundraiser)
8pm (Program same as Oct 23)
The Congregational Church of Huntington
Centerport NY

October 23
Autumn Extravaganza
Incubator Arts Project
St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
131 E 10th St NY NY
Skitter (jessie); Symbiosis II (natacha); On Structure II (greenwald); Luminosity: The Herzsprung-Russell Project (broomie); Nest (gottfried); Names Pictures (broome)

August 16-24
Residency at Rensing Arts Center
Pickens, SC

August 20, 8pm
Lecture/Workshop 6-7:30
Nest (gottfried), Symbiosis II (natacha), On Structure II (greenwald), Textures: Symbols - Text (broome)
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC

June 18, 8pm
David Grubbs presents the music of Luc Ferrari

Tautologous III, Et tournent les sons dans la garrigue
performed by Ensemble Pamplemousse
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn, NY

April 21
MATA Festival
Symbiosis

Nest (gottfried), Symbiosis II (natacha), On Structure II (greenwald), Textures: Symbols - Text (broome)
Le Poisson Rouge
NY NY

March 21
BLOCKS Revisited
with Loud Objects
BLOCKS by Andrew Greenwald, Natacha Diels, Kiku Enomoto, and David Broome, with Interruptions by Rama Gottfried and Jessie Marino
Clover's Fine Art Gallery
Brooklyn NY

February 6
Composer Portrait: Andrew Greenwald

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT


2009

December 18
"Symbiosis"
On Structure (andrew) Symbiosis I (natacha)
nest
(rama)
Names Pieces (dave)
The Tank
NY NY

SUPER TOUR

August 29
Redux Arts Space
Charleston SC

August 28
Bobo Gallery
Asheville NC

August 27
Eyedrum
Atlanta GA

August 26
The Bridge
Charlottesville VA

August 22
The Red Room
Baltimore MD

Saturday June 20
SuperPamplemousse (natacha)
SuperBlocks (jessie)
SuperString Duo (andrew)
SuperFlute and SuperVoice (dave)
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn NY

BLOCKS tour

Friday March 13
Issue Project Room
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday March 14
The Red Room
Baltimore, MD

Tuesday March 17
Bowerbird Music
Plays and Players Theatre
Philadelphia, PA

Friday March 20
The Firehouse Gallery
Burlington, VT

Saturday March 21
Le Cagibi
Montreal, QC

Monday March 23
Yale University
CMST at Sprague Hall
New Haven, CT

Saturday February 21
Intersticials
(Tristan Perich)
The Stone
NY NY

January 30
focus encoder (rama) untitled trio (andrew)
butterfly effect
(natacha) secret machines (scott)
Diapason Gallery
Brooklyn NY


2008

October 26
Issue Project Room
"Collapsing Structures"
Final concert of Darmstadt "Essential Repertoire" series
w/ Tristan Perich 1-bit music

August 1-10: Seedlot Project
August 9: Expectant Spaces
The Circle Room at Hartwick College, 8pm
new works by Chiyoko Szlavnics, Scott Wollschleger,
Andrew Greenwald, Natacha Diels
August 7: Creakers, Squeakers, and Speakers!
The West Kortright Centre, 8pm
a presentation of scary stories with live sound, produced by Jessie Marino

May 13 & 14: Workshops at Hartwick College
Lecture/Demonstration on Electronic Media in Music
Free and open to the public
8pm/3pm

May 3 @ NurtureArt Gallery
Solo and Duos concert- works by Andrew Greenwald, Rama Gottfried, and Natacha Diels
Presented at closing reception of Serial Meditations
8pm

April 11 @ The Tank
Pamplemousse presents works by David Broome, Natacha Diels, and Rama Gottfried
w/ Hi-Fi Music Festival
8pm

January 29th & 30th: Workshops at the Art Institute of Chicago
Pamplemousse presents works at Nic Collins' classes in Live Electronic
Performance and seminar in Experimental Music and Audio Art

Sun. January 27 @ Hungry Brain
Members of Pamplemousse play with members of Harold Arts
2319 W. Belmont Ave
10pm

Sat. January 26 @ Heaven Gallery
1550 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor
10pm

Fri. January 25 @ Elastic
2830 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Floor
9:30pm

 

2007

December 16
Pamplemousse Gala 2007

Concert: "Pure and Adulterated Tones"
and
a fundraising art auction with donated works by
six internationally recognized artists
The Safe-T-Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

The NeedleDrop Music Series
Inaugural season: Fall 2007
Creative music every other Sunday at the Safe-T-Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

August 14-18
Exploration of Sound and Music Workshop, Session II
The Wilber Mansion at UCCCA
Oneonta, NY

August 10
8pm
The Seedlot Concert
The West Kortright Centre
East Meredith, NY

August 1-18
Pamplemousse Seedlot Project
East Meredith, NY

July 14-18
12pm-3pm
Exploration of Sound and Music Workshop, Session I

The Wilber Mansion at UCCCA
Oneonta, NY

June 22 and 23
The Scientific Method

a concert exploring the quietest edges of acoustic instruments
Safe-T Gallery
(DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY)

June 20
The Scientific Method
Monkeytown
(Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY)

May 31
Excerpts from Mosheh by Yoav Gal
"Burning Bush" and "Bitia"
HERE Arts Center

April 27
Rama Gottfried
e80i for Sol Lewitt
flute, violin, snare drum
The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew
(86th Street and West End Ave)

April 26
Rama Gottfried Elemental Etudes
Andrew Greenwald
and members of
Tactus contemporary ensemble

Greenfield Hall, MSM

April 24
Rama Gottfried e80i for Sol Lewitt
flute, violin, snare drum
Manhattan School of Music, Rm 406

 

2006

December 7 & 8
Pure and Adulterated Tones

Safe-T-Gallery
Michael Lormand Vlurp
Andrew Greenwald T.T.T.
Christian Wolff Septet
Rama Gottfried BX-51
Natacha Diels filament
Craig Woodward On the Surface of Sound

July 6
transparencies

by Rama Gottfried
@ The Stone

March 29
Mosheh

a video-opera by Yoav Gal
@ Merkin Hall

March 24, 25
Impasse Project

music of Rama Gottfried- "transparencies"
choreography of Tommy Noonan
Merce Cunningham Studios

 

2005

October 30
Scary Music
at
The Rivington Salon

George Crumb Black Angels
Rama Gottfried Death of Samo©™
Robin Hayward CrankStart
Natacha Diels/Andrew Greenwald XXXX
Langdon Crawford- sound installation
Judith Braun- art installation and interior design

 

2004

December 2, 3, & 4
The Elements

at
Next Stage Theatre
Tristan Perich circle left, right
Yoav Gal NSHM
Craig Woodward Excessive/Incessant
Sebastian Armoza dela
Felix Pastor Shape 2 of 5
Rama Gottfried Elemental Études
Natacha Diels ether
Tristan Perich circle right, left
Xena’s Beauty Co.- hair and makeup

May 23
Safe-T Gallery
Ligeti Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet
Betty Olivero Mare-Ot
Tobias Wagner Piece for Kiku and Violin

May 9
Safe-T Gallery
Yoav Gal Mosheh

May 1
Arts @ University  Settlement
Ligeti Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet
Rama Gottfried Elemental Études for String Quartet and Drumset
Betty Olivero Mare-Ot
Rama Gottfried Introvert/Extrovert
Machaut Selected Ballades and Motets arranged for ensemble

April 25
Black Box Theater
Portrait of Rama Gottfried
Chamber Concerto de Pamplemousse
Elemental Études for String Quartet
Introvert/Extrovert

April 2004
creation of Pamplemousse Productions Inc.

 

2003

December 14
Merkin Hall
Yoav Gal Mosheh

December 10
masterclass at the Lycée Français
Rama Gottfried Introvert/Extrovert

November 23
Safe-T Gallery
Rama Gottfried Introvert/Extrovert—sketches from a ballet

November 9
Safe-T Gallery
Rich Bennet Deus Ex Machina
Michael Gordon The Low Quartet
Yoav Gal Mosheh

Fall 2003
Renée Weiler Hall at Greenwich House Music School
Michael Gordon ACDC
Rama Gottfried Chamber Concerto du Pamplemousse
Rich Bennet Deus Ex Machina
David Lang Thorn
Ernie Stires et alii
Yoav Gal Mosheh

October 19
Safe-T Gallery
Vito Ricci Meditation For Wrench Guitar
Rich Bennett String Trio
Luciano Berio Sequenza VIIB
David Lang Thorn

October 12
Safe-T Gallery
Multiple Choice Ensemble
under the direction and creation of Rama Gottfried

Fall 2003
Residency at Safe-T Gallery

September 2003
Chelsea Fashion Week Openings
Multiple Choice Ensemble

April 2003
Florida’s Electro-Acoustic Festival
Chan-Ji Kim Calling from a Distance

March 2003
Premiere concert
Renée Weiler Hall at Greenwich House Music School
David Lang Sweet Air
Youngmi Ha Silk Road
Tim Byrnes ...
Chan-Ji Kim Calling from a Distance
Chan-Ji Kim Piece for Marimba, piano, and clarinet
Michael Deall  Sextet

 

Summer 2002
Formed Ensemble Pamplemousse, began commissioning and programming.