February 27, 2020 | BMCM+AC {120 College Street} – Damselfly Trio perform three works by BMC alumna Ursula Mamlok: the kaleidoscopic “Der Andreas Garten” for trio, “Haiku Settings” for soprano and flute, and “Variations” for solo flute as well as selections by composers George Crumb, Alfred Zimmerlin, and the world premiere of Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon’s complete “Songs from Comala.” With Liz Pearse, soprano, Chelsea Czuchra, flutes, and Lindsay Buffington, harp.
Commission | February 13, 2020 | BMCM+AC {120 College Street} – Grammy-winning Chicago-based percussion ensemble Third Coast Percussion and composer Bana Haffar debuted the newly commissioned Shed for percussion and modular synthesizer. Drawing from the rich legacy of Anni Albers, Haffar engages with the materiality of sound, the essence of cloth, and the symbiosis of the machine and handmade by transposing standard weaving draft notation into musical scores.
Commisioned by BMCM+AC as part of Question Everything! The Women of Black Mountain College.
Released April 6, 2022
February 12, 2020 | BMCM+AC {120 College Street} – Join composer/musician Bana Haffar for an interactive experience with her graphic score Shed. In this hands-on workshop, Haffar will explain the process behind the composition and invite participants to actively engage with the score.
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February 17, 2021 | Streaming – A conversation with Cathy Curtis, the author of the first biography written on the BMC artist, “A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning”
April 2, 2022 | Lake Eden {Camp Rockmont} | Featuring The Philip Glass Ensemble – The {Re}HAPPENING is an annual afternoon and evening event at the historic campus of Black Mountain College – 15 minutes from Asheville. It is part art event, part fundraiser, and part community instigator, providing a platform for contemporary artists to share their responses to the vital legacy of Black Mountain College.
This documentary by award-winning filmmaker Lucy Massie Phenix is an intimate study of the work and life of master clay artist, Karen Karnes. It takes the viewer into her creative process, into the evolution of a single sculptural piece, and into Karnes’ body of work of over 60 years.
We’re clearing up the rumors. In this case, fact is often more fascinating than fiction.
