Apr
27
1:00 PM13:00
Apr
29
7:00 PM19:00
315 Ensemble @ Colgate University
A reading session with the Ryan Chase’s composition students at Colgate University.
Clarinets: Ryan Sparkes
Electric Guitar: Chris Cresswell
Percussion: Andrea Scheibel
Mar
16
3:50 PM15:50
"Means both sanctioned and forbidden" @ North American Saxophone Alliance
Rochester based saxophonist, Floris Van der Veken, and I will travel to Oklahoma for the North American Saxophone Alliance to present my new work Means both sanctioned and forbidden for baritone saxophone and electronics.
The work uses sounds from the no input mixer to create an equally melodic and noisy soundscape.
MCPA RH @ 3:50 pm
Jan
28
4:00 PM16:00
Singer/Songwriter @ McCarthy's Pub
I’m back doing singer/songwriter things at McCarthy’s Pub! Come join me for great food, great beer, and great songs!
Jan
19
6:00 PM18:00
Noise Show in Syracuse
“This ones gonna be a big one. We have New Grasping Machina and ksssssshk973 coming through from New Brunswick, NJ bringing their own unique styles of cut up harsh noise. Both are incredibly unique. Myself (Flesh Shuddering) playing material from my new album SCISSORS on Love Ea’rth Music (not yet released). ∇ ∇ SAMSVNGTHUUG ∇ ∇ from the Hudson River Valley bringing plunderphonic madness. And last but not least we have hometown hero Chris Cresswell performing solo guitar and electronics. certainly not to be missed if you like fast, loud and bizarre sounds.”
Jan
16
8:30 PM20:30
New Music Chicago Presents: "Decho Ensemble @ Experimental Sound Studio"
New Music Chicago Presents:
Decho Ensemble
January 16, 2024
7:30 pm (CST), 8:30 (EST)
Experimental Sound Studio
(5925 N Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL)
Sarah Marchitelli, saxophones
Katherine Petersen, voice
Jacob Swanson, saxophones
A new version of “Too Late in the Evening” for saxophone, voice, and electronics will premiere alongside works by Ruby Fulton, Marc Mellits, and more!
“This program addresses forms of evolution, revolution, and renewal while exploring the outpouring of emotions that we experience during these processes. With pieces that incorporate acoustic instruments, fixed media, electronification, and sonic landscaping, Decho Ensemble will portray various renditions of metamorphosis and transformation.”
Nov
26
4:00 PM16:00
Chris Cresswell @ McCarthy's Pub
Chris Cresswell returns to McCarthy's Pub in Cazenovia to bring his trademark wit, fingerpicking guitars, and powerful voice. A constant explorer of sound, he has a solo rig that allows him to loop guitar, bass, keyboards, and voice in real time, creating a unique musical experience.
Nov
3
2:30 PM14:30
'this is where I am right now' @ Society for Composers Region V Conference
this is where I am right now will be performed as part of the Society of Composers, Inc Conference at Ohio University.
Oct
22
4:00 PM16:00
Chris Cresswell @ McCarthy's Pub
Chris Cresswell returns to McCarthy's Pub in Cazenovia to bring his trademark wit, fingerpicking guitars, and powerful voice. A constant explorer of sound, he has a solo rig that allows him to loop guitar, bass, keyboards, and voice in real time, creating a unique musical experience.
Oct
14
2:00 PM14:00
Resounding Earth: A Sonic Landscape featuring "dis-"
My sound installation, dis- will be included as part of Society for New Music’s October 14th Concert at Thornden Park.
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 2:00 PM
Thornden Park Amphitheater, Thornden Park Drive, Syracuse
Tickets: Free
SU Humanities Center's Syracuse Symposium, Society for New Music, and the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts welcome composer Augusta Read Thomas for a participatory work of bells and ambient sounds to celebrate community across cultures.
Organized by the Society for New Music and the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, Resounding Earth inspires a participatory sonic landscape in the park amphitheater, featuring a performance of Pulitzer finalist Augusta Read Thomas's music for percussion quartet and ambient sounds celebrating community across cultures.
Ambient sounds, in this case, refer not only to sounds within the natural, outdoor setting but the fact that the musical score calls for 500 bells or sculpted metals of different sizes and shapes, from different cultures and historical periods.
To make this distinctive to CNY and the park, four regional composers will create mini-soundscapes in mapped locations nearby for visitors to explore before, during, or after Resounding Earth. Attendees are encouraged to bring a bell to "ring in" the performance, helping to change the sonic landscape for themselves and others.
The four movements of Resounding Earth:
1. INVOCATION – Pulse Radiance
2. PRAYER – Star Dust Orbits
3. CEREMONIAL TIME SHAPES
4. CRYSTAL LATTICE
"Everything that we are made of, everything that we know and love, is made from the stars." —Composer Augusta Read Thomas
Oct
13
7:00 PM19:00
315 Ensemble Presents: Michael Pisaro's 'asleep, street, pipes, tones'
315 Ensemble Presents:
Michael Pisaro’s asleep, street, pipes, tones
featuring Chris Cresswell (electric guitar) and Diane Jones (flutes)
Wunderbar, Syracuse, NY
Program:
yaz lancaster - everything cut down
Melissa Keeling - Northern Lights
Adam Scott Neal - cords
Michael Pisaro - asleep, street, pipes, tones
Members of 315 Ensemble return to Wunderbar to perform a deeply moving concert and audio-visual experience featuring Michael Pisaro’s monumental, asleep, street, pipes, tones. This 64 minute work, performed here by Chris Cresswell on electric guitar and Diane Jones on amplified contrabass flute, the work incorporates field recordings and sounds from everyday life to create an ambient, reflective work. Asleep, street, pipes, tones has been described as “a fascinating, intense and lovingly produced example of what can be made if you come from a completely different direction to the music-making process." The work is accompanied by an abstract visual film created by Chris Cresswell.
This 64 minute work is preceded by yaz lancaster’s everything cut down for solo electric guitar, Melissa Keeling’s Northern Lights, and Adam Scott Neal’s cords for electric guitar and electronics.
Oct
6
5:00 PM17:00
Andy Kozar and "Convenient bits of unupholstered furniture" at Cornish College of the Arts
Andy Kozar will perform Convenient bits of unupholstered furniture at Cornish College of the Arts as part of a recital of music for trumpet and electronics.
Oct
5
7:30 PM19:30
Andy Kozar and "Convenient bits of unupholstered furniture" at Pacific Lutheran University
Andy Kozar will perform Convenient bits of unupholstered furniture at Pacific Lutheran University as part of a recital of music for trumpet and electronics.
The concert will be livestreamed.
More information: https://calendar.plu.edu/event/artist_series_andrew_kozar_trumpet
Sep
24
4:00 PM16:00
Chris Cresswell @ McCarthy's Pub
Chris Cresswell returns to McCarthy's Pub in Cazenovia to bring his trademark wit, fingerpicking guitars, and powerful voice. A constant explorer of sound, he has a solo rig that allows him to loop guitar, bass, keyboards, and voice in real time, creating a unique musical experience.
Aug
21
7:30 PM19:30
Time:Spans Festival - Byrne:Kozar:Duo "all that's left is dirt and sky"
The Byrne:Kozar:Duo will perform “all that’s left is dirt and sky” at the DiMenna Classical Music Center in New York City as part of the Time:Spans Festival.
Reiko Füting
eternal return (Passacaglia), 2016
Vid Smooke
All Are Welcome Here, 2017
Chris Cresswell
all that's left is dirt and sky, 2019
Jeffrey Gavett
Proof of Concept for Floating Child, 2019
Scott Wollschleger
Bring Something Incomprehensible Into This World, 2015
Alexandre Lunsqui
Two Patches, 2019
Alexandre Lunsqui
Solis, 2019
Taylor Brook
New Work, 2023*
* world premiere
Byrne:Kozar:Duo
Corrine Byrne, voice
Andrew Kozar, trumpet
Concert duration: approximately one hour and fifteen minutes
Jun
3
1:00 PM13:00
315 Ensemble @ Cazenovia Library
315 Ensemble will be performing some of favorite pieces, including:
Evan Williams - bodies upon the gear (2013/2023)
Emily Levy - Sorry, Where are we now? (2017)
Joshua Dowling - Unfolding Spiral (2023)
Yaz Lancaster - intangible landscapes (2019-2020)
Ed Ruchalski - Song and Variant (2022)
Chris Cresswell - Sonic Abstractions (2019)
May
18
7:00 PM19:00
Experimental Open Mic
315 Ensemble & Wunderbar Presents: An Arts Salon. An opportunity for ages 18+ musicians, poets, actors and artists of all genres to connect, collaborate, and share their work. We strongly encourage artists to share "in progress" and experimental work, in a warm, welcoming environment. If you're interested in performing or have questions, please reach out to Chris Cresswell at ChristopherECresswell@gmail.com
Apr
23
5:00 PM17:00
Singer/Songwriter Show at McCarthy's Pub
I’ll be back at McCarthy’s Pub with Kristen Kopf, performing originals and covers.
Apr
12
7:00 PM19:00
Experimental Open Mic
315 Ensemble & Wunderbar Presents: An Arts Salon. An opportunity for ages 18+ musicians, poets, actors and artists of all genres to connect, collaborate, and share their work. We strongly encourage artists to share "in progress" and experimental work, in a warm, welcoming environment. If you're interested in performing or have questions, please reach out to Chris Cresswell at ChristopherECresswell@gmail.com
Apr
1
7:30 PM19:30
Lucas Jonathan Wang Zheng, piano; World Premiere of "A Song My Mother Taught Me'
Saturday, April 1, 7:30 pm
Lucas Jonathan Wang Zheng gives a recital for solo piano featuring works by Ravel, Cresswell, Ginastera, and Chopin. This will be the world of “A Song My Mother Taught Me”, written for Lucas
Mar
26
5:00 PM17:00
Singer/Songwriter Show @ McCarthy's Pub
I’ll be back at McCarthy’s Pub in Cazenovia, performing singer/songwriter material and covers
Mar
17
7:00 AM07:00
CAMPGround 23: 'all that's left is dirt and sky'
My work for amplified trumpet, amplified soprano, and electronics will be performed as part of the Contemporary Art Music Group’s 2023 CAMPGround Festival in Tampa, FL. It will be performed by Jamie Jordan (Soprano) and Arda Cabaoglu (trumpet). It’s part of a 3 day festival with cool music by friends and others!
https://www.thefactorystpete.com/
Mar
15
7:00 PM19:00
Mar
13
7:00 PM19:00
315 Ensemble Presents: The Evolution of the Arm @WCNY Performance Studio
An "unconventional quartet" from Buffalo, NY, "The Evolution of the Arm" will be coming to Syracuse, NY as part of a Northeast tour celebrating the release of their new album.
Members of 315 Ensemble will open for The Evolution of the Arm, performing works by Chris Cresswell, Andrew Rodriguez, and Melissa Keeling.
More about "The Evolution of the Arm":
The Evolution of the Arm, having materialized from Buffalo's vibrant experimental music scene five years ago, now releases Telepathic Music Vol. 1, its first album of music improvised on the astral plane.
This album, the first in their series of Telepathic Music releases, is a document of that first group improvisation on the astral plane, and of many that followed. It lives in a wormhole between the known and the unknown, where the attitude of listening transcends the physical space between us.
The Evolution of the Arm first convened in November 2017 in Buffalo, NY under the creative auspices of Western New York expatriate Michael McNeill (keyboards, composition). Having worked together in various combinations in Wooden Cities, Buffalo Bach Project, and Parvenue, Mike called upon Megan Kyle (oboe, English horn), Evan Courtin (violin, voice), and Katie Weissman (cello, electronics) to join him in this new endeavor. Very quickly, the group decided to focus solely on their own compositions.
An unconventional quartet drawing on collective experience in classical, jazz, noise, theater music, and beyond, The Evolution of the Arm combines the subtle precision of notated concert music performance with the wild spontaneity of free improvisation, superimposing or moving seamlessly between these extremes in their original compositions. The instrumentation of oboe, piano, violin, and cello allows unique timbral amalgamations, while their heterodox approach to counterpoint and form manifest as a kind of doppelgänger of classical music—built from the flotsam and jetsam of Baroque intricacy and Romantic lyricism.
Feb
28
8:00 PM20:00
SUNY Fredonia Faculty Recital: Faculty Composers & Friends: "Coffee, Work, Sleep, Repeat"
My electroacoustic work, “Coffee, Work Sleep, Repeat” is included in SUNY Fredonia’s Faculty Recital: Faculty Composers & Friends.
Feb
19
3:00 PM15:00
Society for New Music: Vision of Sound "Three Studies for Baritone Saxophone and Electronics"
Friday, February 19, 2023, 3:00 PM
Wellin Hall, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 students/seniors, children 18 and under free
New music with dance.
Music by Mark Olivieri, Sally Lamb McCune, Carrie Magin, Doc Woods, Christopher Cresswell, and Ryan Chase, paired with regional choreographers.
Performed by Society Players and regional dancers.
Tickets Available Here: https://www.societyfornewmusic.org/
Feb
18
7:30 PM19:30
Society for New Music: Vision of Sound "Three Studies fo Baritone Saxophone and Electronics"
Friday, February 18, 2023, 7:30 PM
Gearan Performing Arts Center, HWS Colleges, Geneva, NY
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 students/seniors, children 18 and under free
New music with dance.
Music by Mark Olivieri, Sally Lamb McCune, Carrie Magin, Doc Woods, Christopher Cresswell, and Ryan Chase, paired with regional choreographers.
Performed by Society Players and regional dancers.
Tickets Available Here: https://www.societyfornewmusic.org/
Feb
17
7:30 PM19:30
Society for New Music: Vision of Sound "Three Studies for Baritone Saxophone and Electronics"
Friday, February 17, 2023, 7:30 PM
Carrier Theater, Civic Center, Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 students/seniors, children 18 and under free
New music with dance.
Music by Mark Olivieri, Sally Lamb McCune, Carrie Magin, Doc Woods, Christopher Cresswell, and Ryan Chase, paired with regional choreographers.
Performed by Society Players and regional dancers.
Tickets Available Here: https://www.societyfornewmusic.org/
Feb
10
8:30 AM08:30
Feb
8
7:00 PM19:00
315 Ensemble and Wunderbar Presents: An Experimental Open Mic
315 Ensemble & Wunderbar Presents: An Arts Salon. An opportunity for musicians, poets, actors and artists of all genres to connect, collaborate, and share their work. We strongly encourage artists to share "in progress" and experimental work, in a warm, welcoming environment. If you're interested in performing or have questions, please reach out to Chris Cresswell at ChristopherECresswell@gmail.com.
Feb
6
10:00 AM10:00
Fill in Host on WCNY-FM
Filling in for Diane Jones on WCNY-FM. 91.3 FM. www.wcny.org/radio
Feb
5
5:00 PM17:00
Singer/Songwriter Show @ McCarthy's Pub
I’ll be performing my singer/songwriter material at McCarthy’s Pub in Cazenovia, NY.