COMPOSER JUDD GREENSTEIN PREMIERES NEW WORK WITH VIOLIST NADIA SIROTA

Posted: May 11, 2012

Concert features members of the
GRAMMY-winning Phoenix Chorale

In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves
Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) will present the concert premiere of In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves, a new work by composer Judd Greenstein, on Saturday, June 9, in the Center’s Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Tickets are available for $19 online at www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or through the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587). Student tickets are free. (Valid student I.D. required.)

Commissioned by the Center and SMoCA in conjunction with the exhibition This is a Present from a Small Distant World, Judd Greenstein’s In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves will feature violist Nadia Sirota along with a string quartet. Members of the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale will perform a selection of other works by Greenstein. The concert also will include an introduction by SMoCA Assistant Curator Claire Carter and commentary from Greenstein and Sirota.

SMoCA’s exhibition This is a Present from a Small Distant World takes its title from a recording launched into outer space in 1977 on the NASA Voyager spacecraft. The grand intention of this "Golden Record" was to communicate the entirety of Earth and human experience to an unknown, and in fact, unimaginable audience. To do this, astronomers, astrophysicists, linguists and mathematicians included music, recordings, pictures and text, along with the inscription "To the makers of music – all worlds, all times."

Greenstein accepted the Golden Record’s challenge, asking what it would mean to teach music to an alien life form. His score, In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves, reaches for the emotion and agency of music to describe the Earth.

Judd Greenstein is a Brooklyn-based composer of structurally complex, viscerally engaging works for varied instrumentation. A passionate advocate for the "indie classical" community in New York and beyond, Greenstein writes much of his work for the virtuosic ensembles and solo performers who make up that community and tailors it to their specific talents and abilities.

Hailed by The New York Times as "a bold new-music interpreter and the violist of choice among downtown ensembles these days," Nadia Sirota is known for her unique interpretations of new scores and for commissioning and premiering works by some of the most talented composers of her generation.

RELATED EXHIBITION

This is a Present from a Small Distant World
Judd Greenstein, Luke Batten, Neil Donnelly, Mary Voorhees Meehan and Jonathan Sadler
On view at SMoCA from June 9 through Oct. 7, 2012

The artist group New Catalogue and composer Judd Greenstein bring their unorthodox experiments in visual art, traditional chamber instrumentation, composition, technology and design to SMoCA, marking the first collaboration among these five artists. Visitors will be absorbed into an immersive installation featuring an interactive feedback loop of synchronous auditory and visual experience.

Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by the SMoCA Salon.

LOCATION AND PARKING
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at 7380 E. Second St. in downtown Scottsdale, four blocks south of Indian School Road and three blocks east of Scottsdale Road. Free parking is available in the public parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Wells Fargo Avenue. Additional free parking is available at the Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue and at the Civic Center Library parking garage located on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street.

ACCESSIBILITY
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers performance accommodations to enhance audience members’ experience, including: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or live audio description with two weeks advance notice. Assistive-listening devices and wheelchair seating are always available. Visit www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or contact the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587) [TDD: (480) 874-4694] for further details. Please inquire about services when ordering tickets.

GROUP DISCOUNTS
Attend with family and friends, or bring a group from your business, civic or religious organization. Save $4 per ticket and at least $27.50 in handling fees when purchasing 15 or more tickets to the same event (subject to availability; some restrictions apply). Instead of $2.50 per single ticket, the facility fee is only $10 total for group orders.

THE STORE
The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers a unique selection of art-related merchandise, including handmade jewelry, imaginative toys, decorative objects from around the world, original furnishings for the home and office and music, books and greeting cards. Members receive a 10-percent discount, and gift-wrapping and shipping also are available. Purchases are tax-free and support the programs of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The Store is open seven days a week: Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.; and throughout most evening performances (30 minutes after final curtain). Phone: (480) 874-4644.

SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
One of the premier performing-arts halls in the western United States, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts showcases a diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and world music, theater and film from around the world. More than 1,000 performances, educational programs, festivals and other events are presented and hosted at The Center each year serving 200,000+ visitors and contributing substantially to Scottsdale’s high quality of life and vibrant arts scene. The Center’s education and outreach programs reach more than 20,000 children and adults each year. Most performances take place in the state-of-the-art, 853-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater, recognized for its intimacy, superior acoustics and comfort. Additional venues include the 137-seat Stage 2 theater and neighboring 2,000-capacity Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located on a beautifully landscaped, 21-acre urban park, a short walk from Scottsdale’s Old Town and gallery districts.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and Scottsdale Public Art are managed by the nonprofit Scottsdale Cultural Council.

HOW TO REACH US
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Patron Services Box Office: (480) 499-TKTS (8587)
TDD: (480) 874-4694
Web: www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScottsdalePerformingArts
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ScottsdaleArts
Email: info@sccarts.org
Fax: (480) 874-4699

MEDIA CONTACT
Bill Thompson
Public Relations Manager
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Phone: (480) 874-4626
Email: billt@sccarts.org

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Piper Theater. Tickets are available for $19 online at www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or through the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587). Student tickets are free. (Valid student I.D. required.) Commissioned by the Center and SMoCA in conjunction with the exhibition This is a Present from a Small Distant World, Judd Greenstein’s In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves will feature violist Nadia Sirota along with a string quartet. Members of the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale will perform a selection of other works by Greenstein. The concert also will include an introduction by SMoCA Assistant Curator Claire Carter and commentary from Greenstein and Sirota. SMoCA’s exhibition This is a Present from a Small Distant World takes its title from a recording launched into outer space in 1977 on the NASA Voyager spacecraft. The grand intention of this "Golden Record" was to communicate the entirety of Earth and human experience to an unknown, and in fact, unimaginable audience. To do this, astronomers, astrophysicists, linguists and mathematicians included music, recordings, pictures and text, along with the inscription "To the makers of music – all worlds, all times." Greenstein accepted the Golden Record’s challenge, asking what it would mean to teach music to an alien life form. His score, In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves, reaches for the emotion and agency of music to describe the Earth. Judd Greenstein is a Brooklyn-based composer of structurally complex, viscerally engaging works for varied instrumentation. A passionate advocate for the "indie classical" community in New York and beyond, Greenstein writes much of his work for the virtuosic ensembles and solo performers who make up that community and tailors it to their specific talents and abilities. Hailed by The New York Times as "a bold new-music interpreter and the violist of choice among downtown ensembles these days," Nadia Sirota is known for her unique interpretations of new scores and for commissioning and premiering works by some of the most talented composers of her generation. RELATED EXHIBITION *This is a Present from a Small Distant World* Judd Greenstein, Luke Batten, Neil Donnelly, Mary Voorhees Meehan and Jonathan Sadler On view at SMoCA from June 9 through Oct. 7, 2012 The artist group New Catalogue and composer Judd Greenstein bring their unorthodox experiments in visual art, traditional chamber instrumentation, composition, technology and design to SMoCA, marking the first collaboration among these five artists. Visitors will be absorbed into an immersive installation featuring an interactive feedback loop of synchronous auditory and visual experience. Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Sponsored by the SMoCA Salon. LOCATION AND PARKING Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located at 7380 E. Second St. in downtown Scottsdale, four blocks south of Indian School Road and three blocks east of Scottsdale Road. Free parking is available in the public parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Wells Fargo Avenue. Additional free parking is available at the Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue and at the Civic Center Library parking garage located on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street. ACCESSIBILITY Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers performance accommodations to enhance audience members’ experience, including: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or live audio description with two weeks advance notice. Assistive-listening devices and wheelchair seating are always available. Visit www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or contact the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587) [TDD: (480) 874-4694] for further details. Please inquire about services when ordering tickets. GROUP DISCOUNTS Attend with family and friends, or bring a group from your business, civic or religious organization. Save $4 per ticket and at least $27.50 in handling fees when purchasing 15 or more tickets to the same event (subject to availability; some restrictions apply). Instead of $2.50 per single ticket, the facility fee is only $10 total for group orders. THE STORE The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers a unique selection of art-related merchandise, including handmade jewelry, imaginative toys, decorative objects from around the world, original furnishings for the home and office and music, books and greeting cards. Members receive a 10-percent discount, and gift-wrapping and shipping also are available. Purchases are tax-free and support the programs of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The Store is open seven days a week: Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.; and throughout most evening performances (30 minutes after final curtain). Phone: (480) 874-4644. SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS One of the premier performing-arts halls in the western United States, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts showcases a diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and world music, theater and film from around the world. More than 1,000 performances, educational programs, festivals and other events are presented and hosted at The Center each year serving 200,000+ visitors and contributing substantially to Scottsdale’s high quality of life and vibrant arts scene. The Center’s education and outreach programs reach more than 20,000 children and adults each year. Most performances take place in the state-of-the-art, 853-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater, recognized for its intimacy, superior acoustics and comfort. Additional venues include the 137-seat Stage 2 theater and neighboring 2,000-capacity Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is located on a beautifully landscaped, 21-acre urban park, a short walk from Scottsdale’s Old Town and gallery districts. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and Scottsdale Public Art are managed by the nonprofit Scottsdale Cultural Council. HOW TO REACH US Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 7380 E. Second St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Patron Services Box Office: (480) 499-TKTS (8587) TDD: (480) 874-4694 Web: www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScottsdalePerformingArts Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ScottsdaleArts Email: info@sccarts.org Fax: (480) 874-4699 MEDIA CONTACT Bill Thompson Public Relations Manager Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Phone: (480) 874-4626 Email: billt@sccarts.org Print This Page Email This Page


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