11th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival Lineup

by The Editors on September 8, 2014

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On the weekend of September 19 – 21, 2014 Carlsbad will be host of the 11th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival. And when we say music, we mean capital “M” Music. As they say this is “adventurous music by the beach” for sure.
This year’s run will include the music of David Lang, Dawn of Midi, Steven Schick conducts Renga, Wu Man and Son de San Diego, Art of Elan with Susan Narucki, Sacra/Profana, USC Thornton Edge, Donald Crockett, Sean Friar, Matt McBane, Trouble in the Wind, The Red Fox Tails, and more.

The Festival will include ticketed Main Stage Concerts all three days, a free Village Walk on Saturday, September 20, and free concerts in Magee Park on Sunday, September 21. All events are curated by Festival Founder and Director, Matt McBane.

For more details from the festival (including how to buy tickets) follow the jump.11th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival
3 days of adventurous music by the beach

David Lang, Dawn of Midi, Steven Schick conducts Renga, Wu Man and Son de San Diego, Art of Elan with Susan Narucki, Sacra/Profana, USC Thornton Edge, Donald Crockett, Sean Friar, Matt McBane, Trouble in the Wind, The Red Fox Tails, and more.

Carlsbad Music Festival
Sandra Schwarzmann, Development & Marketing Manager sandra@carlsbadmusicfestival.org
619­261­5944

Carlsbad Music Festival is thrilled to announce its updated 11th annual Festival lineup and schedule.

WHAT: 11th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival

WHERE: Locations throughout the Village of Carlsbad

WHEN: Friday­ – Sunday, September 19 -­ 21, 2014

PRICING: $95 Three Day Festival Passes, Single Tickets $15 ­ $20, and dozens of free events.

LISTING: The Carlsbad Music Festival is an annual festival of “adventurous music by the beach” that features over 50 performances in 3 days in the seaside Village of Carlsbad. Running from Friday­ – Sunday, September 19 – ­21, 2014, the Festival will include ticketed MainStage Concerts all 3 days, a free Village Walk on Saturday, and free Concerts in the Park in Magee Park on Sunday. All events are curated by Festival Founder and Director, Matt McBane.

Highlights of this year’s ticketed MainStage Concerts include:
Pulitzer ­prize winning composer and Bang on a Can co-­founder, David Lang will be in residence and his music will be performed throughout the Festival. The New Yorker states, “Lang, once a post minimalist infant terrible, has solidified his standing as an American master,” and CMF is proud to be presenting 3 US premieres of his work. Brooklyn based piano trio Dawn of Midi will perform their genre­-defying album “Dysnomia.” Steven Schick will conduct Renga, the new San Diego­ based chamber orchestra he confounded, in the US premiere of David

Lang’s “darker” an hour­-long piece for 12 solo strings. Art of Elan will be joined by soprano Susan Narucki for a concert of music by David Lang, his influences and his students, including the US premiere of “ark luggage” for soprano and string quartet. Sacra/Profana will give a performance of new music for choir including a world premiere by Festival Director Matt McBane and music by David Lang. USC Thornton Edge led by Donald Crockett will give a concert of new music for chamber orchestra by composers Crockett, Andrew Norman, Ted Hearne, and Sean Friar.

Highlights of this year’s FREE Concerts include:
Cinematic tales by Carlsbad­ based indie-­Americana band Trouble in the Wind, daring free jazz by the Kuhn/Motl/Hubbard Trio, live scores to silent films by madcap multi­instrumentalist Scott Paulson, found sound electro pop by Opus Orange, up and coming Carlsbad rockers Paper Days, site­specific modern dance by PGK Dance Project, the modern surf guitar meets Jazz stylings of The Red Fox Tails, electronic composition meets surf band Swarmius, and original compositions for solo violin by Festival Director Matt McBane.

Ticketed MainStage Artists:
David Lang • Dawn of Midi • Steven Schick conducts Renga • Wu Man and Son de San Diego • Art of Elan with Susan Narucki • Sacra/Profana • Donald Crockett conducts USC Thornton Edge • Sean Friar • Matt McBane

FREE Village Walk and Concerts in the Park Artists:
G Burns Jug Band • Giacomo Fiore • The Gift Machine • Jennifer Bewerse • Justin Helland • Kuhn/Motl/Hubbard Trio • Kyle Motl • MandoBasso • Molly Thompson • Murray Hidary • Now Hear Ensemble • Ogd_S(11) Translation Has Failed • Opus Orange • Paper Days • PGK Dance • The Red Fox Tails • Scott Nielsen • Scott Paulson • Sir Henry • Swarmius • Trouble in the Wind • Zimbeat

ABOUT:
Carlsbad Music Festival is a 501(c)(3) organization that aims to engage and inspire local, national, and international communities of composers, performers, creators, and concertgoers through world­class performances of adventurous music. CMF is committed to premiering new works, programming fresh, compelling music, and providing professional opportunities for established and emerging performers. Founded in 2004 by Matt McBane, CMF strives to enhance Carlsbad, California as a cultural center, engaging diverse audiences and providing wide accessibility by integrating events within community spaces. Now in its eleventh season, CMF has achieved a level of artistic integrity and vision that has been praised as “one of the area’s most innovative music showcases” (KPBS, San Diego’s NPR affiliate), “phenomenal”
(San Diego Union­Tribune), “a starry array of new music specialists” (Alex Ross, The Rest is Noise) and “magnificently enlightening” (Los Angeles Times). In 2010, CMF won ASCAP’s Award for Adventurous Programming.

MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE:

Festival Passes for all MainStage concerts: $95

Friday, September 19
What: Wu Man and Son de San Diego
When: 8:00pm
Where: Carlsbad Village Theatre
Single Tickets: $20
Program info: Wu Man’s collaboration with Son de San Diego featuring the intersection of stringed instruments from China and Mexico.

Saturday, September 20
What: Donald Crockett conducts USC Thornton Edge
When: 4:00­5:00pm
Where: Carlsbad Village Theatre
Single Tickets: $15
Program info: Work for chamber orchestra by David Lang and composers from USC: David Lang “increase,” Sean Friar “In the Blue,” Ted Hearne “crispy gentlemen,” Andrew Norman “Farnsworth: Four Portraits of a House,” Donald Crockett “Whistling in the Dark”

What: Sacra/Profana
When: 6:30­7:30pm
Where: Location TBA
Single Tickets: $15
Program info: A cappella choral music: David Lang “when we were children” (US Premiere), Matt McBane “On And On And” (world premiere), Benjamin Britten “O Deus, Ego Amo Te,” Giuseppe Pitoni “Mass for the Dead,” Irving Fine “The Hour Glass,” Ola Gjeilo “Unicornis Captivatur”

What: Dawn of Midi
When: 9:00­10:00pm
Where: Carlsbad Village Theatre
Single Tickets: $15
Program info: Dawn of Midi (piano, bass, drums) perform their critically acclaimed album “Dysnomia” in its entirety.

Sunday, September 21
What: Art of Elan with Susan Narucki
When: 3:30­4:30pm
Where: Carlsbad Village Theatre
Single Tickets: $15
Program info: Art of Elan performs music by David Lang, his influences and those he has influenced: David Lang “ark luggage” (with Susan Narucki, US premiere), David Lang “wed,” Matt McBane works for violin duo (world premiere), Steve Reich “Nagoya Marimbas,” Judd Greenstein “At the End of a Really Great Day”

What: David Lang’s “darker”: Steven Schick conducts Renga When: 6:00­7:00pm
Where: Location TBA
Single Tickets: $20
Program info: Steven Schick conducts Renga the US premiere of David Lang’s “darker,” a 60­min work for 12 solo strings presented as an installation with a newly commissioned video.
VILLAGE MUSIC WALK SCHEDULE:
When: Saturday, 3:00­10:30pm
Where: Various locations throughout the Village of Carlsbad
Price: FREE
About: A free community event featuring 50+ performances of adventurous music of all kinds drawing thousands of people to indoor and outdoor venues throughout the seaside Village of Carlsbad.
Complete schedule available at www.carlsbadmusicfestival.org

CONCERTS IN THE PARK SCHEDULE:
When: Sunday, 1:00­ – 5:30pm
Where: Magee Park, Carlsbad
Price: FREE
About: The Carlsbad Music Fesitval curates it’s unique blend of “adventurous music by the beach” for an afternoon of Concerts in the Park free to all.

Complete schedule available at www.carlsbadmusicfestival.org

TICKETS:
www.carlsbadmusicfestival.org

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