High Zero, Baltimore's world famous festival of experimental improvised music since 1999, is one of the countries most exotic and unusual musical events. Over four core dates, all new ensembles square off to make spontaneous very new music—trying to get to places that music hasn't been before. The festival features an equal mix of unusual musical personalities from Baltimore with similarly inspired artists from around the world—performing on the widest mix of invented and traditional instruments, their bodies, electronics, and anything they can think of to make very original, idiosyncratic performances. Hear why The Urbanite Magazine called High Zero "The #2 reason to live in Baltimore."

September 24th - 27th, 2015
@ The Theatre Project 45 W Preston St., Baltimore

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Also part of this festival is Sound Investments, amazing sound installations in 3 locations in West downtown B-more! Click here for more info!

Thursday Night, September 24th

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo: Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals)

Group One: Andrew Bernstein (saxophone, electronics); Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics); Stewart Mostofsky (Ultra Sound, electronics); Irena Tomažin (voice tapes)

Group Two: Alexandra Cárdenas (computer, live electronics); Shelly Purdy (percussion); M.C. Schmidt (electronics, objects); Sydney Spann (electronics, strings, voice)

Group Three:Bonnie Jones (electronics); Michael Zerang (percussion)

Group Four: Ben Bennett (percussion); Andrew Lafkas (bass); Shelly Purdy (percussion); Eva Zöllner (accordian)

Friday Night, September 25th

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo: Tashi Dorji (guitar)

Group One: Nava Dunkelman (percussion); Caroline Marcantoni (voice, dance); M.C. Schmidt (electronics, objects)

Group Two: Rose Hammer Burt (saxophone, reeds); Mei Mei Chang (projections); Tashi Dorji (guitar); Michael Zerang (percussion)

Group Three: Ben Bennett (percussion); Paul Neidhardt (percussion); Luke Stewart (electronics, bass); Irena Tomažin (voice, tapes)

Group Four: Amma Ateria (electronics, inventions); Andrew Bernstein (saxophone, electronics); M.C. Schmidt (electronics, objects); C. Spencer Yeh (voice, violin); Eva Zöllner (accordian)

Saturday Matinee, September 26th

Doors open 12 NOON / Performances start 1:00 PM sharp
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Two special sets that break the pattern of nightly performances in an attempt to redefine the undefinable.

Title forthcoming

A group work with Mei Mei Chang. Check back for details.

MUSICIANS: Amma Ateria (electronics, inventions); Rose Hammer Burt (saxophone, reeds); Alexandra Cárdenas (computer, live electronics); Jamal R. Moore (woodwinds, electronics); Sydney Spann (electronics, strings, voice)

Featuring the work of:Mei Mei Chang (projections)

9 Propositions
Considering found photographs with performance

Stephanie Barber’s work is philosophical, with a focus on language. Her bold ideas are often balanced by a playful humor. Saturday afternoon, she will collaborate with five High Zero musicians to compose nine vignettes, live, based on a detailed examination of nine found photographs. Barber will interject with speech, providing moments of reflection and absurdity. The musicians will react to, ignore, collaborate with, and impishly prod their fellow musicians, the photographs, and Barber’s own monologue, creating a playground of ideas that demand to be witnessed.

MUSICIANS: Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics); Caroline Marcantoni (voice, dance); Stewart Mostofsky (electronics, Ultra Sound); Bromp Treb (elect., perc., performance); Eva Zöllner (accordian)

Featuring the work of: Stephanie Barber (voice, projections)

Saturday Night, September 26th

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo: Bromp Treb (electronics, percussion, performance)

Group One: Andrew Bernstein (saxophone, electronics); Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals); Caroline Marcantoni (voice, dance); Jamal Moore (woodwinds, electronics); Michael Zerang (percussion)

Group Two: Stephanie Barber (voice, projections); Ben Bennett (percussion); Mei Mei Chang (projections)

Group Three: Nava Dunkelman (percussion); Bonnie Jones (electronics, text); Andrew Lafkas (bass); Paul Neidhardt (percussion); Irena Tomažin (voice, tapes)

Group Four: Rose Hammer Burt (saxophone, reeds); Stewart Mostofsky (electronics); Luke Stewart (electronics, bass); C. Spencer Yeh (voice, violin)

Sunday Night, September 27th

Doors open 7:30 PM / Performances start 8:30 PM sharp
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Solo:Bonnie Jones (electronics, text)

The Night of Randomization

As a new ongoing tradition, the High Zero Festival will leave Sunday Night's sets up to chance. Fourteen performers will be divided into four sets, randomly. What kind of wonderful, unplanned, musical collisions will happen this year?

Musicians will be chosen from this list: Stephanie Barber (voice, projections); Miha Ciglar (ultrasound, electronics) Austria; Nava Dunkelman (percussion) San Francisco; Heejin Jang (electronics, visuals) New York City; Andrew Lafkas (bass) Berlin; Jamal R. Moore (woodwinds, electronics); Paul Neidhardt (percussion); Shelly Purdy (percussion); Sydney Spann (electronics, strings, voice); Luke Stewart (electronics, bass); Bromp Treb (elect., perc., performance) Massachusettes; C. Spencer Yeh (voice, violin) New York City