Upcoming Dates
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Holly Herndon Dates
Dear Reader Dates
Premieres: Solo, duo, and trio works for voices and electronics
March 30, 2023, 20:30
KM28, Berlin, Germany
Evelyn Saylor, Shattered, Shimmering (premiere) and No Such Virtue (‘There Is No Rose’ Permutation) (premiere) for solo voice and electronics
Evelyn Saylor (voice) & Nina Guo (voice) perform Change Patterns No. 2 by Saylor & Lane; MOSSOPERA by Guo & Brandner; and two new works by Evelyn Saylor: Astral Circuits and The Autumn Day Its Course Has Run (with additional vocals by Marco Wessnigk).
Piriforms by Laura Steenberge
March 19, 2023, 20:00, Petersburg Art Space, Berlin, Germany
Performance as vocalist of “Piriforms” by Laura Steenberge, for four voices. Performed together with Catherine Lamb, Julia Holter, and Margareth Kammerer
Das wirkliche Leben
29.10.2022, 13.11.2022, 16.12.2022, 11.2.2023, Ballhof Eins, Hannover, Germany
Reprise of the theater piece directed by Ran Chai Bar-zvi in the Staatstheater Hannover’s 2022/2023 season.
Beyond Love
Feb. 8 & 9, 19:30, Feb. 10 & 11, 18:00 & 21:00, 2023 HAU3, Berlin
Premiere: Unearthly Bioacoustics by Evelyn Saylor and Rebecca Lane
December 3, 2022, 20:00
Petersburg Art Space, Berlin, Germany
Premiere of a new multi-channel work by Saylor and Lane for voices, flutes, and live electronics.
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Torpor by Laure Boer
November 26-27, 2022, 20:30
Morphine Records, Berlin, Germany
Clouds on Clear Sky
October 6-9, 2022, 8 pm
Vierte Welt, Berlin, Germany
Reprise of the dance piece on finitude, death and grief by Johanna Ackva with music by Evelyn Saylor
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Rösternas Geometri by Sara Wallgren
Recording in Sweden, September 2022
Recording as vocalist of “Rösternas Geometri,” a series of pieces by Sara Wallgren and Joe Cave for a permanent sound installation in the new building of Malmö hospital.
Matrices of Vision by Abigail Toll
July 6, 2022, 21:00
Klosterruine, Berlin, Germany, hosted by KW Institute of Contemporary Art
Abigail Toll’s justly tuned piece “Matrices of Vision” performed by Evelyn Saylor (vocals), Rebecca Lane (flute and bass flute), Lucy Railton (cello), and Abigail Toll (flute and electronics)
Matrices of Vision by Abigail Toll
June 30, 2022, 20:00
KM28, Berlin, Germany
Abigail Toll’s justly tuned piece “Matrices of Vision” performed by Evelyn Saylor (vocals), Rebecca Lane (flute and bass flute), Lucy Railton (cello), and Abigail Toll (flute and electronics)
Fantas Variation for Voices
April 10, 2022, 21:30
Rewire Festival, Amare Concertzaal, The Hague, NL
Live performance of “Fantas Variation for Voices” by Evelyn Saylor for a cappella vocal quartet.
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Premiere: Das wirkliche Leben
May 20, 2022, 19:30
Staatstheater Hannover, Ballhof Eins, Hannover, Germany
Premiere of a new theater piece directed by Ran Chai Bar-zvi with music by Evelyn Saylor. Based on the novel “Das wirkliche Leben” (English title: “Real Life”) by Adeline Dieudonné, stage adaptation by Frederik Tidén.
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Fantas Variation for Voices
May 28, 2022, 21:00
Wiener Festwochen, dasWerk, Vienna, AT
Live performance of “Fantas Variation for Voices” by Evelyn Saylor for a cappella vocal quartet. Performed within a Tribute concert to Peter Rehberg.
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Premiere: Fantas Variation for Voices
March 24, 2022, 19:30
Re-Textured Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK
Allongé
March 18-20, 2022
(Mar 18 – 15:00, Mar 19 – 20:00, Mar 20 – 19:00)
Tanzplattform, Uferstudios, Studio 14, Berlin, Germany
Wanderlust
February 11 & 12, 2022, 19:00
Tischlerei, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Musical Direction and workshops by Evelyn Saylor for a concert of music composed and performed by Berlin youth. A project by the Junge Deutsche Oper.
more info / Documentary
Premiere: Grandmothers
December 18, 2021, 19:30
Dirty Debüt #9 – after life, Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, Germany
A dance piece by Akemi Nagao, Johanna Ackva, and Evelyn Saylor about their grandmothers. Choreographed by Akemi Nagao and Johanna Ackva with music by Evelyn Saylor. more info
Arrows of Time by Caterina Barbieri
October 21, 2021, 19:30
Atonal Festival, Kraftwerk, Berlin, Germany
Live performance of Caterina Barbieri’s “Arrows of Time”, performed by Caterina Barbieri (harpsichord), Evelyn Saylor, and Annie Garlid (vocals). Within a Light-Years presentation also featuring Bendik Giske, Nkisi, and UCC Harlo.
Premiere: Clouds on Clear Sky
October 7-10, 2021, 19:30
Vierte Welt, Berlin, Germany
A series of three dance solos and one duet on four consecutive evenings, thematizing finitude, death and grief. Choreographed by Johanna Ackva with music by Evelyn Saylor.
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Panel Discussion: “KÖRPER. STIMME. MACHT.”
September 11, 2021, 18:00
Sharehaus Refugio, Berlin, Germany
KÖRPER. STIMME. MACHT. Diskussion und Einblick in die künstlerische Praxis zeitgenössischer Komponistinnen.
Als Auftaktveranstaltung für die Opernzyklus “Fuck Marry Kill”, das Produktionsteam gibt einen Einblick in die praktische Probenarbeit und diskutiert unter der Moderation von Dr. Karin Dietrich (Institut für zeitgenössische Musik, HfMDK Frankfurt am Main) mit Christina C. Messner (Komponistin) und Evelyn Saylor von FEM*_ MUSIC*_ über aktuelle Entwicklungen im Feld von weiblicher Stimme und künstlerischer Schöpfung. Der Eintritt ist frei.
“Torpor” by Laure Boer
September 16, 2021, 19:00, 19:45, & 20:30
Vierte Welt, Berlin, Germany
Concert performance of “Torpor” by Laure Boer, performed by Laure Boer (dan bau and live electronics), Pina Bettina Rücker (Quarz sound bowls made from silicon), and Evelyn Saylor (voice and live electronics). Presented as part of the project CLOUDS ON CLEAR SKY, a series of events and performances on finitude, death and grief.
Cyclus Cygnus
August 27, 2021, 21:00
Strandbad Plötzensee, Berlin, Germany
Live outdoor performance with 5 musicians and 12 electric swans. “Cyclus Cygnus” by Evelyn Saylor and Cherilyn MacNeil will be performed by Evelyn Saylor & Lucy Straathof (voice), Henrike Wassermeyer (flute), Jason Denner (clarinet), and Susanne Kabalan (harp).
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“Chords for Calling” by Stine Janvin
June 11, 2021, 19:00
DAAD Galerie, Berlin, Germany
“Chords for Calling” by Stine Janvin was performed live from the windows of the DAAD Gallery by vocalists Stine Janvin, Evelyn Saylor, Audrey Chen, Elisabetta Lanfredini, Liina Magnea, and Cansu Tanrikulu. Supported by the Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD.
“Matrices of Vision” by Abigail Toll
April 15, 2021, 19:00 CET
Livestream concert from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden, here
Premiere of “Matrices of Vision” by Abigail Toll, performed by Abigail Toll, c-flute/electronics; Rebecca Lane, bass flute; Lucy Railton, cello; Evelyn Saylor, voice.
Profile of Fantas Variation for Voices and Evelyn Saylor on New Sounds from WNYC
April 8, 2021, 23:00 ET
New Sounds, WNYC, here
“Fantas Variation for Voices” was profiled in episode #4481 of the radio show “New Sounds”, hosted by John Schaefer on WNYC. The show presents the piece’s context of the “Fantas Variations” compilation album and then explores the work of Evelyn Saylor as well as the other performers in her “Fantas Variation for Voices”.
more info
Fantas Variation for Voices
April 2, 2021
Release on Editions Mego
“Fantas Variation for Voices”, composed by Evelyn Saylor and performed by Evelyn Saylor, Lyra Pramuk, Stine Janvin and Annie Garlid, is a rework of “Fantas” by Caterina Barbieri. It was released on the compilation album Fantas Variations.
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Allongé
February 25-28, 2021
Online stream, here
Tanzfabrik
In lieu of a live performance, Julian Weber’s performance with music by Evelyn Saylor was available to stream online on demand for four days, here.
Tanzfabrik website for the streaming event.
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“Chords for Calling” by Stine Janvin
Premiere: Live Broadcast on January 17, 2020 on Euroradio
January 22, 2021
Radio broadcast on Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Performance as vocalist in the premiere of Stine Janvin’s piece “Chords for Calling” via live radio broadcast on Euroradio for Art’s birthday, and on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Performed by Stine Janvin, Evelyn Saylor, Audrey Chen, Elisabetta Lanfredini, Liina Magnea, and Cansu Tanrıkulu.
more info and recording
Premiere: Encompass
November 29, 2020
via livestream from Gretchen, Berlin, Germany
The premiere of a new work for small orchestra commissioned by and performed by the STEGREIF.orchester. “Encompass” is an hommage to Gustav Mahler’s 1st Symphony and was composed to be part of the program #freemahler – What the Earth Tells Us. more info
Displacement
(Canceled)
November 20, 2020
Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Dance and theater piece by Ruben Reniers with music and live performance by Evelyn Saylor. More info
Event Website Theater im Pfalzbau Program
“L’Homme Machine” by Georg Katzer
Video of performance released November 12, 2020
Recorded in the Studio für Elektroakustische Musik der Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
Work on sound design and live electronics in a studio performance of “L’Homme Machine” by Georg Katzer. Part of a series by the Studio für Elektroakustische Musik der Akademie der Künste, Berlin in honor of Georg Katzer, in lieu of a canceled concert performance.
Series webpage
Series videos on YouTube
I Am Because You Were Online Screening
November 6-7, 2020
FILMZ Festival Mainz (online)
Online screening (on demand) of the short film by Pierre-Yves Dalka with music by Evelyn Saylor within a program of short films in the 19th iteration of the FILMZ Festival Mainz – Festival des Deutschen Kinos. more info
Premiere: Allongé
October 31-November 1, 2020
Studio 14, Uferstudios, Berlin, Germany
Premiere of a new performance by Julian Weber with music and performance by Evelyn Saylor. more info
Tickets Facebook Event
Displacement
(Canceled)
October 17, 2020
Gallus Theater, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Dance and theater piece by Ruben Reniers with music and live performance by Evelyn Saylor. More info
Tickets Facebook Event
Installation:
Cyclus Cygnus
September 11 – 20, 2020
20:00 – 24:00 daily
Festival of Lights
Piano-See, Potsdamer Platz
Berlin, Germany
Electric Swan Ensemble Installation with music by Evelyn Saylor, Cherilyn MacNeil, John Gürtler, and Graham DeZarn. Exhibited in the Festival of Lights. Electric Swans by Florian Giefer and Denis Bivour. More info
Premiere: Cyclus Cygnus
August 29, 2020
Strandbad Rahmer See
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of a new piece by Evelyn Saylor and Cherilyn MacNeil for Electric Swan Ensemble and vocal/instrumental quintet. Ensemble: Henrike Wassermeyer, flute | Alexander Glücksmann, clarinet | Sophia Warczak, harp | Cherilyn MacNeil & Evelyn Saylor, vocals, electronics, composition | Denis Bivour & Florian Giefer, concept and swans.
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Forgot to Remember –
Remember to Forget
June 27, 2020
Livestream
Soundance Festival
Installation:
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Live stream of the new film adaptation of the dance and theater piece by Evelyn Saylor and Ruben Reniers, followed by Q&A with the artists. The film was also installed as an exhibition and viewable throughout the day.
Premiere: “Encompass”
(postponed due to coronavirus)
April 9, 2020
Vollgutlager
Berlin, Germany
The premiere of a new work for small orchestra commissioned by and performed by the STEGREIF.orchester, based on the symphonic work of Gustav Mahler.
QuerKlang
(Canceled due to coronavirus)
MaerzMusik Festival
March 25, 2020
Theaterdiscounter
Berlin, Germany
World premieres of group compositions by pupils of Fichtenberg-Oberschule (Steglitz-Zehlendorf), Fichtelgebirge-Grundschule (Kreuzberg), Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium (Lichtenberg), Gretel-Bergmann-Gemeinschaftsschule (Marzahn) accompanied by their music teachers as well as Joaquin Macedo, Iñigo Giner Miranda, Andrea Neumann, Evelyn Saylor and students of the University of the Arts Berlin and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
QuerKlang at MaerzMusik Festival 2020
In lieu of a public performance, recordings of the dress rehearsal have been published on SoundCloud
Vibrant Matter Portraits #4: Lucie Vítková
February 20, 2020
KM28
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of a new work “Vibrant Matter” by Lucie Vítková developed on site with the performers. Performed by Lucie Vítková (composer, accordion, hichiriki, objects, voice), Evelyn Saylor (voice, synthesizer, electronics), Stellan Veloce (cello, voice) and Martyna Poznańska (field recordings, objects, voice).
GRINM Network Conference 2019
November 14-16, 2019
Zurich University of the Arts
Zurich, Switzerland
Presentation of FEM*_ MUSIC*_ with Stellan Veloce, Lucien Danzeisen, and Rosanna Lovell at the Gender Relations in New Music Network Conference 2019.
DiVAversity of Arts Event
October 24-25, 2019
designtransfer
Universität der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
FEM*_ MUSIC*_ launches its new publication and exhibits its installation, the sounding model of a concert hall with music by female pioneers of electronic music, within the DiVAversity of Arts event and exhibition.
Premiere: “Take It Like A Man”
October 17 & 18, 2019
Ergo Ipsum
Düsseldorf, Germany
Premiere of a new theater production by The Agency with music by Evelyn Saylor and Nile Koetting, performed by the cast and members of the Münchner Knabenchor.
Premiere: “Forgot to Remember – Remember to Forget”
September 28, 2019
Kontakte Festival ’19
Halle 3, Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of a new work for dance and loudspeaker orchestra, commissioned by the Kontakte Festival of the Akademie der Künste Berlin. Created with Ruben Reniers (dance/choreography).
“Oskar remixed”
September 12-15, 2019
Festival Bühne Total
Studio Total, Bauhaus Museum Dessau
Dessau, Germany
The film “Oskar remixed”, commissioned by Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, was installed in the new Bauhaus Museum Dessau for the duration of the Festival Bühne Total. Created with the Bauhaus Agenten, students and teachers from schools in Dessau, Ruben Reniers (choreography), and Evelyn Saylor (music).
“Deep Belief” Installation by Holly Herndon and Mathew Dryhurst
July 25-August 3, 2019
Gray Area Festival
ISM Hexadome, Pier 70
San Francisco, CA, USA
Holly Herndon and Mathew Dryhurst’s installation “Deep Belief” for the ISM Hexadome exhibited in the Gray Area Festival. The installation features singing and acting by Evelyn Saylor, and Lyra Pramuk, as well as acting by Roman Bindert, Houwaida Goulli, and Tarren Johnson.
“SimulacrumX”
June 28, 2019
CerModern
Ankara, Turkey
Performance of the modern dance solo “SimulacrumX” by Ruben Reniers, choreographed by Ruben Reniers, with music by Evelyn Saylor. Additionally, a modern dance workshop resulting in a choreographed group piece with music by Evelyn Saylor.
“Displacement”
May 16-18, 2019
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Performance of the modern dance and theater piece “Displacement”, created by Ruben Reniers with music by Evelyn Saylor
Release “PROTO” by Holly Herndon
May 10, 2019
Label: 4AD
Release of Holly Herndon’s new album “PROTO” featuring vocals and arrangement by Evelyn Saylor. Released on the label 4AD.
Release “Ecstatic Computations” by Caterina Barbieri
May 3, 2019
Label: Editions Mego
Release of Caterina Berbieri’s new album “Ecstatic Computations” featuring vocals by Evelyn Saylor and Annie Garlid. Released on the label Editions Mego.
“Prisma Interius I” by Catherine Lamb
April 18, 2019
Sacred Realism Festival
KM28
Berlin, Germany
“Prisma Interius I” a composition in just intonation for chamber ensemble by Catherine Lamb, performed by Xavier Lopez (synthesizer), Rebecca Lane (flutes, voice), Bryan Eubanks (alto saxophone), Evelyn Saylor (voice), Catherine Lamb (viola, voice), Johnny Chang (viola), and Andrew Lafkas (bass).
Dear Reader Duo Living Room Tour
March 29-31, 2019
Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Freiburg, Germany
A three-day tour of intimate concerts in private living rooms playing duo arrangements of Dear Reader songs.
“Clepsydra” by Horațiu Rădulescu
March 22, 2019
MaerzMusik Festival
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Berlin, Germany
World Premiere of the 1981/82 “Clepsydra” by Horațiu Rădulescu for 16 players with sound icons, in the opening concert of MaerzMusik Festival, sharing the program with Frederic Rzewski performing his piece “The People United Will Never Be Defeated”. Johnny Chang, Samuel Dunscombe, Rama Gottfried, Judith Hamann, Francis Heery, Rebecca Lane, Alexandra Lorenz, Karen Lorenz, Andrea Neumann, Michiko Ogawe, James Rushford, Julie Sassoon, Carlos Sandoval, Evelyn Saylor, Ernst Surberg, Stellan Veloce – players Sound Icons
“Pulses Round” Broadcast on BBC’s Late Junction
February 19, 2019
BBC Radio 3, Late Junction
Evelyn Saylor’s composition “Pulses Round” was featured on the radio show Late Junction hosted by Verity Sharp on BBC Radio 3.
FEM*_ MUSIC*_ at “Diva, Popstar, Fremde” Exhibition
February 14, 2019
Atrium, Pergamon-Palais, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
FEM*_ MUSIC*_ presents its sounding model installation at the exhibition of the Q-Tutorium “Musik und Gender” of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The exhibition is entitled “Diva, Popstar, Fremde: Vernetzungen in der weiblichen Musikgeschichte”.
Premiere: “Oskar remixed”
January 16-24, 2019
100 Jahre Bauhaus Exhibition
Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the short film “Oskar remixed”, commissioned by Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau. The film was installed in the Hanseatenweg location of the Akademie der Künste Berlin for the opening festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus Dessau. Created by students and teachers of schools in Dessau, the Bauhaus Agenten, Ruben Reniers (choreography), Marco Baass (video & editing), Evelyn Saylor (music), and Philine Sollmann (project development).
Premiere: “Synchromy No. 2”
December 6, 2018
Heroines of Sound Festival
HAU 2
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of “Synchromy No. 2”, commissioned by the Heroines of Sound Festival, a new electronic composition to accompany the 1936 abstract film by Mary Ellen Bute & Theodore Nemeth
FEM*_ MUSIC*_ PLAY Installation
November 22-25, 2018
MehrLicht! Festival
Universität der Künste Berlin and Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
Berlin, Germany
FEM*_ MUSIC*_ for the first time exhibits its installation of a sounding model of a concert, featuring various programs of music by female and trans composers. Exhibited in the Foyer before and after each concert in the MehrLicht! Festival.
“Stellar Fauna” by Kat Válastur
November 21-24 2018
HAU 3
Berlin, Germany
Video installation and performance by Kat Válastur featuring voiceover work by Evelyn Saylor and Rebecca Lane.
Premiere: “Change Patterns No. 2”
November 7, 2018
Beate Uwe
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the composition “Change Patterns No. 2” for two voices by Evelyn Saylor and Rebecca Lane. Accompanying the premiere on the program were songs from the American shape note tradition performed in two-voice a cappella arrangements by Evelyn Saylor and Rebecca Lane.
Project assistance, AdK
October 2018
Studio for Electroacoustic Music
Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Project assistance in preparation for a concert in Cuba organized by the Studio for Electroacoustic Music of the Akademie der Künste Berlin.
Premiere: “I Am Because You Were”
October 19, 2018
designtransfer
Universität der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the short film “I Am Because You Were” by Pierre-Yves Dalka (director, fashion design), Duduzile Voigts (dance), and Evelyn Saylor (music). The film was installed in the exhibition of the Masters Theses of students in the UdK Masters Program in Fashion Design.
“Chain Opera” by Holly Herndon and Mathew Dryhurst
October 5-9, 2018
Immersion Festival – The New Infinity
Mobile Dome, Mariannenplatz
Berlin, Germany
The video piece for planetariums “Chain Opera” by Holly Herndon and Mathew Dryhurst, featuring ensemble singing by Evelyn Saylor, Roman Ole Bindert, Annie Garlid, Lyra Pramuk, Albertine Sarges, and Colin Self, was installed in the mobile dome in front of Kunsthaus Bethanien as part of the Berliner Festspiele’s Immersion Festival.
“Berlin Rosenthaler Platz” by Kirsten Reese and David Wagner
BAM! – Berliner Festival für aktuelle Musiktheater
September 21-23, 2018
Berlin, Germany
Production assistance for the piece “Berlin Rosenthaler Platz” by Kirsten Reese and David Wagner.
Sacred Harp Workshop, Xhoir
July 21, 2018
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Berlin, Germany
A workshop by Evelyn Saylor on Sacred Harp Singing, offered as one of the Open Sessions of Colin Self’s Xhoir Sessions. Programmed by the Berliner Festspiele as part of the exhibition “Welt ohne Außen” within their program “Immersion”.
EM4 Concert
Das Subharchord
July 11, 2018
Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Sound Design and project assistance on this installment of the EM4 concert series hosted by the Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Akademie der Künste.
Finissage Concert with Premiere of “Change Patterns No. 1”
June 24, 2018
KUNSTPUNKT Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Evelyn Saylor and Rebecca Lane provide a concert for the Finissage of the exhibition “Right or Wrong Corner” at KUNSTPUNKT Berlin, curated by A Trans. The concert featured the premiere of “Change Patterns No. 1” for two voices by Evelyn Saylor & Rebecca Lane, as well as music by John Cage, Marc Sabat, Orlande de Lassus (16th Cent.), and American shape note music. Performed by Evelyn Saylor (voice) and Rebecca Lane (voice and flute).
Premiere: “Displacement”
June 7-9, 2018
PAF – Performing Arts Festival Berlin
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the new modern dance and theater piece by Ruben Reniers. Performed by Ruben Reniers (dance & choreography), Ana Dordevic (dance), Evelyn Saylor (music and performance), and Nicole Kohlmann (voice and dramaturgy).
Residency at Schloss Bröllin
May 22 – June 3, 2018
Schloss Bröllin
Bröllin, Germany
Residency at Schloss Bröllin with Ruben Reniers, Barbara Steinitz, Ana Dordevic, and Nicole Kohlmann for the creation of the dance and theater piece “Displacement”.
“Deep Belief” by Holly Herndon and Mathew Dryhurst
April 6, 2018 – performances
April 21-22, 2018 – Installation
ISM Hexadome Exhibition
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Berlin, Germany
Two interactive training session performances of Holly Herndon and Mathew Dryhurst’s “Deep Belief” for the ISM Hexadome, followed by a fixed installation version of the piece. Featuring singing and acting by Evelyn Saylor, and Lyra Pramuk, as well as acting by Roman Bindert, Houwaida Goulli, and Tarren Johnson. The installation will continue to be shown in the ISM’s traveling Hexadome installation.
Premiere: “Flatland”
March 30, 2018
Musikbrauerei
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the modern dance piece “Flatland” with choreography and dance by Ruben Reniers and Ana Dordevic and live music by Evelyn Saylor. Presented within the Pyjama Berlin party series as a preview for the upcoming piece “Displacement”.
“Siyâlân | Sie Leben” by Arvin Hosseini Kamal
February 17, 2018
ORi Gallery
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the new chamber piece by Arvin Hosseini Kamal. Performed by Evelyn Saylor (Soprano), Sara Amini (Mezzo Soprano), Nicolò Zignone (Clarinet/Saxophone), Daniel Schwarzwald (Piano), Julia Bilat (Cello).
http://ori-berlin.de/konzert-siyalan-von-arvin-hosseini-kamal/
“SimulacrumX”
January 27, 2018
SOLOCOREOGRAFICO, International Solo Dance Showcase
Theater Gallus
Frankfurt, Germany
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor.
“Fantas” with Caterina Barbieri and Annie Garlid
November 9, 2017
Sound of Stockholm Festival
The Swedish Museum of Performing Arts
Stockholm, Sweden
Evelyn Saylor, Annie Garlid, and Caterina Barbieri perform “Fantas”, a long, collaboratively-developed piece in many parts for synthesizer (Caterina Barbieri) and two voices (Evelyn Saylor and Annie Garlid). The project included a residency at EMS Studio in Stockholm.
Josquin Quartet
October 29, 2017
Sacred Realism Series
Studio 8
Berlin, Germany
“Ave maria” by Josquin des Prez (1475), performed by Evelyn Saylor, Annie Garlid, Florian Mattil, and Adam Kirchner. Performed within the Sacred Realism Series in honor of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation.
“Alegorías de la luz” by José M. Sánchez-Verdú
September 29, 2017
Kontakte Festival
Halle 1 and Halle 2, Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the audiovisual composition “Alegorías de la luz” by José M. Sánchez-Verdú, performed by Ensemble ascolta as well as Gregorio García Karman and Evelyn Saylor on Sound Design and live electronics.
Release “Think I’m In Love” cover by Dear Reader
September 20, 2017
Label: City Slang
Release of Dear Reader’s cover of “Think I’m In Love” feat. Evelyn Saylor, Stella Veloce, and Olga Nosova.
“16 Hz” by Adrian Gutzelnig
Festival of Future Nows
September 14-17, 2017
Hamburger Bahnhof
Berlin, Germany
Four performances on Adrian Gutzelnig’s installation “16Hz”, consisting of three large organ pipes producing infrasonic frequencies.
“A Study of Invisible Images” by Trevor Paglen
September 8 – October 21, 2017
Metro Pictures
New York City, NY USA
An exhibition of the work of artist Trevor Paglen, including the video installation “Behold these Glorious Times!” with soundtrack by Holly Herndon featuring singers from the Holly Herndon Ensemble including Evelyn Saylor.
“Simulacrum X (Part II)”
June 23-25, 2017
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Performance of the modern dance and theater piece by Ruben Reniers with Rebecca Jefferson (dance), Sara Tamburini (performance), and Evelyn Saylor (music composition and live performance).
Medieval and Renaissance polyphonic singing
April 23, 2017
Sacred Realism Series Fundraiser Festival
Studio 8
Berlin, Germany
A set of Medieval and Renaissance a cappella polyphonic music performed by Adam Kirchner, Annie Garlid, Evelyn Saylor, and Chloe Weiss within a fundraising festival for the Sacred Realism Series.
Live Solo Set
April 6, 2017
Madame Claude
Berlin, Germany
A live solo set featuring a number of recent compositions as well as an audiovisual performance using colored lights. Curated by Urban Arts Berlin.
Studio Recording “L’homme machine” by Georg Katzer
February 22-23, 2017
Studio for Electroacoustic Music, Akademie der Künste
Berlin, Germany
Sound Design and production assistance for a studio recording of Georg Katzer’s piece “L’homme machine”, performed by Matthias Bauer (double bass, voice), produced by the Studio for Electroacoustic Music of the Akademie der Künste Berlin with the composer.
“SimulacrumX”
January 23 & 24, 2017
Tafelhalle
Nürnberg, Germany
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor.
“Character Pieces”
January 8, 2017
Merkin Concert Hall
New York City, NY, USA
Excerpts from Evelyn Saylor’s composition “Character Pieces” for cello and piano performed in this concert of alumni of the Special Music School of America. Performed by Evelyn Saylor (piano) and Laura Melnicoff (cello). The occasion was also accompanied by visits to current students of the elementary school and high school to speak as an artist and composer.
“Drag Study” by Stellan Veloce
December 9, 2016
MehrLicht!Musik Festival
Probensaal, Universität der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the piece “Drag Study” by Stellan Veloce, performed by Evelyn Saylor, Justine Eckhaut, Michael Cohen-Weissert and Katie Lee Dunbar (piano, voice, and performance).
Live Solo Set
November 27, 2016
Sacred Realism Series
Studio 8
Berlin, Germany
Live solo set by Evelyn Saylor (electronics, synthesizer, amplified objects, voice) in the Sacred Realism Series, also featuring an audiovisual performance using colored lights. Also featured on the program: Robert Ashley’s “The Backyard”.
Live Solo Set
November 11, 2016
Altes Finanzamt
Berlin, Germany
Live solo set by Evelyn Saylor (electronics, synthesizer, amplified objects, voice), also featuring an audiovisual performance using colored lights.
“preliminary thoughts” by Michael Winter
October 30, 2016
Studio 8
Berlin, Germany
Performance of “preliminary thoughts” by Michael Winter in the Sacred Realism Concert Series. Performance by Michael Winter (speaker), Brett Thompson (guitar), Rishin Singh (trombone), Joe Houston (piano), Evelyn Saylor (voice), and Morgan Evans-Weiler (violin).
“Quando Stanno Morendo” by Luigi Nono
October 19, 2016
Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Sound Design assistance for the live electronics in a performance of Luigi Nono’s “Quando Stanno Morendo” in the EM4 concert series by the Studio for Electroacoustic Music of the Akademie der Künste Berlin.
Premiere: SimulacrumX (Part II)
September 28-30, 2016
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the new modern dance and theater piece “Simulacrum X (Part II)”. Created and performed by Ruben Reniers (concept, choreography & dance), Rebecca Jefferson (co-choreography & dance), Paula Dobrowski (text & performance), and Evelyn Saylor (music composition and live performance).
“Bella Trays Choir” by Adam Asnan
September 10, 2016
Kesselhaus Museum
Berlin, Germany
Singing performance in Adam Asnan’s piece “Bella Trays Choir” in the Kesselhaus Museum.
Preview: “SimulacrumX (Part II)”
September 3, 2016
ACUD Theater
Berlin, Germany
Preview performance of the upcoming modern dance and theater piece “SimulacrumX (Part II)”
“Prelude and Impromptu”
July 17, 2016
Studiosaal, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
Berlin, Germany
Performance of the 4-channel electronic composition “Prelude and Impromptu” using sounds from the 1979 Fairlight synthesizer and field recordings.
Premiere: “Gone to Ground”
July 16, 2016
Tiergarten Park
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the site-specific playable composition for sonic biking entitled “Gone to Ground”. Visitors could rent the sonic bike and ride through the Tiergarten park to experience and influence the piece.
Premiere: “Prelude and Impromptu”
May 29, 2016
Crescendo Festival
Konzertsaal der Universität der Künste Berlin – Foyer
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the new 4-channel electronic composition “Prelude and Impromptu” using sounds from the 1979 Fairlight synthesizer and field recordings. Performed in the concert “Elektro retro” within the Crescendo Festival.
Premiere: “Seams and Threads”
February 12, 2016
Wave field synthesis hall, Technical University Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the context-based composition on Sacred Harp singing “Seams and Threads”. Performed in the concert of compositions created for the course “Soundscape Composition” taught by Barry Truax at the Technical University Berlin.
“SimulacrumX” and “schrittweise”
February 4, 6 & 7, 2016
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor, as well as of the new piece “schrittweise” with music by Ruben Reniers, Evelyn Saylor, and Paul Lansky. Ruben Reniers (choreography), Barbara Steinitz (puppetry and performance), Annapaola Leso (dance).
Premiere: “Pulses Round” and “New Prospect”
December 6, 2015
Studiosaal, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of two new compositions by Evelyn Saylor, “played” live by the composer on the Berliner Lautsprecherorchester of the HfM Hanns Eisler.
“SimulacrumX”
November 6 & 8, 2015
euro-scene Leipzig Festival
Schauspielhaus / Garderobenfoyer
Leipzig, Germany
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor. “Best German Dance Solo 2015”.
Premiere: “Perspectives”
September 25, 2015
Kontakte Festival
Halle 2, Akademie der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of a new composition for the Berliner Lautsprecherorchester, composed for the opening concert of the Kontakte Festival of the Akademie der Künste Berlin.
“SimulacrumX”
July 3-5, 2015
DOCK 11
Berlin, Germany
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor.
Release: “By A Thread” on album “GRAVITY”
June 26, 2015
Label: betont
Release of a studio recording of the piece “By A Thread”, composed and performed by Evelyn Saylor, Edoardo Calgari, and Diana Restrepo. Released on the album “GRAVITY”, a compilation of pieces by students of the 8th year of the Sound Studies Masters program of the Universität der Künste Berlin. Released on betont, the label of the Universität der Künste Berlin.
Premiere: “Sounds For A While”
June 25, 27-30, and July 2, 2015
Tischlerei, Deutsche Oper Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Premiere and five more performances of a new music theater performance/installation created with students of the Sound Studies Masters program of the Universität der Künste Berlin. Developed and performed in the Tischlerei of the Deutsche Oper. Created and performed by Evelyn Saylor, Vera Buhß, Laura Aragoneses, Weiju Shen, Giacomo Gianetta, Ilya Selikhov, Matteo Spanò, and Lucie Vítková, and directed by Hans Peter Kuhn.
Deutsche Oper Berlin Sounds For A While
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“SimulacrumX”
June 9, 2015
Gdansk Dance Festival – Solo Dance Contest 2015
Club Żak
Gdansk, Poland
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor.
“Observations: Glass on Strings”
March 14, 2015
Kühlhaus Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Performance of an adaptation of “Observations: Glass on Strings” for the wave field synthesis system, retitled for the occasion “Glass on Strings: Spatial Observations”.
WFS Evening at Sound Studies Masterausstellung 2015
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Premiere: “Observations: Glass on Strings”
February 8, 2015
Studiosaal, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
Berlin, Germany
Premiere of the new electronic composition “Observations: Glass on Strings” for fixed media and amplified piano.
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“SimulacrumX”
January 17, 2015
SoloDuo International Dance Festival Budapest
MU Theater
Budapest, Hungary
Performance of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor.
Wave Field Synthesis
December 4, 2014
Akademie der Künste
Berlin, Germany
Opening of an installation of the Wave Field Synthesis system of the Sound Studies Masters Program of the Universität der Künste Berlin in the Foyer of the Akademie der Künste Berlin.
Premiere: “SimulacrumX” with new score by Evelyn Saylor
September 26, 2014
SoloDuo International Dance Festival Cologne
Barnes Crossing
Cologne, Germany
The premiere of the modern dance solo by Ruben Reniers (dance, choreography), with its new commissioned music by Evelyn Saylor. Winner: Best solo – newcomer Förderpreis and Best solo – Publikumspreis.
Rundgang: Wave Field Synthesis
July 17, 2014
Universität der Künste Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Opening of a piece for the Wave Field Synthesis system in the Universität der Künste Berlin’s Rundgang festival.
“Tech Tonic Plates” Installation
June 27-29, 2014
48 Stunden Neukölln Festival
Gallery Dzialdov
Berlin, Germany
Evelyn Saylor’s composition “Tech Tonic Plates” is installed in an audiovisual installation by Evelyn Saylor and Mari Matsutoya.
Premiere: “The Bells”
June 3, 2014
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
The Playhouse, Abrons Arts Center
New York City, NY, USA
Premiere of the electronic composition “The Bells” in the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF).
Premiere: “Reckless Poem”
May 3, 2014
Trinity Lutheran Church
New York City, NY, USA
Premiere of the song “Reckless Poem”, commissioned by the Orfeo Duo. Performed by the Orfeo Duo (Vita Wallace, violin, and Ishmael Wallace, piano) and Amanda Gregory, soprano.
Tour with Pomona College Glee Club
May 21-29, 2013
Oregon and Washington States, USA
Repertoire: • Bennet – All creatures now are merry-minded • Tallis – Salvator mundi • Pärt – Magnificat • Telemann – Ein feste Burg • Homilius – Herr, wenn Trübsal da ist • Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel – Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend • Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel – Unter des Laubdachs Hut • Verdi – Ave Maria • Brahms – Geistliches Lied • Brahms – O schöne nacht, op. 92, no. 1 • Brahms – Spätherbst, op. 92, no. 2 • Brahms – Abendlied, op. 92, no. 3 • Brahms – Warum?, op. 92, no. 4 • Lauridsen – Sure on this Shining Night
“Character Pieces”
May 18, 2013
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Performance of “Character Pieces”, performed by Evelyn Saylor (piano) and Audrey Dunne (cello).
“Character Pieces”
May 8, 2013
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Performance of “Character Pieces”, performed by Evelyn Saylor (piano) and Audrey Dunne (cello).
“Exuberance”
May 7, 2013
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Performance of “Exuberance”, performed by Adrien Redford (bass-baritone), and Hannah Hudson (piano).
Premiere: “Character Pieces”
April 30, 2013
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of “Character Pieces”, performed by Evelyn Saylor (piano) and Audrey Dunne (cello).
Premiere: “Song for Woodwinds and Strings”
December 13, 2012
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of “Song for Woodwinds and Strings”. Performed by Kimi Beck (flute), Shannon Burns (clarinet), Albert Chang (violin), Audrey Dunne (cello), and Allison Sherris (cello).
Premiere: “Tech Tonic Plates”
September 27, 2012
Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of “Tech Tonic Plates”, an electronic composition created during a summer in Berlin, Germany, upon the receipt of the Summer Experience in the Arts Award from the Mellon Foundation’s Elemental Arts Initiative.
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Tour with Pomona College Glee Club
May 15-31, 2012
England, Poland, and Germany
Repertoire: • Marenzio – Già torna a rallegrar l’aria e la terra • Rheinberger – Abendfriede, op. 52, no. 5 • Szamotuł – Alleluja, Chwalcie Pana Boga • Bairstow – I sat down under his shadow • Palestrina – Tu es Petrus • Brahms – Warum ist das Licht gegeben, op. 74, no. 1 • Finzi – My spirit sang all day • Saint-Saëns – Des pas dans l’allée, op. 141, no. 1 • Debussy – Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder • Sweelinck – Chantez à Dieu • Monteverdi – Cantate Domino • Poulenc – Salve Regina • Palestrina – Quam pulchra es • Gjeilo – Ubi caritas • Rheinberger – Abendlied, op. 69, no. 3 • Łukaszewski – Crucem tuam adoramus, Domine • Vaughan Williams – Valiant-for-truth • Thompson – Alleluia • trad. spiritual (arr. Hogan) – Deep River • early American hymn tune (arr. Parker) – Hark, I hear the harps eternal • trad. spiritual (arr. Hogan) Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho
Premiere: “Stirrings”
May 3, 2012
Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of the dance score “Stirrings” for the modern dance ensemble piece choreographed by Ava Untermeyer.
Tour with Pomona College Glee Club
May 2011
Carmel and San Francisco Bay Area
Repertoire: • Duruflé – Tu es Petrus • Lassus – Timor et tremor • Palestrina – Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli • Briggs – Ubi caritas et amor • Martinů – Aj, stupaj from České Madrigaly • Felix Mendelssohn – Beati mortui • Hassler – Dixit Maria ad angelum • Morley – Now is the month of maying • Byrd – Ave verum corpus • Duruflé – Tota pulchra es, Maria • Howells – In youth is pleasure • Duruflé – Ubi caritas et amor • Tomkins – When David heard that Absalom was slain • Grainger, arr. – O mistress mine • Vaughan Williams – Valiant-for-truth • Palestrina – Exultate Deo
Premiere: “Diabolical Cathedral”
May 10, 2011
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of the 8-channel electronic composition “Diabolical Cathedral”.
Premiere: “Klang Fabrik”
December 13, 2010
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of the electronic composition “Klang Fabrik”.
Premiere: “Scenes of Paris: Gray and Brilliant”
December 14, 2009
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Claremont, CA, USA
Premiere of “Scenes of Paris: Gray and Brilliant”, performed by Leah Loversky (cello), Laura Collins (horn), and Tracy Zhao (piano).
“Prayer for My Heart”
2008
Trinity Church Wall Street
New York City, NY, USA
Performance of “Prayer for My Heart” by massed children’s choirs at Trinity Church Wall Street for a special service in conjunction with the UN Commission on the Status of Women which was also telecast.
“Prayer for My Heart”
2006
Harvard Memorial Church
Cambridge, MA, USA
Performance of “Prayer for My Heart” by the Harvard University Choir, Harry Huff, organist.
Premiere: “Prayer for My Heart”
October 22, 2006
Church of the Heavenly Rest
New York City, NY, USA
Premiere of “Prayer for My Heart” by the Choristers of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Mollie Nichols, conductor, Steven Lawson, organ.
“Sister Pact”
June 2007
Dance Theater Workshop
New York City, NY, USA
Premiere of the modern dance piece “Sister Pact”, with choreography and music by Evelyn Saylor. Peformed by Evelyn Saylor, Elizabeth Saylor, Meredith Saylor, and Lydia Saylor, dance.
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