Events
Charlottesville, VA: "Patrice: The Movie" Screening
A free screening and discussion of Patrice: The Movie, a disability documentary rom-com about a couple, Patrice and Garry, who want to get married but risk losing their public benefits if they do.
We will be joined by sound artist & UVA student Molly Joyce, who composed the film’s music and will speak about her work on the film.
Co-sponsored by UVA’s Disability Studies Initiative and Sound Justice Lab.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Collegium Musicum and Cambridge Common Voices
Premiere of Circle of Living, with text by Marco Grosse and members of Cambridge Common Voices, for SATB choir by Harvard Collegium Musicum and Cambridge Common Voices in Cambridge, MA.
Charlottesville, VA: I-Jen Fang + UVA Percussion Ensemble
UVA Department of Music presents “A Night of Percussion” featuring new compositions by graduate composer Molly Joyce and alumni composer Cameron Church with the UVA Percussion Ensemble.
Portland, OR: Third Angle New Music
Premiere of new work for percussion quartet and American Sign Language performer, featuring ASZL libretto by Meg Day, presented by Third Angle New Music in Portland, OR.
New York, NY: Juilliard Orchesta
Premiere of new orchestra work with Juilliard Orchestra.
Charlottesville, VA: LINÜ Guitar Duo
LINÜ guitar duo (Gulli Björnsson and Jiji Kim) premiere new works by University of Virginia graduate composers.
Highland Heights, KY: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, KY.
Summit, NJ: Organist Evalyn Cogswell
Organist Evalyn Cogswell premieres Purifier for pipe organ.
Brisbane, Australia: Cellist Gemma Kneale
Cellist Gemma Kneale performs It has not taken long, as part of the Brisbane Music Festival in Australia.
Brisbane, Australia: Cellist Gemma Kneale
Cellist Gemma Kneale performs It has not taken long, as part of the Brisbane Music Festival in Australia.
Hays, KS: Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University percussion ensemble performs Chic.
Orlando, FL: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.
Langwarrin, Australia: AYO Momentum Ensemble & Claire Edwardes OAM
AYO Momentum Ensemble & Claire Edwardes OAM perform Lost and Found, presented by Australian Youth Orchestra in Langwarrin, Australia.
New York, NY: Patrice: The Movie NY Premiere
NY premiere of Patrice: The Movie (directed by Ted Passon), including soundtrack by Molly Joyce, at DOC NYC in New York, NY.
Melbourne, Australia: AYO Momentum Ensemble & Claire Edwardes OAM
AYO Momentum Ensemble & Claire Edwardes OAM perform Lost and Found, presented by Australian Youth Orchestra in Melbourne, Australia.
Chicago, IL: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL.
Morris, MN: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at University of Minnesota Morris in Morris, MN.
Kansas City, MO: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at the Charlotte House Series in Kansas City, MO.
Eau Claire, WI: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at University of Wisonsin Eau Claire in Eau Claire, WI.
The Hague, Netherlands: Kluster5
Kluster5 performs Lost and Found at Korzo in The Hague, Netherlands, as part of the Festival Dag in de Branding festival.
Esslingen, Germany: PERSPECTIVES - Music & Cohesion
"Why do you describe your left hand as weak?" the well-known disability activist Judith Heumann once asked the composer Molly Joyce in a conversation. Joyce has an impaired left hand due to a previous car accident. Heumann's question motivated the artist to rethink weakness and other terms and to ask what these terms mean for people with different disabilities and experiences. The result is "Perspective" - an ongoing, participatory project that Molly Joyce developed together with people with disabilities.
The core of "Perspective" are interviews that the artist conducted with different people: What does access mean to you? What does care mean to you? What does independence mean to you? What does healing mean to you? The resulting videos and posters will be shown at various public locations as part of the JETZT! Festival in Esslingen.
In addition to this multimedia platform, the composer also raises the "Perspective" project to a musical level and immerses the otherwise rather sober, typographic video material in magical, moving soundscapes. Question after question, statement after statement becomes a track of its own - and the artist creates space to perform and interpret her compositions.
For the chamber concert "Perspectives", Isabelle Raphaelis (flute), Paul Ebert (drums) and Mari Nagahara (violoncello) were inspired by the composer Joyce's approach of adopting very different perspectives. In addition to compositions by Molly Joyce, works by Missy Mazzoli, Johann Sebastian Bach and Sarah Kirkland Snider will also be played. The result is a musical narrative about our own fragility and the opportunity to find more understanding for one another by changing perspectives.
Boston, MA: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Boston Conservatory in Boston, MA.
Cambridge, MA: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA.
Middlebury, VT: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.
Philadelphia, PA: Patrice: The Movie Philadelphia Premiere
Philadelphia premiere of Patrice: The Movie (directed by Ted Passon), including soundtrack by Molly Joyce, at the Philadelphia Film Society in Philadelphia, PA.
Montclair, NJ: Patrice: The Movie New Jersey
New Jersey premiere of Patrice: The Movie (directed by Ted Passon), including soundtrack by Molly Joyce, at the Philadelphia Film Society in Philadelphia, PA.
Winchester, VA: Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory’s Wind Ensemble performs Up and Down in Winchester, VA.
Germany: Festival der KulturRegion Stuttgart
Presentations of the German iteration of Perspective as part of Festival der KulturRegion Stuttgart.
Granville, OH: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Denison University in Granville, OH.
Camden, ME: Patrice: The Movie US Premiere
US premiere of Patrice: The Movie (directed by Ted Passon), including soundtrack by Molly Joyce, at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
Oxford, OH: Pianist Brianna Matzke
Pianist Brianna Matzke performs Affection as part of her TREMORS project, also featuring music by Hanna Benn, Forrest Pierce, Matthew Evan Taylor, Adeliia Faizullina, and Stephanie Ann Boyd, at Miami University of Ohio in Oxford, OH.
Winchester, VA: Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory’s EDGE Ensemble performs Hit and Run in Winchester, VA.
Toronto, CA: Patrice: The Movie World Premiere
World premiere of Patrice: The Movie (directed by Ted Passon), including soundtrack by Molly Joyce, at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
Lubja, Estonia: ERSO Day at Viimsi Artium
Estonian National Symphony presents ABC for viola and electronics, as part of ERSO Day at Viimsi Artium in Lubja, Estonia.
Minneapolis, MN: The Art of Disability Justice Now
Sharing new work as part of The Art of Disability Justice Now, a disability community-centered exhibition that is curated and organized by AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective and University of Minnesota students, virtually/in person at the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis, MN.