Composer Portraits continues with Matana Roberts
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts
continues its 2021-22
Composer Portraits
with
Matana Roberts
Roberts' challenging, engaging, socially relevant music is heard in I call america: Sandy Speaks - iteration II — a multimedia world premiere Miller Theatre commission performed by twelve improvising musicians including composer Matana Roberts
featuring
Matana Roberts, composer/performer
Matt Lavelle, bass clarinet and pocket trumpet
Stuart Bogie, tenor saxophone
Geng/King Vision Ultra, wordspeak/sampler
LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, wordspeak/electronics
Tomas Fujiwara, drumset
International Contemporary Ensemble
Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Cory Smythe, piano
Nathan Davis, percussion
Ross Karre, video projection technician
Ben Manley, technical director
Caley Monahon-Ward, sound engineer
Nicholas Houfek, lighting designer
Thursday, April 7, 8:00 p.m.
Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street)
Tickets starting at $20 • Students with valid ID starting at $10
“It's always an important occasion to feature a world premiere on the Miller stage, and to present a major full-evening work is even better. Matana Roberts is an extraordinary, multi-faceted artist whose career I have followed for many years. I look forward to sharing this important new commission with audiences.”