10th Wave Chamber Collective Concerts

Scroll down to find more info about the concerts, or go to 10thwave.org. Thanks for coming to the show!

August 14th,2021 7pm in Burnsville

August 15th, 2021 8pm in St. Paul 

At Dusk: Backyard Concert Series

Outdoor Live Concerts in the Twin Cities

"At Dusk" is an in-person, outdoor lawn concert series including 4 all new works for chamber ensemble.

The performance on 8/15 is a part of the 2021 New Music Gathering Conference taking place in-person in Minneapolis and online.

World premiere works by local composers Michael Maiorana, Elwyn Alexander Fraser Jr, and Simon Sperl. "Always on the Move" by Xavier Foley.

TWO NIGHTS, TWO LOCATIONS: Concert location is in Burnsville for Saturday and in St. Paul for Sunday.

Free admission, with suggested donation of a concert ticket price of $15. Guests may use chairs and blankets to save a spot.

Concert Program (Not performance order)

Simon Sperl - "First Snow of the Year" (World premiere) - a three-movement work written for Simon's daughter.

Michael Maiorana - "The Fire" by (World premiere) for narrator and chamber ensemble

Xavier Foley - "Always on the Move" - special duo feature performed by double bassist Jason Wells and pianist April Kim

Elwyn Alexander Fraser Jr. - "We are Free" (World premiere) - a work written in lieu of expressing hope and freedom in a challenging time.

Musicians:
Ming-Hui Lin, flute
Paul Schimming, clarinet
Bjorn Grina-Shay, percussion
Eri Isomura, percussion
April Kim, piano
Ashley Ng, violin
Alex Chambers-Ozasky, cello
Jason Wells, double bass
Elwyn Alexander Fraser Jr., voice

Events may be cancelled due to inclement weather, but eventually will have recordings of the works available with permission.

June 25, 2021 7pm 

Three Places: World Premiere Live-Remote Concert feat. works by Michael Maiorana

From the Composer:

Three Places is a set of pieces inspired by Point Pelee in Canada, a redwood forest in California, and a beach on Lake Huron in Michigan.  It will be performed live over the internet, with each performer in their own home, connected over Zoom for the video and Cleanfeed for the audio.  

The music is written specifically for this medium of live remote music, with all of the musical elements fully embracing the constraints and strengths of internet-connected performance.  The pieces are all place-based, in part from a desire to be other places this past winter, and in part to center the performers and audience in a single place together.  

-Michael Maiorana

Musicians:

Karen Baumgartner, flute

Weily Grina-Shay, clarinet

Bjorn Grina-Shay & Eri Isomura, percussion

Ashley Ng, violin

Patty Ryan, cello

Jason Wells, bass

June 4-11, 2021 Online Only

VIM: 10th Wave x Yuki Tokuda Dance Collaborative Concert

A collaboration celebrating Asian American contemporary classical music performed by Asian American artists and community leaders, "Vim" is an online concert featuring 5 unique compositions with original choreography by Yuki Tokuda. Thank you to Robert Rangoonanan, Music Director, and Oak Knoll Lutheran Church for allowing us to rehearse and record in this space.

On the program:

"21" by Andy Akiho

"Heavenward" by Joshua Cerdenia

"Fine Lines" by Viet Cuong

"Vim" by Hye Kyung Lee

"Ralph's Old Records" by Kenji Bunch

Dancers: 

Yuki Tokuda Wickham - Choreographer

Andrew Lester

Ashley-Chin Mark

Hannah Benditt

Musicians: 

Flute, Minghui Lin

Clarinet, Weily Grina-Shay

Marimba, Eri Isomura

Marimba, Bjorn Grina-Shay

Piano, April Ryu Kim

Violin, Ashley Ng

Violin/Viola, Devan Moran

Viola, Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann

Cello, Patricia Ryan

Videographers: 

Line Break Media, LLC

Nolan Regan Morice

Justin Meredith

Audio Engineers: 

Eric Xu Romani

Tessa Bloch