Bent Frequency Duo Project

Description

SONICT presents Bent Frequency Duo Project: Jan Berry Baker, saxophones and Stuart Gerber, percussion will perform From the Air by Laurie Anderson. A World Premiere of Minimal Suite by Stefano Pierini; I Stood on the Shore and Looked Up at the Birds by Jeff Herriott (UW-Whitewater faculty); METTA, Robert Scott Thompson and others. All pieces, except for the Anderson, were commissioned by and written for the Bent Frequency Duo Project. Percussionist Stuart Gerber and saxophonist Jan Berry Baker are The BF Duo Project. Stuart and Jan have recently commissioned 10 new works for their duo, which was premiered and toured in the 2013/14 season. Composers of these new works include Robert Scott Thompson, Chris Burns, Devin Maxwell, Jeff Herriott, Carolyn O'Brien, Roshanne Etezady, Vivienne Olive, Stefano Pierini, Kevin Schlei, and Chris Arrell. Stuart and Jan will also be recording an album featuring a number of these works.