Garden of Memory 2008

On Saturday, June 21, Sidney Chen of The M6 will be joined by Elisabeth Commanday for a set of solos and duets for unaccompanied voice at Garden of Memory 2008, an annual walk-through concert to celebrate the summer solstice, presented by New Music Bay Area and Lifemark Group Arts.

The event takes place at Chapel of the Chimes, a labyrinthine and extraordinarily beautiful Julia Morgan-designed columbarium and mausoleum replete with gardens, fountains, and stained-glass skylights in Oakland, CA. The program feature simultaneous performances in different parts of the building by Bay Area composers, musicians, and other performers presenting a variety of acoustic and electronic music, installations, and interactive events; the audience is free to move throughout the building during the performances.

Admission is $12 general, $8 students and seniors, $5 kids under 12 (kids under 5 are free). Tickets available from www.brownpapertickets.com.

Saturday, June 21, from 5 to 9 PM
Chapel of the Chimes
4499 Piedmont Ave.
Oakland, CA

Other composers and performers include: * Charles Amirkhanian * John Bischoff * Krystina Bobrowski * Jorge Boehringer * Brassiosaurus: A Tribute to Toyoji Tomita * Sarah Cahill * Edmund Campion, Danielle De Gruttola, and John Campion * Luciano Chessa * Cornelius Cardew Choir * Del Sol Quartet * Paul Dresher and Joel Davel * Adam Fong * Larnie Fox * Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong * Brenda Hutchinson * Laura Inserra * Jaroba and Byron Blackburn * Henry Kaiser * Stephen Kent * Walter Kitundu * Gregory Moore * Nature Sounds Society * Amy X Neuburg * Maggi Payne * Philip Perkins * Dan Plonsey’s Daniel Popsicle * Randy Porter * Gyan Riley * Jason Victor Serinus * Andy Strain and Kevin Shea Adams * Donald Swearingen * Tango No. 9 * Threshold Choir * William Winant Percussion Group * Katrina Wreede * Aaron Ximm * Pamela Z