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NEWS AND EVENTS


We recorded an album!! 
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PAST EVENTS

Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 1:30 pm
Providence Public Library
Donald J. Farish Auditorium
150 Empire Street, Providence, RI


Verdant Vibes presents
EXCEPTET 
NYC-based septet dedicated to commissioning today's emerging composers
...premiering a new arrangement of Laure M. Hiendl's "In Abeyance." Hiendl uses a ten-second excerpt from Ralph Vaughan Williams's ballet "Job" to create what they describe as "a long copy & paste process [that is] not a concert piece in the narrow sense, [but] an attempt to create a sonic 'animated still-life'...that exists in time and space and which is presented from various, ever so slightly shifting angles."

& 

​MEM1 
seamlessly blends the sounds of cello and electronics to create a limitless palette of sonic possibilities

Suggested Admission: $20 
Nobody turned away for lack of funds, pay what you are able!

Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ 8 pm
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street, Providence, RI


Verdant Vibes co-presents
ZUCK!
a series of electroacoustic improvisation structures 
performed by cellist Zan Berry and bass clarinetist Chuck Furlong

​with
HINGE QUARTET

playing Molly Joyce, Sam Pluta, Cole Reyes, and Anthony Braxton

Admission: Suggested: $20 (general) $10 (students)
Nobody turned away for lack of funds, pay what you are able!
TICKETS

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 @ 7 pm
Matthew Jaskot –– Close and Apart
(world premiere)
Luth Concert Hall, College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

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Thursday June 22, 2023 @ 11 AM
Verdant Vibes @ New Music Gathering
Kirsten Volness – murmurations
with video by Alexander Dupuis
PSU Lincoln Hall
Portland, OR


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VERDANT VIBES ALBUM PREVIEW SHOW!
with spoken word artist Christopher Johnson

We're recording our first album at Machines with Magnets and are playing this concert to raise funds to cover production and distribution costs. Please join us—we appreciate your support!!


SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Grant Recital Hall @ Brown University
1 Young Orchard Avenue
Providence, RI
FREE (donations welcome)

​Amanda Feery — On Shuffle
Christopher Johnson — The Story of Asha
Roseminna Watson — Lullabies for Icarus
Christopher Johnson — A Love Supreme Pt. 4: Psalm
Evan Williams — GRIME

Performance of these pieces has been postponed due to illness 
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Matt Frey — Lean
Scott Lee — Engine Trouble
​​Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins
   with video by Alexander Dupuis
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This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.


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CANCELED
Verdant Vibes Festival

Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI
FREE 

​A festival of music, film, and multimedia performance featuring local artists.

Rolando Ángel — Hazy IPA*
Tawnie Olson — Paraclete
Andrew M. Rodriguez — White Wash
​Inga Chinilina — Whales Whisper*
Lee Gilboa — Through the Halls*
Trevor Weston — Dig It
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Laurie Amat — Warm Wind / Cold White*
as part of "Sight to Sound: R.I History Comes Alive.”  Video by Alex Pizzuti, in cooperation with Becca Bender, archivist with the Rhode Island Historical Society Moving Image & Recorded Sound Archives

*world premieres, created with/for Verdant Vibes

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Verdant Vibes presents
THE SONIC WOODS ARTS TRAIL


May 21, 2022 at 3 pm
Roger Williams Park* 
Providence, RI 
FREE
SUPPORT THE ARTISTS

with guest artist Casey Seymour Kim
Zan Berry, cello
Chuck Furlong, clarinet
Zachary Miller, percussion

The Sonic Woods Arts Trail is an exciting new collaboration between Verdant Vibes, Casey Seymour Kim, the Roger Williams Park Conservancy, and the Providence Parks Department. Participants will be guided along the Pleasure Lake trail at Roger Williams Park, where they will discover poetry and illustrations by Casey Seymour Kim, and live music by members of Verdant Vibes. Participants will be invited to wander along the designated trail at their own leisure, enjoying the artistic offerings as well as the ability to generate their own response, if they choose.

*Meet and park by the Natural History Museum. There will still be signs and a person to direct you if you go to the boat house (starting location listed on map). We will have water and bug repellent. Also, lots of the trail is in the shade!

Verdant Vibes Spring Soirée
April 9, 2022 at 7:30 pm
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting St. 
Providence, RI
$10–20 suggested donation

Monica Chew — Delayed Send
Ralph Lewis — Can't Take You Anywhere
Fabio De Sanctis De Benedictis — Balaenoptera
Baldwin Giang — muzzle
Caroline Mallonee — Stain*

*Unfortunately, we were not able to perform this piece due to illness.

Verdant Vibes Duo @ Tufts University
March 14, 2022 at 8 pm EST
a double-bill with Transient Canvas
Granoff Music Center
Distler Performance Hall
20 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA
Live streaming here

Kareem Roustom — Gnizo
​​Kirsten Volness — The Pathless Woods
plus new works by Tufts student composers

​Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer
March 5, 2022 at 7:30 pm
featuring guest artists Josh Perry, percussion and Amy Advocat of Transient Canvas*
and a world premiere by Roseminna Watson
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
Advanced reservations required: $10–20 suggested donation
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COVID safety protocols: Proof of vaccination or negative PCR test ≤48 hours before the show will be required for admission.
Masks must be worn at all times with the exception of vaccinated/tested performers during spoken elements. If you have symptoms the day of the event, have been contact-traced by someone who has tested positive or you yourself have tested positive in the 10 days prior to the event, please do not attend. Email us and we will refund your cost of admission in full.


Rufus Isabel Elliot — Blue sgith music
Rick Burkhardt — Simulcast
Paul Pinto — Mini 005
Mauricio Kagel — Con Voce
Paul Pinto — Mini 007
Paula Matthusen — Portable
Roseminna Watson — NEW WORK! and solo set
*Alex Temple --This Changes Everything! (2006/2014)
*Nina Shekhar --Honk if you Love Me (2018)
*Iris ter Schiphorst --Hi Bill! (2005)​

Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
February 12, 2022 at 7:30 pm
The Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
Advanced reservations required: $25–40 suggested donation 
Raffle tickets available in $2, $5, and $10 dollar bundles
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Anuj Bhutani — Rustling
Samn Johnson — It comes in waves
Li Tao ​— Tres Aurorae
Kirsten Volness — The Pathless Woods
Daniel Whitworth — Alma
plus special guests: Isabel Castellvi, Ashley Frith, Morgan Johnston, Kate Mick,
and Pablo Escalante
Program Notes and Biographies

COVID safety protocols: Proof of vaccination or negative PCR test ≤48 hours before the show will be required for admission.
Masks must be worn at all times with the exception of vaccinated/tested performers while vocalizing. If you have symptoms the day of the event, have been contact-traced by someone who has tested positive or you yourself have tested positive in the 10 days prior to the event, please do not attend. Email us and we will refund your cost of admission in full.


RAFFLE PRIZES

Shiatsu Massage with Sakiko Mori, founder of Birdsong Traditional Medicine(Providence)

25$ Gift Card at Ogie's Trailer Park (Providence)

25$ Gift Card at Great Northern BBQ (Providence)

Print Item from Dan Wood of DWRI Letterpress (Providence)
“Beach, Please!”- 11x17 print by Lois Harada, printed and published by DWRI Letterpress. 
https://dwriletterpress.net/art/beach-please
(A handy map of Rhode Island featuring the states’ beaches)

Verdant Vibes CD pack (3 cool CD releases from Zan, Rosey, and Kirsten of Verdant Vibes!)

Local Folk CD pack (CD's of Verdant Vibes guest artists Kate Mick and Morgan Johnston)

Kirsten Volness Bobblehead

Virtual Composition/Creativity Lesson with Kirsten Volness

Song Commission from local songwriter Morgan Johnston (Morgan will write a song to fit your own personalized story or special event)

Verdant Vibes Musical Postcard (The band will send you a personalized musical message!)

1 curated musical experience from Verdant Vibes member, Zan Berry (whether a personalized playlist or a concert night out on the town, Zan will find an arts experience to meet your interests!)

Waterfront New York: Images of the 1920's and 30s (beautiful book of watercolor drawings and anecdotes by Alden Watson)

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Verdant Vibes @ New Music Gathering
August 12, 2021 — 1 pm CDT
​​Kirsten Volness — The Pathless Woods
performed by Piero Guimaraes, vibraphone
​and EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin and kick drum
Landmark Center Auditorium
St. Paul, MN

Verdant Vibes Summer Festival 
Sunday, June 27, 2021 — 7 pm 

inti figgis-vizueta — INBHIR (many waters)
Roseminna Watson — Lullabies for Icarus
Missy Mazzoli — Dissolve, O My Heart
inti figgis-vizueta — Talamh (land)
Christine Delphine Hedden — Suantraí (world premiere)
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​featuring special guest performers
Ellen Oliver & Simon Olaoye, choreography/movement
Patrick Hutchinson, Uilleann pipes
Julie Haring, violin
Jake Pietroniro, viola
Joe Bentley, double bass

and VV Ensemble members
Piero Guimaraes, percussion
Roseminna Watson, violin/voice
Zan Berry, cello

Southlight at Southside Cultural Center
393 Broad Street
Providence, RI
Reserve Tickets: $10–20 (sliding scale) in advance 
Seating is limited
Cash only at the door (or snap QR code to purchase online)

COVID safety procedures will be observed at this outdoor event in accordance with CDC guidelines.
Audience will be seated in distanced pods in the lawn outside the Southlight structure. 
Please dress for the weather.
We ask that you please wear a mask when not seated in your pod (and will have extras on hand.) 
BYOB — Please pack everything in and out.
Free parking is available in the lot off Bridgham Street.
Please direct further questions to info@verdantvibes.com.

Verdant Vibes Numinous Spaces
April 17, 2021 — 8 pm EST
featuring Chuck Furlong, clarinet
Piero Guimaraes, percussion
Alexander Dupuis, guitar
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Hannah Ross, viola 
Zan Berry, cello
Daniel Eichenbaum — Gagarin
Angela Elizabeth Slater — Spaces frozen
​Patricia Martinez — C'est l'amour
Anuj Bhutani — Rustling
WATCH on Facebook or YouTube ​
Donations appreciated

Verdant Vibes Vernal Equinox
March 20, 2021 — 8 pm EST
featuring Piero Guimaraes, percussion
Alexandra Medeiros, piano (special guest artist)
Jacob Richman, double bass
Ailie Robertson — The Bells Are All Silent
with video by Jacob Richman
Mikhail Johnson — Wach ya HAYDN
Martim Galvão — Hassle-Free Packaging
WATCH on Facebook or YouTube 
Donations appreciated

Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
February 20, 2021 — 8 pm EST
weekly release spotlights and a final concert
featuring local RI/MA composers and 
Piero Guimaraes, percussion
​EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Roseminna Watson, violin

Laura Cetilia — radiolaria
Sid Richardson —  LUNE
Kareem Roustom — Gnizo
Kirsten Volness — The Pathless Woods
WATCH on Facebook or YouTube 
Donations appreciated
Alexandra Medeiros's Invitation: Negro for Sale has been postponed due to realities of the pandemic. We look forward to presenting her work!

Verdant Vibes Future Forward
January 23, 2021 — 8 pm EST
featuring a live, made-for-network performance 
Sally Duke — Feedback Performers Enter Zoom Room
Iman Habibi — Radiant Light
Marcel Zaes — Texture C
WATCH on Facebook or YouTube 
Donations appreciated

Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer
December 19, 2020 — 8 pm EST
featuring Chuck Furlong, bass clarinet
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Zan Berry, cello
Michele Abondano — and it comes like a piece of light through the dust
inti figgis-vizueta -- INBHIR (many waters)
Anuj Bhutani — To The Lighthouse
WATCH on YouTube or Facebook
Program notes and composer biographies
Donations appreciated


Verdant Vibes Duo @ Nakamichi Concert Series
November 11, 2020 — 8 pm EST
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin + Piero Guimaraes, percussion
Kirsten Volness — Lush Escapist Dream  & Winter Circle
Mario Carro — About Escher
Paul Lansky — Hop
Kenji Bunch — Sarabande
Natalie Haas — Between
WATCH: YouTube Livestream 
presented by Stonehill College

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Christopher Johnson [photo by Scott Quade]
Verdant Vibes + Christopher Johnson @ First Fridays
October 16, 2020 — 8 pm EDT (online here)
Music Mansion
Providence, RI
$10 donation appreciated at musicmansion.org

Heather Stebbins — three stones
Missy Mazzoli — Dissolve, O My Heart!
Ailie Robertson — Sky Dance

This online event will feature short solo performance videos by new music collective Verdant Vibes, and poet Christopher Johnson. Then all the artists will join together for a collaborative performance of Christopher's work, featuring three poems in addition to an excerpt from his play, Invoice for Emotional Labor.
Sadly, this event will only be happening in the virtual space, but we would also like to invite you to a Q and A session in the middle of the event! 

featuring VV ensemble members Zan Berry, Chuck Furlong, and Roseminna Watson!


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Verdant Vibes @ Community MusicWorks
March 3, 2020
Calvalry Baptist Church
Providence, RI

A workshop with students from Providence's local string education program featuring CMW Fiddle Lab, making and playing graphic scores, accompanying a student's spoken word piece, and performances of Gabrielle Cerberville's Phases and Kirsten Volness's Lush Escapist Dream and My Sea Berth, At Night.

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Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
our annual fundraiser supporting season 5

February 22, 2020 —7 pm
Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
$25–40 suggested donation 


Laura Cetilia — Citlallo §
Matt Frey — Lean
Caroline Mallonée — Octopus
João Pedro Oliveira — Dark Energy*
Daniel Whitworth — The Front Line


*world premiere
§ performed by composer
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with special guest Thread Ensemble
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Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer
November 15, 2019 — 8 pm
159 Sutton Street
Providence, RI
$10–20 at the door

Molly Joyce — Lean Back and Release
Brian Petuch — The Pequod
Roger Zare — Lunation 1113
Kirsten Volness — Étoiles de mer
Scott Lee — Engine Trouble

with special guest experimental trio Rested Field
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Verdant Vibes Spring Festival
May 17, 2019 — 8 pm 
Southlight at Southside Cultural Center
393 Broad Street
Providence, RI
$10–20 at the door

String quintets+, homemade instruments, graphic scores, electronics, experimental performance, and movement by our esteemed collaborators! 

Michael Boyd — Replication [VC]
Hollie Buhagiar — Astilbe
Ryan Carter — On a better filtering algorithm
Gabrielle Cerberville — Phases
David Crowell — Celestial Sphere
inti figgis-vizueta — Placing Ceremony
Edna Alejandra Longoria — Danzas cautivas

with special guests
Luminarium Dance Company + Diary of Clouds (Jessika Davis)

Please dress for the weather as this is an indoor/outdoor performance.
Thanks to our generous sponsors.
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Verdant Vibes @ Brown University
Student Composition Readings
May 8, 2019 — 12:00 pm 
Grant Recital Hall
behind 1 Young Orchard Avenue
​Providence, RI

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Verdant Vibes @ Foxboro High School & John J. Ahern Middle School
May 2, 2019 

Workshops and concerts

Works by Volness, Piazzolla, Levitan, Applebaum, and O'Connor

EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Piero Guimaraes, percussion

Verdant Vibes @ AS220
April 2, 2019 — 9 pm
with Petra, Nicole Carroll, and House Red
AS220

115 Empire Street
Providence, RI

Kirsten Volness — murmurations & Lush Escapist Dream
Scott Blasco — I was a stranger and you gave me no welcome

Verdant Vibes @ UMass Dartmouth
March 28, 2019 — 12:30 pm
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Recital Hall (room 153)

285 Old Westport Road
Dartmouth, MA

FREE

Daniel Levitan — Duo
Kirsten Volness — Lush Escapist Dream
Philippe Leroux — Air-Ré
Astor Piazzolla — L'Histoire du Tango

EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Piero Guimaraes, percussion

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Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
our annual fundraiser supporting season 4

February 9, 2019 — 8 pm
doors and complimentary refreshments at 7:30 pm
Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
$25–40 suggested donation 
Donate and select the appropriate perk to reserve a seat in advance


Georges Aperghis — Graffitis
Michael Genese — Under Hard Light*§
Scott Blasco — I was a stranger and you gave me no welcome
Douglas Osmun — soliloquy
Roseminna Watson — Moonbeam Medicine Loop*
Kirsten Volness — Lush Escapist Dream
Brendan Glasson — Polytempic Figures

*performed by composer
§ world premiere

(If you were looking forward to pieces by Saad Haddad and Isaac Schankler, we're sorry to report they were postponed due to an injured pianist!)

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Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer — Newport
​December 16, 2018 — 7:30 pm
Firehouse Theater
4 Equality Park Place
Newport, RI
$10–20 at the door


​with special guests
spoken word artist Christopher Johnson

electronic musician Matthew Azevedo
and soprano Stephanie Lamprea
​

Matthew Azevedo — Tapestry*
Joshua Carro — [[[a nation defiled]]]
Victoria Malawey — The Masculine
Ian Frederick — Voluble Breath
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Patrick Castillo — The Way Things Work
Patricia Martinez — Presente / Present
Thomas Feng — What Goes Unsaid

*world premiere

Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer — PVD
December 14, 2018 — 8 pm
Mathewson Street Theater
134 Mathewson Street; 4th floor
Providence, RI
$10–20 at the door

​with special guests
spoken word artist Christopher Johnson

electronic musician Matthew Azevedo
and soprano Stephanie Lamprea

Matthew Azevedo — Tapestry*
Joshua Carro — [[[a nation defiled]]]
Victoria Malawey — The Masculine
Ian Frederick — Voluble Breath
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Patrick Castillo — The Way Things Work
Patricia Martinez — Presente / Present

Thomas Feng — What Goes Unsaid
Nicole Murphy — Stolen

*world premiere
Verdant Vibes @ University Artist Series
October 28, 2018 — 8 pm
University of Rhode Island
Fine Arts Center 
Concert Hall
Kingston, RI
Tickets: $12 general / $7 students and seniors / under 12 free

​​Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins
with video by ​Alexander Dupuis  
Elizabeth A. Baker — Astatine and Quadrividium B (excerpts)
​Kristina Warren — Ours for nothing*
featuring ExoRosie, a self-contained wearable analog synth
Carolina Heredia — Disjointed Fragments*
with video by Katina Bitsicas and dance by Gisela Creus

*world premiere / written for Verdant Vibes

Verdant Vibes @ Brown Arts Initiative
October 26, 2018 — 7 pm
Brown University
Granoff Center Studio 1
154 Angell Street (at Thayer)
Providence, RI
FREE

​​Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins
with video by ​Alexander Dupuis  
Elizabeth A. Baker — Astatine and Quadrividium B (excerpts)
​Kristina Warren — Ours for nothing*
featuring ExoRosie, a self-contained wearable analog synth
Carolina Heredia — Disjointed Fragments*
with video by Katina Bitsicas and dance by Gisela Creus

*world premiere / written for Verdant Vibes

Verdant Vibes @ Music Now
October 25, 2018 — 2 pm
a panel discussion with Kristina Warren, Kirsten Volness, Carolina Heredia, and Elizabeth Baker
Grant Recital Hall
Brown University

1 Young Orchard (behind Orwig Music Building)
Providence, RI
FREE
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Verdant Vibes @ PVD Fest
June 9, 2018 — 10:30 pm
50 Kennedy Plaza (Food Village Stage)
Providence, RI
Performing electroacoustic selections from season 3!
​FREE

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Verdant Vibes @ Manton Avenue Project's Out of this World Gala
June 4, 2018 — 6 pm
Enjoy food, drinks, and performances while supporting youth playwriting programs!
Pell Chaffee Performance Center
58–130 Empire Street
Providence, RI

Tickets: $20–50

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Verdant Vibes @ New Music Gathering
May 18, 2018 — 11:30 am
​Alexander Dupuis  — First Contact
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​Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins
Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music 
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NB:
Carolina Heredia — TBD (newly commissioned piece)* was rescheduled to October 2018

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Verdant Vibes @ AS220
April 28, 2018 — 8 pm
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with Bismillah, Mystery Red Inferno, and Baylies Band
AS220 
115 Empire Street
Providence, RI

Mark Applebaum — Aphasia
Kirsten Volness — Winter Circle
Kirsten Volness — murmurations

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Verdant Vibes @ Brown University
Student Composition Readings
April 26, 2018 — 4 pm 
Orwig Music Building Room 301
1 Young Orchard Avenue
​Providence, RI
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Verdant Vibes Spring Festival
April 7, 2018 — 8 pm 
Columbus Theatre
270 Broadway
Providence, RI
$12 advance / $15 at the door

with special guest Audrey Harrer, Boston-based composer/vocalist/harpist

Dani Howard — Symmetry
Elizabeth A. Baker — Astatine*
Joshua Clausen — Stone Arch
D. Edward Davis — laceworks*
Kirsten Volness — murmurations*
Gilad Cohen — Three Goat Blues
Audrey Harrer — Time Zone*

*world premiere / written for Verdant Vibes

Verdant Vibes @ The House Show: A Habitat for Humanity Benefit
March 31, 2018 — 8 pm
Columbus Theatre
270 Broadway
Providence, RI
Tickets: $10–40

Kirsten Volness — Nocturne
Nico Muhly — It Goes Without Saying
Nina C. Young — Ainsi soit-il
Kaija Saariaho — Oi Kuu
Alexander Dupuis — Three Paths

Verdant Vibes @ Stonehill College
March 27, 2018 — 8 pm
Nakamichi Concert Series

Alumni Hall Auditorium
320 Washington Street
​Easton, MA

Mark Applebaum — Aphasia
Kirsten Volness — My Sea Berth, At Night
João Pedro Oliveira — Vox Sum Vitae
Joo Won Park — Armor+2 
Nina C. Young — Ainsi soit-il
Osvaldo Golijov — Mariel
Amanda Feery — On Shuffle

Verdant Vibes Cabaret
March 11, 2018 — 7–10 pm
Ogie's Trailer Park
1155 Westminster Street
Providence, RI
A variety show of wild, local talent featuring...
Verdant Vibes Ensemble
Laurie Amat
The Banter Experience
Alexander Dupuis
Christopher Sadlers
Kristina Warren

and more!
All proceeds from sales of Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA are donated to Verdant Vibes, so drink up (responsibly)!

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Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
February 3, 2018 — 7 pm
(doors and complimentary drinks at 6:30)

Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
$25+ suggested donation

Karlo Margetić — Svitac
Alexander Liebermann — Échanges
David A. Jaffe — Cluck Old Hen Variations
Kirsten Volness — Winter Circle
Nina C. Young — Ainsi soit-il

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PROGRAM NOTES and COMPOSER BIOS

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Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer
December 9, 2017 — 8 pm
Mathewson Street Theater
134 Mathewson Street; 4th floor
Providence, RI
$10 at the door

with special guest Kelly Moran, 
Brooklyn-based composer and pianist*

Osnat Netzer — Not Shy
Kristina Warren — For soloist and any number of musicians
David Jason Snow — Wake me when we get there
João Pedro Oliveira — Vox Sum Vitae
Amanda Feery — On Shuffle

*Unfortunately, Kelly was unable to join us due to a winter storm.
In her absence we screened Jacob Richman's Windeye (video version) and Three Paths, a live-processed sound/video piece by Alexander Dupuis.


PROGRAM NOTES and COMPOSER BIOS

Manton Avenue Project's Olneyville: The Operetta!
November 30–December 3, 2017
AS220 Black Box 
95 Empire Street
Providence, RI
Named one of the Best Theatre Events of 2017 by Law and Order Party

The amazing student playwrights from Manton Avenue Project are creating an operetta about their neighborhood in collaboration with Verdant Vibes, Girls Rock! RI, and other community partners.

Verdant Vibes performs chamber music of Geoffrey Gibbs
October 15, 2017 — 3 pm
University Artists Series
with special guests Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano; Manabu Takasawa, piano; Consuelo Sherba, viola; Alexey Shabalin, conductor
Songs for Folk
Sea Shanties and Ballads
Assemblages*
​Japanese Songs

University of Rhode Island
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
105 Upper College Road
Kingston, RI
$12 general / $7 students +60+ / children under 12 free

2016–17 Season
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Verdant Vibes at URI New Music Festival
May 7, 2017 — Music begins at 5 pm
Art student installations on view at 4 pm
​VV set to begin ~8:30 pm
University of Rhode Island
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
105 Upper College Road
Kingston, RI
FREE

with special guests Michael Avitabile, Laurie Amat, and Alexey Shabalin

Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins
Geoffrey Gibbs — Japanese Songs (text by Alonzo Gibbs)*
*world premiere

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Verdant Vibes Spring Festival
April 23, 2017 — 6 pm 
Southside Cultural Center (Wilbury Group Theater)
393 Broad Street
Providence, RI
$10–25 at the door (sliding scale)
Under 18 FREE
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Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins
​with video by Alexander Dupuis ​and movement by Meg Sullivan
Dan VanHassel — Balance of Power 
with movement by Nicole Laliberte
Hunter Ewen —​ Sea Foam Cotton Undertows 
Leaha Maria Villarreal — Never Not 
Scott Lee — Bottom Heavy 
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and special guests
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Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts student premieres
Orion Rigel Dommisse
Square Peg Round Hole

PROGRAM NOTES and COMPOSER BIOS
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Verdant Vibes at Times Two Series
April 22, 2017 — 8 pm 
The Record Company
960 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA
$15 suggested donation

Kirsten Volness — for Anna Atkins*
​with video by Alexander Dupuis ​
Dan VanHassel — Balance of Power 
Hunter Ewen —​ Sea Foam Cotton Undertows **
Leaha Maria Villarreal — Never Not 
Scott Lee — Bottom Heavy 
*world premiere
**arrangement created for Verdant Vibes
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​sharing the bill with Square Peg Round Hole

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Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
February 11, 2017 — 7 pm
(doors and drinks at 6:30)

Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
$25 suggested donation
Reserve tickets here (by making a donation)

Judah Adashi — Nina 
Julie Barwick — Shroud 
Michael Genese — 3 Miniatures *
Ssu-Yu Huang — Docking Overnight by Maple Bridge 
Evan Williams —  GRIME 
Frances White —  Centre Bridge (dark river)

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Verdant Vibes Winter Warmer
December 4, 2016 — 7 pm 
Zabinski Music Studio
Hope Artiste Village
​999 Main Street, Suite 711A
Pawtucket, RI
$10 at the door

James Bohn — Pantone*
Joo Won Park — Armor+2 
Caroline Mallonée — Throwing Mountains
Alex Weiser — Rumbling Waves
Bekah Simms — bud 
Molly Jones — Conduction #4*
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​*world premiere
 with special guests Michael DeQuattro and Mary Prescott's ALICE

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2015–16 Season
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Verdant Vibes Spring Festival
May 22, 2016 — 8 pm 
Aurora
276 Westminster Street
Providence, RI
$10 at the door

The Verdant Vibes Ensemble will perform new electro/acoustic music
Steven Serpa — An Ally, An Adversary*
Eva Kendrick — Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Viola
Elliott Miles McKinley — "September Watercolor" from Three Portraits

Jacob Richman — Pixie Goes for a Walk*
Kirsten Volness — My Sea Berth, At Night
James Bohn — Rocky Point Park*

*world premieres

with special guests
Akiko Hatakeyama and Mystery Red Inferno (Alec K. Redfearn & Christopher Sadlers)


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Verdant Vibes Benefit Concert
March 13, 2016 — 7 pm
(complimentary drinks at 6:30)

Music Mansion
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI
$25 suggested donation*

The Verdant Vibes Ensemble will perform
Peter Scartabello — R'Lyeh**
Richard Anatone — The Passage of Time (featuring Yukiko Fujimura)
Barbara Kolb — EXTREMES
Julien Touafek — Hold On
Alexandra Medeiros — Family Conversations**
Kirsten Volness — Nocturne

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To reserve a spot on the guest list (and get a tax deduction), please make a $25+ donation to our Indiegogo campaign and select that perk to RSVP, or bring a check payable to "Fractured Atlas." Cash will also be accepted at the door, but will not be tax-deductible.

**world premieres

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Special thanks to Foolproof Brewing Company and Lagunitas Brewing Company for donating beer for this event.
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Verdant Vibes Launch Party
December 6, 2015 — 8 pm
Aurora
276 Westminster Street
Providence, RI
$10 at the door

The Verdant Vibes Ensemble will perform  music by Rhode Island composers
Alexander Dupuis — Orbits*
Anthony Green — Catalpa*
Noreen Inglesi — selections from Beyond 2000: The Future of our Planet
       
Goosewing Beach Preserve
        Quicksand Pond
        Concessions*

Jacob Richman — Windeye (based on a story by Brian Evenson, featuring Andie Tanning Springer)
Kirsten Volness — Complacency Will Kill You (Contentment Is A Choice)*
Verdant Vibes Ensemble — Mother, Mother Ocean*

with special guests
Providence Research Ensemble
kaleidoscopic ambient acoustic by J.P.A. Falzone and friends
&
The Traveling Bubble Ensemble
multimedia sci-fi radio plays by Bevin Kelley, Mike Kelley, and Elise Kuder
Doc Labyrinth's Preserving Machine
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*world premieres
 
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