Lia Kohl’s Variations on a Topography + Jeff Kolar
@ Constellation Chicago
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Opening Saturday, November 16th, from 8PM - 10PM
Lia Kohl’s Variations on a Topography is a new work for seven musicians exploring the interplay between acoustic and radio frequencies, past and present time, improvising and pre-recorded material. The work takes the Chicago am/fm radio signal as its starting point, expanding upon it with bass clarinet, cello, double bass, percussion, and electronics.
Variations on a Topography is a reimagination of a solo work by Kohl for radio static and sine tones, originally commissioned by Wave Farm for Radia.fm. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Zachary Good – bass clarinet
Dorothy Carlos- cello
Lia Kohl – cello
Ro Lundberg – bass
Zach Moore – bass
Sam Scranton – percussion + electronics
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Jeff Kolar
is a sound artist, composer, and founder of Radius, an experimental radio broadcast platform established in 2010. His work, described as “wonderfully strange” (John Corbett) and “characteristically curious” (Marc Weidenbaum), activates sound in unconventional, temporary, and ephemeral ways. His solo and collaborative installations and performances often investigate the mundane sonic nuances of everyday electronic devices. His work has been exhibited internationally at the Smithsonian Museum, Museum of Arts and Design, CTM Festival for Adventurous Music, Radio Revolten Radio Art Festival, and reviewed in The New York Times, The Wire Magazine, Red Bull Music Academy, and more.
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