In celebration of BIOMES, composer/bassoonist Katherine Young’s forthcoming Chaikin Records release, Young performs with electronicist Olivia Block, multi-instrumentalist Ben LaMar Gay, percussionist Brian Chase, and the piano-percussion quartet Yarn/Wire.

The program features Yarn/Wire performing Young’s immersive BIOMES 6.0, a world premiere by Block and Young using tape machines, and improvisations by Gay, Chase, and Young—three distinct voices in creative music.

Katherine Young electronics, bassoon
Olivia Block electronics
Ben LaMar Gay cornet
Brian Chase percussion
Laura Barger piano
Julia Den Boer piano
Dustin Donahue percussion
Russell Greenberg percussion

“Young’s compositional hallmarks—her visceral approach to sound; her organic use of repetition, structure, and pacing; her attentiveness to the smallest details of timbre; her adventurousness in using instruments in unexpected ways—made the work feel like a living thing, breathing and unfolding as the evening progressed.” — New Music Box

“Yarn/Wire may well be the most important new music ensemble on the scene today” — New York Classical Review

“[Ben LaMar Gay is] hands down, one of my favorite musicians on the planet today.” — Jeff Parker

“Block has assembled a deceivingly simple work of utmost subtlety.” — Pitchfork Media

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

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Katherine Young creates electro-acoustic music and sonic art as a composer, installation artist, and improviser. As a bassoonist, she amplifies her instrument and employs a flexible electronics setup. Her work has been recognized by the Guggenheim Foundation, Fromm Foundation, the Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, and others.

Olivia Block is a composer and performer based in Chicago who performs live experimental music in festivals and concerts around the world.

Drummer for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Brian Chase is an active experimental musician. He owns and operates Chaikin Records, a label dedicated to the musical language of the avant-garde.

Ben LaMar Gay is a composer and cornetist who moves sound, color, and space through folkloric filters to produce electro-acoustic collages.

Yarn/Wire is a new music quartet dedicated to the promotion of creative, meaningful live musical experiences in the US and abroad.