We return to Mass MoCA this summer! Exciting things planned, including a new collaboration with star composer Missy Mazzoli.
August 20-31. Concert on Friday, Aug 31, at 8pm.
More info HERE .
NYC June 30 w/ Merrill !
The Teeth join our good friends Merrill Garbus, William Brittelle, and Judd Greenstein’s The Yehudim — for a FREE outdoor show at the World Financial Center Plaza in New York, as part of the River to River Festival.
Saturday, June 30 !
More info H E R E at the River to River site — which has this to say {
Dubbed “an epiphany” by The New York Times, The Yehudim is a mixed ensemble of voices, vintage keyboards, electric guitars and basses, and percussion, conceived and directed by composer and New Amsterdam co-director Judd Greenstein. Taking the composer-led super-groups of the 1970s as inspiration – from Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Meredith Monk to Fela Kuti, Isaac Hayes and Herbie Hancock – The Yehudim explores characters from the Hebrew Bible, using the strange stories of their lives and the ancient writings around their characters to weave contemporary narratives that are Passions for our time.
Roomful of Teeth perform an integrated set featuring new work by indie-rock superstar Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs and electro-acoustic composer and New Amsterdam co-director William Brittelle written for the astoundingly talented multi-stylistic 8-person vocal group. Roomful studies and incorporates non-classical vocal practices, combines them with western styles, and develops new compositions using the fullest possible range of vocal techniques. The set will include Garbus performing selections from the tUne-yArDs catalog with Roomful as backing group, and the world premiere of a new arrangement by William Brittelle for the octet backed by The Yehudim.
. . . Can’t wait.
coming to Philadelphia
Roomful of Teeth will be in Philadelphia April 20-21, for two days of open workshops culminating in a performance at Philadelphia University.
The concert will be at 8:00pm on Saturday, April 21
Ravenhill Chapel at Philadelphia University
3480 West Schoolhouse Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129
$20 Adults, $10 Students
Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
An essential part of Roomful of Teeth’s mission is working with young people to generate interest in vocal music through demonstrating the stunning capabilities of the human voice. Roomful of Teeth will conduct student workshops on Friday, April 20 with singers at Abington Friends School and Play On, Philly. The ensemble will also host an adult workshop on Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Admission information for the adult workshop is detailed here.
Questions?
contact@roomfulofteeth.org.
Or call 413-265-3230
Ecstatic Show with Glasser
Thanks to all of you who came out to the show with Glasser on Saturday! We had a great time at the Ecstatic Music Festival (Kaufman Center, NYC). Sang works by Caroline Shaw, Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs), Sarah Kirkland Snider, Cameron Mesirow (Glasser), Rinde Eckert, Judd Greenstein, and Bill Brittelle.
Listen to the whole concert, thanks to WQXR/Q2.
Overtone Jingle Bells from the amazing AVERY
Our beloved baritone, Avery Griffin, brings you holiday greetings like you’ve never heard before… WE LOVE YOU, AVERY!!!
WBUR feature
Last August, Meghna Chakrabarti of WBUR in Boston interviewed director Brad Wells and alto Virginia Warnken. Their conversation as well as clips of Teeth performances can be heard here at the WBUR website.
Recording @ the DiMenna Center, NYC
In November, Roomful of Teeth spent four days in front of microphones, at the beautiful DiMenna Center in midtown Manhattan. Producer/engineer Jesse Lewis guided the recording of many new works written specifically for the group in the last two years, including Judd Greenstein’s AEIOU, William Brittelle’s epic Amid the Minotaurs, Merrill Garbus’ Ansa Ya, Caleb Burhans’ No, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s The Orchard, Rinde Eckert’s Cesca, and Caroline Shaw’s Passacaglia. An album is planned for release in 2012 on New Amsterdam Records.
Teeth + Glasser @ Ecstatic Festival 2012
Roomful of Teeth returns to the Ecstatic Music Festival in New York on February 25, presenting a new collaboration with Glasser (Cameron Mesirow), praised for her “beautiful songs, both sweet and abstract, deeply felt and anodyne” (NY Times). Roomful of Teeth will also present new work by Merrill Garbus along with selections from their ever-growing catalogue of dynamic repertoire.
The Ecstatic Music Festival takes place at Merkin Hall in February and March 2012.
2011 residency at Mass MoCA
Roomful of Teeth gathered August 15-26 2011 in North Adams, MA for another explosive two-week residency. Eunsu Kim coached the ensemble in the p’ansori singing style (from Korea) and Carl Linich brought his vast knowledge of Georgian polyphony to the table. Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider, whose Penelope (New Amsterdam Records) was hailed by many as one of the best works of 2010, wrote fresh work for Teeth, and Merrill Garbus (of tUnE-yArDs), whose music for Roomful of Teeth was featured at this year’s Ecstatic Music Festival in New York, returned to build on her triumphs. The residency culminated in a rocking concert in the B-10 Studio on Friday, August 26.
Ecstatic Festival 2011
Last February Roomful of Teeth took the stage in the celebrated Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Hall in New York City. Premieres and expanded arrangements by featured composers Caleb Burhans, William Brittelle and tUnE-yArDs (Merrill Garbus). Each composer joined Roomful of Teeth as performers as well.
Check out next February’s collaboration with Glasser, for the 2012 Ecstatic Festival.
