Opus 40 + Notice Recordings present

an evening of experimentation and improvisation with

MAW trio (Frank Meadows, Jessica Ackerley, Eli Wallace) / Iva Bittová + Cleek Schrey / Annie Dodson & Grace Derksen

5:30 Gates / 6PM Show / All Ages

MAW is the free improvising trio of pianist Eli Wallace, double bass player Frank Meadows and guitarist Jessica Ackerley, who began working in the thriving experimental and improvised music scene in Brooklyn. Wallace, Meadows and Ackerly are bold sound artists who have collaborated before with like-minded sonic explorers and improvisers such as reeds player Daniel Carter, guitarist Tashi Dorji and sax player Patrick Shiroishi.

A Maneuver Within is the debut album of the trio and was recorded at the Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn in October 2020, during the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic when collaboration and indoor group improvising had been severely limited. This album is the only documentation of this trio after years of lively sessions and discussions across the New York improvised music scene.

You can feel Iva Bittová’s folk roots in everything she does – in her composing, her violin playing, her singing, her improvising. And yet, everything she does sounds new – the traditional is the foundation that supports her relentless, swirling, joyful innovation. Iva will be performing in a duo with Cleek Schrey, a fiddler, improviser, and composer from Virginia. He plays traditional music from Appalachia and Ireland and makes experimental work using composition, film, and field recordings. His work is preoccupied with the physical phenomena of vibrating strings and the histories and aesthetics of recording technologies. He collaborates with experimental composers such as David Behrman and Alvin Lucier and the downtown improviser Shelley Hirsch. 

Annie Dodson is an electroacoustic composer, sound artist, and cellist from Portland, Maine currently based in the Hudson Valley, New York. They make music about ecology and the environment, sensitivity and reception, and queerness and intimacy. Their work is often long with an emphasis on slow processes and gradual progression.

What to expect when attending an event at Opus 40:

-Entry is at 356 George Sickle Rd, Saugerties, NY

-No Pets (sorry, we love animals!)

-Events may be canceled if there are sustained heavy rain storms. All ticket buyers will get an email and full refunds. Updates will be on our facebook + instagram as well

-Bring a chair / picnic blanket. We also have a limited number of wooden folding chairs and picnic tables on site.

-No Outside Food or Alcoholic Beverages. Outside snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are OK (small coolers only). Water/Drinks, Snacks and more available in the gift shop.

-ADA parking is available (follows signage) and Carpooling is always encouraged!

-Children under 5 years old are free and do not require a ticket. Please be considerate that this is an art site and not a playground, and that all children under 15 must be with guardian when on the sculpture.

Enjoy the event and do not hesitate to reach out with any questions: info@opus40.org