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Timothy S. Griffin

Rhys Chatham in the Kitchen, Glenn Branca debuting new work, Tyondai Braxton touring w/ Wordless Orchestra (dates)

by Andrew Frisicano

Rhys Chatham @ Lincoln Center 2010 (more by Tim Griffin)
Rhys Chatham

Rhys Chatham, of last year’s Crimson Grail 200 guitar spectacle and downtown avant-guitar fame, will be performing two nights at the Kitchen (where in 1971 he was the first music director) this weekend (October 15 and October 16). Joining Rhys (who’ll play trumpet and guitar) will be drummer Kevin Shea and bassist David Sims, as well as media artist Angie Eng. Tickets are on sale.

Another downtown luminary, Glenn Branca, will be premiering a new work, Symphony No. 15 – also titled “Running Through The World Like An Open Razor” (Music for Strange Orchestra – at (Le) Poisson Rouge on November 20th and 21st. Tickets are on sale.

And an up-and-comer in the same guitarist-composer tradition: Tyondai Braxton, formerly of Battles, will join the Wordless Music Orchstra in 2011 to play “new works for orchestra and electronics from Braxton’s recent Warp Records solo debut Central Market and music by John Adams, Louis Andriessen, and Caleb Burhans.” The their three-show tour stops at NYC’s Alice Tully Hall on March 7th. Tickets on sale TBA. Speaking of which, there’s plenty of great Wordless Music/Lincoln Center shows coming up (some free too).

All Tyondai and Wordless Orchestra dates are below…


Tyondai Braxton & Wordless Music Orchestra – 2010 Tour Dates
Mar 04 Minneapolis, MN – Walker Arts Center
Mar 07 New York, NY – Alice Tully Hall
Mar 10 Washington, DC – Library of Congress