February 14, 2002 + Friday February 15, 2002

Mark Dresser Modular Ensemble
a music performance curated by Ned Rothenburg

Mark Dresser & Marcus Weiss Duo

8:00 PM Each night
$10 admission – Members Free

Mark Dresser Modular Ensemble Composer and bassist Mark Dresser will present an evening of his compositions including the U.S. Premier of “Althaus” for an ensemble of virtuoso musicians from Switzerland including tuba soloist, David LeClair with Marcus Weiss (alto sax), Regula Schneider (clarinet), Stefania’ Verita’ (cello) and New York bassist, Mark Dresser.

“Althaus” is written for tuba virtuoso David LeClair and a mixed ensemble of reeds and strings. It was recorded on Mark Dresser’s 2000 Tzadik release, “Marinade”. This “tuba-fest” has Mr. LeClair as featured soloist in a work that integrates composition and improvisation, mining rich “new” sounds, catchy grooves, a long evolving melody, and a singing chorale. Also featured will be “Quartet for Trio” with Matthias Ziegler (flutes), Regula Scheneider (voice and clarinet) and bassist Dresser. There will also be a world premier of a sextet composed by saxophonist, Marcus Weiss.

Mark Dresser & Marcus Weiss Duo
Swiss virtuoso saxophonist Marcus Weiss, a champion of contemporary music performance, and the New York bass virtuoso and composer Mark Dresser will present an evening of compositions, structured improvisations and solo pieces. In the last ten years Marcus Weiss has premiered more than a hundred works for solo saxophone, chamber music and saxophone concertos. Such composers as Georges Aperghis, John Cage, Helmut Lachenmann, Salvatore Sciarrino, Vinko Globokar, Hanspeter Kyburz, Manuel Hidalgo, Jô Kôndô, Elliott Sharp, Brice Pauset, Stefano Gervasoni, Mauricio Sotelo and others have composed for him.