David Beardsley
microtonal composer/performer


Performances



1994

►Intersections and Directions for piano.

Premiered at the 1994 Trenton Avant Garde Festival by Carlton Wilkinson.

1995

►Science Friction, in harmonic just intonation from the Trenton Avant Garde Festival presents a Recital Without Musicans.

Premiered at the 1995 Trenton Avant Garde Festival Composer's series.

1996

►When Time Is Rubber parts I, II & III

Premiered at the 1996 Trenton Avant Garde Festival Composer's series. MIDI tape work.

1997

►The Tyranny of Equal Temperament for Harmonic Just Intonation Synthesizer.

World premier at the Trenton Avant Garde Festival, September 6, 1997.

 

Also premiered at TAGFest '97, the one minute composition Crustaceans A-Go-Go in harmonic just intonation as part of the forthcoming IMMP compilation of miniatures Droppings.

1998

►Sonic Bloom for synthesizer and digital delays in 13 limit just intonation.September 12, 1998

World premier at the Trenton Avant Garde Festival.

1999

Sonic Bloom

Downtown Music Gallery, New York City, April 18th, 1999.

 

►Sonic Bloom

American Festival of Microtonal Music's MicroMay '99 Microthon at NYU, May 23rd, 1999.

 

Sonic Bloom

the Knitting Factory, New York City, September 8th, 1999.

2000

►Temple In The Ear

world premier in Philladelphia, Pennsylvania. The Music Anex at the University of Pennsylvania, June 3rd, 2000. read review here.

 

►Vixa for synthesizer in Just Intonation.

World premier at Downtown Music Gallery, New York City, October 22, 2000.

2001

►Blurry Day. For 17 limit Just Intonation synthesizer.

World premier at the 2001 World Out of Tune Festival, NYC, June 26, 2001 @ Sufi Books.

 

►Just Improvisations 7.26.2001

Nova Nights at The Den at Two Boots, NYC. Thursday July 26, 2001.

 

►Just Improvisations 8.14.2001

On August 14th, 2001 David recorded a set of Just Intonation guitar music at Manhattan Neighborhood Network Public Access Cable Television studios for Mantra TV.

2002

►Just Improvisations 2.23.2002

open loop @ Chama aka NY Loop fest.

 

►Just Improvisations 3.2.2002

open loop @ Chama aka NY Loop fest.

 

►Just Improvisations 3.16.2002

open loop @ Chama aka NY Loop fest.

►Solo Show @ Chama, NYC. March 20, 2002, Spring Equinox concert.

Drifting on a Sea of Drones (2002)
Raga Ebo (2002)
For Xenakas (2002)
encore: fretless guitar improvisations including the theme to ...and then they were dust (2001)

 

►Solo Show, April 1, 2002, Opening for Robert Rich @ the Knitting Factory NYC

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Raga Ebo (2002)
For Xenakas (2002)

 

►Solo Show @ Chama, NYC. April 10, 2002

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Raga Ebo (2002)
For Xenakas (2002)
sections of ...and then they were dust (2001)
The Year of the Sunset (2002) for lap steel guitar and drone in 7 limit Just Intonation.

 

►2002 WOOT Festival

Highland Grounds, Hollywood, Ca.
May 4, 2002

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)

 

►Solo show at Undercity

Halcyon, 227 Smith St, Brooklyn, NYC.
May 12, 2002

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Raga Ebo (2002)

 

►Solo show

The Three Jewels, 211 East 5th Street, East Village, NYC.
Saturday, May 18, 2002

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Raga Ebo (2002)
Untitled in Cmaj7+11 (2002)
Raga TNK (1999)

 

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
June 12, 2002

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Raga Ebo (2002)
For Xenakas (2002)
sections of ...and then they were dust (2001)
Land of Vibration II (2002)
photo (2002)

 

►Solo show at Undercity

Halcyon, 227 Smith St, Brooklyn, NYC.
July 28, 2002

Clouds Veil the Future (2002) and variations.

 

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
September 7, 2002

Around D (aka The Old Tomorrow) (2002 premiere)
Clouds Veil the Future (2002)

 

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
September 21, 2002

Around D (aka The Old Tomorrow) (2002)
Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Land of Vibration (2002)
...and then they were dust (2001)

 

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
October 19, 2002

...and then they were dust (2001)
Around D (aka The Old Tomorrow)
(2002)
Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Land of Vibration (2002)
improvisations

 

►Solo set

Tibet House, NYC.
Second Annual Benefit for Godstow Retreat Center

December 12, 2002

Around D (2002)
Land of Vibration II (2002)

2003

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
January 16, 2003

Around D (2002)
Untitled with 11 & 13 limit commas (2003)
Untitled for 7 limit Lap Steel Guitar (2003)
Clouds Veil the Future (2002)

 

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
February 13, 2003

 

►MICROFEST 2003

A Southern California Festival of Microtonal Music
Sunday, April 27, 2003

MicroGuitars
Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, Ca.

Around D (2002)

 

►Solo show

The Three Jewels, 211 East 5th Street, East Village, NYC.
Saturday, June 28, 2003

13 (new work in development)
Around D (2002)
Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
11 (new work in development)

 

►Solo Show

Chama, NYC.
Thursday, August 7, 2003

Around D (2002)
Eleveness (2003)
45/32 F maj 7 +11 fretless guitar improvisation
Time to Move On (2003)

plus two improvisations with R.D. Hansen (soprano saxophone)

 

►Solo show and duets with Tom Heasley (electric tuba)

The Three Jewels, 211 East 5th Street, East Village, NYC.
Saturday, August 30, 2003

Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Around D (2002)

2004

►Solo show

304 Boerum, Brooklyn
Saturday, January 31, 2004

Around D (2002)
Clouds Veil the Future (2002)
Untitled  (2004)

►Solo show

304 Boerum, Brooklyn
Saturday, March 27, 2004

Infinity (2004, work in progress)
7 limit Steel Guitar solo (2004, improvisation)
   
  Collaborations and/or performances with other artists
1996 ►Co-composition The Eye Pressing Party on Superfinemagneticparticles - Murk (cassette)
1997 ►inside the piano abuse on Poetic Musical Form from Superfinemagneticparticles - the Cabinet of Curiosities (cassette)
2000 ►Ataraxia, playing ebow lap steel guitar with violinist Patrick Pagano and pre-recorded audio at the American Festival of Microtonal Music, NYC, November 11, 2000.
2002

►Performing 2nd guitar in Jon Catler's Evolution For Electric Guitar And Orchestra with his Evolution Ensemble (Jon Catler, Meredith Borden, David Beardsley, Neville L' Green, Jon Mattox).

May 1, 2002 - 2002 WOOT Festival/Wednesdays @ One Series at UC Riverside Campus, Riverside, CA.

May 4, 2002 - 2002 WOOT Festival, Highland Grounds, Hollywood, Ca.

May 5, 2002 - private party, Hollywood, Ca.


►Free Improvisation

The Three Jewels
August 10, 2002

David Beardsley (microtonal Just Intonation guitar, loops and drones), Dawoud Kringle (sitar) and Darren Seris (crystal bowls and tibetan percussion).

 

►Free Improvisation

The Three Jewels
October 27, 2002.

David Beardsley (microtonal Just Intonation guitar, loops and drones), with Lisa Moskow (electric sarod) and Loren Dempster (cello).
2003

►Chama, NYC.
Thursday, August 7, 2003

R.D. Hansen (soprano saxophone) joined for two improvisations with David.


►Three Jewels, 211 East 5th Street, East Village, NYC.
Saturday, August 30, 2003

Duets with Tom Heasley (electric tuba)

Two interupted duets in E.
2004
►304 Boerum, Brooklyn, NYC.
Saturday, January 31 2004

Trio with Loren Dempster (cello) and Alex Soreff (shakuhachi and other bamboo flutes)

Improvisations.

►Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, NYC
Monday, March 1, 2004

Work-in-Progress March First (Jeremy Wade)

Jeremy Wade - dance
David Beardsley - Microtonal Just Intonation guitar and loops
Loren Dempster - cello


►Chashama, 217 East 42nd Street , NYC.
Tuesday, June 22nd (second day of a five day festival)

Cilla_Vee Movement Projects presents:
Between MA and A Soft Space

Motion Sculpture performers: Director – Claire Elizabeth Barratt & Jill Frere, Pedro Jimenez and others.
Microtonal guitarist David Beardsley
Art work by  Lara Hanson, Valerie Mendelson and Hisayasu Takashio.
 

►Downtown Music Gallery, 342 Bowery, NYC.
Saturday, November 27, 2004

Microtonal guitar ambient drones and dance
with Claire Elizabeth Barratt - director of "Cilla_Vee Movement Projects".

2005 ►The Construction Company, 10 East 18th Street
Saturday, April 2, 2005 and Sunday, April 3, 2005

Cilla_Vee Movement Projects presents:
Between MA and A Soft Space

A Motion Sculpture movement Installation, directed by Claire Elizabeth Barratt with microtonal composer David Beardsley . Featuring live gesture drawings by Lara Hanson and movement artists Jill Frere, Kristin Narcowich, Mark Lamb and Pedro Jimenez.
 

►Chashama, 217 East 42nd Street , NYC.
Monday, August 1, 2005. (first day of a five day festival)

Cilla_Vee Movement Projects presents:
Between MA and A Soft Space

Microtonal guitarist David Beardsley.
Art work by Lara Hanson
Motion Sculpture, director – Claire Elizabeth Barratt

2007

►Downtown Music Gallery, 342 Bowery, NYC.
Sunday, September 23, 2007

Improvisation for Rod Poole - Sasha Bogdanowitsch (vocals, tambura) and David Beardsley (acoustic guitar).

The Voice of the Bowed Guitar - Sasha Bogdanowitsch, David Beardsley, John Cummins (bowed guitars)