CMA Concerts at Transformer Station

CLEVELAND (October 24, 2013) — Cleveland Museum of Art presents an ongoing series of solo concerts featuring composed and improvised music by some of the most remarkable artists of our time at Transformer Station (1460 West 29 Street Cleveland, OH 44113).

“We’re excited to extend the museum’s outstanding concert programming beyond the walls of the museum and to expand our role as a dynamic force in the field of international music,” Thomas M. Welsh, Director of City Stages at the Cleveland Museum of Art says. “I can think of no better place to start a series like this than in the Transformer Station.”

This series will complement the rapidly expanding Hingetown neighborhood and add a new artistic resource to the community to engage in the international discussion of the music of our time.

Tickets are $20 ($18 for CMA members) and available online (http://www.clevelandart.org/), at the Cleveland Museum of Art box office (888-CMA-0033) and Transformer Station (216-938-5429). Please be advised seating is very limited.

The series will be announced in three-month increments, starting with the October-December 2013 concerts:

Schedule of Upcoming Concerts

Sunday, October 27, 2013, 7:30 p.m.: Garth Knox

Viola player Garth Knox performs an evocative mixed program of early, contemporary and traditional music including works by Kurtag, Ligeti, Knox and more. Accompanied by Scott Dixon, the double bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Tickets are $20, $18 to members and available online at the Cleveland Museum of Art box office, and Transformer Station. Please be advised seating is very limited.

This concert series is presented at Transformer Station (1460 West 29 Street Cleveland, OH 44113, 216-938-5429).

Monday, November 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m.: Maja Ratkje

For her debut Cleveland performance, join us for an evening of voice and electroncis from Norway's most dynamic composer/performer, Maja Ratkje, an artist "who can genuinely be said to be extending the expressive range of the voice through technical and technological means." -The Wire.

Tickets are $20, $18 to members and available online at the Cleveland Museum of Art box office, and Transformer Station. Please be advised seating is very limited.

This concert series is presented at Transformer Station (1460 West 29 Street Cleveland, OH 44113, 216-938-5429).

Sunday, November 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m.: Mark Dresser

At the core of Mark Dresser's music is an artistic obsession and commitment to expanding the sonic and musical possibilities of the double bass through the use of unconventional amplification and extended techniques. Cleveland debut.

Tickets are $20, $18 to members and available online at the Cleveland Museum of Art box office, and Transformer Station. Please be advised seating is very limited.

This concert series is presented at Transformer Station (1460 West 29 Street Cleveland, OH 44113, 216-938-5429).

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 7:30 p.m.: Mark Fell

Join us for a night of electronic music by Mark Fell. Known for combining popular music styles, such as electronic and techno, Fell integrates a more academic approach to computer-based composition with a particular emphasis on algorithmic and mathematical systems. Cleveland debut. Tickets are $20, $18 to members and available online at the Cleveland Museum of Art box office, and Transformer Station. Please be advised seating is very limited. This concert series is presented at Transformer Station (1460 West 29 Street Cleveland, OH 44113, 216-938-5429).

Sunday, December 15, 2013, 7:30 p.m.: Camille Norment

Multimedia artist Camille Norment's current trajectory of work includes live performance as a mode of exploring the formal and cultural consonances and dissonances in music, freely collapsing any given genre and aesthetic spectrums. A resident of Norway, Norment will perform a mix of glass armonica and electronics for the first time in Cleveland.

Tickets are $20, $18 to members and available online at the Cleveland Museum of Art box office, and Transformer Station. Please be advised seating is very limited.

This concert series is presented at Transformer Station (1460 West 29 Street Cleveland, OH 44113, 216-938-5429)