Hello friends,
I am writing to let you know about events with Terence Blanchard, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Stephen Vitiello, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carlos Casas and Dave Bryant. This work is supported by commissions from the Peabody Essex Museum, Gardner Museum and the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution.
ALCHEMY OF THE SOUL
Magdalena Campos and I have a major exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. PEM published an amazing online:
http://pem.org/sites/alchemy/ (ONLINE CATALOG)
TRUE BREAD
I am showing True Bread, for 10 audio speakers and 2 video projections at the Boston Cybersarts Gallery. There is an article on the piece in the current issue of Leonardo Music Journal:
http://bostoncyberarts.org/gallerypage/ (GALLERY SITE)
https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/leonardo_music_journal/v025/25.leonard.html (LMJ ARTICLE)
ROBERT RAUCHENBERG FOUNDATION
I am looking forward to a residency at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Captiva, Florida to work on a piece in August.
NEW CDS
I was fortunate to contribute to two wonderful CDs by longtime collarators:
The Garden of Equilibria by pianist/composer Dave Bryant
Abracadabra pianist/flautist/composer Oriente Lopez
I hope to see you at one of these events!
Best wishes for 2016!
Neil
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January 9 - April 3, 2016
Alchemy of the Soul: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Collaborative installation with Campos-Pons and sound installation
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Street
Salem, MA 01970
Adults $18, seniors $15, students $10, Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free*.
http://pem.org/sites/alchemy/ (ONLINE CATALOG)
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM
Open the third Thursday of every month 10AM-9:00PM
Closed Mondays (except holidays)
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January 16 - February 28, 2016
True Bread: Sound Installation
Opening: Friday, January 15 - 6-8:00PM
Boston Cyberarts Gallery
141 Green Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Located in the Green Street T Station on the Orange Line.
Friday, Saturday & Sundays 12 – 6PM
Admission: Free
Wheelchair accessible
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Thursday January 21, 2016 - 6:00 PM-9:00PM
Agridulce (Bittersweet)
Performance with
Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Neil Leonard - saxophones
Oriente Lopez - keyboard/percussion
Sandy Perez - percussion
Yusnier Sanchez - percussion
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Street
Salem, MA 01970
Members and Salem residents (with ID) free, nonmembers $10
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Monday, January 25, 2016 - 8:00PM
Outpost
David Bryant - keyboards
Neil Leonard - saxophone/electronics
Jeff Song - cello
Curt Newton - drums/percussion
$10 suggested donation
Outpost 186 1/2 Hampshire Street
Inman Square, Cambridge MA, 02139
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 7:30PM
Carlos Casas (featuring Neil Leonard and students from the Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute)
Berklee College of Music
Electronic Production and Design Recital Hall
22 Fenway, Room 112
Boston MA, 02215
Admission: Free
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Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 7:30PM
Concert for 100 Mobile Devices
David Friend Recital Hall
921 Boylston Street
Boston, MA, 02115
Admission: Free
The Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute (BIAI) presents a concert for 100 mobile devices in which the audience will perform new, interactive works using the a.bel application running on iOS devices (iPhones/iPads). Music by Carlos Guedes (INESC TEC, NYU Abu Dhabi), José Alberto Gomes (Casa da Música), Neil Leonard (Berklee College of Music, Boston USA), and Rui Penha (INESC TEC, FEUP)
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Monday March 7, 2016
Neil Leonard/Stephen Vitiello Duo
University of Maine, Farmington
details TBA
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Thursday March 10, 2016
Neil Leonard/Stephen Vitiello Duo
186 Carpenter St.
Providence, RI
details TBA
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Friday March 11, 2016 - 8PM
Stephen Vitiello + Neil Leonard duo (quadraphonic set)
Non-Event
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Tickets: $12 / $10 members and students
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 7:00PM
Stir: Neil Leonard + Rudresh Mahanthappa, saxophones
with Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA 02115
Tickets: $5-$15 | Purchase online or at 617 278 5156
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 8:15 PM
Wired for Jazz: Terence Blanchard and Neil Leonard
Presented by The Electronic Production and Design Department
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston MA, 02115
Admission: $8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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Saturday, May 14, 2016
National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Details TBA
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August 2016
Artist in Residence
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Captiva, Florida
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