May 7, 7:00 p.m.
at The Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 N. Orange Grove, Pasadena
Tickets $10 ($5 tickets seniors, students, and series performers)
Anne LeBaron (harp) with an OGT Ensemble
and
Roxanne Steinberg (dance) with an OGT Ensemble
OGT Ensemble includes
Alex Cline - percussion
Vinny Golia - winds
Wells Leng - pipe organ,
Jim Mora - lighting tech
Miller Wrenn - bass
Will Salmon - flute, voice
The Sunday Series Improvisers Orchestra is a new open-format large ensemble specializing in the communal music-making mode of conducted improvisation and composed of a wide range of improvisers from the Open Gate Sunday Series and the wider Los Angeles-area experimental music scene. The ensemble's performance on March 5th will be directed by Miller Wrenn in celebration of the Sunday Series' anniversary.
Bradford – Roper & Powell
Bobby Bradford, a native of Cleveland, Mississippi, is one of L.A.'s supreme elders of improvised music, leading his own groups as well as having played with Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, David Murray, Charlie Haden, and John Steven's, to name only a few. William Roper plays tuba, et al, in all types of musical environments, though preferring the opposites of orchestral music and small improvising ensembles.
They are both founding members of CuZn’s, the trio Purple Gums (with Francis Wong) and the quartet The Obihiro Cowboys (with Michael Vlatkovich and Joseph Mitchell).
For the premiere of the Open Gate Improviser’s Concert Series (2023), the CuZn’s will be joined by Garth Powell – Drums and Percussion.
Garth has recorded and or performed with numerous jazz and improvisational artists of note, including: Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Marshall Allen, Bonnie Barnett, Tony Bevan, Jaap Blonk, John Butcher, Eugene Chadbourne, Alex Cline, Nels Cline, Marco Eneidi, Douglas Ewart, Fred Frith, Jeff Gauthier,
Giani Gebbia, Vinny Golia, Matthew Goodheart, Greg Goodman, Mats Gustafsson, Henry Kaiser, Peter
Kowald, Steuart Liebig, Raphe Malik, Miya Masaoka, Shoko Mikagi, Eddie Moore, Larry Ochs, Pauline
Oliveros, Jon Raskin, Wadada Leo Smith, Glenn Spearman, Vladimir Tarasov, Bert Turetzky, Peter Van
Bergen, and Michael Vlatkovich.
“Powell plays in a deceptively serene manner, establishing an illusion of tranquility that is often shattered by his
breakaway tactics. He is a mercurial performer who turns the direction of the performance around with his dynamic
execution and just as easily reverts to pensive, pastoral expression. Segments filled with tenderness and
compassion often follow his most robust playing.” Frank Rubolino – One Final Note
Bobby Bradford, a native of Cleveland, Mississippi, is one of L.A.'s supreme elders of improvised music, leading his own groups as well as having played with Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, David Murray, Charlie Haden, and John Steven's, to name only a few. William Roper plays tuba, et al, in all types of musical environments, though preferring the opposites of orchestral music and small improvising ensembles.
They are both founding members of CuZn’s, the trio Purple Gums (with Francis Wong) and the quartet The Obihiro Cowboys (with Michael Vlatkovich and Joseph Mitchell).
For the premiere of the Open Gate Improviser’s Concert Series (2023), the CuZn’s will be joined by Garth Powell – Drums and Percussion.
Garth has recorded and or performed with numerous jazz and improvisational artists of note, including: Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Marshall Allen, Bonnie Barnett, Tony Bevan, Jaap Blonk, John Butcher, Eugene Chadbourne, Alex Cline, Nels Cline, Marco Eneidi, Douglas Ewart, Fred Frith, Jeff Gauthier,
Giani Gebbia, Vinny Golia, Matthew Goodheart, Greg Goodman, Mats Gustafsson, Henry Kaiser, Peter
Kowald, Steuart Liebig, Raphe Malik, Miya Masaoka, Shoko Mikagi, Eddie Moore, Larry Ochs, Pauline
Oliveros, Jon Raskin, Wadada Leo Smith, Glenn Spearman, Vladimir Tarasov, Bert Turetzky, Peter Van
Bergen, and Michael Vlatkovich.
“Powell plays in a deceptively serene manner, establishing an illusion of tranquility that is often shattered by his
breakaway tactics. He is a mercurial performer who turns the direction of the performance around with his dynamic
execution and just as easily reverts to pensive, pastoral expression. Segments filled with tenderness and
compassion often follow his most robust playing.” Frank Rubolino – One Final Note
Open Gate Announces the return of:
Open Gate Presents
“The Sunday Evening Music Series”
a monthly new music series
Restarting
Sunday March 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Bradford – Roper & Powell
Bobby Bradford - Trumpet
William Roper - Tuba and...
Garth Powell - Percussion
and
Sunday Series Improvisers Orchestra
Led by Miller Wrenn
At the
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 N. Orange Grove, Pasadena
$10 ($5 tickets seniors, students, and any one who has performed in series)
Open Gate Presents
“The Sunday Evening Music Series”
a monthly new music series
Restarting
Sunday March 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Bradford – Roper & Powell
Bobby Bradford - Trumpet
William Roper - Tuba and...
Garth Powell - Percussion
and
Sunday Series Improvisers Orchestra
Led by Miller Wrenn
At the
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 N. Orange Grove, Pasadena
$10 ($5 tickets seniors, students, and any one who has performed in series)
Open Gate Theatre:
Hecuba and other works
February 19th, Sunday 7:00
at the Neighborhood Unitarian Church ,
301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
A Dance Opera by Will Salmon
Performed and created by the Open Gate Ensemble
Featuring Nanik Wenten, and I Nyoman Wenten,
With the Gamelan Merdu Kumala led by Hirotaka Inuzuka
There will also an opening musical set by Gamelan Merdu Kumala
The Open Gate Ensemble will include Alex Cline, Mikaela Elson, Jeff Gauthier,
Vinny Golia, Jolee Gordon,Tany Ling, Elliot Menard, Erin Mihalka,
Jim Mora, Maggie Parkins, Jeff Schwartz and Stuart Wheeler
Gamelan Merdu Kumala:
Matthew Clough-Hunter, Shameen Cooper, Geoff Dent, Katrina Dent
Spencer Hauck, Hirotaka Inuzuka, Kayle Khanmohamed, Cordey Lopez
Arev Markarian, Eugene Moon,Steve Saute, Kerri Shak, Julie Simon
Otto Stuparitz, Alex Zhu
Puppet by Mitsu Salmon
Tickets; $15, ($10 students, seniors, and series performers)
Made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission
and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
The Neighborhood Unitarian Church is a beautiful site, right next to the Gamble House.
It has plenty of free parking and easy access from the 134 freeway.
There is space for social distancing. We also ask the audience to wear masks.
For reservations go to :
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTc0MDQy
Hecuba and other works
February 19th, Sunday 7:00
at the Neighborhood Unitarian Church ,
301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
A Dance Opera by Will Salmon
Performed and created by the Open Gate Ensemble
Featuring Nanik Wenten, and I Nyoman Wenten,
With the Gamelan Merdu Kumala led by Hirotaka Inuzuka
There will also an opening musical set by Gamelan Merdu Kumala
The Open Gate Ensemble will include Alex Cline, Mikaela Elson, Jeff Gauthier,
Vinny Golia, Jolee Gordon,Tany Ling, Elliot Menard, Erin Mihalka,
Jim Mora, Maggie Parkins, Jeff Schwartz and Stuart Wheeler
Gamelan Merdu Kumala:
Matthew Clough-Hunter, Shameen Cooper, Geoff Dent, Katrina Dent
Spencer Hauck, Hirotaka Inuzuka, Kayle Khanmohamed, Cordey Lopez
Arev Markarian, Eugene Moon,Steve Saute, Kerri Shak, Julie Simon
Otto Stuparitz, Alex Zhu
Puppet by Mitsu Salmon
Tickets; $15, ($10 students, seniors, and series performers)
Made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission
and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
The Neighborhood Unitarian Church is a beautiful site, right next to the Gamble House.
It has plenty of free parking and easy access from the 134 freeway.
There is space for social distancing. We also ask the audience to wear masks.
For reservations go to :
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTc0MDQy
Open Gate Theatre Celebrates 40 years
Friday November 18, 7:00 p.m. till 10:00
At the Legion Club 131 Marengo Ave 91101
Free though donations are welcome
This celebration will be a bonified party with drinks and snacks. The beautiful Halls of the historic American Legion
will be filled withartifacts of Open Gates many ventures, including giant puppets, masks, loops of video,
programs from past shows, Art work used, etc. There will be music in the Salon and in the grand stone Hallway.
Two new short pieces are “Open Memory” featuring art work by Mitsu Salmon
and Tobar Mayo’s “Tobar’s Hard Won Memories”.
At the end of the evening there will be the premier showing of a new full Video production
“Door of the Confessor” by Ted Lamoureux with Nanik Wenten, Tany Ling and Will Salmon.
Open Gate’s 40 years are well worth celebrating.
Throughout our 40 years Open Gate has worked continually, as a collabortive ensemble creating a remarkable body of work. Have produced over 20 concert length works that we have created and produced over 400 concerts.
In addition to celebrating the past, the event will also celebrate Open Gates ambitious year of 2022-23 concerts.
Our Mission Statement reads:
Open Gate Theatre is dedicated to opening the gates between music, dance, and drama; between cultures;
between the unconscious and the conscious; between emotion, mind, and spirit.
We are both an ensemble and a creative collective,
joining artists from a variety of disciplines on a long term continuing collaboration.
Who’s invited?:
All the people who have performed and created with Open Gate
All the people who Open Gate has presented in concert
All the people who have attended our concerts
All the people who are curious to find out what makes this group keep on creating and want to check us out
(basically anyone)
This production is made possible in part by a grant from
the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
The Legion is a beautiful old building right between the Pasadena City Hall and Old Town Pasadena. On Friday nights, there is usually free parking on the street nearby, and always paid parking in the nearby Old Town parking facilities.
We have story of peseverence of working wild and steady,
pushing the borders of Avantgarde Jazz, Dance, puppetry, Opera, video etc.
in order to develop a unique theatre that works through archetypes to express the trancendent.
Friday November 18, 7:00 p.m. till 10:00
At the Legion Club 131 Marengo Ave 91101
Free though donations are welcome
This celebration will be a bonified party with drinks and snacks. The beautiful Halls of the historic American Legion
will be filled withartifacts of Open Gates many ventures, including giant puppets, masks, loops of video,
programs from past shows, Art work used, etc. There will be music in the Salon and in the grand stone Hallway.
Two new short pieces are “Open Memory” featuring art work by Mitsu Salmon
and Tobar Mayo’s “Tobar’s Hard Won Memories”.
At the end of the evening there will be the premier showing of a new full Video production
“Door of the Confessor” by Ted Lamoureux with Nanik Wenten, Tany Ling and Will Salmon.
Open Gate’s 40 years are well worth celebrating.
Throughout our 40 years Open Gate has worked continually, as a collabortive ensemble creating a remarkable body of work. Have produced over 20 concert length works that we have created and produced over 400 concerts.
In addition to celebrating the past, the event will also celebrate Open Gates ambitious year of 2022-23 concerts.
Our Mission Statement reads:
Open Gate Theatre is dedicated to opening the gates between music, dance, and drama; between cultures;
between the unconscious and the conscious; between emotion, mind, and spirit.
We are both an ensemble and a creative collective,
joining artists from a variety of disciplines on a long term continuing collaboration.
Who’s invited?:
All the people who have performed and created with Open Gate
All the people who Open Gate has presented in concert
All the people who have attended our concerts
All the people who are curious to find out what makes this group keep on creating and want to check us out
(basically anyone)
This production is made possible in part by a grant from
the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
The Legion is a beautiful old building right between the Pasadena City Hall and Old Town Pasadena. On Friday nights, there is usually free parking on the street nearby, and always paid parking in the nearby Old Town parking facilities.
We have story of peseverence of working wild and steady,
pushing the borders of Avantgarde Jazz, Dance, puppetry, Opera, video etc.
in order to develop a unique theatre that works through archetypes to express the trancendent.
Voices of Return part 3
June 19, Sunday 7:00
“Philoctetes”
A chamber opera based freely on the Sophocles play,
by Will Salmon and the Open Gate Ensemble.
Also ”Khryse”
By Tany Ling, with the Open Gate Ensemble
Performers: singer/actors Joseph Garate, Charles Lane, Tany Ling, Franz Elson-Phillips, and Will Salmon.
Instrumentalists: Alex Cline, Vinny Golia, Wells Leng,
Jie Ma, Michael Vlatkovitch, and Miller Wrenn
Stage Manager: Jim Mora,
Video: Will Salmon,
Visuals: Seda Saar
at the Neighborhood Unitarian Church ,
301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena,
Tickets; $15,
with $10 for students, seniors, and Series performers
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ5NTU3
These concerts made possible by an Arts Grant
from the City of Pasadena
The Neighborhood Unitarian Church is a beautiful site, right next to the Gamble House. It has plenty of free parking and easy access from the 2 and 134 freeways. There is space for social distancing. We also ask the audience to wear masks.
June 19, Sunday 7:00
“Philoctetes”
A chamber opera based freely on the Sophocles play,
by Will Salmon and the Open Gate Ensemble.
Also ”Khryse”
By Tany Ling, with the Open Gate Ensemble
Performers: singer/actors Joseph Garate, Charles Lane, Tany Ling, Franz Elson-Phillips, and Will Salmon.
Instrumentalists: Alex Cline, Vinny Golia, Wells Leng,
Jie Ma, Michael Vlatkovitch, and Miller Wrenn
Stage Manager: Jim Mora,
Video: Will Salmon,
Visuals: Seda Saar
at the Neighborhood Unitarian Church ,
301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena,
Tickets; $15,
with $10 for students, seniors, and Series performers
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ5NTU3
These concerts made possible by an Arts Grant
from the City of Pasadena
The Neighborhood Unitarian Church is a beautiful site, right next to the Gamble House. It has plenty of free parking and easy access from the 2 and 134 freeways. There is space for social distancing. We also ask the audience to wear masks.
Open Gate Theatre returns to live programing with the three part series
“Voices of Return”
at the Neighborhood Unitarian Church , 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
April 3, Sunday 7:00 “Return of the Light“, ”Dragonfly” and The Smudges Open Gate Ensemble performed, featuring the singing of Dwight Trible, the dancing of Roxanne Steinberg, the paintings of Breeze Smith as well as instrumentalist Jeff Gauthier, Maggie Parkins, Will Salmon, Breeze Smith, and Miller Wrenn. Lighting etc. by Jim Mora.
May 1, Sunday 7:00 “Unstuckness Practice” A new chamber opera multi-media work by Sharon Chohi Kim. Performers: Mikaela Elson, Sara Sinclair Gomez, Sharon Chohi Kim, Kathryn Shuman and Wells Leng
These concerts were made possible by an Arts Grant from the City of Pasadena
“Voices of Return”
at the Neighborhood Unitarian Church , 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
April 3, Sunday 7:00 “Return of the Light“, ”Dragonfly” and The Smudges Open Gate Ensemble performed, featuring the singing of Dwight Trible, the dancing of Roxanne Steinberg, the paintings of Breeze Smith as well as instrumentalist Jeff Gauthier, Maggie Parkins, Will Salmon, Breeze Smith, and Miller Wrenn. Lighting etc. by Jim Mora.
May 1, Sunday 7:00 “Unstuckness Practice” A new chamber opera multi-media work by Sharon Chohi Kim. Performers: Mikaela Elson, Sara Sinclair Gomez, Sharon Chohi Kim, Kathryn Shuman and Wells Leng
These concerts were made possible by an Arts Grant from the City of Pasadena
