Eighth Blackbird's Creative Lab

Published: Jan. 13, 2018, 1 a.m.

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Four-time Grammy winning super group Eighth Blackbird unveils their  newest creative project: \\u201cto inspire the next generation of performers  and composers to share in the ensemble\\u2019s vision: to champion a  distinctive, dynamic and engaging performance aesthetic.\\u201d

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We\\u2019ll talk to the birds and this year\\u2019s participants and bring you into the creative process as the lab comes to life.

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Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Sarah Zwinklis

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Music

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Conduit; Mvmt I: Touch; Mvmt II: Pulse by Robert Honstein
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Duos: Mvmts 21-24 by J\\xf6rg Widmann 
\\n Nick Photinos, cello; Michiko Theurer, violin

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Cold Mountain: \\u201cListen\\u201d by Jennifer Higdon
\\n Justine Aronson, soprano; Jocelyn Zelasko, soprano; Robert Fleitz, piano

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Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say by Kate Soper 
\\n Justine Aronson, soprano; Erika Boysen, flutes

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Electric Aroma by Viet Cuong  
\\n Michael Maccaferri, clarinet; Dylan Ward, saxophone; Phoebe Wu, piano; Matt Keown, percussion

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Dogs by Invoke
\\n Invoke: Zachariah Matteson, violin; Nick Montopoli, violin; Karl Mitze, viola; Geoff Manyin, cello

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