BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:152272@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T213000 DTSTAMP:20251008T154529Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/string-noise-tom-chiu/ SUMMARY:String Noise/Tom Chiu DESCRIPTION:Art @ Tremper x Notice Recordings presents\n\nString Noise (con temporary violin duo)\n\nTom Chiu (solo violin\, from FLUX Quartet)\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nSTRING NOISE\n\nString Noise\, New York’s most daring violin duo \, is composed of violinists Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris. Recogni zed for their distinct blend of disparate genres\, from arrangements of so ngs by punk legends to conceptual minimalist treatises by Alvin Lucier\, t hey have expanded their repertoire with over 50 new works since their debu t at Ostrava New Music Days in 2011. Nearly a decade later\, they continue to break down the boundaries of traditional expectations and inspire inno vative compositions\, displaying formidable virtuosity\, integrating multi media art\, electronics\, improvisation\, video projections\, opera and da nce.\n\nPremieres by String Noise include works by George Lewis\, Christia n Wolff\, Michael Byron\, David Behrman\, Alvin Lucier\, John King\, Phill Niblock\, Caleb Burhans\, Catherine Lamb\, David Lang\, Petr Kotik\, Du Y un\, Annie Gosfield\, Bernhard Lang\, John Zorn\, Greg Saunier\, Alex Minc ek\, Tyondai Braxton\, James Ilgenfritz\, Richard Carrick and others.\n\nS tring Noise has recorded for Northern Spy Records\, Dymaxion Groove\, Blac k Truffle Records\, Cold Blue Records\, New Focus Recordings\, Infrequent Seams and Nouveau Electric Records and has been featured on WNYC\, WKCR\, WFMU and BBC Radio.\n\n \;\n\nTOM CHIU\n\nA noted champion of new musi c\, violinist and composer Tom Chiu has performed over 200 premieres world wide by influential composers such as Virko Baley\, Julio Estrada\, Oliver Lake\, Alvin Lucier\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Somei Satoh\, and Henry Threadgil l\, among many others. He has also worked closely with free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman\, with whom he appeared at the Walker Arts Center in 2005 . His extensive discography includes recordings for the Chesky\, Innova\, Koch\, Mode\, Sombient\, and Tzadik labels. In a cross-discipline context Chiu has created new mixed-media works with choreographers Pam Tanowitz an d Shen Wei\, audio-video artists Phill Niblock and Elise Kermani\, sculpto r Ernesto Neto\, conceptual balloonist Judy Dunaway\, and director Lee Bre uer from avant theater troupe Mabou Mines. A recipient of the Chamber Musi c America Commissioning Grant\, he has dedicated new works to Joan La Barb ara\, Bobby Few\, Max Mandel\, the Downtown Ensemble\, SLAVE PIANOS\, and the OpenEnded Group\, and these works have been premiered at experimental venues such as Roulette\, STEIM Amsterdam\, Experimental Intermedia\, and the Museum of the Moving Image. He has also produced or designed sonic amb iance for special events\, including gala openings at Park Avenue Armory\, the Noguchi Museum\, and the New York Times Building (designed by Renzo P iano). His extensive film credits further showcase his creative versatilit y: as composer\, fiddler\, voice-over artist\, and actor (The Man With One Red Shoe\, with Tom Hanks). Chiu holds degrees in chemistry and music fro m Yale and Juilliard\, and has presented concerts and workshops at numerou s universities\, including Williams\, Dartmouth\, Wesleyan\, and William a nd Mary. He appears frequently as a commentator on contemporary music and culture\, and has served as a consultant in a variety of artistic contexts \, most recently as a panelist for the NEA. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kingstonhappenings.org/wp-content/upload s/2025/10/oct-10-KH.jpg CATEGORIES:@Featured,@Newsletter,Music LOCATION:Tremper\, 647 Plank Road\, Phoenicia\, NY\, 12401\, United States GEO:42.056501;-74.29247 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=647 Plank Road\, Phoenicia\ , NY\, 12401\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Tremper:geo:42.056 501,-74.29247 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR