In fall 2010, German Cellist Ulrich Maiß collaborated with TAMU students to create a full concert of new works using technology and improvisation as part of his ZenMan touring program. (Click here to see that performance.)
In spring 2016, Maiß returned to TAMU on his ZenMan X tour. Inspired by the recent release of performance materials by cellist and performance artist Charlotte Moorman, and reflecting on the fact that her work can now be experienced only through its documentation, often scant and poor in quality, Maiß and TAMU’s students created works of “performance for video”—live performances that consider all aspects of the live moment, created with more than just pitches and rhythms, works that were necessarily written for cello (or cellist) in some way, and whose significant features can still be experienced through its video documentation.
The entire performance is below in program order. Click each composer’s name to read artistic statements and portfolios of research, development, and creative work leading up to the creation of this performance.
Blake & Jonathan, Audience Plays Cello
Ms. Howard, ZenMan Thought Processes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orb6IpNErZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytju_3A4l64
Leon, Distorted Bach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpt8wAcPSnY
Michael, Play the Cards You’re Dealt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOu77ocp8ak
Grant, Repetition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVqzY1sDvlY
Jeff Morris, Bach1007 (Bach Loot), in six movements