Accidental Music Fest

Tags: Accidental Music Fest, Bryan Eubanks, Dieter Hennings, Emily Hay, Jason Kahn, Juan Trigos, The Daily City, Timucua, University of Central Florida, Urban Rethink

The Accidental Music Fest is a new festival in Orlando that is pretty unique compared to our typical festivals here in Orlando. It is being sponsored officially by our friends at The Daily City
. Below you will find a video of the kickstarter which you can watch and then help donate to make this awesome idea happen, as well as a tentative schedule. The kickstarter info best describes the event so were just gonna quote the event info here in this post and then you can hop on this link to find out more and donate.

“Think about your strongest musical memories: the first song you danced to, the first time music made you cry, the first time music scared you. Composers touch our lives, but they usually have trouble making ends meet, much less getting their works performed or recorded. We’re trying to change that in Orlando, Fl by blazing a trail and creating infrastructure to connect the audiences, composers, students and performers of new music – not just classical music, but electronic, jazz and unclassifiable music.

The Accidental Music Festival will take place over ten days in September 2011 and will feature a variety of events in addition to great concerts. The main venue is Urban Rethink, a coworking space for professionals by day, and a venue for cultural events by night. Among the events that Urban Rethink will host are:

composer-led public discussions on contemporary music
open rehearsals of the Accidental Music Festival chamber orchestra and big band
a concert of new chamber music works
a Sunday afternoon composition workshop for middle school and high school composers
The series will culminate with a concert of new and recent works held at Timucua (www.timucua.com), a concert hall in downtown Orlando that has recently hosted artists like David Amram, Matthew Ship, and David Behrman.”

Schedule:
Sunday, 9/4/11
The Civic Minded Five present Flautist/pianist/composer Emily Hay at Timucua

Monday, 9/5/11
Open rehearsal of John Alvarez’s “In The Beginning” at Urban Rethink

Tuesday, 9/6
Bryan Eubanks and Jason Kahn perform at Urban Rethink

Wednesday 9/7
Open rehearsal of Juan Trigos’ “Ricercare VI” at Urban Rethink

Thursday 9/8
Chamber music concert at Urban Rethink

Sunday 9/11
Big band and Orchestra concert at Timucua (7PM) Student composers’ workshop (3PM)

Tuesday, 9/13
Dieter Hennings performs a solo guitar recital at University of Central Florida.