Composer Portraits: Matana Roberts
Campus Arts Event
Composer Portraits: Matana Roberts
Experience the world premiere commission of I call america: Sandy Speaks - iteration II, a multimedia work for twelve improvising musicians written in reflection of Sandra Bland—her life and death.
$10-$30
Miller Theatre
April 07, 2022 | 8:00 pm
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Performance details

Matana Roberts
I call america: Sandy Speaks - iteration II (2019, rev. 2022) world premiere, Miller Theatre commission

Performers

Performers
Matana Roberts   composer/performer
Matt Lavelle   bass clarinet and pocket trumpet
Stuart Bogie   tenor saxophone
Geng/King Vision Ultra   wordspeak/sampler
LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs   wordspeak/electronics
Tomas Fujiwara  drumset
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International Contemporary Ensemble
Joshua Rubin  clarinet
Ryan Muncy   saxophone
Rebekah Heller  bassoon
Katinka Kleijn   cello
Cory Smythe   piano
Nathan Davis   percussion
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Ross Karre  video projection technician
Ben Manley   technical director
Caley Monahon-Ward  sound engineer
Nicholas Houfek  lighting designer

Location

Miller Theatre
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

About The Performance

Matana Roberts is an American composer, saxophonist, and creative artist. Their work is visceral, brilliant, relevant, engaging, and challenging; it defies categorization and focuses on sonic experimentation through a multi-faceted, often socially and politically conscious lens. Experience the world premiere commission of a new iteration of I call america: Sandy Speaks – iteration II, a multimedia work for twelve improvising musicians written in reflection of Sandra Bland—her life and death.

Image: Matana Roberts / photo by Evan Hunter McKnight