Improvised Music Series: Wagner /Dessel/Taylor, Miller/Beisel/Carey

Name: Improvised Music Series: Wagner /Dessel/Taylor, Miller/Beisel/Carey — Elastic Arts Foundation
Start: 2025-02-06T20:30:00-0600
End: 2025-02-06T23:00:00-0600

Thursday, February 6, 2025
8:30 PM 11:00 PM

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IMS brings the double trio trouble — up-and-coming players bring a fresh spin on the piano trio format, followed by a chamber trio whose amplifications promise to push their instruments to the edge.

8:30 pm:
Scott Dean Taylor - drums
Erez Dessel - piano
Tyler Wagner - bass

9:30 pm:
Emily Beisel - clarinet
Kirsten Carey - guitar
Erica Miller - cello

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID -
Tickets Available at the Door

About the artists

Erica Miller (they/she) is a cellist, improvisor, composer, producer, and visual artist based in Chicago. Their work interweaves acoustic cello with electronics, creating meditative explorations of sonic landscapes that can be described as evocative and cinematic. Erica regularly performs with the group Lykanthea, which premiered work as part of MCA's Chicago Performs series.

Kirsten Carey is a guitarist, composer, shamisen player, and pop culture writer. She has traveled back and forth to Japan on grants from the Asian Cultural Council and Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Her primary project is experimental rock band Throwaway, and her music is featured on The One Piece Podcast.

Emily Rach Beisel (they/them) is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, educator, curator and woodwind specialist. Beisel is known for visceral performances blending extended vocal and instrumental techniques with analogue electronics. Their solo album Particle of Organs is described as "Operatic, wild and dark, showcasing the raw power of the body and the instrument, weaving together sounds that are both corrosive and tender." As a curator, Beisel seeks to increase the visibility and involvement of femme, trans and nonbinary artists in the creative performance community. They founded the Pleiades Series at Elastic Arts, presenting monthly performances, community-based free improvisation sessions and a biennial PleiadesFest. Beisel holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 10-208.