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Thu October 17, 2019

Experiments in Sonic Potential: Theresa Wong

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Composer, cellist, and vocalist Theresa Wong performs in conversation with the ceramic sculptures on view in the current exhibition "Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped."

Theresa Wong is a San Francisco-based artist whose multi-disciplinary work has been presented throughout the United States and internationally. Her works include "The Unlearning" (Tzadik), twenty-one songs for violin, cello, and two voices inspired by Goya's "Disasters of War" etchings; "O Sleep," an improvised opera for an eight-member ensemble exploring the conundrum of sleep and dream life; and "Venice Is A Fish," a collection of solo songs. Wong's commissioned pieces include works for Vajra Voices, Splinter Reeds, Del Sol String Quartet, and pianist Sarah Cahill. She also collaborates with many solo artists, including Fred Frith, Ellen Fullman, Luciano Chessa, Annie Lewandowski, Chris Brown, and filmmaker Daria Martin. In 2018, she founded fo'c'sle, a record label dedicated to adventurous music from the Bay Area and beyond.

FREE with regular admission as follows: Members and youth 18 and under, Free; General Admission, $16; Students with a valid ID and Seniors, $14.

Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
Composer, cellist, and vocalist Theresa Wong performs in conversation with the ceramic sculptures on view in the current exhibition "Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped."

Theresa Wong is a San Francisco-based artist whose multi-disciplinary work has been presented throughout the United States and internationally. Her works include "The Unlearning" (Tzadik), twenty-one songs for violin, cello, and two voices inspired by Goya's "Disasters of War" etchings; "O Sleep," an improvised opera for an eight-member ensemble exploring the conundrum of sleep and dream life; and "Venice Is A Fish," a collection of solo songs. Wong's commissioned pieces include works for Vajra Voices, Splinter Reeds, Del Sol String Quartet, and pianist Sarah Cahill. She also collaborates with many solo artists, including Fred Frith, Ellen Fullman, Luciano Chessa, Annie Lewandowski, Chris Brown, and filmmaker Daria Martin. In 2018, she founded fo'c'sle, a record label dedicated to adventurous music from the Bay Area and beyond.

FREE with regular admission as follows: Members and youth 18 and under, Free; General Admission, $16; Students with a valid ID and Seniors, $14.

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