Looking for something interesting to do on a Sunday afternoon in Baltimore? Get outside, enjoy the spring air, and join us for a special matinee at Le Mondo this Sunday, April 28th, at 2PM! (And still have time before and after to soak in that sun!)
Cellist Stephen Marotto (Boston) and double bassist Will Yager (Baltimore) join forces to present an afternoon of music by Liza Lim, Giacinto Scelsi, Marc Sabat, João Pedro Oliveira, and more.
This program of solos and duos features music that expand the possibilities of both instruments through alternate tunings, the use of electronics, and physical modifications of the instruments themselves.
EVENT DETAILS
Stephen Marotto + Will Yager
Music for cello, bass, and electronics
Sunday, April 28, 2PM - 3:30PM
$15
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
STEPHEN MAROTTO
A native of Norwalk, Connecticut, Stephen has received a Bachelors degree with honors from the University of Connecticut, and Masters and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Boston University. Stephen’s formative teachers include Michael Reynolds, Kangho Lee, Marc Johnson, and Rhonda Rider.
A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Stephen plays regularly with chamber groups throughout New England and also performs on various new music concert series in the Boston area and beyond.
Stephen has attended music festivals at the Banff Centre, Cortona Sessions for New Music and SoundSCAPE festival in Italy, and the Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt, Germany.
Stephen has a wide range of musical interest that include contemporary chamber music, improvisatory music, and electroacoustic music. As a soloist, Stephen has commissioned several new works for the instrument, and is concerned with expanding and augmenting the tonal pallet of his instrument both with and without technology.
Stephen can be heard as a featured artist on Mode Records. In his spare time, Stephen is an avid hiker and outdoorsman.
WILL YAGER
Will Yager is a double bassist committed to experimental music, improvisation, and collaborating with other artists in the creation of new solo and chamber repertoire for the double bass.
He is a founding member of both LIGAMENT, a chamber duo with soprano Anika Kildegaard, and the improvising trio Wombat with Justin Comer and Carlos Cotallo Solares.
Performance highlights include appearances at the Big Ears Festival, High Zero Festival, Omaha Under the Radar, University of Iowa Center for New Music, Experimental Sound Studios’ Quarantine Concerts, 2021 International Society of Bassists Convention, Nief-Norf Summer Festival, New Music on the Point, Cortona Sessions for New Music, and the Bang on a Can Loud Weekend.