microtonal music for the midwest and beyond

2010-01-30, 8pm
Private residence concert (in the dark!!!)

Hear some of Aaron Krister Johnson's latest sonically rich compositions in the dark, a perfect way to let your imagination run wild!

$10 at the door, if your interested in attending you must RSVP. You can use the contact form for that.

2010-04-27
UnTwelve and 60x60 at the MCA Chicago!

Come out to hear a unique event: the marriage of UnTwelve with one of today's hottest new music events, from New York City....60x60 is 60 works by 60 composers in 60 minutes, each work a minute or less, presented back to back in a 'mix', and, for dramatic effect, a giant wall clock gives you the lowdown on where each composition starts and ends. A wildly succesful and popular event since its inception in 2003, 60x60 has taken the world by storm, and now UnTwelve collaborates and gives it a microtonal slant!

2009-07-13
UnTwelve annouces its 1st annual composition competition!!!


Please check out the dedicated page for more information...



2009-06-06
UnTwelve at the Serena La Femme exhibit
Special guest, guitarist Dante Rosati
(also 2009-05-29 CD compilation release event)

Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art

Guitarist Dante Rosati to perform in Chicago for an UnTwelve concert,

June 6th @ 8pm.

Tickets available here

New York City master guitarist and Julliard faculty member Dante Rosati's guitar compositions are steeped in a thorough absorption of the great Spanish classical guitar tradition, with more than a nod to beauty for beauty's sake and reflective passion and sensuality; yet they are also innovative in terms of extending the possibilities of both technique and tuning. He will perform selections of his guitar works live at the Palette & Chisel, surrounded by the beautiful works in the exhibit Serene la Femme.

Mr. Rosati uses custom refretted guitars to accomodate a pure intonation tunings system, utilizing the ancient knowledge of relationships in the overtone series. The end result is a sound which is both satisfyingly new as it is elegant and sensual. He will also demonstate and answer question about his guitars, the tuning systems used and his compositions. A unique evening not to be missed!

You can order tickets to reserve a seat for this event here


Also, on Friday, May 29th, 6-8pm, UnTwelve will present a mixture of pre-recorded music in alternate tunings to bring an extra special ambience to the art exhibit 'Serena La Femme'...CDs of the music from various artists may be purchased at the exhibit.

2009-03-28, 7:00pm
Resonance, Rhyme, Rebirth: a spring ritual of music and poetry


Private residence event, RSVP-only.
Address and directions available upon RSVP.

Come and celebrate the post-equinox onset of spring with music and poetry by candlelight. Music to include extended improvisation on an 1886 Steinway grand tuned to the mystical 'Centaur' tuning. Join in communal candle-lighting at the opening and a wine glass ringing at the close. We invite you to bring your own wine glass to create a more energetic harmonious drone.

7 spring-themed poems will be read as interludes. We would like to invite participants to co-create the event with their chosen poem and reading. Please indicate your desire to contribute to the poetry readings in your RSVP.

Arrive at 7pm and enjoy wine, cheese & hors d'oeuvres. Doors close at 8pm and music & poetry begins.

Seating is limited to 23.
Free, with donations to UnTwelve accepted.
First come, first served.

RSVP to aaron AAT untwelve DAWT org

2009-01-11, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
CHAMBANA ODDMUSIC CONVERGENCE

@Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center

Oddmusic is making music with odd musical instruments: from merely unusual to one-of-a-kind, newly invented and experimental, electronic and junkyard. This Convergence is a show-and-tell of sorts for local players, makers, and appreciators of odd musical instruments.

Tentative schedule:
2-3 p.m. -- open instrument building workshop. bring raw materials to make something, or use something from a variety of scrounged and recycled bits and pieces provided.
3-4 p.m. -- workshops & demonstrations.
4-5 p.m. oddmusic onstage. This will include solo performances on weird instruments, as well as a large ensemble structured jam. Bring your digeridoos and your bagpipes and your Hawaiian guitars and we'll make an ensemble the likes of which the world has never seen.

If interested in presenting or performing, please contact jacob at udderbot at gmail dot com.

This convergence is hosted by the UCIMC Artists Collective and UnTwelve.

2008-10-23 @ 7pm - Board Meeting

Discussion included future event and season planning, and brainstorming about venues, fundraising, and non-concert events.



2008-07-31 @ 8pm - Benefit concert

SPACE
1245 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL

Join us for a benefit concert to give UnTwelve a bit of a boost!

Enjoy performances by:

Jacob Barton - Utopian songs for the bizarre and marvelous 'Udderbot', an invented instrument.
Andrew Heathwaite - a quirky set of postmodern Mayan chaos-pop songs on the Turkish 'banjo/lute'
Aaron Krister Johnson - UnTwelve's director/founder shares an evocative 3 part 'Alleluia', a choral work in 17-equal steps to the octave, and some spacious Just intonation piano improvisation.
Christopher Bailey - UnTwelve's co-founder envelopes the space with a continuous, effervescent sound installation.

Tickets available HERE.

2008-03-06 @ 7pm - Board Meeting

Took place at SPACE in Evanston, Stuart Rosenberg's new venue. Discussed first concert, future vision including possible name change, mission statement, non-for-profit status and procedure.

2007-10-20 @ 7pm - Premiere Concert

Music for 2 pianos in 19 tones per octave
Temple Sholom of Chicago, Mendelson Gallery
3480 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago

Goe from my Window by Thomas Morley, other Elizabethan works
Gon Tanz by Hans Straub
Elementals by Jon Lyle Smith
Tarantella-Rondo by Aaron Krister Johnson  listen to mp3 sample
Zelig by Ryan Pratt
Walking down a hillside at Cortona, and watching it's towers rise before me by Christopher Bailey  listen to mp3 sample
19-tone study by Easley Blackwood
Nine Preludes in 19-tone temperament (1961) by Joel Mandelbaum

The performing pianists:
Aaron Krister Johnson
Christopher Bailey
Saori Chiba
Paul Dykstra
Jacob Barton