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Andrew McIntosh, Violin and Curator Vicki Ray, Piano Matt Kline, Double Bass San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present "Ten Million Flowers," an evening of immersive contemporary works curated by violinist and composer Andrew McIntosh. Music will include works by Takemitsu, Miller, McIntosh, and Von Schweinitz, performed by McIntosh on violin, Vicki Ray on piano, and Matt Kline on double bass. Andrew McIntosh Andrew McIntosh is a Grammy-nominated violinist, violist, composer, and baroque violinist who teaches at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). As a solo artist he has performed at the San Francisco Symphony’s SoundBox series, Miller Theatre in New York, REDCAT, and festivals and concert series across Europe and the United States. As a chamber musician he is a member of Wild Up, the Formalist Quartet, and Wadada Leo Smith’s Red Koral Quartet. As a composer he was described by Alex Ross in The New Yorker as “a composer preternaturally attuned to the landscapes and soundscapes of the West,” and recent commissions include works for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Calder Quartet, Yarn/Wire, and Ilya Gringolts. Vicki Ray Described as a “phenomenal and fearless” pianist, improviser, and composer, Vicki Ray is a leading champion of contemporary music. A founding member of Piano Spheres and head of keyboard studies at CalArts, she was the first recipient of the Hal Blaine Chair in Musical Performance. Ray has premiered countless works by today’s composers and has appeared at major international festivals, as well as on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series. Her recordings span a wide range, from Schoenberg’s "Pierrot Lunaire" to Reich’s "You Are (Variations)" and Cage’s "The Ten Thousand Things," which earned a 2013 Grammy nomination. Recent releases include Andrew Norman’s "Sonnets" with Nick Photinos, "YAR" with slide guitarist Scot Ray, and Daniel Lentz’s "River of 1000 Streams," named a Top 20 recording of 2017 by Alex Ross in The New Yorker. She also performs with the LA-based Partch Ensemble. Matt Kline Newly appointed Executive Director of San Diego New Music, Matt Kline brings a long-standing connection to the organization, having performed for nearly a decade as a double bassist, conductor, and composer. In addition to his work with SDNM, Kline has built an active career in contemporary music, performing with ensembles and at events such as Ensemble Modern, MusikFabrik, Monday Evening Concerts, and the Cabrillo Festival, and collaborating with composers including Krzysztof Penderecki, Eva-Maria Houben, Jürg Frey, and Wolfgang von Schweinitz. He holds a doctorate in music from UC San Diego, where his studies focused on contemporary performance, and he remains an active contributor to San Diego’s vibrant new music community. About San Diego New Music: San Diego New Music is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public performance of notated music of the highest integrity and artistic caliber from the 20th and 21st centuries. We seek to advance the art form by promoting music composed with conceptual rigor, passionate energy and singular artistic vision. SDNM enriches the artistic culture of San Diego through the presentation of an annual concert series and the soundON Festival of Modern Music, and through fostering its resident performing ensemble, NOISE. In 1994, the only place in San Diego where you could hear an entire concert of 20th-century music was on a college campus. San Diego New Music pitched the idea of a concert series devoted to modern music and 20th-century classics at the Athenaeum. The concerts of modern music perfectly complement the exhibitions of modern art held in the Athenaeum’s galleries. In 1996, San Diego New Music presented its first season. The series was called "Noise at the Library," and the ensemble would later adopt the name, as well. San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum have been happily co-presenting concerts of new music ever since. For more information on the organization go to www.sandiegonewmusic.com. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

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Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine, and “One of the Funniest People,” by CBS Mornings, Grammy & Emmy-nominated comedian, NY Times #1 bestselling author, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows and breaking venue attendance records with more than 1.2 million tickets sold in 2024. He is currently the #1 earning comedian in the world according to Pollstar’s recent report, and #12 in overall live tour tickets sales, putting him in the company of Coldplay, Madonna and U2. Billboard recently announced that Bargatze set a new record for the biggest one-year gross by a comedy performer in history. He is currently on his "2025 Big Dumb Eyes World Tour" and continuing to break venue attendance and ticket records. Most recently, Nate will be hosting the Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14 on CBS. Nate Bargatze on Facebook / Instagram

The Library's Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 p.m. in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 24, we will have Sophie Webber on the cello. "outstanding... every note has meaning rather as a look or a touch does; the resulting conversations she has with the music are endlessly absorbing... Her subjective narrative suggests the freedom with which Pablo Casals brought the music back to life a century ago." ~Laurence Vittes | Gramophone Cellist Dr. Sophie Webber, whose "every note has meaning rather as a look or a touch does" (Gramophone) is an internationally acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, arts activist, and educator. Praised as "an exceptional and creative musician" (Interlude) and "sublime to hear" (Time Out Chicago), she has released three critically acclaimed albums, "Escape: Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello" (2018), "B2C: Bach to Choir" (2020, featuring Bach's Cello Suites Nos.1 and 3, alongside Sophie's original choral accompaniment with vocables by former Kings Singer baritone and arranger, Phil Lawson, performed by the Chicago Choir of the Church of Ascension) and most recently, "Roots: Transcriptions of Romantic Works for Cello and Piano" with pianist Ines Irawati (2022). Her former teachers include Janos Starker, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and Helga Winold at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and Richard Markson at Trinity College of Music, London, from where she graduated with a First Class Honors degree, as well as the Sir John Barbirolli memorial prize for cello. A dedicated educator, Sophie has served as cello faculty at Southeast Missouri State University, Jacobs School of Music Summer Clinic, Oxford Cello School, Trinity College of Music Junior Department, Lake Forest College and the Music Institute of Chicago. She is a keen music theorist and pianist, and held a position as Music Theory Instructor at Indiana University for four years. She has taught a variety of university level courses, and is frequently invited to give guest masterclasses at universities across the States. Following the pandemic's push to move more music teaching online, Dr. Sophie has also given regular online cello lessons and classes for the past five years. In 2024, Sophie began teaching an online cello course, “Dr. Sophie Cello Lab,” including group and individual instruction, international guest cellist clinicians, and with a strong community component. Sophie's students have served as section and principal cellists in the Chicago and San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestras, have won or been placed in regional and national competitions (such as State Youth Concerto Competitions, the Society of American Musicians Competition, MidWest Young Artists Discover National Chamber Music Competition, Confucius Chinese Fine Arts Society Competition, and the Walgreen National Concerto Competition) and have gone on to study cello performance at some of the nation's top music schools. In 2009, she founded Fused Muse Ensemble, an IL non-profit with a mission to amplify voices too often left unheard through music and mixed media. Sophie's music has been featured on BBC Radio 3, Southern California's Classical KUSC 91.5FM, Chicago's WFMT 98.7FM, Seattle's King FM 98.1, Iowa Public Radio, Tampa Bay (Florida)'s WUSF Public Media, Rochester (New York)'s WXXI Classical 91.5, North Carolina's WCPE The Classical Station 89.7FM, Portland's All Classical 89.9 KQAC FM, amongst others. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/autumn-concert-series-hold-34517 Dr Sophie Webber on Instagram and Facebook

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First, new trash bins started rolling out Monday to residents in the city of San Diego. Then, what’s next now that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill creating a state Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery. And, Poway residents in District 2 will vote in November on recalling councilmember Tony Blain. Plus, a small group of veterans and local boosters are working to get the 2029 Invictus Games to San Diego.