On December 18 in historic Speyer Hall at University Settlement, Either/Or debuts EO Improv Orchestra (EOIO), an on-going project intended to grow EO’s creative capabilities as a group by grappling with historical, contemporary, and future approaches to framing improvisation.  Convened to generate highly interactive, spontaneous music, EOIO provides Either/Or with a way to manifest social democracy on the bandstand, eschewing hierarchy by performing deskilled graphic and instructional scores along with open improvisations. 

Our debut performance includes performance material by EO Co-Director Richard Carrick, Spanish interdisciplinary artist and instrument builder Merche Blasco, Downtown legend Zeena Parkins, and a centenary nod to graphic score pioneer Earle Brown. Others TBA. An event not to be missed!

PERSONNEL
Richard Carrick - piano
Carlo Costa - percussion
Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet
Josh Henderson - violin
Margaret Lancaster - flutes
Chris McIntyre - trombone, elec.
Sara Schoenbeck - bassoon
Aliya Ultan - cello

Selection from Merche Blasco’s “Bardenas” (2018)