Sonict

SONICT formed in 2005 with a goal of sonic exploration in new media and aesthetic style. The Sonict New Music Ensemble brings together UW-Whitewater faculty and students, along with guest artists, to create music of the highest performative, intellectual, and emotional caliber. To this end, the ensemble remains open to working in any media or forum, with the hope of encouraging active participation in the creative process for students, faculty, visiting artists, and the surrounding community.

Highlights from previous seasons include a fully-staged performances of Matthew Burtner’s The Winter Raven and my work The Stone Tapestry; showcase concerts of the work of composers James Romig, Brooke Joyce, Christopher Adler, Cort Lippe, and George Crumb; wide-ranging guest artist performances by the Fair Use Trio, percussionists Greg Beyer, Patti Cudd, Nick Fox, Trevor Saint, and Zeca Lacerda, the Ancia Saxophone Quartet, the Electronic Hammer trio, Bent Frequency Duo, pianists Jeri-Mae Astolfi and Ashlee Mack, and many others; and many pieces drawn from our ongoing call for scores.

The professional, outreach arm of Sonict is the Sonict Duo, featuring Matt Sintchak, and Jeff Herriott, in concerts for saxophone, electronics, and video. The duo has performed on concerts and festivals around the US and held residencies at various universities including Eastman, UMKC, Lawrence University, University at Buffalo, and Iowa State University, among others.

Works

POP UP (2012) - saxophone, interactive video, and electronic performer  
X-Y-Z (2011) - saxophone and electronic performer, with film  
ELY SUITE: SUNLIGHT PRIES BENEATH THE ICE (2010) - saxophone, video, and electronic performer  
SLEEPWALKS REVISITED (2010) - saxophone, video, and electronic performer  
DIRECT IN (2009) - saxophone, video, and electronic performer  
 
All works co-composed with Matt Sintchak