The Flea Theater is delighted to announce the second season of Music With A View, a music series devoted to the discovery of new, fresh sound created and performed by contemporary musicians. The series is curated by Kathleen Supové.

Music With A View was developed to complement our successful Dance Conversations @ The Flea. Both programs present works-in-progress by artists experimenting with new ideas and new forms. Each Music With A View event features the works of 2-3 emerging and/or mid-career composers and each performance will be followed by an open discussion between the artists and the audience, moderated by musician Kathleen Supové and other leaders in the field of music.

For application information for the 2008-2009 season, click HERE.

The fall/winter season's guest moderators include Bernadette Speech, John Halle, and Scott Johnson. The season will feature the works of 19 composers over eight months (list of fall/winter artists and schedule follow).

The dates of Music With A View 2007/2008 are:
Monday, October 1 @ 7pm
Monday, December 3 @ 7pm
Monday, January 7 @ 7pm
Monday, Feburary 4 @ 8pm
Sunday, April 6 @ 3pm*
Monday, May 5 @ 7pm

*Please note that the Sunday matinee in April is our "family friendly" event. The work will be fast-paced, with lots of activity and visual interest. We welcome kids of all ages.

Music With A View was created to respond to a need for a lab-like space in which working artists can engage in a meaningful dialogue with the audience. It is dedicated to nurturing new works and to the free exchange of ideas, thoughts and opinions between artists and audience. Expect the works presented to be in various stages of development - raw, half-baked or fully developed. Admission is free.

The 2007/2008 Season of Music With A View

Monday, October 1 @ 7pm
Moderator - Bernadette Speach
Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols
David Shohl
Sarah Kirkland Snider

Monday, December 3 @ 7pm
Moderator - John Halle
Cristian Amigo
Zanana (Monique Buzzarté and Kristin Norderval)

Monday, January 7 @ 7pm
Moderator - Scott Johnson
What Is It Like To Be A Bat? (Kitty Brazelton and Dafna Naphtali)
Jerica Oblak

February 4 @ 8pm
Guest Moderator: Corey Dargel
Missy Mazzoli
Susan Oetgen
Wil Smith

April 6 @ 3pm
Moderator: Kathleen Supové
& Guests from the Audience
Family-Friendly Event: Music with Electrc Guitar and
Wii Remotes! Andrew McKenna Lee, Jeff Morris,
Eric km Clark, Andy McWain, Gracie Arenas

May 5 @ 7pm
Guest Moderator: Eric Moe
Kati Agocs
Daniel Iglesia
Bradford Reed

For further information, please call The Flea Theater at 212-226-0051, ext 101 or visit www.theflea.org. The Flea is located at 41 White Street between Church and Broadway, three blocks south of Canal Street in TriBeCa, close to the 1, A, C, E, N, R, Q, W and 6 subway lines.

BIOGRAPHIES
Kathleen Supové has commissioned, premiered and performed countless works by emerging and important composers and, in always being at the forefront of seeking out new voices, she has established herself as an integral part of recent music history. This past season she was a featured artist at the Ussachevsky Memorial Festival in Claremont, CA, as well as the NIME 2007 Festival in NYC. This upcoming season she will be a guest artist at the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco and the Pianists At The Edge series at University of Pittsburgh. She recently commissioned a body of works for piano and electronics, as well as works for Yamaha Disklavier. In 2001, Ms. Supové became a Yamaha Artist. Her most recent CD, INFUSION, appears on the Koch International Classics label, and features works for piano and electronics by emerging American composers Marti Epstein, Elaine Kaplinsky, Randall Woolf, and Carolyn Yarnell. She has appeared with The Lincoln Center Festival, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Bang On a Can Marathon, Music at the Anthology, Composers' Collaborative, Inc., and at many other venues, ranging from concert halls such as Carnegie to theatrical spaces such as The Kitchen to clubs such as The Knitting Factory, The Stone, and The Cutting Room. For everything else, visit www. supove.com.

The Flea Theater was founded in 1996 by three of New York's most acclaimed downtown theater artists-- director Jim Simpson, designer Kyle Chepulis, and playwright Mac Wellman. Its mission is to raise the standards of Off-Off Broadway for artists and audiences alike, providing a welcoming and well-appointed environment for the creation and presentation of provocative new theater, music, and dance fare. From A.R. Gurney to Adam Rapp, The Flea's two intimate spaces provide a home for established artists taking new risks, emerging artists developing their ideas, and mid-career artists building sustained identities. The Flea has been awarded a Drama Desk, an Otto, and numerous OBIEs for its commitment to adventurous theater, and its Dance Conversations and Music With A View series are quickly gaining ground as must-see showcases for the early-stage work of choreographers and composers. In addition to Kathleen Supové, other musical greats who have performed at The Flea include William Bolcom, Michael Wolff, TriBeCa New Music Festival, Composers Collaborative, among many others.

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