BEDROCK

BEDROCK is a performance of bizarre dialogues, soliloquies, and songs that explore semantic meaning and non-meaning accompanied by a microtonal ensemble. Text and music composed by Ivan Cunningham and performance directed by Nelle J. Anderson. Recorded live at Oracle Egg as part of the BROILER Residency Series

You Could die just the same on a sunny day

Performed at REDCAT in Los Angeles on Jan 17th, 2024

Ivan Cunningham-alto sax Grace Dashnaw-cello

Nelle J Anderson-voice Nic Brannen-piano

Geneviéve Cecile-flute Andrew Chanover-drums

To Let Go And Fall

Performed in the Wild Beast at California Institute of the Arts on March 4th, 2025

Ivan Cunningham - alto saxophone

Ulrich Krieger - alto and tenor saxophone

Davide Umbrello - piano

Joesph Hayes - electornics

Trevor Treglia - congregation leader

Michael Pisaro, Drew Gebhardt, Geneviéve Cecile, Grace Dashnaw, Gabe Le Neveu, Dylan Levine, Kat Niles, Primoz Sukic - congregation

only floating masses

Perfomed at Solarc in Los Angeles on April 30th, 2025

Ivan Cunningham-tenor sax

Trevor Treglia-prepared shruti box & voice

Nelle Anderson-voice

Letter From Jiang Qing

Performed by Ivan Cunningham’s Freedom Pie (text by Nelle Anderson)

Nelle Anderson-soprano Toivo Hannigan-guitar

Cole Pulice-Bari sax Patrick Adkins-keyboards

Sophia Deutsch-cello Nick Benish-bass

Alma Engebretson-cello. Tarek Abdelqader-drums

inside the flesh/outside the house

performed by the ensemble at california institute of the arts on December 11th, 2023