
2016 SCHEDULE | Full Descriptions Below
Wednesday July 6
7:30PM
Project Project
1818 Vinton St.
Friday July 8 (cont.)
8:00PM
Milk Run
1907 Leavenworth St.
Thursday July 7
5:00PM (FREE)
Joslyn Art Museum
2200 Dodge St.
7:30PM (21+)
House of Loom
1012 South 10th st.
Friday July 8
6:00PM
KANEKO
1111 Jones St.
Saturday July 9
12:00-3:00PM (FREE)
KANEKO
1111 Jones St.
3:00-4:00PM
KANEKO
1111 Jones St.
Saturday July 9 (cont.)
7:30PM
The Slowdown
729 N. 14th St.
6:00PM
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art
724 S. 12th St.
Event Details

Project Project
July 6, 7:30PM
Kicking off the 3rd annual Omaha Under the Radar Festival is an evening of experimental performances hosted by Project Project. Patchwork have developed an engaging repertoire for saxophone and percussion, and will share their latest commission by Eric Wubbels. Mighty Vitamins continually surprise with homemade instruments and a penchant for exploration. FOCI bring the introspection with a devastating set of music featuring "Strang Autumn" by Steven Tagasugi and new works by Ray Evanoff. The self-created work of KATES is quickly morphing into a beautiful hybrid of music, movement, and theatre. And finally, the beautiful, eclectic weirdos of MISERS remind us what our deep listening brains are for:
Patchwork
Mighty Vitamins
FOCI: Through the Looking Glass
K A T E S
Screaming Plastic

Joslyn Art Museum
Juy 7, 5:00PM
Enjoy vibrant performances of music and dance throughout the Joslyn Art Museum Campus. Seen/Heard trio collect human emotion and spin it back to us through sound. Omaha clarinetist Samuel Bertino explores innovative new composition for the instrument. Lori Reckling is a tuned-in composer from Omaha, who shares her work through talented students at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Allison Balcetis returns to her hometown to present trailblazing works for the saxophone. We're excited to present a world premiere by celebrated composer Stacey Barelos in partnership with the Joslyn Art Museum's exhibit of works by Shelia Hicks. New Muse Piano Duo join forces on a single piano. And Oracle Hysterical, a super group of musicians from around the country, are shattering our conceptions of Baroque instruments and techniques with their original music.
5:00-6:00pm | Galleries and Fountain Court
"thread, stitch, weave, bind" by Stacey Barelos (Sheila Hicks Exhibit)
Mason Hangen, Katelyn Kukoly, violins
Sophia Potter, Hannah Mayer, cellos
Allison Balcetis, saxophone (Strauss Bridge)
Samuel Bertino, clarinet (Strauss Bridge)
KNOW by Lori Reckling (Gallery 4)
Seen/Heard Trio (Fountain Court)
6:00-7:00pm | Auditorium
New Muse Piano Duo
Oracle Hysterical

House of Loom
July 7, 7:30PM
House of Loom hosts trailblazing artists, fulfilling our craving for gnarly electronics and beautiful cocktails. James Bruch, with electronic musician Jon Field, constructs gorgeous soundscapes with his cello. Eris Koleszar explores our connections to technology in a hyper-personal set. A Grafter will blow our minds with their new music for classicaly trained voices and live electronics. Daniel Wyche creates massive sonic sculptures using live manipulation of guitar. Completing the evening is composer and imprivser Dereck Higgins.:
James Burch
Eris Kolezar
Grafter
Daniel Wyche
Dereck Higgins

KANEKO
July 8, 6:00PM
KANEKO opens its doors to keyboard and plucked instrument poets. Nathalie Colas and Joanne Cho will bring us into the delicate world of their long-time collaboration. Liz Pearse and Stacey Barelos will showcase their virtuosity with modern masterworks by Helmut Lachenmann and Annie Gosfield. Soundboard have developed new repertoire for guitar and harp, with a keen ear for novel sound worlds.Pianist Ju-Ping Song is disarmingly intense and poetic, gleaning every possible color from the instrument.
Nathalie Colas and Joanne Cho
Liz Pearse and Stacey Barelos
SoundBoard
Ju-Ping Song

Bemis Center for Contemporary Art
July 8, 6:00PM
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art will open their space to performance and media artists at the forefront in live-arts exploration. Contemporary saxophonist Jacob Kopcienski is developing a highly personal and expansive repertoire combining poetry, theatre, and music performance. Kyle Johnson's video work showcases contemporary and experimental ideas through the lens of a trained documentarian.On Structure, a collaboration between media artists, composers, and musicians Jessie Marino and Natacha Diels, is some of the highest-level conceptual performance work we've experienced.
Kyle Johnson
Jacob Kopcienski
On Stucture

Milk Run
July 8, 8:00PM
Bask in the intimacy of Milk Run with up-close performances by introspective and thoughtful solo artists. Ammie Brod dives into the unexplored depths of viola colors with an electroacoustic set assisted by Jon Fielder. Thomas Snydacker worked closely with composer Carolyn O'Brien on a gritty new solo work for saxophone. Omaha native Jared Brown returns home to perform an impressive set for percussionist and spacially-triggered electronics. Jim Fusik of Minot, ND carries the tradition of Avant-garde saxophone performance with a new work by Ravi Kittappa. Omaha-based Big Slur architect complex and clever soundscapes that draw the listener in.
Ammie Brod
Thomas Snydacker
Jared Brown
Jim Fusik
Big Slur

KANEKO
July 9, 12:00pm
The festival returns to KANEKO's glorious space, which will be filled to capacity with invigorating movement, sound, and theatre by innovative artists. Featuring a performance of Steve Reich's masterwok "Drumming" performed by the UNO Percussion Ensemble.
Omaha wunderkind Max Sparber taps into KANEKO's summer exhibition theme "Storytelling" with original stories of the American west. C.O.P.E. is a new piece by local choreographer Jay Markel which deals with his own personal struggles and triumphs. Lincoln Dance Center return to perform new works by chorepgraphers Monya DeBoer and Sara Brown. Bent Frequency from Atlanta bring their own brand of experimental chamber music.
Plus, enjoy a sound installation by composer Jason Charney using amplified singing bowls.
12:00-3:00 | First Floor (free)
A sound installation by Jason Charney
C.O.P.E by Ja'Taun Pratt
Lincoln Dance Center
Bent Frequency
Stacey Barelos
3:00 | Bowtruss
UNO Percussion Ensemble plays "Drumming" by Steve Reich

Slowdown
July 9, 7:30pm
Finishing out the third annual festival are high-impact experimental multimedia artists, dancers, and musicians. Bus Gas create beautiful and distinct ambient soundscapes. Radical 2 integrate sound, technology, and theatre in performances that resist our perception. tbd. Dance Collective continually prove that they are at the forefront of creative movement work, and have the chops to back it up; we are thrilled for them to perform their latest work at the festival. Guitarist Terrance McManus' work explores many influences, including jazz and improvisation, creating massively colorful music. Showcasing the incredible dance percussion instaclassic work of Steve Snowden, Owen Weaver and Rosalyn Nasky bring their high-enery virtuosity to Omaha.
Closing out the festival is a group performance of Frederic Rzewski's "Les Moutons de Panurge" led by Bassoons Accross Nebraska.
Radical 2
Bus Gas
tbd Dance Collective
Terrence McManus
Owen Weaver and Rosalyn Nasky
Les Moutons de Panurge