The Music of Paul J. Gallagher In Madison

By Studio Yoga

Curating and also performing in the program is mezzo soprano Ella Ackerman, who hails from Madison, NJ, and currently resides in Chatham, NJ.

Ella was a principal student in Paul Gallagher’s vocal studio for many years; and since 1991, she has been a member of Studio Yoga, where she received training not only in yoga, but in belly dance and capoeira as well. Ms. Ackerman enjoys integrating elements of these movement modalities in her performance and choreography of Dr. Gallagher’s art song.

Ella also had the good fortune to work with Dr. Gallagher on pieces composed for her voice from his opera Six Blind Men and The Moon.

Special guests (also performing with Ms. Ackerman) are flutist Martha Cargo (http://www.marthacargo.com), fresh from concertizing in China in the Beijing Modern Music Festival AND cellist Valerie Kuehne and violinist Natalia Barnatny Steinbach, who form the dynamic musical duo Naked Roots Conducive http://www.nakedrootsconducive.com. To round out the matinee performance, Naked Roots Conducive will perform cutting edge works from the recently released album Sacred521.

Paul Gallagher was a student of Morton Feldman and Lejaren Hiller. In 1980 Dr. Gallagher began working exclusively in just intonation using a unique compositional language, which he developed by applying relationships found in the overtone series to the realms of pitch, rhythm and formal design. Dr. Gallagher created a new musical syntax, which evolved into a more poetic and intuitive interpretation of those relationships. He received numerous grants to pursue his work, which was performed in new music festivals, internationally.

Please join us for what promises to be an exciting and memorable afternoon. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $10 for students (with ID) and seniors. For more information, contact Studio Yoga at 973-966-5311.

This concert is the first in a series designed to generate interest in preserving , producing and promoting exhibitions of Paul Gallagher’s artwork and music. For more information, please visit the website http://www.pauljgallagher.com or contact Feathered Serpent Productions at 973-738-2651.