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Dennis Shafer performs "Talking to Myselves," a conceptual performance art piece which is featured as part of the RendrGram project. The work was composed by Jeremie Jones, and is for solo soprano saxophone, kinect & projector (or simply a mirror), and fixed sound media.
Classical, Contemporary, and Traditional Music (Balkans, Hungary, Turkey), featuring soloist Dennis Shafer with collaborators Stan Herd, David Gnojek, Brian Gnojek, Chris Nichols, and Jose Espinosa. Compositions: J.S. Bach, Flute Partita in A minor; Juliet Case, Spark; Bernard Carlosema, Clepsydre, Francois Rosse, Arianna; and SPOTS by Frederic Rweski
Live in Paris
Videos below are from a performance of saxophone and live electronics in December, 2011 at Brown University.
Uploaded by Sun Ra Boston on 2014-05-23.
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Uploaded by Sun Ra Boston on 2014-05-23.
Claudio Gabriele NEUMA 31 Dennis Shafer solo soprano saxophone (world premiere) 2012 January 29th GUO YAZHI & FRIENDS Concert, Regent Theatre, Arlington-Boston MA, U.S.A. Chagall PAC - "S of S" Productions - © Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved http://www.claudiogabriele.com http://www.dennisshafer.com This year marked saxophonist Dennis Shafer's concerto debut in Jordan Hall with the New England String Ensemble, Federico Cortese, conducting, performing Chemins IV by Luciano Berio.
By David Krebs Dennis Shafer, soprano saxophone Concordia University, Seward Nebraska March 26th, 2013
This was the world premier of Interplay, commissioned by saxophonist, Dennis Shafer, whose engaging physicality and improvisatory abilities are prominently featured throughout the work. This performance is from a Modern American Music/Composition collaborative concert at the Longy School of Music on March 25th, 2009.
Performed under Music Director James O'Dell with Dennis Shafer, Alto Saxophone soloist, at the Winter Concert of the Band's 51st Season - March 6, 2010. For Program Notes visit http://www.concordband.org/cgi-bin/lib.pl?piece=girlwithflaxenhair
2/7/13 at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn, NY. The NYSPO plus Gil Selinger, Soundpainter. NYSPO is: David Grunberg, Violin Sebastian Noelle, Guitar Brian Abbot, Guitar Alan Brady, Clarinet Bodhan Hilash, Bass Clarinet Rob Henke, Trumpet Dennis Shafer, Saxophone Jeremy Danneman, Saxophone Evan Mazunik, Piano and Accordion Mark Lindberg, Actor Video by Robert O'Haire & Straw 2 Gold Productions.
Poetry (Diana Norma), Saxophone (Dennis Shafer), and Live Electronics (Lemur Onkyyokei). The Outpost 186. Cambridge, MA.
Guo Yazhi & Friends performing a blend of music genres combining Chinese folk melodies with Jazz, Classical, and Rock sounds and rhythms creating a unique musical experience. Dennis Shafer, Music Director Composer Claudio Gabriele, ( http://www.claudiogabriele.com/cms/) provided two original pieces, The Courting Duck, performed by Dennis Shafer, and YU an intricate piece of Western Composition with Chinese flavor.
Mourning Suite composed by Georgi Sareski, from the album "Westland" recorded in Boston in 2004.
In the summer of 2008, performance poets Ellom and Diana Norma made their debut performance of their "Poetry in Dialogue" collaboration at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris with musical collaborators Dennis Shafer, Mattias Leboucher and Elise Douylliez. In April 2009, followed with with two performances in Cambridge MA.
Dennis Shafer- baritone saxophone Abraham S. Morrison- chimes conTEMPO ensemble - choir