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"Forget the drum circle. Forget the hurdy-gurdy. This beats all. It's a metronome. A really big metronome. Big enough to fit people inside. Enlarged this way, it becomes more than just a timekeeper. It becomes the pulse itself. The music itself. A representation of time itself... Zeitgeist members displayed their exceptional ensemble and improvisational skills for 80 minutes of non-stop performance... works such as this are the future of the arts: a cross-pollination of music, visual art and theater limited only by the imagination." - Meg Ryan, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"...the 80-minute show succeeds in creating a wildly inventive world in which anything can be turned into an instrument.." - Andrew Gilbert, Contra Costa Times [ download ]

BERNSTEIN ARTISTS, INC. 2008/09 ROSTER
(Cross)Cultural Dialogues: David Gonzalez and The Poetic License Band: City of Dreams | Douglas J. Cuomo’s Arjuna’s Dilemma produced by Music-Theatre Group | Pamela Z: Gaijin | Abraham Inc. with David Krakauer, Fred Wesley and Socalled | Maya Beiser: Provenance with special guests Jamey Haddad and Bassam Saba
World Music / Jazz: Pablo Ziegler: Trio for New Tango, Tango Meets Jazz with special guest artists | David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness! | Maya Beiser: Provenance with special guests Jamey Haddad and Bassam Saba | David Gonzalez and The Poetic License Band: City of Dreams
New Music: Akoka (Messiaen REMIX): David Krakauer, Matt Haimovitz and friends | Maya Beiser: Almost Human, World to Come | 2 Foot Yard | Anthony de Mare: Missing Peace
Early Music: Lionheart
Contemporary Music Theatre / Multi-Disciplinary: Douglas J. Cuomo’s Arjuna’s Dilemma produced by Music-Theatre Group | The Paul Dresher / Steven Schick Project | Pamela Z: Gaijin, Voci, Metal/Vox/Water | Paul Dresher Ensemble production of The Tyrant with John Duykers
Composers: Paul Dresher | Phil Kline
Classical Music: David Krakauer with the Orion String Quartet | David Krakauer with string orchestra: Osvaldo Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind | Pablo Ziegler: Tango Orchestra Project
Special Projects: Fear and Loathing: The Music of Phil Kline | Phil Kline's John the Revelator: Lionheart with string quartet | Jammin’ Tigers – Tatum and Rzewski: Anthony de Mare & Steven Mayer