Novilunio
a world fusion musical project by
Laura Inserra & Elizabeth Setzer with Evan Fraser
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:30pm
San Francisco International Arts Festival
SF International Arts Festival Lounge - 540 Sutter St. - San Francisco
(at Mason near Union Square across from Marines Memorial Theatre)
$8 - $12 Sliding Scale
Buy tickets now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246108
www.sfiaf.org
www.novilunio.org
Laura Inserra is a vibrant and talented composer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher and artistic director. She is a classically trained musician with a strong improvisational background who utilizes multiple musical and performance skills. A native of Sicily, her work in Italy is well- known, including integral participation in the composition of numerous movie scores and the artistic direction of innovative live productions. In 2007, Inserra founded SAMAVESHA, an international non-profit multidisciplinary performing art organization. Audiences worldwide are mesmerized by her musical virtuosity and captivated by the passion she brings to the stage. www.laurainserra.com
Elizabeth Setzer is a talented emerging composer whose diverse influences range from Eastern European vocal music to Radiohead. A graduate of Mills College and a Fulbright Scholar, she is the current Music Director of Kitka and has composed numerous arrangements for the ensemble, one of which was recorded on the group’s latest album, Cradlesongs. A gifted songwriter, Setzer combines her background in classical piano, jazz improvisation, and Bulgarian folk singing to create soulful compositions with a unique sonority and depth of feeling. www.kitka.org
Evan Fraser is a multi-instrumentalist, performer and recording artist currently based in the Bay Area. Evan graduated from CalArts in LA with a BFA degree in World Music. His teachers include: John Bergamo, Randy Gloss, Alfred & Kobla Ladzekpo, Sulley Imoro, Nyomen Wenton, Jim Santi Owen, Mark Growden, Hamsa Lila, Mamadou Sidibe & Yakouba Diarra. Some of the instruments Evan plays are: electric kalimba, mbira, marimbula (bass kalimba), kalimbas in different keys, jaw harp, (jew's harp, mouth harp) in all keys from many different countries, frame drums, berimbau, pandeiro, dumbek, zabumba (bass drum), calabash, caxixi, clave, guiro, bells, quarkeba (metal castentets), tamborine, bottles, overtone flute, ney, spoons, bones, & shakers (so many kinds!). Kamale Ngoni (an african harp similar to a kora) in several keys, lap steel slide guitar, electric lap steel, dan bau, cigar box slide guitar, & resophonic slide dobro, harmonica in several keys, and anything else he can get his hands on! http://www.reverbnation.com/evanfraser
