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sarah weaver

composer conductor

experimental music

Composer/conductor Sarah Weaver works internationally with experimental music forms for large ensembles. A specialist in the conducted language Soundpainting for over 10 years, Weaver utilizes this language to process composed palettes through structured improvisation. A graduate of the University of Michigan and based in New York, her work has been heard at venues including Roulette (NYC), The Stone (NYC), Lincoln Center (NYC), Now Lounge (Toronto), Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Triskel Arts Centre (Cork), Austin Lyric Opera House (Austin), The Banff Centre (Banff), Directors Lounge (Berlin), and iMAL Center for Digital Cultures and Technology (Brussels). Weaver is a researcher and performer of telematic music - co-located ensembles via the internet - with primary collaborators Mark Dresser (University of California San Diego), Pauline Oliveros (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY), and Chris Chafe (Stanford University, CA). Performances with other contemporary music figures include Walter Thompson (originator of Soundpainting), Marilyn Crispell, Karl Berger, David Liebman, and Stuart Dempster, among others. Weaver has given workshops and presentations at University of Michigan, University of Iowa, Northwestern University, The New School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University College Cork, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Association for Improvising Musicians Toronto, ANET II High Quality Audio over Networks Summit, and the United Nations Headquarters. Weaver is certified in Deep Listening - the sound practice of composer Pauline Oliveros, and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Improvised Music.