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Program (Selected From The Following)

Once Upon Another Time – Sara Bareilles
Outside of Space and Time – David Byrne/St. Vincent (with piano)
Considering My Bliss Options – Karl Hennig
No Matter How I Go – Michelle McQuade Dewhirst
From All Of Our Love This Was Lost – Nick Zoulek
Elegy (Deserted) – Jennifer Bellor *
Mysteria – MIATp/Andrew Rodriguez (with electronics) *
Dark Star – Garrett Schumann *
there are so many tictoc – Alan Theisen *
City Energy – Jonathan Scales (solo saxophone) *

* composed for MIATp


Statement

Pop(-ish), Rock(-ish), Jazz(-ish) is Megan Ihnen & Alan Theisen present…’s set of music influenced by (or hybridizing contemporary classical music with) various popular music idioms. Emo, prog rock, metal, funk, Top 40 pop, indie rock, swing, latin jazz, and improvisation? This is the set from MIATp you’re looking for!


Basic tech requirements: None (or a piano and/or digital playback depending)

Content warning: erotic metaphors, occult references, extreme funkiness