Argeo Ascani

Former curator, Music

Argeo Ascani was Curator for Music at EMPAC from 2012–18. He first became interested in music with a childhood dream of playing the theme song to the Pink Panther. As a performer, he has traveled and played all over the world. As an educator he taught in the Music History and Contemporary Performance Practice departments at the Manhattan School of Music and has lectured in over a dozen countries. As an album producer, he has produced on labels including Cantaloupe Records, New Amsterdam Records, New Focus Recordings, and Wergo.  

Events and Residencies

2018

October 13, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
International Contemporary Ensemble
October 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound
Formosa Quartet and the Four Venues at EMPAC
October 11–13, 2018
Festival
Celebrating 10 years of Experimental Media and Performing Arts
September 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
Communion
September 6–December 22, 2018
Season
10th Anniversary Season
July 10, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
Okkyung Lee, Markus Noisternig, and Rama Gottfried
May 1–17, 2018
Music/Sound, Installation, Residency
Oneohtrix Point Never
April 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
David Lang, Ensemble Signal, Suzanne Bocanegra
April 24–30, 2018
Music/Sound, Residency
David Lang, Ensemble Signal, & Suzanne Bocanegra
March 22, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
Michael Gordon, The Crossing
March 8, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Commission
Ellen Arkbro
February 26–March 9, 2018
Music/Sound, Commission
Ellen Arkbro
January 16–July 22, 2018
Season

2017

December 8, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
November 17, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
November 6–17, 2017
Music/Sound, Residency
October 20, 2017 at 9:00 pm
Music/Sound
October 16–18, 2017
Music/Sound, Residency
September 24, 2017 at 11:54 am
Music/Sound, Commission, Workshop
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
September 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance, Commission
Yarn/Wire
September 18–24, 2017
Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
Yarn/Wire
September 8, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
August 21–December 22, 2017
Season
August 16, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
July 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Spatial Audio Performance
July 10–14, 2017
Music/Sound, Workshop
A five-day workshop using Wave Field Synthesis and High-Order Ambisonics
July 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance, Workshop
Spatial Audio Performance
July 1–31, 2017
Music/Sound, Residency
May 26, 2017 at 9:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
May 26–August 16, 2017
Season
April 18, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
February 16–18, 2017
Music/Sound, Talk
Argeo Ascani, Todd Vos, and Jeff Svatek
January 17–April 26, 2017
Season

2016

December 16, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
December 9, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Kate Soper
December 2–9, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Kate Soper
November 4, 2016 at 9:30 pm
Music/Sound
October 29, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
September 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
Trois Hommages by Georg Friedrich Haas
September 2, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Installation
Rob Hamilton
September 2–4, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Olivia De Prato
August 22–September 2, 2016
Music/Sound, Installation
Rob Hamilton
August 22–December 16, 2016
Season
August 15–September 2, 2016
Music/Sound, Installation, Residency
Rob Hamilton
August 1–5, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Mivos Quartet and Eric Wubbels
July 25–29, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
June 27–July 1, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Mariel Roberts
May 5, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
April 25–28, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Longleash
April 21, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
April 14, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
April 11–15, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
April 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art
Oskar Fischinger / Mary Ellen Bute / Ryoichi Kurokawa
April 7, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
March 24, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art
Peter Strickland
March 3, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art
Charles Atlas / Ephraim Asili / Christian Marclay / Lucy Raven / Godfrey Reggio
February 25, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art
Tony Cokes / Alexander Kluge / Sara Magenheimer / Laure Prouvost
February 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art
Clio Barnard and Joyce Wieland
February 12, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
Nate Wooley
February 8–12, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Nate Wooley
February 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art
Morgan Fisher and Alfred Hitchcock
January 28, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
January 28–June 29, 2016
Season
January 28–31, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones
January 22–24, 2016
Music/Sound, Residency
Ensemble Signal

2015

December 3, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
December 2, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art, Film/Video
Cally Spooner / Mervyn Le Roy
November 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art, Film/Video
Kou Matsuo / Brian de Palma / Deborah Stratman
November 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Commission
Tim Hecker and MFO
November 9–16, 2015
Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
Tim Hecker, MFO
November 6–8, 2015
Music/Sound, Residency
November 4, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art, Film/Video
Henning Lohner and John Cage / Lis Rhodes
October 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Film/Video, Time-Based Visual Art
Jimmy Joe Roche and Dan Deacon / Paul Schrader
October 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Talk
The Machine is the Message: How Technology Will Fundamentally Change Music
October 16, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Oneohtrix Point Never
October 15, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Dance/Theater, Music/Sound, Commission
4.35 - R0 - 413
October 9, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Dance/Theater, Music/Sound, Commission
Mark Fell
October 9–16, 2015
Music/Sound, Residency
Oneohtrix Point Never
October 8, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Dance/Theater, Music/Sound, Commission
Mark Fell
October 7, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Talk
Mark Fell and France Jobin
October 5–16, 2015
Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
France Jobin
October 2, 2015 at 9:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
September 30, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Film/Video, Time-Based Visual Art
Marcel L'Herbier / Robert Nelson
September 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Film/Video, Time-Based Visual Art
Cory Arcangel / Andrew Lampert
September 21–October 11, 2015
Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
Mark Fell
September 9, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Film/Video, Time-Based Visual Art
Martin Arnold / Charles Atlas and Philippe Decoufle / Loretta Fahrenholz / Hassan Khan / Gunvor Nelson / Akram Zaatari
September 2, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Time-Based Visual Art, Film/Video
Dara Birnbaum / Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren / Steven Lisberger / Nam June Paik and Jud Yalkut
September 2–December 3, 2015
Season
September 2, 2015–May 12, 2016
Series
May 4–8, 2015
Music/Sound, Residency
April 25, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
April 11, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound
Vicky Chow, Stephen Drury, Marilyn Nonken, & Mabel Kwan
April 1–9, 2015
Music/Sound, Residency
Michael Gordon & Vicky Chow
March 21, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Talk, Commission, Work in Progress
Sabisha Friedberg
March 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
Enno Poppe – Speicher
March 9–13, 2015
Music/Sound, Residency
Enno Poppe & Speicher
March 7, 2015 at 10:00 pm
Music/Sound
February 21, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
January 27–May 8, 2015
Season
January 12–16, 2015
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Residency
Chris Cerrone
January 6–19, 2015
Music/Sound, Residency
Laurel Halo

2014

December 5, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
November 15, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Commission
Fall 2014
November 14, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Eric Wubbels — being time
November 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Commission, Exhibition
The Only Thing that Makes Life Possible is Not Knowing What Comes Next
November 1, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
October 4, 2014 at 9:00 pm
Music/Sound
October 4, 2014 at 4:22 pm
Festival
September 24–29, 2014
Music/Sound, Residency
Mivos Quartet
September 12, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
September 9, 2014 at 9:00 pm
Music/Sound
September 9, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Music/Sound, Talk
Sonic Warfare
August 28–December 12, 2014
Season
May 17–November 17, 2014
Music/Sound, Residency
Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon
May 8, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Talk, Commission, Work in Progress
Sabisha Friedberg
May 8, 2014 at 7:00 am
Music/Sound, Installation
Sabisha Friedberg
April 18, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound
February 23, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Music/Sound
February 12, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Mariel Roberts + Nate Wooley
January 21–May 8, 2014
Season
January 17–September 18, 2014
Music/Sound, Residency
Per Bloland / ECCE
January 13–May 31, 2014
Music/Sound, Residency

2013

December 6, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
December 2, 2013–June 6, 2014
Music/Sound, Residency
Vicky Chow
November 22, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance, Commission
Manuella Blackburn
November 9, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
November 2, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
October 28–November 9, 2013
Music/Sound, Residency
October 26, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
William Basinski
September 27, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Film/Video, Music/Sound
Brent Green
September 12, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Oneohtrix Point Never
September 6–13, 2013
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Residency
Oneohtrix Point Never
August 27–December 13, 2013
Music/Sound, Residency
Architeuthis Walks on Land
July 15–December 6, 2013
Season
May 13–June 3, 2013
Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
Manuella Blackburn
May 3, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Performance
Ryoichi Kurokawa
March 29, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
March 26–30, 2013
Music/Sound, Residency
February 7, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
February 1–8, 2013
Music/Sound, Residency
January 25–May 25, 2013
Season
January 14–18, 2013
Music/Sound, Residency
Davíd Brynjar Franzson and Yarn/Wire

2012

November 30, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Bach and Beyond
November 16–17, 2012
Dance/Theater, Performance, Commission
Ralph Lemon
November 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
November 3, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Performance, Commission
Kurt Hentschläger
October 19, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
October 15–November 15, 2012
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
Kurt Hentschläger
September 28, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
September 23–29, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
September 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Michael Gordon
September 10–15, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
Michael Gordon
August 28–November 13, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
August 20–December 16, 2012
Season
August 20–September 1, 2012
Music/Sound, Installation, Commission
Black Hole Horizon
August 6–11, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
Wet Ink
July 16–September 7, 2012
Music/Sound, Commission, Residency
Thom Kubli
May 29–June 1, 2012
Residency
Marilyn Nonken and Joshua Fineberg
May 10, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
May 10, 2012 at 11:30 am
Music/Sound, Performance
May 1–August 17, 2012
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Residency
Brent Green
April 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
with Sarah Neufeld
April 4, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Peter Edwards + Sabisha Friedberg
April 3, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
March 31, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Music/Sound, Performance
Talea Ensemble
March 27–31, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
Talea Ensemble
March 26–August 16, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
Peter Edwards and Sabisha Friedberg
February 24–March 2, 2012
Music/Sound, Residency
Mariel Roberts
February 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Performance
Lucky Dragons
February 8–16, 2012
Film/Video, Music/Sound, Residency
Lucky Dragons
January 26–May 13, 2012
Season

2011

December 1, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Dance/Theater, Performance, Work in Progress
June 20, 2011–November 18, 2012
Film/Video, Commission, Residency
Ralph Lemon