March 2021 Frequency Fridays Live-stream edition: Amirtha Kidambi + Lea Bertucci

On the evening of Friday, March 5th, we presented via our Twitch channel live-stream and prerecorded performances of experimental musicians Lea Bertucci and Amirtha Kidambi (NYC), violinist Devin Copfer (CMH), Damon Palyka and Eddie Jackson’s experimental sound duo EnD (MI), and experimental electronic musician/digital artist Jeremy dePrisco’s solo project Shivasongster (PA).

Lea Bertucci is a New York-based composer, sound designer and performer whose work bridges performance, installation and multichannel activations of acoustic space to create unique sonic experiences. Amirtha Kidambi is the composer and bandleader of her quartet Elder Ones, with Matt Nelson, Max Jaffe and Nick Dunston and the leader of her vocal quartet Lines of Light, featuring Anaïs Maviel, Emilie Lesbros and Jean-Carla Rodea. Kidambi is also a regular collaborator of Lea Bertucci, in a voice and analog electronics duo, is a member of guitarist Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl, featured in various projects with composer and alto saxophonist Darius Jones, a longtime contributor of Charlie Looker’s early music inspired dark folk band Seaven Teares and a soloist in Pat Spadine’s analog percussion and light ensemble Ashcan Orchestra. She has collaborated and performed with New York luminaries in the experimental and creative music community including Tyshawn Sorey, Matana Roberts, Ingrid Laubrock, Maria Grand, Brandon Lopez, Daniel Carter, Sam Newsome, Trevor Dunn, Ava Mendoza, Matteo Liberatore and veteran improviser William Parker.

Our Frequency Fridays 2020-2021 season was made possible with support from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Columbus Foundation.