NEWS!
2008-6-20
There will be a benefit event on July 31st at the new venue in Evanston, IL called SPACE. Tickets will be available for sale by Monday, June 23rd.
2008-5-27
MidwestMicrofest is now UnTwelve. The new name reflects our desire to increase the scope of our project beyond any kind of geographical bounds, to make the name reflect broad ideas, including a concert series as well as educational components and web presence, as well as to simply make the name a bit more 'hip' and able to sum up a rather complex topic rather briefly.
2008-3-06
We had a preliminary 'proto-board' meeting in March, and are planning the rest of the series, and getting down to the business of making this a working and continually active organization
Older news:
BUY YOUR TICKETS to the October 20th concert HERE
check out the info on the concert itself here
Listen to an interview with co-founder Aaron Krister Johnson on Chicago Public Radio, October 19th, 2007, between 9am-10am Central Time.
Mission Statement
There is an entire universe of expression and beauty between C and C-sharp on the piano. Yet, this universe is typically not tapped into in most music.
UnTwelve is dedicated to exploring the current and historical frontiers of music written and performed in alternative tunings. We have made it our mission and vision to commission and perform musical works which are considered 'microtonal', meaning that the works explore pitches and scales which are outside of the boundaries of the standard 12-note tuning system.
In addition, we seek to set up musical education programs that highlight the wide-open expressive possibilities of such systems, and to promote and foster their usage by the current and next generation of musicians and composers.
UnTwelve was founded by, and is co-directed by:
Aaron Krister Johnson
Chris Bailey