MUSIC | SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 | 7 PM (DOORS AT 6:30 PM) | $15 IN ADVANCE; $20 DAY OF SHOW
Sandia Soundscapes presents Siphonophores + Morgan Barnard
Sandia Soundscapes is bringing Siphonophores and Morgan Barnard to FUSION | The Cell on Saturday, August 15, at 7 PM (doors at 6:30 PM), for an evening of music for the mind.
Sandia Soundscapes features electronic and electro-acoustic music that will stimulate your ears, eyes, and mind. It will appeal to lovers of ambient, cinematic, and other creative non-mainstream styles; fans of jazz, classical, world, and other adventurous music will also find a home at our events.
Their summer concert will be headlined by Siphonophores: an improvisation-based trio featuring Jesse Tatum on flute, Peter Gilbert on electronics, and Nick Tauro Jr. with projected images. In the natural world, siphonophores are known as highly polymorphic and complex organisms, blurring the line between working individually and as a colony. As a human performance ensemble, Siphonophores believe in live performance and the creative immediacy of the moment.
They will be joined by multimedia artist Morgan Barnard. Morgan Morgan works in the areas of public art, interactive media, immersive installations, and live cinema. His visual work offers audiences unique moments of observation and reflection through the use of lighting and projection, while his music is distinctly in the downtempo style, building up and then deconstructing a series of heavy yet chilled grooves.
SCHEDULE
6:30 Doors open
7:00 Introductions
7:05 Conversation with Morgan Barnard
7:15 Morgan Barnard Performance
7:40 Intermission
8:00 Conversation with Siphonophores
8:15 Siphonophores Performance
9:00 Evening Concludes
Free parking is available in FUSION’s lot, and is also free along 1st Street after 6 PM. Say Cheese will open in the lobby of FUSION | The Cell from 5–8 PM for dinner, a snack, and refreshments. Quality bar service will be provided by Safe House Distilling Co. and Teller Genuine Vodka in FUSION | The Cell. Click here for some nearby dining options.
TICKETS
$15 in advance; $20 day of show
ABOUT SIPHONOPHORES
The main performance of the evening will be provided by the audio + visual improvisational trio Siphonophores, which consists of Jesse Tatum on flute, Peter Gilbert on electronics, and Nick Tauro Jr. with projected images.
Jesse Tatum is known as a relentless musician, performing chamber music, orchestral music, operas, and solo works. They are Principal Flute of The Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Opera Southwest Orchestra, and is a Core Member at Chatter where they have performed over fifteen years of adventurous music with this innovative Albuquerque-based chamber ensemble. Additionally, Jesse has performed many seasons with The Santa Fe Opera and the New Mexico Philharmonic.
Peter Gilbert’s music combines acoustic and live-electronic sensibilities in works for multi-media theatre, film, installation and the concert hall. He has taught at Harvard University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Wellesley College, and since 2010 has been coordinating of composition and music technology at the University of New Mexico. The American Record Guide enthused: “Filled with the ghosts of sounds, he captures a dark, yet hopeful wonder through variation in color, mood, and the semblance of melodies.”
Nick Tauro Jr. is a visual artist and self-publisher based in Albuquerque, NM. His work has been exhibited in multiple solo and group shows, both locally and internationally. Nick was a founding member of the Latent Image Collective (2014–2019), a group of photographers from around the world. Nick is also the host of the bi-weekly photography podcast Right Eye Dominant.
ABOUT MORGAN BARNARD
Morgan Barnard works primarily in light-based media such as projection, digital screens and lights, navigating the links between cinema, generative media, interactivity and data visualization. With a background as a director, editor, and educator, Morgan brings a broad multidisciplinary skill set to his work. His approach to music blends ambient texture, rhythmic experimentation, and cinematic sound design. His work often connects sound with light, movement, and dynamic visual environments, treating music as both an emotional space and a structural force.
Quality bar service provided by Safe House Distilling Co. and Teller Genuine Vodka. Food will be available for purchase from Say Cheese Eatery.
