Monique Buzzarté, trombone; Rosi Hertlein, violin and voice;
Susie Ibarra, percussion; Pauline Oliveros, accordion; Kristin Norderval, soprano
Spanning three generations, New Circle Five is an acoustic improvising
contemporary music ensemble. Diverse musical backgrounds
result in unique twists as the five explore the one-time only sonic environment
of collective creative improvisations. (For bios and photos of each member,
please click on their names, above.)
Dreaming Wide Awake
Guests of New Circle Five have included Barbara Barg, spoken word,
Abbie Conant, trombone, IONE,
spoken word, Jackie Pickett, bass, and Leaf Miller, percussion.
Performance History:
Rosi Hertlein's musical background is divided equally between the
worlds of improvisation and contemporary classical. She began serious
study of both violin and piano in the late 70's, before switching her
focus to violin and vocals in the 80's. She took a degree in
Sociology in 1989, subsequently traveling to Ghana to study the links
between society and music in Western Africa. After returning to Germany,
she started teaching and working as a composer, violinist, singer and
percussionist in a variety of settings. She continued to study during this
period, doing workshops with such musicians as AMM's Keith Rowe and
violinist Malcolm Goldstein. Her work in recent years includes
collaborations with multiinstrumentalists Joe McPhee, Daniel Carter,
ensemble works with composer Pauline Oliveros; singer with The Riverside
Inspirational Choir of New York City -concerts with Reggie Workman's
African-American Legacy Project; violinist with the Richmond County Orchestra;
theatrical shows with DADAnewyork. Her CD "TWO LETTERS
I'LL KEEP"- Rosi Hertlein's Improvising Chamber
Ensemble (ICE) with Howard Johnson, Dave Taylor,
Vincent Chancey, Jay Rosen, Charlie Burnham and
herself got released in Nov 2001 on CIMP Jazz records.
New Circle Five's debut CD
Deep Listening Label, DL-20, 2003
now available from the Deep Listening Catalog
The New Circle Five grew from an invitation Susie extended to Pauline to join
her for a duo concert; the duo concept quickly grew to a quintet and the resulting
New Circle Five gave its premiere performance at the Tonic
in New York City on April 3, 1999.
June 5, 2003 at the Tonic
January 11, 2002 at the Tonic
January 17, 2001 at the Tonic
June 13, 2000 at the Knitting Factory
February 5, 2000 at the Tonic
April 3, 1999 at the Tonic
Rosi Hertlein
