Original Gravity takes its sell-out modern concert music series from Boston to Portland, Maine for a special "satellite" show at Rising Tide Brewing Company on Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 7:30pm!

Boston's Best Buzzworthy Concert Series (Improper Bostonian)—Hear new classical music from local American composers while sipping a one-release beer brewed specifically for the event!

Original Gravity Concert Series, now in its third season, pairs local craft breweries with New England composers of contemporary art music. The brewer listens to the music and creates a unique recipe to meld with the program. The resulting concert, taking place in the brewery taproom, unites the artistry of zymurgy and musical expression for the ultimate synesthetic experience.

Rising Tide will prepare an exclusive, never-before-released farmhouse-style ale called Past the Barline crafted solely for this Original Gravity concert, and will only be available at the show. The Concert Brewmaster, Adrian Beck-Oliver, has prepared a Brett-fermented farmhouse ale (~6.0% AbV), with a rich fundament of special grains like spelt, rye, wheat and flaked oats, brewed with fresh pomegranate purée. The creation was inspired by the music of Scott Barton, Dan VanHassel and Portland-local composer, Daniel Sonenberg. The grain base was chosen to work with the earthy, natural, and primal nature of the percussion, while the Brett and pomegranate add a sporting, unexpected flair reflecting with the use of loops, electronics and other effects in the chamber pieces.

The performance will take place rain or shine, but outdoor seating will be available weather permitting.

Showcased will be works by Portland and regional composers:

* Daniel Sonenberg: "Machine Shop" for marimba and recorded electric guitar

* Scott Barton: "Rise of a City" for electric guitar and PAM (robotic guitar and percussion)

* Dan VanHassel: "Incite" and other pieces for percussion, guitar and electronics

* Aaron Jay Myers: "Have Not" for bass clarinet and marimba

* Lee Hyla: "Mythic Birds of Saugerties" for clarinet(s)

* David Ibbett: "Branches" for clarinet, marimba and electronics

* Keith Kirchoff: "Monochrome" for bass clarinet and marimba

For this exclusive show in Portland, we've put together the best Human and Robot performers:

Amy Advocat, clarinets

Matt Sharrock, percussion

Dan VanHassel, electric guitar

PAM (Poly-tangent Automatic (Multi)monochord), robotic strings & percussion

