CD and digital release with Lea Bertucci on Room40
I know the Number of the Sand and The Measure of the Sea, a collaboration between myself and Lea Bertucci is released on Room40!
Portraits GRM split LP release
Happy to announce a new LP release featuring on one side, my solo piece, Breach, and on the other side, Michelle Helene Mackenzie & Stefan Maier - Orchid Mantis
Spring 2025 EU Dates
New solo LP/digital release: The Mountains Pass on Black Truffle
Hello everyone,
I am pleased to announce my new solo LP/digital release, The Mountains Pass, on Oren Ambarchi’s excellent Black Truffle label. The Mountains Pass is a suite of experimental songs featuring myself singing, playing piano, organ, and electronics. Jon Mueller plays drums and percussion, and Thomas Madeja plays trumpet.
I invite you to read about the release and listen to samples here.
You can watch the video for Northward here.
The official release date is April 26th, but you can (and should!) preorder now to secure your copy in one of the following ways:
Preorder digital files only or digital files + an LP on Bandcamp (note you do not need to have a Bandcamp account to order, just an email address)
Preorder an LP from the U.S. on Forced Exposure
Preorder an LP from Europe on Soundohm
Release Concert:
May 30th Chicago release concert at Constellation
If you are in Chicago, I invite you to come to the double release event for The Mountains Pass and the latest solo release by percussionist, composer Bill Harris. Grab your tickets now before they are gone! It’s gonna be a great show.
More U.S. concerts are in the works for the fall, so keep an eye on my website and future announcements via email.
11-1-2023: Sumac at Sleeping Village, Chicago
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, at Sleeping Village:
Sumac (on tour), Olivia Block + Jon Mueller, Stress Positions
8 PM
20.00 advanced purchase, 23.00 at the door.
Montréal 10-20-2023, AKOUSMA #19 at Usine C.
Saturday October 7th at Recombinant Media Lab fest, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco: Saturday October 7th I am pleased to announce I will be performing my multichannel piece, Breach, with an extended section in Recombinant Media Lab's CRISIS DATA TRANSFER festival with the following heavy hitting artists: Daniel Menche, Kevin Drumm and Aaron Dilloway + Victoria Shen plus an afterparty with Pharmakon.
Check the info here and/or below for tickets.
The lineup for the entire festival is outstanding. Hope to see some of you there!
Thursday, March 2, at Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts in Omaha
Thursday, March 2nd, Omaha, NE: I am so happy to present my eight channel surround sound piece, Breach, at the beautiful Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts as part of their Live at Low End series. I hope you can make it if you live in the area. It's going to be a really special night.
MUAC Keynote address opening statement
keynote opening statement audio
Here is a link to the English version of opening statements to my recent keynote address at MUAC
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sYLFL23UtnB7Bvg0ruwQuo_esx8VC1M8?usp=share_link
Breach in surround sound: Spring Tour announcement
I hope you can make it to one of the following concerts where I will live-mix my latest surround sound piece, Breach. The listening experience inside a multiple-speaker array is truly immersive and special.
Read more about Breach.
2/18 Mexico City
Keynote speech
Sonoridad Envolvente
Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo Campus Expandido
2/22 Mexico City
Surround sound concert Casa del Lago UNAM,
Espacio Sonoro 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
3/2 Omaha
Surround sound concert
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
8:00 PM
4/14 Paris
Surround sound concert
INA GRM::PRÉSENCES électronique
20H30 /8:30 PM
Program:
Horacio VAGGIONE « 24 variations » Romain ‘Roro’ PERROT
Tomoko SAUVAGE
Olivia BLOCK
Stephen O’MALLEY
Tickets 10€ / 5€ (- de 28 ans)
4/16 Stockholm
Surround sound concert
More info TBA
Spring Tour (jpg)
2-22-23 Casa del Lago UNAM, Mexico City
Mexico City: February 13-22 2023 I am very happy to announce I will be presenting an extended workshop for Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC)
At the end of my visit on 2-22-23 I will perform at the beautiful Casa del Lago UNAM space, presenting my multi-speaker immersive piece, Breach
More info here and more to come
11-3-22 Iowa City : Olivia Block/Adam Sonderberg & Patrick Shiroishi
Kicking off the Feast program hosted by Feed Me Weird Things, I will perform with Adam Sonderberg. Also on the bill is the excellent Patrick Shiroishi. Grab your festival pass here
Fall 2022 concerts and events
Wednesday, September 28th
Jacksonville, Florida
Presented by University of Northern Florida
Sun-Ray Cinema, 1028 Park Street, 7PM. Free event
Saturday, October 8th
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Het HEM
Sonic Acts Biennial, 2022 Inner (Ear)th program in the Acousmonium
Breach (EU premiere)
multichannel sound concert
Thursday, November 3rd
Iowa City, Iowa
Feed Me Weird Things festival FEaST 2022
Olivia Block with Adam Sonderberg concert
+ Patrick Shiroishi
November 7-11
Los Angeles, California
First ever Artist-in-Residence Week presented by the Herb Alpert School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). I will be one of six residents on the CalArts campus giving presenting work and engaging with the student body and the facilities of the School of Music. More info TBA.
Spring 2022 concerts
4-1-22 Festival Archipel, Geneva
Multichannel diffusion concert
Conversation acous(ma)tique #1
Médisances (1968-1969)
by Beatriz Ferreyra (AR, FR)
October, 1984 (2021)
by Olivia Block (US)
3-25-22 Zwei Tage Strom festival in Zürich
The Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
Sightings: Olivia Block
January 29, 2022 - April 24, 2022
The Speed of Sound in Infinite Copper, a multi speaker sound installation utilizing recordings of Harry Bertoia’s Sonambient sounding sculptures, diffused throughout the corner gallery.
Tuesday, 11-30-21: Release concert at Empty Bottle, Chicago.
Innocent Passage in the Territorial Sea release concert. I will play the album with Paige Alice Naylor and Adam Sonderberg. Additionally, Jon Mueller and Matchess are on the bill.
Doors open at 7:30. Show starts at 8:30.
Tickets for sale here
October 16th, Elastic Arts with Joe McPhee
Elastic Arts in Chicago
Catalytic Sound Festival 2021
October 16th, 2021, 8 PM
I will play piano and Hammond organ in duo with (the amazing) Joe McPhee
more info + tickets for in-person show
Joe McPhee & Olivia Block
Tashi Dorji
Joe McPhee, Katjinka Klein, Bonnie Jones & Chris Corsano
SPECIAL STREAMED ONLINE PERFORMANCE by Akira Sakata and Nana Omori