Recent & Upcoming Concerts
Robert Moog, David Borden and Keith Emerson
Upcoming Concerts:
Moog: The Man I Knew and the Machine I Learned
The Museum of Making Music 5790 Armada Drive Carlsbad, California.
April 17, 2010
David Borden, composer and founder of Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Company (the world’s first synthesizer ensemble), along with performer, composer and arranger Josh Oxford (Ithaca College), will offer evening of musical insight, performance, and inspiration. David Borden with Josh Oxford will perform David Borden’s composition “Easter” (1970), with Borden playing on the Moog Voyager and Oxford performing on the MiniMoog.
Selected Recent Concerts:
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. 40th Anniversary Concert Series
Photos, programs, notes Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Photos, programs, notes Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. 40th Anniversary Concert
Sunday afternoon 2 PM July 26, 2009
Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Composer David Borden
Keyboards Blaise Bryski David Yearsley
Josh Oxford David Borden
Electric Guitar Gabriel Borden
Digital Video Franck Vidal Noni Korf Vidal
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. 40th Anniversary Concert
July 2009 Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Double Portrait (1987) for two pianos Duo Runedako
Daniel M. Koppelman and Ruth Neville, various venues in the Ukraine June 2009
Echoes National Public Radio Friday May 8, 2009 Interview with David Borden
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, makers of fine electronic music since 1969.
One of the first live synthesizer ensembles wasn't Tangerine Dream, but Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, led by composer David Borden. Mounting the stage with three massive Moog Modular synthesizers, they spun out their intricate cyclical melodies. We listen back to their now classic albums for this Ancient Echo.
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece music and David Borden interview:
http://www.echoes.org/AncientEchoes2007.html#Borden
For John Harbison, from Earth Journeys by David Borden
MIT Wind Ensemble Fred Harris
May 1, 2009 Kresge Auditorium MIT Boston, MA
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. 40th Anniversary Concert
Sunday evening March 29 8 PM Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Keyboards Blaise Bryski David Yearsley
Electric Guitar Gabriel Borden
Digital Video Franck Vidal Noni Korf Vidal
Continuing Story of Counterpoint Part Two January, 2009 Erie, PA
Double Portrait (1987) for two pianos Duo Runedako Daniel M. Koppelman and Ruth Neville, January 22, 2009 Daniel Recital Hall Furman University, Greenville SC
Porch Fest September 21, 2008 Ithaca, NY Keyboards David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley MalletKat Conrad Alexander
Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music 2007 Lenox, MA Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music 2007 will focus on composers of the "Generation of '38," is a celebration of the many prominent American composers born that year.
Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music 2007 Earth Journeys by David Borden
Barnes Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY September 28, 2007 Ithaca, NY
for Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn premier performance
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co.
Keyboards David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley
MalletKat Conrad Alexander
Electric GuitarGabriel Borden
Digital Video Franck Vidal Noni Korf Vidal
Roulette New York, NY Mother Mallard Sunday, April 23, 2006
Keyboards Kathleen Supové David Borden, Blaise
The world premier of "Heaven-Kept Soul" (anagram of Kathleen Supové) will take place. The evening length piece has the same formal structure as Bach's Goldberg Variations. Ms. Supové will play piano while Blaise Bryski and composer David Borden perform on USB kekyboards connected to Apple laptop computers. This marks the first time Mother Mallard has performed without an array of hardware synthesizers. .
Double Portrait Lincoln Hall Noontime Concert Series Blaise Bryski, Xak Bjerken 2006
Bucknell University Lewiston, PA 2006
Smart Hubris with Ritsu Katsumata
Barnes Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 2004
Dot Kelly’s Mass Excerpts from Angels
David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley, Kia-Hui Tan, violin, Cornell Chamber Singers
Wownet Cafe Ithaca, NY 2004
David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley with Ritsu Katsumata
Barnes Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 2003
David Borden, Blaise Bryski, Steve Gorbos, Mandy Fang keyboards
with soloist Martin Davids electric violin
Electron Salon 7 Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA Saturday, 7 June 2003
David Borden's The Continuing Story of Counterpoint, Part 9
Ducks to Water Doug Wyatt, Jarrell Irvin, David Zicarelli, Lani Faulkner
The Gatherings Concert Series:
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece
St. Mary’s Hamilton Village Philadelphia PA May 10 2003
David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley with Ritsu Katsumata
The Cutting Room 19 W. 24th St. NY, NY Monday, April 29
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece and Patrick Grant Group
keyboards: David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley,
w/ special guest: Daniel Goode, clarinet
Deep Listening NY 2002
David Borden, Blaise Bryski, David Yearsley
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Friday, 29 June 2001
Gabriel Borden
with David Borden, Ritsu Katsumata, Doug Wyatt, others
Smithsonian Museum April, 2000 “Keyboards in History”
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co. with Robert Moog and Keith Emerson
Keyboards:David Borden, Keith Emerson, Sam Godin, Doug Wyatt, Lisa Leong,
Electric Guitar: Gabriel Borden Clarinet: Richard Faria Vocals: Louise Mygatt
Various woodwinds: Les Thimmig
Thursday , 20 Apr 2000, Hannah M.G.Shapero review
Mother Mallard in Smithsonian Concert with Keith Emerson photo site
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Sunday 3 October, 1999
Mother Mallard 30th Anniversary Concert
David Borden, Gabriel Borden, Judy Borsher, Steve Drews, Richard Faria, Linda Fisher, Lisa Leong, Bob Moog, Louise Mygatt, Chip Smith, Les Thimmig, Doug Wyatt
-- click here for photo site Mother Mallard 30th Anniversary Concert / Performers
-- click here for article and pictures
Proscinium Theater, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Tuesday 4 August, 1998
Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co.
David Borden, Gabriel Borden, Sam Godin, Louise Mygatt, Lynn Purse, Les Thimmig, Doug Wyatt
Blaise Bryski, Kathleen Supové, David Borden
Blaise Bryski, David Borden, Conrad Alexander David Yearsley
Concerts
Recent & Upcoming Concerts
Blaise Bryski David Yearsley Gabriel Borden Josh Oxford David Borden
from the Franck Vidal Noni Korf Vidal video 40th Anniversary Concert
