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2010
In 2010 Ibarra was honored to be nominated as a TED Fellow and Asia 21 Young Leaders Delegate for her work with Philippine Indigenous music and ecology, public service, and as a New York Foundation for the Arts Music/ Sound Fellow for composition. For more information on Song of the Bird King, www.songofthebirdking.com
2010 & 2012
In December 2010, Music Theatre Group presented a productive and very exciting residency and previews on December 17-19 of performance piece/new music theatre work SATURNALIA. Written by Yusef Komunyakaa, Music by Susie Ibarra, Directed by Daniel Fish and Produced by Diane Wondisford. Joining the Music-Theatre Group company for the first time was Young Peoples Chorus of New York City. Stay tuned for more news on SATURNALIA, and its upcoming premiere run in February 2012 at Roulette’s new space in Brooklyn!
2011
April 2011
Ibarra composes and performs solo percussion music for choreographer Philippa Kaye’s work, Beyond a Shadow.
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Radiohost David Goren interview Susie Ibarra and Roberto Rodriguez about Song of the Bird King and Electric Kulintang. Up as a podcast on iTunes and JALC’s podcast http://www.jalc.org/podcasts/
With Song of the Bird King, Ibarra continues her work with Indigenous Cultures and Ecology, leading a public service project with Asia 21 of music compilations from Asia/Pacific to benefit The Philippine Eagle Foundation, Peace Museum in Nepal and Chi Heng Foundation for orphans impacted by AIDS.
Ibarra is currently in script for the musical film on Indigenous music and Ecology in the Philippines.
2011 Earth Day
Here is the latest blog for Electric Kulintang (EK) on Huffington Post , its a video blog, so you can see some of the Earth Day concert http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michal-shapiro/an -environmental-experien_b_865195.html
Electric Kulintang performed a European premiere of Drum Codes along with a workshop on contemporary electro-acoustic gong music in Venice May 2011.
http://www.cini.it/en/event/detail/3/522
http://www.teatrofondamentanuove.it/
Mundo Niños performed with children and Slovenia folk artists Brina and Luka at the Druga Godba Festival in Ljbuljana,Slovenia. It was co-hosted by the US Embassy and here is the facebook clip: http://www.facebook.com/slovenia.usembassy?closeTheater=1
2012
SOTBK will be launching its music and film label with new releases of Electric Kulintang’s DRUM CODES, T;boli Traditional Music & Dance, Mundo Niños educational Wiki and DVD, and compilation Cds for public service projects.
Upcoming performance dates for Susie Ibarra
June 11, 2011
Yamaha Launchpad in Madison WI
Drum Clinic with Susie Ibarra
July 8, 2011
Mundo Niños
Summerstage Kids Concert @ 10:30-11:30am
Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Manhattan, NYC
Admission is free and the event is hosted by Citiparks Foundation
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/park.html?id=12
July 18, 2011
Mundo Niños
Summerstage Kids Concert @ 10:30-11:30am
Haffen Park, Bronx, NYC
Admission is free and the event is hosted by Citiparks Foundation
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/park.html?id=14
August 16
Mundo Niños
Summerstage Kids Concert @ 10:30-11:30am
Underwood Park, Brooklyn, NYC
Admission is free and the event is hosted by Citiparks Foundation
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/park.html?id=31
September 9, 2011
Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet
with Angelica Sanchez, John Lindberg and Susie Ibarra
Le Poisson Rouge NYC
September 25 and October 1, 2011
Mundo Niños workshop and concert at the Puffin Foundation
Teaneck, New Jersey
www.puffinfoundation.org