Bowerbird: Cornelius Cardew's Treatise
Fri, Nov 21
|The Rotunda
Arcana New Music Ensemble is excited to be performing Cornelius Cardew’s groundbreaking work Treatise at The Rotunda. Members Melinda Rice and Carlos Santiago.
Time & Location
Nov 21, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
About the event
Arcana New Music Ensemble is excited to be performing Cornelius Cardew’s groundbreaking work Treatise at The Rotunda.
Composed between 1962-1967, Treatise employs an entirely graphic score with symbols that at times looks like a traditional staff and clef and even note heads then morphs into beautiful esoteric shapes, curved lines, and large black dots, among others. Without any instruction for performance and almost 200 pages long, the work requires careful discussion and interpretation by the musicians to realize the work.
ARCANA NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Nicholas Handahl – flute
Noa Even – saxophone
Melinda Rice – violin