In October/November of 2016, TECHNE headed to the west coast for a week of workshops, lectures, and concerts. We worked with ProArts Gallery in downtown Oakland to present a Teach the Teachers workshop to Bay Area Girls Rock Camp volunteers and administrators, teaching them how to build and run an Electronic Music: Powered by Girls workshop. We followed up with a concert with local collaborators Marshall Trammell, Nava Dunkelman, and Jeanie-Aprille Tang.

Then it was on to Mills College for a 3 day workshop, lecture and concert as part of their prestigious David Tudor Artist in Residency program. Together with undergraduate and graduate students we presented Sounding Points of Light, a workshop that allows participants to build and perform with light controlled oscillator instruments.  The students presented their instruments on a double bill with Suzanne and Bonnie for the final day of the residency.

Marshall Trammell set up at ProArts

BAGRC Teach the Teachers, ProArts

BAGRC Teach the Teachers, ProArts

BAGRC Teach the Teachers, ProArts

BAGRC Teach the Teachers, ProArts

BAGRC Teach the Teachers, ProArts

BAGRC Teach the Teachers, ProArts

Bonnie & Suzanne Duo in Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills

Mills College Student Concert in Greek Theater

Mills College Student Concert in Greek Theater

Mills College Student Concert in Greek Theater

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Suzanne assisting

Breadboards in action

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Sounding Points of Light, Mills College

Bonnie in workroom explaining breadboards

Suzanne in workroom

Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College

Photos courtesy of 
Genevieve Neumuth
Dani Leventhal

Natalia Mount