2005 Season
| The rare opportunity to hear a live performance of traditional Tibetan Buddhist chanting, transformed by the sonic atmospheres of Steve Tibbetts, came to Philadelphia on 5 November 1998 in the peaceful surroundings of St. Mary's Hamilton Village. Choying Drolma, Steve Tibbetts and Marc Anderson returned to Philadelphia for a performance within the church sanctuary of St. Mary's Hamilton Village on 9 April 2005 as part of The Gatherings Concert Series. |  Anderson - Drolma - Tibbetts |
 Jonn Serrie | Jonn Serrie creates music that is irresistible to the ears and calming to the mind. Over the course of his illustrious career in Spacemusic, Serrie has released highly personal musical statements - albums dealing less with the challanging mysteries of space than with its moving and inspirational grandeur. Serrie is one of the world's foremost composers of Space Music. Ranging from classic plantarium-style deep-space excursions to romantic melodic compositions, Serrie's many recordings have been among the most popular releases in this genre. Jonn Serrie returned to Philadelphia and The Gatherings Concert Series on Saturday 14 May 2005. Thanks to everyone who came out to experience the music live! |
 | On 11 June 2005, The Gatherings Concert Series presented a Basics of Home Recording Workshop. Lead by musician/engineer Art Cohen, the workshop covered the essentials a first-time recording engineer would need to know about setting up and operating a home or project recording studio. Concepts covered included: the microphone, mixing board, signal processing, monitor speakers, current popular recording devices and insight into how these components are integrated to form a system with which to realize musical productions. | 
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 302 acid | 302 acid made their Philadelphia concert debut at The Gatherings Concert Series on 17 September 2005. The combination of computer technology and live improvisation play an integral role in their composition and live performance. The concert presented a heavily-layered sound drawn from dub, ambient and IDM influences and added to the already diverse musical genres featured at The Gatherings. Also appearing was Ambient Downtempo artist Gel-Sol. |  Gel-Sol |
 Jeff Pearce | Jeff Pearce is well known to the Spacemusic community for his unique approach to the electric guitar. Pearce produces tones that rarely betray their origin as they are processed, delayed, distorted and looped to create complex harmonies and timbres. His music is compelling and moody, traversing the Space, Ambient, Experimental and New Age genres. Pearce's recent work includes music created on the "Chapman Stick" and the two-handed tapping technique associated with touch guitar, a radical depature from standard guitar practice. Jeff Pearce returned to Philadelphia for his fourth appearance at The Gatherings Concert Series on 22 October 2005. |
| Multi-instrumentalist Tim Story uses melody in his music to reveal deep truths while Dwight Ashley seems to be the disruptive experimentalist. Together the duo have achieved a careful blend of melody, atmosphere and mystery and realize an unusual, disquieting music - something beyond ambient. Despite the obvious comparisons to the German duo Cluster, these Ohio residents explore their own fertile ground, as heard on their acclaimed collaborations A Desperate Serenity, Drop and Standing + Falling. Ashley/Story made their live concert debut in Philadelphia at The Gatherings Concert Series on 19 November 2005. |  Ashley/Story |
| On Sunday 4 December 2005 at 7:00pm The Gatherings Concert Series will present a Loop Based Music Workshop at St. Mary's Hamilton Village. This workshop will be headed by University of the Arts instructor Ben Camp and focus on the popular software Ableton Live. Live is the first program recognizing that recording is but one part of the creative evolution of a piece of music and utilizes the computer at every creative stage from conception to production to performance. The workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about the essential concepts employed in loop based music. If you have ever become curious about how Ableton Live software can be used to create music or desired to produce your own loop based compositions, then this workshop is for you! |
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