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Joined on alto flute for Pittsburgh Modular's live-streamed jam, Aug. 2023.

Alto flute & electronics improvised with Adam Kantz, Feb. 2023.

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  • October 26, 2023: My duo GLO-TREE will be at Sprezzatura in Millvale sharing a bill with NYC-based experimental musicians Zoh Amba and Chris Corsano. Details to come.

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  • October 14, 2023: I will improvise a live set in collaboration with visual / film artist Eric Theise 's cartographic improvisations. Details to come.

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  • October 7, 2023: I will play at The Space Upstairs in an evening of drone held by How Things are Made! 6-10pm, $10 suggested. Four hours of continuous electronic + acoustic drone + durational movement. 

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  • October 6, 2023: My improvised duo GLO-TREE will be back at Seafoam sharing a bill with Silenus & St. Christopher and Lucita Spine. Doors at 7, music before 8pm, $10 NOTAFLOF.

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  • Sep. 27, 2023: My improvising duo GLO-TREE will be at Mixtape in Garfield for Experimental Eve!  9pm, $10.

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  • Sep. 25, 2023: Joining Dylan Zeh's jazz quartet for a night of Sam Rivers' music at The Government Center. 8pm, $10 suggested.

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  • Sep. 15, 2023: My improvising duo GLO-TREE will perform at Adda's in Garfield from 6-9pm.

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  • Sep. 2, 2023: I will perform a solo set with loop station at the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art in collaboration with Sue Abramson's installation, "Uprooted." 2pm, free.​

Solo set with alto flute and loop station at Adda's in Garfield. September 2023.

Improvised with Uprooted by Sue Abramson at the Miller Institute of Contemporary Art. August 2023.

  • August 21, 2023: Performing in my improvised duo GNM / Tea Tree at Scoot's Garage in Friendship!

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  • August 19, 2023: I will perform a solo set with loop station at the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art in collaboration with Sue Abramson's installation, "Uprooted." 2pm, free.

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  • August 10, 2023: Today's the last day of online funding for a project I'm part of with Pittsburgh Sound + Image to create a soundtrack for a 100-year-old silent film. Read more here.

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  • August 6, 2023: My improvising duo GNM / Tea Tree will perform at Falling Tree in Garfield. 5pm.

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  • August 4, 2023: I will perform a solo set with pre-recorded text at Silver Eye Center for the opening of "Because Freedom" by Lena Chen and Caroline Yoo.

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  • July 26, 2023: The fourth show in a concert series of experimental music I am curating with the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve featured touring tape artist Ceremonial Abyss and local noise artist Rain Matheke.

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  • July 24, 2023: My improvising duo GNM / Tea Tree performed at The Government Center for the album release show of "Eclectic Confusions" by Bri Dominique. Check out her album on all platforms!

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  • July 16, 2023: My improvising duo GNM / Tea Tree performed at Seaform for the album release show of "Seldom Seen" by DATAMASTER. Check out their album on Bandcamp!

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  • July 13-15, 2023: I attended the first Rhythm in Nature residency held by Susie Ibarra & Jake Landau at PS21 in New York. I played flute and sarunay in an improvising orchestra for the premiere of Susie Ibarra's "Four Meditations on Impermanence" featuring guest artists Tashi Dorji and Phyllis Chen.

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  • July 7, 2023: The third show in a concert series of experimental music I am curating with the Pittsburgh Sound Presrve featured touring improvising duo Seth Andrew Davis and Alexander Adams. 

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  • June 23, 2023: BusCrates's new LP "Control Center" is out and featured on Bandcamp's main page today! I am beyond thrilled to be on a couple tracks of this amazing album.​

GNM / Tea Tree at The Government Center. July 2023.

Solo set at The Big Idea Bookstore with loop station and pre-recorded text. June 2023.

  • June 18, 2023: I improvised a solo set with alto flute, loop station, and pre-recorded text at The Big Idea Bookstore! 

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  • June 16, 2023: I'm curating a concert series of experimental music with the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve. This second show featured touring bassist, composer and improviser Kyle Motl from New York.

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  • May 24, 2023: Adding flute improvisation to BusCrates's beat set at Bottlerocket Social Hall! 

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  • May 20-21, 2023: Attending the Hudson Valley Shakuhachi Workshop held by Yoko Hiraoka, Ralph Samuelson, & Elizabeth Brown. Special thanks to my shakuhachi teacher Devon Osamu Tipp.

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  • May 1, 2023: I'll be performing an improvised set with Carl Fuermann and Vicky Davide at Telephone in Garfield. More details to come.

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  • April 23, 2023: I'll be performing my solo piece "tesa: maps to improvise by" with flutes, electronics, and spoken word at the Davis Cherry Blossom Festival in California!

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  • April 19, 2023: I'll be performing my solo piece "tesa: maps to improvise by" with flutes, electronics, and spoken word. Email me at theresa.s.abalos@gmail.com to attend! 

Musical flier for April 19th show. Photo by Justin Audet.

Improvised with Gloria Mwarage (guitar) in April 2023. 

  • ​April 11, 2023: Stoked  to be performing an improvised set with guitarist Gloria Mwarage at Collision! $10, 8pm.

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  • April 6, 2023: I'll be improvising with artists of the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve at Telephone during the First Friday Art Walk, 7-9:30pm!

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  • March 3, 2023: I'll be improvising with artists of the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve at Telephone during the First Friday Art Walk, 7-9:30pm!

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Improvised with Morgan Dow (bass) and Thomas Scheurich (violin). March 2023.

Improvised live with GNM (guitar), Adam Kantz (drums), and Morgan Dow (bass). March 2023.

Free improvisation with alto flute
at Telephone with Drew Collins (bass) and Ross Antonich (drums). 
March 2023.

  • February 18, 2023: I improvised musical responses to readings by poets Rachel Nelson, Emily Carlson, and Chiwan Choi at the Bonfire Reading Series! Visit my blog to read/listen more about the event. 

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  • February 4, 2023: I performed with Devon Osamu Tipp, Vicky Davide, Caleb Gamble, and Jay Rauch to open Jack Wright's concert with Ron Stabinsky at Panza Gallery in Millvale. 

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  • February 3, 2023: I collaborated with Likha Jae to share an improvised, reimagined performance of Philippine folk dance Pandanggo sa ilaw at JADED's Lunar New Year Art Show at Radiant Hall in McKees Rocks. 

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  • January 27, 2023: I performed a piece by Josh Brown with Russell Henry Holbert for the first concert of Holbertiad! 

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  • January 17, 2023: The Pittsburgh Sound Preserve's website is live! We are a cooperatively-run organization that nurtures community development around improvised & creative cultural exploration. 

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  • January 6, 2023: I'll be improvising with artists of the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve at Telephone during the First Friday Art Walk from 8-10pm!

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  • December 30, 2022: Got to jam with DJ / electronic musician BusCrates and drummer Paul Seif at Spirit Lodge to close out the EP release party of Sober Clones! 

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  • December 15, 2022: Will be joining a crew of improvisers at The Government Center at 8pm for Tough Pill #17 featuring Josh Sinton from Brooklyn!

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  • December 2, 2022: I'll be improvising with artists at Telephone during the First Friday Art Walk! Drop by from 8-10pm.

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  • November 19, 2022: I had the incredible opportunity to visit BusCrates's studio and record some flute improv for his next album! 

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  • October 27, 2022: It's 2 years since I launched a Patreon! Since 2020 Patreon has been my main creative platform, a source of community and inspiration, and a way to generate income from music and creative writing. To celebrate, I wrote this blog post about what being a creative means to me. 

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  • October 7, 2022: I'll be improvising with artists at Telephone during the First Friday Art Walk! Drop by from 8-10pm.

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