If Not Numbers
with Aria Gittelson and Margaret McGlynn
Sunday, April 26th
7pm - 9pm
"if not numbers" is a semi-staged concept album for 2 vocalists, live electronics, and organ. LA-based vocalists Margaret McGlynn and Aria Gittelson spend an evening conversing as "User" and "Computer", and explore the relationship between humans and technology, particularly focusing on the rise of Artificial Intelligence.
Performers
Aria Gittelson
Aria Gittelson is a composer, songwriter, and vocal artist from Southern California. They have a BM from the Bob Cole Conservatory in Long Beach, where they premiered their song cycle “purgatory” for their Bachelor’s recital. Aria has written for the Four Corners Ensemble through their program “Operation Opera”, and has had work premiere in the 2024 and 2025 NEO Voice Festival. Aria cares deeply about the natural world, improvisation, and collaboration, and explores those themes in their music.
Margaret McGlynn
Margaret McGlynn, also performing as Mousey, is an Irish-born composer and versatile vocalist, known for her distinctive fusion of electronic and contemporary classical music.
Mousey has graced stages such as Low End Theory and Coachella, where she continues to perform as a resident of Beat Cinema. In the classical world, Margaret has been a featured vocalist with Vox Femina at Carnegie Hall, sung Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the LA Master Chorale and LACO, and regularly sings with the contemporary ensemble C3LA. Her musical journey has also taken her on tour with Open Mike Eagle and Serengeti, and she has performed and appeared on tracks with Daedelus and Busdriver.
In addition to her musical endeavors, as a VO artist, her narration can be heard on projects for I’m With Her and Noa James’ top 10 iTunes album King Orca.