Music of Invention returns for third season The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch will host the third season of the Music of Invention concert series. Each performance crosses stylistic boundaries to create pieces that cannot be labeled in one specific genre. Nov. 9, Monica McIntyre and Friends. Cellist McIntyre draws heavily from roots blues, pop music, sophisticated jazz, world traditions and classical music, while at the same time pushing out into unknown territory. Her sister, classically trained violinist and vocalist Marcia McIntyre will accompany her. Dec. 8, Car Music Project. Composer/guitarist Bill Milbrodt leads this ensemble of players performing on instruments built almost entirely from the parts of his old Honda by metal sculptor Ray Faunce III. Performers include renowned jazz bassist Wilbo Wright on tank bass (made from the gas tank), new music percussionist William Trigg and brass player James Spotto on exhaustophone and other instruments. Jan. 12, Carlton Wilkinson Ensemble. Composer and Music of Invention curator, Wilkinson performs with Terri Thomas, soprano, and Stanley Alexandrowicz, guitar, in new works for narrator, live instruments, electronics and prerecorded sounds. March 9, Douce, featuring Gisburg and Phil Painson. Labeled postavant trip-hop, the duo features the beautiful, wide-ranging voice of Gisburg, a composer and recording artist, and Painson's highly original and twisted beats. April 13, Harry Partch Ensemble. The ensemble returns with a new selection of handmade artifacts from the Harry Partch instrumentarium. Based in natural tuning systems, the instruments capture melodic and harmonic nuances impossible to achieve on conventional instruments. Led by microtonal composer and Partch protegé Dean Drummond, this ensemble of students brings the master's work to life on instruments he built himself. May 11, Stanley Alexandrowicz, guitarist, and Sungji Kim, soprano, return with a program of new music performances including several premieres and newly completed works. Tickets are $12 in advance/ $15 at the door, $85 season. Concerts begin at 8 p.m. SICA is located at 20 Third Ave. For information, call (732) 263- 1121 or visit www.sica.org.