Re: [MMM] Live music, microtonally and otherwise...

BREAK A LEG JON!
I am sure i will be only one of many there in spirit!

"Jonathan M. Szanto" wrote:

> Friends on MMM,
>
> I know, I know: where has ListMom been these days?
>
> Biddy, very biddy.
>
> I've watched the traffic, and wished I could download/listen to the music
> posted recently. Suffice to say it will happen, and I'm gladdened for the
> activity. In less than 24 hours I'll have time to devote to the larger
> world again.
>
> But for now, if anyone is in striking distance of San Diego tonight,
> Saturday, April 27th, you can treat yourself to a fun concert. I've had the
> pleasure of 'co-producing' a program with the San Diego Symphony with guest
> artist Steve Schick. Called "Heartbeats of the World", it is an orchestral
> and otherwise survey of pulse, rhythm, and all the groove that moves; of
> sound from percussion that makes one more in tune with the underlying
> movement that abounds.
>
> Details are: San Diego Symphony with Steve Schick, Copley Symphony Hall,
> 7th and B, San Diego, 8:00 pm. One night only...
>
> Opening with a percussion quartet improvisation that plays off a heartbeat,
> the concert continues with a wide array of musics: Chavez's evocative
> "Sinfonia India", "Temezcal" for a pair of maracas and taped
> accompaniement, a world premiere by Ward-Steinman, and more orchestral fare.
>
> Then the fun starts: after a video featuring Steve, myself, and Jung-Ho Pak
> (SDS Artistic Director) shot at Home Depot on a search for sounds, Steve
> and I will perform on instruments I have built from found materials.
> Seriously microtonal, I'll be uploading audio and photos later on so you
> can see that Mom doesn't offer only lip service to microtones.
>
> The culmination of the evening is Tan Dun's extraordinary "Concerto for
> Water Percussion and Orchestra", featuring one soloist and two
> semi-soloists playing an array of percussion instruments in and out of
> water! We've built special basins for performing: clear basins filled with
> water, lit from inside so that all movements are glowing and illuminated,
> and mic'ed. Many sections, including Steve's evocative cadenza, involve
> simple *playing* the water, rhythmically and elsewise. It is a deeply
> satisfying experience.
>
> I've spent weeks on this project, compiling, rehearsing, collaborating, and
> I have to say that up to this point is has been one of the most involving
> and moving collaborations of my musical life. If any of you can attend, you
> will feel my joy and humility in the act of causing music to spring to live
> and love.
>
> I wish you all the best, and will be more in attendance once the weekend is
> over.
>
> Onward and up,
> Jon
>
>

-- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria island
http://www.anaphoria.com

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