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Town And Country, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Town And Country, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
Did you know Baroque was the new music of the 17th century? In the 21st century, it is the fastest growing niche in the classical music business. The dynamically engaging ensemble REBEL returns to the Alexander Kasser Theater with a specially crafted program featuring works by both well-known and lesser-known composers. In this remarkable musical journey, REBEL presents works by composers of vastly different backgrounds–Handel from the royal city of London; Telemann from the urban center of Hamburg; and Scheiffelhut, Fischer, and Schmierer from the country courts of southern Germany–in an exciting and rare arrangement of compositions, all of which …
Bringing Down The Stars And Moving Them Around, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Bringing Down The Stars And Moving Them Around, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
Have you heard the old saying: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts? Not this time! Open your ears! The most inventive percussion ensemble in America performs one of the giant works of the 20th century. Pleiades by Greek composer Iannis Xenakis is a timeless, polyrhythmic composition considered to be a masterpiece and test of will for those who dare undertake it in performance. Joining So¯ Percussion to complete the tour-de-force experience will be Todd Meehan and Douglas Perkins. Bonus points awarded for concert ingenuity: also on the program is Proximity by Turkish composer Cenk Ergün, whose use of electronic tonalities is …
Dark Matters, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Dark Matters, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
Do you wish you could be anonymous in our very public world? Crystal Pite covers the faces and hands of her dancers in an effort to find purity and grace in their anonymity, while noting that our most powerful universal force is noticeably invisible. Dark matter comprises approximately 96% of the observable universe, affecting the speed, structure, and evolution of galaxies, yet it is essentially unknown. Dark Matters invites its audience into a mysterious world bounded only by time, space, and object. Puppetry, new music, and dance commingle in original and evocative configurations, making Dark Matters a signature work by …
Double Vision, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Double Vision, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
Did you ever hope to see the world anew when looking through a crystal prism? Double Vision offers a similar experience, only the entire stage becomes the optical illusion. An interdisciplinary encounter created by an acclaimed choreographer and world-class architects, Double Vision animates the stage in paradoxical ways. The ephemeral nature of Carolyn Carlson’s dance is exposed by Electronic Shadow (architect Naziha Mestaoui and media artist Yacine Aït Kaci). Blurring the distinction between illusion and reality, Double Vision leaves a convincing argument for the existence of a parallel universe.
Young Concert Artists, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Young Concert Artists, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
Does discovering young talent trained in the classical canon give you a thrill? Join us to hear the best of the best. Young Concert Artists (YCA) is a seminal force in the performance field. Since 1961, YCA has been dedicated to launching the careers of exceptional, but unknown, young musicians from around the world. The performers in this special concert are all recipients of the Alexander Kasza-Kasser prize, awarded annually by YCA to its most promising discoveries. With YCA’s track record, one or all of these artists could be the next Lang Lang, Richard Stoltzman, or Renée Fleming! The concert …
Jet Lag, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Jet Lag, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
In 1998 Marianne Weems and The Builders Association, in collaboration with the architects/media artists Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, presented JET LAG, a cross-media project that was ahead of its time. JET LAG is based on two overlapping true stories about eccentric individuals who manipulated time and space, turning their travels into a new kind of escape. In 1969 an ambitious sailor set out on a round-the-world sailboat race only to discover that he could “win” by simply sending radio reports of his false travel times while sailing in circles off the coast of South America. Then, over the course …
Shanghai Quartet With Guest Artist Wu Man, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Shanghai Quartet With Guest Artist Wu Man, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
Does Montclair State’s resident string quartet ever rest on its laurels? Banish the thought. The Shanghai Quartet and celebrated pipa virtuoso Wu Man perform the world premiere of Lei Liang’s Five Seasons, commissioned by the Quartet. The program also includes Beethoven’s Quartet op. 18, no. 3; Schumann’s Quartet op. 41, no.1; and Wang Huiran’s “Dance of the Yi People,” performed on the pipa.
Here There Be Dragons, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Here There Be Dragons, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
What makes a “new classical” band stand out? C omposition chops and entrepreneurial hustle. Missy Mazzoli’s all-female quintet Victoire personifies a dreamy post-rock sensibility. William Brittelle’s Television Landscape embraces a big-band sonic eclecticism. And the aggressively creative NOW Ensemble, featuring compositions by Judd Greenstein, defines 21st-century chamber music. These bands have their act together!
Everywhere Is The Best Seat: Disembodied Instruments, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
Everywhere Is The Best Seat: Disembodied Instruments, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University
2010-2011 PEAK Explores the Answer: Experiments in Arts & Technology
This 60-minute performance set within Christopher Janney’s 36-column sound and light installation Everywhere Is the Best Seat will be a unique experiment in live and MIDI-triggered sounds. Moving from environmental music to R&B and jazz, Janney and friends create an immersive musical experience, exploring the “hidden music” of sound as part of and detached from the instruments and performers who make them. Special guests include Dave Revels and Jimmy Hayes of The Persuasions, Stan Strickland, Wes Wirth, Jerry Leake, and Eddie Grenga.