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My last post was about the Launch of the Kickstarter Campaign and I am happy to say that it was completely funded! The concert is only a few days away and I wanted to put up some links to Digital Embrace in case anyone is interested:
Important Info:
CONCERT – Sunday, January 29th @ 3 pm
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I have recently launched a project that will be tied to one of my DMA recitals at Peabody entitled Digital Embrace. The main thrust of the project will be a concert featuring live electronics and winds, that will take place on January 29th, 2012 @ 3 pm.
Along with the concert itself, I have started a Kickstarter campaign to help raise the money to rent the pieces on the program. The video below is a promo for the concert and is also used on the kickstarter website. If you are interested in supporting this project, you can click HERE. But, the best way to help out is to spread the word about the kickstarter, so feel free to share the link!
More info about the event itself can be found HERE
For those of you who do not know, there is a contemporary music group in the DC area called the Great Noise Ensemble. It’s founder and conductor, Armando Bayolo, started the group by posting an ad on Craigslist back in 2005. Armando is also a faculty member in the composition department of the Peabody Institute. The Ensemble just recently finished up the US premiere of Louis Andriessen’s De Materie.
Unfortunately, Armando injured his shoulder in the process of putting on this giant Andriessen piece, and he has graciously asked if I would conduct the ensemble in the next concert. The chance to work with these fine musicians was reason alone to accept this opportunity – and then I found out about the music!
This upcoming concert focuses on pop music’s influence on “the music”, to use a recently coined term by Alex Ross. For anyone who has known me at all, you will know that this concert is right up my alley! The program is as follows:
Stephen Gorbos – Signals
Ryan Brown – Warhorse (complete with lyrics from metalmaker.net!)
Steven Mackey – Deal
Joshua Bornfield – I See It Coming (songs after Radiohead)
The Mackey piece will feature DJ Sparr on guitar and the entire concert promises to be really fun! It will be at 7:30 on Friday, December 3rd in the Ward Recital Hall at Catholic University. If you are interested in tickets, go HERE.
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