[Microsound-announce] Miguel Frasconi: Saturday nights in January
Kim Cascone
kim at anechoicmedia.com
Fri Jan 5 11:45:05 EST 2007
Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia presents:
MIGUEL FRASCONI
Intensive Care
Saturday nights in January 6, 13, 20 & 27
Installation: 6 pm – midnight
Free admission
1026 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd fl. Between 38th and 39th NY 10018
Subways: 1, 2, 3, 9, B, D, F, Q, N, R, W to Times Square/42nd St
Phone 212-719-4393 | Email info at diapasongallery.org
NOTES BY FRASCONI:
Intensive Care was originally created for modern dance pioneer Anna
Halprin's performance event of the same name. When I first joined
Anna, she and her performers were exploring the farthest edges of
life, the final moments when a person passes from life into something
other than life. I went on to create a music that shared this
exploration of extremities, working only with very high and very low
sounds. Sounds that approach the point where they are no longer
sound. The combination of high and low sounds, with almost no middle
range, creates a unique psycho-acoustic effect where each listener
can experience their own imagined music.
The original work involves very raw and intense emotions, where the
performers used their bodies to express the last moments of actually
having a body. To support this I made a music that can be experienced
not only with one's ears, but with one's entire body. Once this is
established, the piece transitions to a music where the body is of no
matter. The sounds used are from basic physical elements: air and
water, glass and wood, and breath. These sounds are transformed and
modified to the point where they are no longer recognized. The
installation at Diapason will be a sound-only, site-specific, re-
imagining of the original work. The time frame will be expanded to
enable a closer hearing of this transition from life to something
other than life, from sound to something other than sound.
BIO:
Miguel Frasconi uses glass objects, electronics, keyboards, and "de-
evolved" instruments to create music that sounds from a uniquely
imagined tradition. His glass instruments have been called "a
beautiful menagerie of pealing contraptions" (Time Out NY), while his
music has been called "lyrical and stormy" (New York Times). His
recent activities include a new score for choreographer Alonzo King,
performances with electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, a newly
commissioned work for Gamelan Son of Lion, and concerts with the
composers collective Ne(x)tworks. He is currently artist in residence
at Harvestworks electronic media studios.
ABOUT DIAPASON
http://www.diapasongallery.org
Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia was founded by composer
Michael J. Schumacher in 2001 and its program builds on the efforts
of Schumacher’s previous sound space, Studio Five Beekman, founded in
1996. Diapason is the sole venue in New York City and one of few
internationally dedicated to the presentation of multi-channel sound
installation where composers and sound artists can realize their work
for an interested public. By providing an optimum listening
environment, two high quality multi-channel sound systems, a regular
audience, and a place for experimentation, Diapason seeks to engage
composers and the public in dialogue about the place of contemporary
music and sound practice in a broader cultural context.
Diapason is supported by NYSCA, the Phaedrus Foundation, the
Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts,
The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Kirk Radke, and by generous
individuals. Diapason is a 501(c)3 organization.
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