The Aura Electric, Opus Three will be performed by the Mat Maneri / Randy Petersen Duo, two of the most innovative and distinctive artists on the downtown improvised scene; The Project One Ensemble performing works for electric string quartet (George Crumb’s Black Angels and a world premiere by Michael Spassov).
The Aura Electric, Opus Three explores the sound world of amplified strings by juxtaposing different approaches to composed and improvised electric chamber music. The relationship between composed and improvised music as well as the role of technology in will be expanded through a discussion with the artists and audience and in program essay whose departure point is Walter Benjamin’s concept of the aura of a work of art.
What is Project One?
By converging contemporary improvised and new music, Project One presents provocative programs that explore the vitality and philosophical and cultural contexts of music today through performance and discussion.
* PROGRAM *
7:00 Project One Ensemble
Michael Spassov: World Premiere
George Crumb: Black Angels for Electric String Quartet: Thirteen Images from the Dark Land
Cornelius Dufallo & Ariana Kim violins
Kenji Bunch viola
Leigh Stuart cello
8:00 Discussion
Moderated by Christopher Zimmermann
8:30 Mat Maneri / Randy Peterson Duo - Improvisations
Mat Maneri electric viola
Randy Peterson drums