Center for New Music: The Chromelodia Project Premiere of 'Occhio'
Free (Donations accepted)
Chris Brown, piano & computer
Theresa Wong, cello & voice
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe & electronics
The Chromelodia Project, a trio blending just intonation, improvisation, and interactive computer music, premieres Chris Brown’s concert-length song cycle Occhio, set to poetry by Erika Dagnino. by The trio includes Brown on piano and computer, Theresa Wong, cello and voice, and Kyle Bruckmann, oboe and electronics. The group’s name refers to Harry Partch’s Chromelodeon, a keyboard he used to support the musicians playing in his 43-tone tuning. The Chromelodia Project formed in 2016 to explore just intonation, improvisation, and interactive electronics in a chamber setting. Its members are all experienced innovators in these areas, as well as classically trained musicians who are adept at reading and performing from scores. The trio has performed at Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland, The Lab and Center for New Music in San Francisco, and at The Stone in New York City. Its repertoire of three song cycles are written using the 43-tone just intonation tuning system of the American iconoclast composer and instrument builder Harry Partch. This new work follows up the CD release last summer of Some Center on New World Records that includes two song cycles for the trio: First Light and Some Centre. Julian Cowley of The Wire describes: “Some Centre is a multi-faceted drama of attentive engagement and imaginative transformation.”
The livestream will take place at 8pm Pacific.
This concert will be streamed live on the Center for New Music YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/J2aCNd4qywo
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