On Discourses and Concert: c)i @ Transit Circle

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c)i is thrilled to be performing at the Transit Circle concert series, curated by our own Miranda Cuckson. This concert,  "Discourse: to hear and be heard" the idea of conversation and its role in human relationships, and is sizing up to be an incredible concert, with works by Brice Pauset, Vinko Golbokar, George Rochberg, and Felipe Lara.For me the situating of my work 102nd & Amsterdam within an interrogation of musical conversation is particularly resonant for me;– my works in general and this work in particular has a strong dialogic element; 'conversations' amongst the performers en volant are foregrounded rather than hidden in the background of textures, or 'solved' in rehearsals.  There is a constant unfolding as the work is performed again and again.  The work, like all works, is not an object, but an exchange of roles, attention, instrumental color and motivic material;– these transaction that in themselves do not bear import, but by their being afford opportunities for music making.

I'm very excited to have the musicians performing the work again, c)i recorded the work in 2009, and it is avaolable for purchase as part of the SCI-Capstone Record series.   An (very full) note on the work can be read HERE , and a recording by the same performers can be found HERE.

Definitely a concert well worth making! This Sunday, 23 January 23, at 7:30p, at the Mannes Concert Hall