Saturday
December 7
9 PM
Alvin Lucier
Cello and Pure Waves
played by Charles Curtis
$12 / $9
Charles Curtis
(2002)
for solo cello with
slow sweep, pure wave oscillators
13 minutes
Music for Cello
with One or More Amplified Vases
(1993) New York Premiere
25 minutes
Still and Moving
Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas (1973-74) (original
version)
standing waves, unattended percussion
25 minutes
Three significant works by one of the defining figures in American experimentalism, spanning the enormous range of his output. The physics of sound in space are explored with arresting vividness. Acoustical beating patterns spin palpably in the listening space, redefining the physical environment. The concert can be regarded as a performed articulation of miniature sound environments in sequence. Curtis' double CD of Lucier's work is recently released on Sigma Editions/Antiopic Records.
Charles Curtis
is an acclaimed soloist and chamber musician. Since the early eighties
he has pursued a dual path, working in the worlds of experimental rock
and sound art while continuing as a highly respected performer of the
traditional cello repertoire. For ten years he was first solo cellist
of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg, and he has appeared
as soloist with major conductors and orchestras worldwide. In Waking States
he presents the fruit of his close personal and musical friendships with
some of the most original figures in experimental music.
For more information contact Rachel Jimenez at 718.499.4842 or wakingstates@gardenvariety.org,
and visit www.gardenvariety.org/projects/wakingstates
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