We hope you’ve enjoyed the first single released off our upcoming Field of Vision album! The next single will be dropping on May 22, and the full album will be released on June 12 — we can’t wait for you to hear the full record! In the meantime, we wanted to share some more behind-the-scenes footage from when we recorded the album in our historic Hill Auditorium here on campus. Check out some of the awesome sounds you’ll hear on the record!
@matthoward_percussion testing out these beautiful bass drums for tonight’s premiere of 2bd as part of @laphil Etudes project! What a thrill to write for Matt! And can’t wait to hear this tonight!
The end of @bangonacan Long Play Festival brought us a surprise visit from the great @philipglass who stopped in to hear the @boac_allstars play Glassworks!
Already immersed in LongPlay and tomorrow @ensemblesignal performs Trance at Bric at 1pm with the incredible @bradlubman and the Dream Band!!! @bangonacan
We are SO excited to share that our Field of Vision recording with Michael Gordon is releasing soon!! The full album will be released on June 12, but don’t worry, you’ll get to hear some even earlier — the first single is dropping THIS FRIDAY, May 1!!!
Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more behind-the-scenes footage and more singles dropping soon, but in the meantime, mark your calendars and check out the first track this Friday!!!
We are thrilled to announce our double appearance at the upcoming @romaeuropa festival 🥁
Mark your calendars: - Sept 19: Michael Gordon's Field of Vision for 36 percussionists. - Oct 4: A special tribute to Steve Reich for his 90th birthday.
It’s going to be an incredible experience. See you there!
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Spent all day Wednesday in the studio with @yarnwire and @oegra mixing Midnight Choir. This is a flashback to the recording session in January 2025. Yesterday heard the dress rehearsal and world premiere of @davidlangmusic ‘the wealth of nations’ @nyphilharmonic Not To Be Missed! 3 more performances if you are in NYC.
This Wednesday, 25 February at @luxnijmegen : the premiere screening of MUTED, a documentary by Bas Andriessen (no relation). The film follows the making of a collective work by @michaelgordon481 , Julia Wolfe, @davidlangmusic , and Louis Andriessen, created in close collaboration with violinist Monica Germino.
The music, composed in response to a diagnosis of hyperacusis, explores extreme softness and experiments with a range of decibel levels. The performance features violin and voice, frame violins, an extensive collection of mutes, and the specially created whisperviolin, built by luthier Bas Maas and designer Marcel Wanders. Texts are from Don Marquis’ Archy and Mehitabel.
🖊 “Muted may be the quietest piece ever written for violin, but it was riveting in this intimately powerful performance.” – The New York Times
🎥 Trailer on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/YVyXMbAl1JE?si=eDFTOduhRhBONLdZ
🎟 Tickets and information:
https://www.lux-nijmegen.nl/programma/muted/
#violin #violinist #newinstrument #violinproject #hyperacusis
And ... That's a wrap on the @michaelgordon481 What to Wear recording! When have I ever had this much fun in the studio? Bravo to #DamianLeGassick for producing these fabulous sessions. Can't wait for y'all to hear this one.
Summing up a Richard Foreman show is a fool’s errand, but the composer Michael Gordon gave it a shot. “It’s a piece with four Madeline Xs,” he said of the opera “What to Wear,” his collaboration with Foreman. “They’re trying to find things to wear, they are undergoing analysis, experts are confused about them and there’s a duck.” “I hope the piece is fun,” Gordon said, laughing, “I think people will come and go, ‘I don’t know what just happened, but I had a great time.’ @nytimes photos by @george_etheredge story by @doublediamondev Hear it all at @bam_brooklyn this week!!! @bethmorrisonprojects@prototypefest #whattowear
