DIRTY CHURCHES, JAMES CORRIGAN, PAT NOECKER/PAULA HENDERSON, HONEYCHILD COLEMAN
@cassettenyc Thu, Apr 9 at 7:30 PM! Ticket link in bio
Performing a new improv friendly quartet for @mezzo4te / violin, @marjishemanski / violin, @thisisalexgray / sax and @gelaznik on synth with a radical costumed performance by @rachelblackwel (it’s her bday!)
Very special thanks to @patrixn and @cassettenyc for having us!
#ambient #performanceart #freakscene #creaturefeature #quartet
With deep gratitude to everyone involved. Sharing a few moments from the Carnegie Hall Tibet House Concert.
It was such a joy to offer a spontaneous piece with my dear friends Laurie Anderson and Martha Mooke, inspired by the final poem of the 6th Dalai Lama, “White Crane.” This was followed by “Snowy Mountain - Gangri” from my recently released album Be the Sky with Philip Glass, performed with Alex Gray, the Scorchio Quartet, and the powerful voices of the Resistance Revival Chorus, in honour of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday.
Most of the Photos by Christine Connallon and David Iskra.
“White Crane” - final poem of the 6th Dalai Lama
བྱ་དཀྲུང་དཀྲུང་དཀར་པོ།
གཤོག་རྩལ་ང་ལ་གཡར་དང།
ཐག་རིང་རྒྱང་ནས་མི་འགྲོ།
ལི་ཐང་བསྐོར་ནས་སླེབས་ཡོང། Oh White crane! Lend me your wings. I will not fly far - From Lithang, I shall return.
Snowy Mountains - Gangri Rawe In the land encircled by the snowy mountains Is the source of all happiness and benefit. All-aware Chenrezig, Tenzin Gyatso - May you stand firm until samsara ends.
@tibethouse.us@thisisalexgray@elecviola@laurieandersonofficial@scorchioquartet@resistancerevivalchorus
OUT NOW: Infrasound x Darian Donovan Thomas: Book of Sorrows
“The music you are about to hear stems from a collaboration between ten InfraSound musicians and composer Darian Donovan Thomas. Workshopped over two months in Fall 2023, and further developed from 2023-2025, Book of Sorrows is a musical spellbook in response to the need for a safe space to process queer trauma, sadness, and sorrow musically. During our workshops, Darian and InfraSound worked through different modes of expressing sorrow, and how deeply it is rooted in queer identity. Oftentimes as queer musicians, we seek validation through external means (for example praise from our peers, accolades, and recognition). Validation, more often than not, forms our sense of “queer joy” and belonging. Institutions meanwhile fetishize this joy in order to assimilate our bodies into a heteronormative societal framework. While queer people are praised for being joyful and vibrant, we also are often silenced or ostracized for expressing anything that fits outside of this rigid frame. In order to fully embrace queerness in all of its multifaceted beauty, we must also support and celebrate the dark and difficult parts of ourselves that we tend to keep hidden. To be fully embraced as a queer person is to be seen. We hope this music will give an opportunity for audiences to peek into our internal selves, to bask in its sorrow, pain, and beauty, and to break free from society’s expectations of us.” - Yoshi Weinberg
Shara Lunon, voice
Luke Paulino, voice
Stefanie Proulx, flutes
Yoshi Weinberg, flutes, pedal harp
Kristina Teuschler, bass clarinet
Giancarlo Latta, violin
Dudley Raine IV, viola
Sam Zagnit, double bass
J Clancy, percussion
Daniel Schreiner, piano
Darian Donovan Thomas, voice, electronics, piano
Music and Texts by Darian Donovan Thomas
Produced by Darian Donovan Thomas and Alex Ring Gray
Engineered by Michael Hammond
Recorded at Figure 8 Recording – Brooklyn, NY
Except for Vocals on “Inner Child”, and Electronics, engineered by Alex Ring Gray
Recorded at Dunvagen Music – New York, NY
Mixed by Alex Ring Gray and Darian Donovan Thomas
Mastered by Dan Langa
Photos by Matt Josephson
What heartwarming night of music at the Arthur Zankel Music Center! Born from the album Be the Sky by Philip Glass and Tenzin Choegyal, here is a short 4minutes snippet of the 90 minute LIVE Concert of the world premiere curated by Zhenelle LaBel was a breathtaking journey through sound, ritual, and human connection in honour of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Year of Compassion.
Tenzin Choegyal, Attacca Quartet (Amy Schroeder, Domenic Salerni, Nathan Schram, Andrew Yee), Alex Ring Gray, Francis Davies, Russell Haight, Teresa Rodrigues, Ezri Rubenstein Miller, Ellie Ushakov, Tsering Dorjee Bawa, Siena Yannotti, the Skidmore String Ensemble (directed by Michael Emery), Skidmore Vocal Soul Collective (directed by Floydd Ricketts), the Children of Saratoga Springs Waldorf School, and Caffè Lena School of Music all came together to create an expansive, transcendent musical experience.
A huge thank you to everyone, including the amazing sound and production teams at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. A full, joy-filled standing ovation that felt more like a shared heartbeat - a beautiful acknowledgment of this collective offering. To every single being who joined us and held the moment with such warmth: thank you.
Now, Be the Sky is out in the world for you all to discover and enjoy. Please check the bio to listen.
#BeTheSky #PhilipGlass #TenzinChoegyal #AttaccaQuartet #SkidmoreMusic #WorldPremiere #LiveMusic #Community #StandingOvation
✨ NEW ALBUM “BE THE SKY” OUT NOW ✨ by Philip Glass & Tenzin Choegyal
A heartfelt collaboration born from two decades of musical friendship uniting Tenzin’s Tibetan nomadic lineage with Philip Glass’s iconic minimalist sound. A sonic offering of hope, resilience, spirituality, and connection.
Featuring: Alex Ring Gray • Scorchio Quartet • Saori Tsukada • Children of Tibetan Children’s Village
“Music takes me to places I can’t physically go, like Tibet. But Tibet resides within me. I hope this album takes you to your heart places.” @tibet_effect
“Be the Sky is my humble offering in honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, and a celebration of my dear friend Philip Glass.” - Tenzin Choegyal
🎧 BE THE SKY out now on all listening platforms. Link in the Bio
Join us to celebrate tonight for the World Premiere Live Concert of BE THE SKY with Attacca Quartet, Alex Ring Gray, Tsering Dorjee Bawa, Zhenelle LaBel, and the awesome specially curated Skidmore guest artists! 🎶
Fri, November 14 • 7:30 PM @zankelmusiccenter
Mixing: Alex Ring Gray, Mastering: Taylor Deupree (12k Mastering), Production: Tenzin Choegyal & Alex Ring Gray, Executive Producer: Yodon Thonden, Artwork: Tenzing Rigol, Design: Jamyang Tenzin
Supported by The Tibet Fund, The Sea Stone Foundation, The Green Dragons Fund, Orange Mountain Records, and many generous friends & family!!!
🌟 World Premiere of Be the Sky 🌟
With much happiness sharing that the world premiere of Be the Sky, the new album by Tenzin Choegyal & Philip Glass, is coming to life with an extraordinary lineup of talent to bring this album to the stage.
Joining the team for the premiere are the amazing Alex Ring Gray (multi-instrumentalist), the two-time Grammy-winning Attacca Quartet, the 17-piece Skidmore String Orchestra led by Michael, and the brilliant Ellie on mandolin and Francis on banjo. We’re also graced by Dr. Russell, Ezri, and Teresa on saxophone, Dr. Floydd’s Vocal Soul Collective (with a children’s choir from Saratoga Springs), Tsering Dorjee Bawa and Siena bringing movement to the performance, Frank weaving our sound, and Gavin lighting up the entire space and our curator Zhenelle on spoken word!
Here are some fun photos from many of our first meetings… it’s been such a joy to experience everything come together! ✨💖
It’s going to be a night filled with energy, passion, and beauty—and I can’t wait to share it with you all!
Arthur Zankel Music Center
815 N Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
#BeTheSky #WorldPremiere #LivePerformance #MusicAndSoul #Collaboration #ArtInMotion #SaratogaSprings #DreamTeam #gratefulheart❤️ @zankelmusiccenter@zhenelle@thisisalexgray@attaccaquartet@domenic_salerni@hapacello@tseringdbawa
