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| | Ear to the Earth 2007: Requiem for fossil fuels |
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| Dates |
From October 19, 2007 8:30 PM
Through October 20, 2007 8:30 PM |
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Judson Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012 |
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| Info Line |
888-749-9998 |
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http://www.emfproductions.or... |
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| Contact |
Electronic Music Foundation
888-749-9998
emf@emf.org
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| Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door. |
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| Description |
 On Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20, at 8:30, EMF presents the final event of Ear to the Earth 2007, Requiem for Fossil Fuels by Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger. The work is a Requiem Mass for for 8 channels of sound, electronics, and voices.
Odland writes, "There come times in life where the passing of great events require formal acknowledgment to assist in their comprehension. We now face the passing of our way of life dependent on fossil fuels, and hope to gain insight by examining the sounds of our culture through the lens of the 'Requeim Mass'."
In 2004, Odland and Auinger (aka O+A) presented an early version of their Requiem for Fossil Fuels at the SophienKirche as part of Inventionen Festival. This performance will include the complete work, with the parts of the Requiem Mass including a new Sanctus. O+A will perform an 8-channel mix, with singers led by acclaimed mezzosoprano Hai-Ting Chinn, and with an "orchestra" of city resonances. O+A uses the form of the requiem to extract musical resonances from various cities of the world and recompose them in a formal historical structure. These sonic holographic resonant images are played back in "cathedral sound space" through an 8 channel sound system. |
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