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MoR Impulse + After Party
In collaboration with biologist and researcher Paul Garrity of Brandeis University, Music of Reality presents a multi-disciplinary concert that will showcase Garrity's research into the molecular mechanics of sensation, and its global implications, surrounded by music that delves into the themes of sense, mechanization, and impulse.
This program will include music by David Ibbett, Nico Muhly, James Tenney, and Salvatore Sciarrino. It will also include Music of Reality's trademark sonifications of data, as made by David Ibbett in collaboration with Paul Garrity and his research.
PERFORMERS:
Sophia Subbayya Vastek, piano (www.sophiavastek.com)
Stephen Marotto, cello
David Ibbett, electronics (www.davidibbett.com)
MUSICAL PROGRAM:
Drosophila (Fruit Fly) Sonifications - David Ibbett
Drones and Piano - Nico Muhly
Cellogram - James Tenney
Ai Limiti Della Notte - Salvatore Sciarrino
Music of Reality I & II - David Ibbett
Including Miniature Works TBA From the Call for Scores, written in response to the data sonifications.
LECTURE and DEMONSTRATIONS: Paul Garrity - "The Evolution of Sensation"
BIOS:
Pianist SOPHIA SUBBAYYA VASTEK is an active performer and visual artist. Performing has taken her to South Africa, Mexico, The Kennedy Center, the United States State Department, the Canadian Embassy (DC), Polish Cultural Institute (DC), The Apollo Theatre, Tenri Cultural Institute, and DiMenna Center, among many others. She has also been presented at festivals such as The NoiseGate Festival, Queens New Music Festival, Artscape, and Arts Letters & Numbers.
Sophia's debut album will be released in 2017, featuring raga-based works by Michael Harrison, as well as music by John Cage and Donnacha Dennehy. Guest artists include tabla player Nitin Mitta, Michael Harrison on tambura, and vocalist Megan Schubert. Produced by multiple Grammy-winning engineer Adam Abeshouse.
Sophia is one half of Tilted Arc, a new electroacoustic duo with electronic sound artist and multi-instrumentalist Sam Torres.
DAVID IBBETT is a British composer based in Boston. His music explores a fascinating conflux between the worlds of the classical, contemporary, acoustic and the electronic. By working to fuse key elements from a host of contrasting styles, David aspires to create art music that is rich, direct and dramatically deep.
Projects span from chamber music (Albion Trails, 2009, BBCSO Octet for BBC Radio 3) to inter-arts collaborations (Project 51, contemporary dance score for The Place Resolutions, 2012) and works for instruments and electronics. Davids research focuses on sampling techniques as an integrative force in electroacoustic compositions. Recent works include Islands (2014) for cellist Gregor Riddell with BEAST (Birmingham Electroacoustic Sound Theatre), Branches (2015) for the Transient Canvas ensemble & Music of Reality (2016), a series of pieces for instruments and electronics in collaboration with pianist Sophia Subbayya Vastek.
A native of Norwalk, Connecticut, STEPHEN MAROTTO has received a Bachelors degree with honors from the University of Connecticut, a Masters degree from Boston University, and is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at BU under the direction of Michael Reynolds. Stephens formative teachers include Kangho Lee, Marc Johnson, and Rhonda Rider. As a passionate advocate of contemporary music, Stephen has worked with numerous composers, and has played with several new music ensembles in the Boston area. Stephen has attended music festivals at the Banff centre, SoundSCAPE in Maccagno, Italy, and the Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt, Germany. Stephen has played in master classes for artists such as the Arditti Quartet and JACK Quartet. Stephen has a wide range of musical interest that include contemporary chamber music, improvisatory music, and electronic music. In his spare time, Stephen is an avid hiker and outdoorsman.
PAUL GARRITY is Professor of biology at Brandeis University whose expertise is in molecular genetics of sensory transduction and behavior. Garrity's lab investigates the molecular detectors and neural circuits that sense temperature and chemicals. They study thermal and chemical sensation and address fundamental questions in neuroscience, molecular biology, biophysics, and evolution, while providing insights relevant to human health and the development of new technologies for controlling neuronal activity.
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LocationArts at the Armory (View)
191 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02143
United States
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