Spektral Quartet’s THEATRE OF WAR is finally a wrap, but the theatrical concerts continue!
Tonight, ICE holds a special solo concert with soprano Tony Arnold who will be performing pieces by Georges Aperghis. Recitations will be on the program. It’s like:
I’m hoping she’ll encore with the Berio Sequenza III, another quirky gestural piece which Arnold performed at a Dal Niente concert back in the winter. What’s most intriguing about Aperghis’ writing for voice is not that it’s simply theatrical, but that it’s so damn catchy. His technique is fine tuned, making him something like the the pop writer of extended vocal technique. And there’s no doubt that Arnold will know how to keep us engaged.
Tonight is also the CD/DVD release concert for Third Coast Percussion’s John Cage: Works for Percussion 2. The video at the top is the trailer for the album, which the quartet will play a majority of tonight. These early percussion works by Cage which often call for unusual or unspecified instruments, have to be just about as fun to watch as to listen to.
Third Coast will also preview the first installment of their RENGA:Cage:100 project, in which they play 100 6-7 second pieces or excerpts, each from a different composer. The order, of course, is determined by chance operations. I’m hoping mine gets put next Andy Akiho’s, considering that’s about the closest we will ever come to collaborating with one another.
Finally, tomorrow night ICE will present their full out Aperghis showcase, with Tony Arnold and the rest of the crew. You may have seen the flyer or the ringtone card which are both pretty sweet. Hope to see you there!
