Language and Thinking (L&T) Program Presents
Contemporaneous: "New Music and Story Telling"
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Contemporaneous will perform music for film by Ennio Morricone and David Lang. Led by Contemporaneous, students will examine clips from films by Sergio Leone and Paolo Sorrentino and consider how the music influences their experience. Through attention to performance, students will gain insight into the invisible force responsible for the emotional structure of a movie — the score. Questions about the manipulation of audience through storytelling will be considered. When is fiction a story and when is it a lie? How can music affect the "suspension of disbelief"?
Contemporaneous is an ensemble of 21 musicians whose mission is to bring to life the music of now. Recently recognized for a “ferocious, focused performance” (New York Times) and for its “passionate drive . . . setting an extremely high bar for other ensembles to live up to” (I Care If You Listen), Contemporaneous performs and promotes the most exciting work of living composers through innovative concerts, commissions, recordings, and educational programs.
Based in New York City and active throughout the United States, Contemporaneous has performed over 70 concerts at a wide range of venues, including Lincoln Center, (le) poisson rouge, Merkin Concert Hall, Baryshnikov Arts Center, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and the Bang on a Can Marathon.
Contemporaneous has premiered more than 40 works, many of them large-scale pieces by emerging composers. Through its commissions and readiness to play challenging music, the ensemble encourages composers to take risks and defy constraints. Contemporaneous' debut album, Stream of Stars — Music of Dylan Mattingly (Innova Recordings), has been featured on radio programs around the world, including WNYC's “New Sounds” and WRTI's “Now is the Time.”
Contemporaneous also leads participatory programs for public school students in the communities where the ensemble performs. These workshops are designed to instill a passion for new music and to convey the power of careful listening and meaningful expression through music. The ensemble has held residencies at the University of New Orleans and Williams College and is currently an ensemble-in-residence at Bard College, where the group was founded in 2010.
For more information, call 845-758-7141, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://languageandthinking.bard.edu.
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: TBD