Longing for Utopia: Graeme Jennings plays Nono
Monday, March 1, 2010 8:00 pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum
701 Mission St. at Third St., San Francisco
Pre-concert talk at 7:15 pm.
Luigi Nono, La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura (1988)
Graeme Jennings, violin
Christopher Burns, sound engineer
Guest Lecturer: Professor Bruce Durazzi (Washington University, St. Louis)
$28 general, $23 senior, $10 student
Order on our tickets page, or visit ybca.org.
In this hour-long piece for soloist and electronics, violinist Graeme Jennings forges an unpredictable path through the audience, like a pilgrim on a spiritual quest. Nono’s piece requires the highest level of collaboration from the sound engineer, who must mix eight independently recorded parts in real-time, responding in the moment to the violinist’s live performance. A groundbreaking work by one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, the piece will be paired with a pre-concert talk by Nono expert Bruce Durazzi, and a post-concert discussion moderated by Italian music expert Luciano Chessa. After the performance there will be a reception in the lobby with prosecco donated by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
This event is presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute.
Special extra event!
A symposium on the life and work of Luigi Nono.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 2 pm
125 Morrison Hall, U.C. Berkeley
Cost: FREE
With guest speakers Prof. Bruce Durazzi, Prof. Ken Ueno (U.C. Berkeley), and Prof. Luciano Chessa* (SF Conservatory of Music).
*moderator
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