Music With A View
Renee Weiler Recital Hall, 46 Barrow Street, NYC (just west of 7th Avenue, in the Village), NYC, NY
"Sky Mirror" - US premiere on Sunday Feb 1 at 3 pm in NYC!!!
"Sky Mirror" composed by Derrik Jordan for shakuhachi, string quartet and electric guitar with effects will have its US premiere on Sunday Feb 1 at 3 pm at The Renee Weiler Recital Hall (46 Barrow St) in New York City as part of The Flea Theater's "Music With A View" series.
"Sky Mirror" was awarded the Shakuhachi Chamber Music International Prize 2008 and was previously performed in Melbourne, Australia in December. The piece was written for a composition contest whose purpose is to encourage composers to create music for the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in a chamber music setting.
The piece will feature James Schlefer on shakuhachi, The Sonos String Quartet directed by Erik Ochsner and Elliot Bailen on electric guitar. Thirteen minutes long and divided into 3 movements, it is a world fusion piece that marries the atmospheric and enigmatic sound of the shakuhachi, the rich and refined sound of string quartet and the modern tonality of the electric guitar.
The Music With A View series is devoted to new music. The other pieces on the program include music by Ralph Farris and Sergei Tcherepnin.
Renee Weiler Recital Hall Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, NYC (just west of 7th Avenue, in the Village) (212) 242-4770 Sunday, February 1 at 3:00 PM ADMISSION IS FREE, General Seating.
Please bring your friends!