Neuroscience into art - Sarah Hennies' Motor Tapes
Cutting-edge and experimental music - including the premiere of New York composer Sarah Hennies' Motor Tapes from Darmstadt and Alex Paxton's typically exuberant Od Ody Pink'd.
Kate Molleson introduces some of the latest sounds in New Music including the premieres of New York composer Sarah Hennies's Motor Tapes and Alex Paxton's Ody Pink'd.
Sarah Hennies learned about a neurological theory called 鈥渕otor tapes鈥� from Oliver Sacks鈥� book Musicophilia, and the concept stuck with her for years. The theory comes from neuroscientist Rodolfo Llin谩s, who posited that many of our thoughts, memories, and physical movements operate via a series of 鈥渓ooping tapes,鈥� with the goal of reducing the amount of energy the brain uses while doing common, repetitive tasks. Llin谩s鈥� theory fitted with the way Sarah Hennies experienced her own memories and the evolution of her identity and her fifty five minute long 鈥淢otor Tapes鈥� premiered in Darmstadt by Ensemble Dedalus is the result.
Also, the late John White's Concertino for Bass Clarinet and String Trio and tracks from Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra's recent release, "We demand鈥�.鈥�.鈥�.鈥媏verything now!"
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Primitive Percussion Orchestra
We demand...everything now!
Conductor: Mark S. Williamson. -
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John White
Concertino for Bass Clarinet and String Trio
Performer: Amalia Young. Performer: Gordon Cervoni. Performer: Rebecca Burden. Performer: Michelle Hromin. -
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Saviet/Houston Duo
onager
Performer: Sarah Saviet. Performer: Joseph Houston. -
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Este a Sz茅kelyekn茅l
Breaking the Shell
Performer: Bill Frisell. Performer: Andrew Cyrille. Performer: Kit Downes.- Redhook Records.
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Alex Paxton
Od Ody Pink'd
Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Titus Engel. -
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Sarah Hennies
Motor Tapes
Performer: Ensemble Dedalus. -
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Yuko Araki
Zenjitsutan
Performer: Yuko Araki. -
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Primitive Percussion Orchestra
The Night
Ensemble: Primitive Percussion Orchestra.
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