A conversation in words and music
When:
Saturday March 10, 2012, 7:30 PM
Where:
Kridel Grand Ballroom,
Portland Art Museum
1219 Southwest Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
What:
Composers, deep in thought, constantly interrupted….
The composers of the New York School gave musical voice to the abstract expressionism of Mark Rothko and his contemporaries. Morton Feldman, John Cage, Earle Brown, and Christian Wolff were pioneers of musical time bending and color, laying the groundwork for the subsequent minimalist revolution. Our program features Feldman’s landmark musical composition, Rothko Chapel, with works by his NY School colleagues, given context by the composers in their own words and with their own recorded voices, a conversation in words and music…..
The life and legacy of Portland native Mark Rothko is celebrated with this special performance of Morton Feldman’s modern musical masterpiece. This program features Resonance Choral Ensemble and will coincide with Portland Art Museum’s Rothko exhibit. Additional events relating to this exciting work will be announced in the fall as Third Angle Ensemble and Portland Art Museum work together to celebrate Mark Rothko.
Sponsor:
The M.E.N.S.C.H. Fund
This project is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust: Oregonians investing in Oregon’s art, heritage and humanities.
