Here are Livia Vanaver and I at the French Embassy, taking the next steps toward bringing the Tower Music Dance Project to fruition. The plan is to convene the The Vanaver Caravan and percussive dancer extraordinaire Joel Hanna with several French dance companies & choreographers to present Tower Music in Paris as a public dance event much like last year’s… Read more →
Category: Tower Music Updates
The Sampler – A Prophecy Fulfilled
The following remark is from the inventor of the sampler, a technology that digitizes recorded sound. It’s in reference to my #TowerMusic: “I also would like to thank you for making music with it in the way I intended. It is an honor to meet you. Best, Harry“ Harry Mendell and I connected in Spring 2021 after I read an… Read more →
A nice feature from my alma mater….
https://stories.vassar.edu/2021/joseph-bertolozzi-81.html …and if anyone wants in on the 2024 Paris Olympics, lemme know! Read more →
Bridge Music 10th Anniversary Celebrations
– Celebrating a Decade of Music – Free and open to the public for ten years, Bridge Music has been and remains a touchstone of internationally recognized public sound-art. DAY OF THE EVENT – Saturday Aug 3, 2019 ACTIVITIES (all events are free): 2pm – Re-Dedication and Tour of the Bridge Music Installation with Composer Joseph Bertolozzi Johnson-Iorio Park, 281 Haviland Rd, Highland, NY 12528 We begin… Read more →
TOWER MUSIC AT THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
My rendition of the French National anthem (“La Marseillaises”) using #TowerMusic samples kicked off the official 130th Anniversary of the Eiffel Tower on May 18, 2019. Watch/hear it at 0:26. Vive la Musique! Read more →
TM5TET in California
Left Edge Percussion, under the direction of Terry Longshore, continues its tour of the west coast with a performance of the Tower Music Percussion 5tet, Sunday May 5, 7pm at Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, 101 Arbuckle Court, Weaverville, CA. Read more →
TOWER MUSIC PERCUSSION 5TET AT THE NORTHWEST PERCUSSION FESTIVAL
Left Edge Percussion, Terry Longshore, Director, begins its Spring 2019 touring season with a performance of Joseph Bertolozzi’s Tower Music Percussion 5tet at the Northwest Percussion Festival at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, ID. The concert is April 6 at 1pm and also features works by Carlos Chavez and Steve Reich. Left Edge Percussion will also perform works… Read more →
TOWER MUSIC PERCUSSION 5TET – Last performance before tour
Here’s your last chance to hear Left Edge Percussion perform Joseph Bertolozzi‘s Tower Music Percussion Quintet live before their Spring 2019 tour. Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University 491 S Mountain, Ashland, Oregon 97520, hosts the Southern Oregon University Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Terry Longshore, Friday Nov. 30, 2018 at 7:30pm PST. Works to be performed include:… Read more →
“…A TOWERING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND…”
“…a towering achievement in sound” That’s the headline from a review of the successful premiere on Nov. 8, 2018 of Tower Music 5tet at Southern Oregon University, performed by Left Edge Percussion under the direction of Dr. Terry Longshore. Here’s a link to the whole article: “A Towering Achievement in Sound” The evening’s offerings included: – video projections of composer Joseph Bertolozzi harvesting sounds… Read more →
TOWER MUSIC 5TET PREMIERE APPROACHING!
This Thursday, Nov 8, 2019…details on the poster. #TowerMusic5tet premiere. Read more →