BRIDGE MUSIC SEASON 14 BEGINS with NEW SPEAKERS
A NEW ARTICLE ABOUT TOWER MUSIC
A GREAT ARTICLE BY MICHEL JEANDIN ABOUT ARTISTS GOING BEYOND THEIR USUAL MATERIALS TO CREATE THEIR WORK. TOWER MUSIC IS PRESENTED IN THE “SOUND” (SONNER) SECTION. IN FRENCH.
https://www.artshebdomedias.com/article/materiaux-et-synesthesie-dans-lart-2/
COMPOSER MASTERCLASS – AN EYE ILLUMINED BY ANOTHER SUN – BERTOLOZZI
Watch the Genesis, Structure and Performance Practice behind this epic work. Not just which mallets to use, but everything from their physical placement to why wearing long sleeve shirts & pants are recommended when performing it. Also covered are extended “flumie” techniques, muting, its general aesthetic, and very importantly for a non-pitched instrument, the reason and structure of phrase-repetitions contrasted with free interstitial sections. Link here [the file is too big for this website]: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=KeVw5yACMhk&list=PLD0C9789E4FF261CA&index=7
It’s a companion video to “AN EYE ILLUMINED BY ANOTHER SUN – LIVE IN PA” found at https://josephbertolozzi.com/an-eye-illumined-by-another-sun/
This masterclass took place at Mitch Nur’s 2023 9Way Academia and was filmed by Frederick Noiseux
The diminishing legacy of pipe organs in Beacon, NY
Here’s a good article about the diminishing legacy of pipe organs in Beacon, NY as well as the few that are actively being maintained.
Joseph Bertolozzi at St. John the Evangelist Church, Beacon NY, September 2024
Photo of Joseph Bertolozzi by Brian Cronin for the Highlands Current.
Here are a couple informal demonstrations: Recessional from my “Suite for a Wedding” and (on the pedals) an excerpt of the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy,” also shot by Brian Cronin: