My residency at St. Peter’s School in Hyde Park, NY, in conjunction with the Dutchess County Arts Council continued with the students working on the computer with the sounds harvested from their playground. After having gathered the sounds from the playground, I went into K-Town Studios with Ron Kuhnke, our engineer, and cataloged them according to their tones. We had… Read more →
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Listening Stations down for the winter; Park Radios remain.
The BRIDGE MUSIC Listening Stations finished out their third season on the Mid Hudson Bridge and will soon be exhibited in the Mid Hudson Children’s Museum for the winter months. This is also the third year the Museum has partnered with Bridge Music.The Listening Stations are removed for the winter months and return April 1. There are Park Radio broadcasts… Read more →
Music-Technology-Science Workshop at St. Peter’s School Hyde Park, NY – 01
Remember Bridge Music? How about Playground Music? With an Arts-in-Education grant from the Dutchess County Arts Council, I began a workshop with the 6th grade at St. Peter’s School in Hyde Park, NY. The end product? Simple ringtones and/or sound effects drawn from the sounds of their playground equipment and a greater understanding of the music that surrounds us in… Read more →
BOSTON BRASS PREMIERES BERTOLOZZI FANFARE
The Boston Brass will premiere Joseph Bertolozzi’s “Fanfare from The Decameron” Friday, September 30, 2011 at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling NY. (UPDATE: Here’s the premiere on YouTube.) Bertolozzi’s “Fanfare” is a short, celebratory flourish that will open both the concert and the Pawling Concert Series‘ 38th season. This work was commissioned for the Boston Brass’s 25th Anniversary Fanfare project. Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 6 of 6
DAY 5, November 11, 2010, Armistice Day It’s the day after my Tower Music presentation to the Parisian officials (SETE). The positive energy of all my friends and supporters over the past few days catalyzed and sustained me. Now today, it’s freezing and raining in Paris, but nevermind, my apartment came with free calls to the USA (!) so I… Read more →
NYC PHOTOS OF BERTOLOZZI ACCORDION MUSIC PREMIERE
Here’s a photo of Anthony Grieco and Rocco Jerry premiering “Trances & Visions” and “Slovenia” from The Balkan Suite for accordion duo at the 2011 American Accordionists’ Association annual Masterclass and Concert series. The concert was held at the Tenri Cultural Institute, July 31, 2011 with Dr. William Schimmel moderating. Read more →
BERTOLOZZI MUSIC for ACCORDION DUO IN NYC
Anthony Grieco & Rocco Anthony Jerry will play Joseph Bertolozzi‘s “Trances & Visions” and “Slovenia” from The Balkan Suite Sunday July 31, 2011 at the American Accordionists’ Association Concert Series. The event takes place at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St # A, New York, NY (212) 645-2800, www.ameraccord.com/annualmasterclass.html. Both works will be featured in a Masterclass at… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 5 of 6
DAY 4, November 10, 2010 Arriving at the offices of the Eiffel Tower administration (SETE), Peter and I were prepared to present Tower Music. The Director of SETE was supposed to meet with us but was in another conference. She was going to join us when she was finished, but in the end didn’t get out in time. The other… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 4 of 6 (Part 2)
DAY 3 – Part 2, November 9, 2010 After practicing my presentation with Peter and Becky for Tower Music, I decided to get a bite at “The Creperie,” a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant just adjacent to my apartment building. It didn’t seem open but I pushed on the door and the proprietors Natalie & DJ (or as I later found out,… Read more →
Pitching the Eiffel Tower – 3 of 6 (Part 1)
DAY 3 – Part 1, November 9, 2010 I got up at around 11am after struggling with sleep and how to set my alarm clocks the night before. I went out in search of the “Cafe de Deux Moulins” where the movie ‘Amelie‘ was shot. My daughter loves the movie and I hoped to get a souvenir or two for her,… Read more →