Composer Joseph Bertolozzi has received permission from the Eiffel Tower administration to pursue his “Tower Music” project. With microphones placed on the tower’s surfaces, he will compose and record original music using only the natural sounds of the Eiffel Tower itself. Further plans call for a series of live concerts during the Tower’s 125th anniversary in 2014. This project is… Read more →
Tag: American Composer
Considering Eiffel Tower Music
The whole idea for Tower Music began in 2004 when my wife, mimicking the way I play my percussion project The Bronze Collection, took a swing at a poster of the Eiffel Tower as if she was playing one of my gongs. Of course! Everything vibrates! Why not the Eiffel Tower? All one would have to do is locate where… Read more →
Bridge Music’s 3rd season
Joseph Bertolozzi’s Bridge Music Listening Stations were re-installed for their 3rd season. They remain in place at the towers of New York’s Mid Hudson Bridge from April 1 thru Oct 31. The Park Radios play year round on 95.3 FM within the parks that flank the bridge, namely Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie, NY and Johnson-Iorio Park in Highland, NY. While… Read more →
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS AND MUSIC FOR “ECCENTRICITIES”
For the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tennessee Williams this year, here’s the concert suite adapted from my score to his play “The Eccentricities of a Nightingale.” The music (still available for revivals) marked the first professional public performance of my music. The link also offers the reviews and program notes. Read more →