20 years apart: composer Joseph Bertolozzi with Chief Engineer (retired) Bill Moreau of the New York State Bridge Authority. Without his approval & oversight there would’ve been no Bridge Music and subsequently no Tower Music, its sister project in Paris. It all began here #bridgemusic #towermusic Read more →
Tag: Percussion
Harmonious World podcast on Tower Music
My latest interview about #TowerMusic from Harmonious World coming from merry old England! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-discussion-of-tower-music-with/id1514804118?i=1000631776925 Read more →
Today on NPR’s Tones & Drones podcast with Jason Miller
Today at 1pm ET/noon CT, I’ll be on NPR’s Tones & Drones podcast with Jason Miller from the the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU Public Radio (www.kvlu.org) hear it on Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, NPROne and others. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonesanddrones/episodes/Tones–Drones-w-Joseph-Bertolozzi-e2a5tes Read more →
Tower Music Dance Project takes a step forward
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 →
“…an eye illumined by another sun…”
Featured artist Joseph Bertolozzi performs “…an eye illumined by another sun…” on the solo gong at the 9ways Academia Gong Conference in Perkasie, PA, July 10, 2023. Program Notes “…an eye illumined by another sun…” takes its formal structure from biblical Hebrew poetry using thought-based parallelism, primarily synthetic: a rhythmic and or timbral premise is proposed, and a variation of… Read more →
Solo Gong performance & discussion
Joseph Bertolozzi presents his work for solo gong: “…an eye illumined by another sun…” at the 9Ways Academia in Perkasie, PA., on July 10, 2023, performing and discussing his composition & techniques for the solo gong. All spots are sold out. #gong #bronze collection #bertolozzi #mitchnur Read more →
Bridge Music & Joseph Bertolozzi win Chronogrammies!
Joseph Bertolozzi was recognized twice in Chronogram magazine with two 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards, known as Chronogrammies. The first category was for Public Art for the “Bridge Music” sound art installation in Poughkeepsie, now in its 14th season, and also for Local Band/Musician. #bridgemusic Read more →
Alison Chen & Joseph Bertolozzi
Here with Alison Chen of the Fei Tian College in Middletown, NY after their Spring Gala Performance. She is an illuminatingly sensitive chorographer; her work “Fleeting Moments of Youth” featuring special guest Yungyung Tsuai and company was very moving, and for me a highlight of the program. We met last year when she chorographed the opening set of the Bridge… Read more →
BRIDGE MUSIC SEASON 14 BEGINS with NEW SPEAKERS
BRIDGE MUSIC SEASON 14 BEGINS…WHAT’S NEW? BRAND NEW SPEAKERS! After 13 years of solid work the original speakers have been retired. We’ve installed these new ones, much bigger and with a greater bass response. Installation is complete for opening day, April 1! This is so darn fun! #bridgemusic, New York State Bridge Authority, Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley, Dutchess Tourism,… Read more →
ARTIFICIAL HARMONICS FOR GONGS
Gongs are usually thought of as a “one trick pony”…just a big crash. They are far more nuanced than that as my long history of playing them has revealed. In this video you’ll experience the very real world of artificial harmonics from pitched and supposedly non-pitched gongs. Remember, you heard it here first! Read more →