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… Read more →
Tag: Percussion
Tower Music & the Paris Olympics-1 of 11
Augment your Olympic experience this year by listening to the Eiffel Tower..not a song about it, but the ACTUAL SOUNDS of the Eiffel Tower. On YouTube, Spotify, or anywhere actually, you pick! To whet your whistle, here’s the official Tower Music music video #towermusic, #Bertolozzi, #Olympics Read more →
BRIDGE MUSIC OPENS 15TH SEASON
BRIDGE MUSIC OPENS 15TH SEASON Listening Stations Located Along Mid-Hudson Bridge Sidewalk, Open April through October/Park Radios operate 365/24/7 on 95.3FMwww.bridgemusic.info Highland, N.Y. – Joseph Bertolozzi’s Bridge Music, a unique sound-art installation featuring the Mid-Hudson Bridge itself as the instrument, is marking 15 years since its original debut. The public is invited to access the music via the listening stations,… Read more →
20 years on…
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 →
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 →