Pretty much like my last visit to pitch the Eiffel Tower administration in November 2010, on January 6, 2013 I played the last Mass of the day at St. Joseph’s in Middletown, NY and hopped on a plane for Paree (though last time it was a bar mitzvah at Vassar Temple….like I said, pretty much, not exactly!). I got off… Read more →
Tag: Public Art
BEACONS OF MUSIC follow up
“Beacons of Music,” my latest public art installation with photography by Rob Penner, sponsored by BMW of the Hudson Valley was a roaring success. Rob’s photos celebrate the current musical culture of Beacon, NY, and instead of a “wine & cheese” opening reception, the musicians whose pix were on the wall gave astounding performances in a public concert. With two… Read more →
PLAYGROUND MUSIC
On Dec 6, 2011 at 7pm the culmination of Joseph Bertolozzi‘s work with St. Peter’s School in Hyde Park, NY and the Dutchess County Art’s Council‘s Arts-In Education program will be presented to the public. The 6th grade class will play the ringtones and sound effects they created from sampling their school’s playground, much in the fashion that Bertolozzi did… Read more →
Music-Technology-Science Workshop at St. Peter’s School Hyde Park, NY – 02
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 →
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 →