"Music in the Constellation: an in-person immersive audio experience" on June 11 at National Sawdust
Works by Frank Zappa, Stockhausen, Rameau and more on program curated by composer Greg Wilder for Chris Grymes' Open G Series
Over one hundred audio speakers will bathe the audience at National Sawdust in Brooklyn in sound, in an audio experience they could not possibly replicate at home. Music in The Constellation: An In-Person Immersive Audio Experience, presented by Open G Records on June 11 at 2 pm at National Sawdust, puts the state-of-the-art Meyer Sound System through its paces. Admission is free and tickets, available here, are required.
A guided tour of contemporary electronic music runs from music composed for a single moving speaker to a work that exploits the full 102-speaker Meyer Sound Constellation, using dozens of speakers mounted all around the audience in the four walls and the ceiling of the concert space. The program crafted by composer Greg Wilder includes seminal selections from Frank Zappa, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jean-Phillippe Rameau, Wolfgang Miterer; music that’s rarely been heard in the way the composers intended. Commentary throughout the program will illuminate the dramatic shift in the way people will be creating and experiencing music for decades to come.
Tickets for Music in The Constellation at National Sawdust on June 11 at 2 pm are free, available at nationalsawdust.org or (646) 779-8455. National Sawdust is located at 80 North 6th Street in Brooklyn.
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Chris Grymes' Open G Series at National Sawdust
Music in The Constellation: an In-Person Immersive Audio Experience
June 11, 2022 at 2 pm
National Sawdust
80 North 6th St
Brooklyn, NY
Program
Greg Wilder: Atlas (2022)
Frank Zappa: While You Were Art II (1985)
Kui Dong: Flying Apples (1995)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gesang der Jünglinge (1955-56)
Wolfgang Mitterer: Hallo, Mr. Bruckner (2009)
Allan Schindler: Vivre (2008)
Jean-Phillippe Rameau/Greg Wilder: Zaïs - Overture (1748/2022)
Tickets are free, available at nationalsawdust.org or (646) 779-8455
National Sawdust's Covid protocols are at this link.
Chris Grymes' Open G Series
April 28 | Nia Imani Franklin
May 20 | Variant 6
June 11 | Music in The Constellation: An In-Person Immersive Audio Experience
Chris Grymes founded Open G Records with a philosophy to produce music that is rooted in the classical tradition, but delivered in a way that will resonate with current and future generations of music fans. Having released a half dozen recordings, Open G has expanded to include a concert series hosted at National Sawdust in Brooklyn.
About National Sawdust
National Sawdust believes that artistic expression empowers us all to create a more joyful and just world. They curate and produce music and artistic works rooted in curiosity, experimentation, innovation, and inclusivity. They present their work by engaging communities of artists and audiences at their state-of-the-art Williamsburg home and on their digital stage.