![]() Mario Diaz de Leon is an NYC based musician whose creative work encompasses modern classical music, experimental electronic music, extreme metal, and improvised music. Working extensively with an inner circle of close collaborators (ICE, Talea, and TAK Ensemble, among others) his classical works have been celebrated over the last decade for their “hallucinatory intensity” (New York Times), “snarling exuberance” (Pitchfork), “helter-skelter, electronically enhanced cadenzas” (New Yorker Magazine), and coupling of “crystalline clarity with the disorienting turbulence of a sonic vortex” (Wire Magazine). Praised for her “flair” and “deftly illuminated” performances by The New York Times, bassoonist Rebekah Heller is a uniquely dynamic solo and collaborative artist. ![]() Called “an impressive solo bassoonist” by The New Yorker, she is fiercely committed to expanding the modern repertoire for the bassoon. Luciform by Mario Diaz de Leon Claire Chase. ![]() Rebekah studied at the Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Texas at Austin, and was a member the New World Symphony and Chicago Civic Orchestra. She lives in NYC."Meyer Sound’s pioneering Constellation acoustical system made these recordings possible. favorite Add check Added fa-play-circle Play fa-share-alt Share. The elegiac 'Portals Before Dawn' is written for a sextet of woodwinds, piano, percussion, and features Diaz de Leon himself on synthesizer. Constellation creates ideal and flexible acoustical environments in any room or performance venue at the flick of switch, giving performer and audience alike the optimal acoustical environment and performance experience. Reducing the density of the previous pieces to its essence, the work unfolds over 20 haunting minutes, transporting the listener through a boundless landscape of rising and falling intensities. In these recordings, spanning a five year period, Claire Chase utilized the range of Constellation’s capabilities at Meyer Sound’s Pearson Theatre in Berkeley, California. The recording process is true to a performance: no editing, no post-production. Everything you hear is from a single take, with the perfect sound balance achieved through the magic of Meyer’s Constellation technology. The results, as you will hear, are remarkable." The emotional impact is extraordinary, and is harnessed by the acoustical environment. In 2036, a 24-hour event will take place featured the combined repertoires of this project.įor Contrabass Flute (with alto ocarina, Aztec ‘death whistle’, bell, pedal bass drum), electronics and installation of kinetic percussion instrumentsĬommissioned as part of Density 2036, part viiīy Claire Chase, Professor of the Practice, Department of Music, Harvard University &īy SoundState Festival, Southbank Centre London Periodically, retrospective events will be held in which Claire will perform marathon concerts of all of the repertoire commissioned to date. ![]() Performance techniques and kinetic percussion instruments developed in collaboration with Claire Chase and Levy Lorenzo. She also tore into Mario Diaz de Len’s Luciform, which has a trace of heavy metal in its helter-skelter, electronically enhanced cadenzas. A creative development process was facilitated by a travel grant from the University of Sydney. Premiere: 18 December 2020, Claire Chase (contrabass flute), Levy Lorenzo (sound engineer), The Kitchen New York The cellist Katinka Kleijn donned a mask to. This is a work about the sacred erotic in women’s history.
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