[Microsound-announce] Miguel Frasconi: Saturday nights in January

[Kim Cascone]

Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia presents:

MIGUEL FRASCONI
Intensive Care

Saturday nights in January 6, 13, 20 & 27
Installation: 6 pm – midnight
Free admission

1026 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd fl. Between 38th and 39th NY 10018
Subways: 1, 2, 3, 9, B, D, F, Q, N, R, W to Times Square/42nd St
Phone 212-719-4393 | Email info at diapasongallery.org


NOTES BY FRASCONI:
Intensive Care was originally created for modern dance pioneer Anna  
Halprin's performance event of the same name. When I first joined  
Anna, she and her performers were exploring the farthest edges of  
life, the final moments when a person passes from life into something  
other than life. I went on to create a music that shared this  
exploration of extremities, working only with very high and very low  
sounds. Sounds that approach the point where they are no longer  
sound. The combination of high and low sounds, with almost no middle  
range, creates a unique psycho-acoustic effect where each listener  
can experience their own imagined music.

The original work involves very raw and intense emotions, where the  
performers used their bodies to express the last moments of actually  
having a body. To support this I made a music that can be experienced  
not only with one's ears, but with one's entire body. Once this is  
established, the piece transitions to a music where the body is of no  
matter. The sounds used are from basic physical elements: air and  
water, glass and wood, and breath. These sounds are transformed and  
modified to the point where they are no longer recognized. The  
installation at Diapason will be a sound-only, site-specific, re- 
imagining of the original work. The time frame will be expanded to  
enable a closer hearing of this transition from life to something  
other than life, from sound to something other than sound.

BIO:
Miguel Frasconi uses glass objects, electronics, keyboards, and "de- 
evolved" instruments to create music that sounds from a uniquely  
imagined tradition. His glass instruments have been called "a  
beautiful menagerie of pealing contraptions" (Time Out NY), while his  
music has been called "lyrical and stormy" (New York Times). His  
recent activities include a new score for choreographer Alonzo King,  
performances with electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, a newly  
commissioned work for Gamelan Son of Lion, and concerts with the  
composers collective Ne(x)tworks. He is currently artist in residence  
at Harvestworks electronic media studios.

ABOUT DIAPASON
http://www.diapasongallery.org
Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia was founded by composer  
Michael J. Schumacher in 2001 and its program builds on the efforts  
of Schumacher’s previous sound space, Studio Five Beekman, founded in  
1996. Diapason is the sole venue in New York City and one of few  
internationally dedicated to the presentation of multi-channel sound  
installation where composers and sound artists can realize their work  
for an interested public. By providing an optimum listening  
environment, two high quality multi-channel sound systems, a regular  
audience, and a place for experimentation, Diapason seeks to engage  
composers and the public in dialogue about the place of contemporary  
music and sound practice in a broader cultural context.

Diapason is supported by NYSCA, the Phaedrus Foundation, the  
Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts,
The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Kirk Radke, and by generous  
individuals. Diapason is a 501(c)3 organization.

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