Detailed image from the
score for Falling River Musics
Frequent Small Meals presents Falling River Musics
by Anthony Braxton
performed by
Sally Norris, accordion
Brian Parks, harpsichord
Phillip Schulze, electronics
Katherine Young, bassoon
Sunday, July 27, 2008
in the Frequent Small Meals performance area
located at 522 Grant St SE, 30312 (in Atlanta's Grant Park) 7:00 PM
$5 donation requested (but no one turned away). All proceeds to the musicians.
An evening of modern chamber music, performed by a quartet of visiting musicians
from Wesleyan University.
Composer Anthony Braxton is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship (popularly
known as the "genius grant"). His many achievements include the very first
full-length solo saxophone recording (1968's "For Alto"). Drawing on the
traditions of jazz, classical, and the avant-garde, he creates music of "enormous
sophistication and passion...unlike anything else that had come before it" (All
Music Guide).
A selection of pieces from Braxton's recent series "Falling River Musics" will
be performed by the quartet. Composer Brian Parks will introduce the
performance, provide background on Braxton's music, and show the unusual
"graphic score" from which the performers will play.
