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Summary Sentence: A ten-hour festival of live contemporary music.
Full Summary: A ten-hour festival of live contemporary music.
SONICpaloozaSonic Generator, in collaboration with the Woodruff Arts Center, is proud to present SONICpalooza – a festival of contemporary music on June 25, 2011, 2:00 pm – Midnight. Featuring performances by Sonic Generator and friends, SONICpalooza will showcase works by the most unique American composers who are actively shaping contemporary music.
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Notable performances include music by Steve Reich, who has been called “one of a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history” for his influence on contemporary and minimalist music. SONICpalooza will prominently feature several of his seminal compositions. Clapping Music, an early work of Reich’s for two percussionists, and his late 20th Century masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians, will open and close the festival. Also featured throughout the day will be the music of another giant in contemporary music, 2008 Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang. His multi-movement work for chamber ensemble child will receive its Atlanta premiere during SONICpalooza. George Crumb's Unto the Hills: American Songbook III will be yet another Atlanta premiere. A cycle of Appalachian folk songs scored for percussion quartet, piano and soprano, Unto the Hills will feature Atlanta's own Wanda Yang Temko. Rounding out the rest of the day will be a unique collection of works by local, up-and-coming, old school, downtown, uptown, minimalist, post-minimalist and post-modern composers.
SONICpalooza promises to be a celebration of contemporary music, local art and innovative cuisine. Film, video, and lighting design by local multi-media artist Neil Fried will accompany many of the performances. Much of his work revolves around the idea of “live compositing,” the use of analog and digital technologies to create composite montage in real time using film and video projections, computer processing, performance, and the manipulation of projection screen materials. Food and drink from some of Atlanta’s finest street food vendors will be on hand during the day, parked right outside in Callaway Plaza.
SONICpalooza will take place in the Galleria of the The Woodruff Arts Center and is free to the public. Audience members can come and go as they please throughout the performances and sample food and drink from Atlanta's finest street food vendors on Callaway Plaza. SONICpalooza will be the first contemporary music festival of its kind in Atlanta and aims to be an engaging, entertaining, and inspiring good time.
About Sonic Generator
Sonic Generator, Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble-in-residence, explores the ways in which technology can transform how we create, perform and listen to music. The ensemble, comprised of some of the top classical musicians in Atlanta, works closely with Georgia Tech faculty in the GVU Center and the Center for Music Technology to present concerts that bring cutting-edge technologies to the world of contemporary classical music.
Sonic Generator is sponsored by the GVU Center, which seeks to advance the state of the art of the interaction between people, computing machines and information. The concert series is organized in collaboration with the Center for Music Technology and the School of Music in the College of Architecture. These entities champion advancements in creativity, expression, and human-computer interaction through research and education at Georgia Tech. Sonic Generator’s season is also supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music. For more, visit www.sonicgenerator.gatech.edu.
About The Woodruff Arts Center
Over the past 40 years, The Woodruff Arts Center has distinguished itself as one of the premier cultural centers in the nation, a unique model where individual arts institutions unite to form a collaborative, inspirational, and supportive environment for the arts and education. The Woodruff Arts Center campus, located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, is home to four renowned arts organizations - Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art, and Young Audiences.
Since its founding in 1968, The Woodruff Arts Center has served more than 30 million patrons and annually offers more than 3,300 performances and exhibitions. In addition to its role as a cultural beacon and hub of the Southeast, The Woodruff serves as a critical economic, educational, and social catalyst for Atlanta and the region, and is a cornerstone for the ongoing development and transformation of the entire city. For more, visit www.woodruffcenter.org.
