05.06.22

Look + Listen Festival

May-6
Time
7 pm
Cost
free

Event Info

BRIC is hosting Day 3 of the 2022 Look + Listen Festival, which celebrates contemporary classical music by presenting it in compelling visual art settings. Each concert offers a chance to hear a diverse group of performers playing pieces by some of today’s finest composers. This free concert is co-produced by American Composers Forum, and features ACF-supported artists Dana Lyn, Alicia Waller, and Sugar Vendil.

PROGRAM

Dreaming Big: Presented with American Composers Forum
Friday, May 6 at 7pm at BRIC
Host: Gemma Peacocke, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Ambient Music by John Glover

Dana Lyn, violin and piano

  • Selections from A Point on a Slow Curve
  • Mountain Climbing
  • Dingbats
  • If Womankind Had Built This Transportation
  • Welcome to Painterland
  • White Ros

eFeaturing Noel Brennan (drums), Peter Hess (clarinet), Patricia Brennan (vibes), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), and Gary Wang (bass).

Alicia Waller & The Excursion

  • Selections from Some Hidden Treasure
  • Soul
  • Clouds
  • Just Step Back
  • Selections from Louder, Then (unreleased)
  • The Climb/Job Blues
  • My Day*
  • If For The First Time*

*Supported by an ACF I create award with funding from The Jerome Foundation

Sugar Vendil, piano

  • May We Know Our Own Strength, a short film by Jih-E Peng
  • Score by Sugar Vendil, feat. Sugar Vendil on voice, electronics, and piano and Hajnal Pivnick on violin
  • flower arrangements, a new work from Vendil’s forthcoming album, “Late Bloomer
  • ”ooh wo aa oo wa o, for vocalizing chamber ensemble by Sugar Vendil

Performed by The Nouveau Classical Project: Laura Cocks, flute; Mara Mayer, clarinet; Hajnal Pivnick, violin; Thea Mesirow, cello; Sugar Vendil, piano.

Costumes by Jasmine Chong.*ooh wo ah oo wa o has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Venue Info

BRIC House Ballroom is a flexible performance space that accommodates a wide variety of configurations and performance styles. Located on the first floor of BRIC House.

BRIC IS COMMITTED TO WELCOMING PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES

The main floor of BRIC House has an accessible entrance on Rockwell Place, in addition to an accessible, all-gender bathroom. The BRIC Media Center, located on the 2nd floor, is accessible via elevator. The Gallery level is accessible via a wheelchair lift. Portable FM assistive listening devices are available for programs on the Stoop and in the Ballroom upon request. To make a specific access request, or to let us know other ways we can provide you with a welcoming experience, contact [email protected].

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