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.
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. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more about access at BRIC.
Beginning Nov. 1, 2022, attendees of any BRIC House programming will no longer have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter the building. Masks are encouraged but not required in all BRIC operated spaces. If you have questions regarding this protocol, please email [email protected]. For our full BRIC House COVID-19 policy, visit: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/safety.
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, please contact Benno Orlinsky at [email protected] or (718) 683-5637.
