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Event
Annual Performance featuring Ben Neill's MANITOGA
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY OCT. 30 AT 3pm
$45 General Public
$35 Manitoga Members
$125 Benefit Ticket - Includes Private Reception with Ben Neill
$500 Benefit Performance Committee - Two Benefit Tickets for Concert and Reception, plus listing as member of the committee
$20 Children 18 and under
Holders of Benefit Tickets will have access to special seating for the concert and an invitation to join Ben Neill and the musicians afterwards for a special reception. Light refreshments will be served, and the main House will be open for viewing of artist Peter Bynum's installation Ecstatic Light. Space is very limited, reserve your seats today.
ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE ONLY
ARRIVAL TIME: Beginning 2:30 PM. Seating is first come first serve. Please wear suitable walking shoes for uneven terrain.
PARK AT THE PUBLIC LOT 584 Route 9D and walk the Quarry Pool path.
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE:
Ben Neill's MANITOGA will begin with players widely dispersed in the woodland garden who will gradually move closer to the Quarry Pool and waterfall. The musicians play sculptor Carol Szymanski's elegant brass phonemophones, bugles in the form of letters spelling out the word "MANITOGA." Through his electronic Mutantrumpet, Neill will engage in musical dialogues with them, shaping the acoustic and electronic textures in real time.
Instrumentalists: Mark Boulanger, Jason Covey, James O'Connor, John Charles Thomas, Peter Zummo
MANITOGA, the composition, draws upon sources as varied as the Native American spiritual connection to nature, the region's Revolutionary War history of battle cries and bugle calls, and Mahler's use of the horn call as a pastorale. A Hudson Valley resident, Neill's work reflects the experience of hearing Taps played from across the river at West Point and the rhythmic and melodic processes of insects and birds in the Hudson Highlands.
ABOUT BEN NEILL:
Ben Neill is a musical powerhouse, a serious and individual talent. Time Out London
Composer and trumpeter, Ben Neill's music blends influences from electronica, jazz and minimalism. He has studied with La Monte Young and has collaborated with musicians such as David Behrman and John Cage. Neill has recorded nine CDs of his music and has performed extensively in a wide variety of international settings. In 2010 his music theater work Persephone was presented at the BAM Next Wave Festival. The recording Songs for Persephone with Mimi Goese was released in 2011 on Ramseur Records to critical acclaim.
Neill's THE DEMO, an electronic opera created and performed in collaboration with composer/performer Mikel Rouse, premiered on April 1, 2015 at the Bing Concert Hall at Stanford University.
2016 ARTIST RESIDENCY HOST COMMITTEE
LEAD SPONSORS
David & Nanci Heller McAlpin, Marilyn & Jim Simons
SPONSORS
Christopher Jara & Donald Taffurelli, Tom Krizmanic, Gary & Laura Maurer
CONTRIBUTORS
Donald J. Albrecht, Joe Chapman, Frank B R Sahm Jr. Charitable Foundation, Nancy Olnick & Giorgio Spanu
SUPPORTERS
Robert Aresty, Sidney Babcock & Jose Romeu, William Burback & Peter Hofmann, Allison Cross & Henry Nye, David Diamond & Karen Zukowski, Lyn & John Fischbach, Jack & Cheryl Lenhart, EASTER Foundation / Anne & Fred Osborn III, Melissa Meyers & Wilbur Foster, Dan Macey & Paul Savidge, Cathy Kuttner Polich & Dick Polich, Frederic C. Rich, Liliane Salama & J. Peter Stillman, Alison Spear & Alex Reese, Don Watson & Linda Thomas, Aleta Wolfe List in formation.
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LocationManitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center (View)
PO Box 249
Garrison, NY 10524
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 9 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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