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TheOtherPiano
[For the performance at Other Minds in SF]
Morton Subotnick's The Other Piano for piano and live electronics sees its performance on Saturday March 8 at the hands of pianist Kathleen Supové with the composer himself performing the live electronics. The electronic element in The Other Piano is more precisely described as real-time sound processing. The processing is an improvised space "painting" of the piano sound as it is being performed. The piano music is precisely notated while the improvised processing is guided by a set of instructions for each of the work's four movements, giving each movement its own distinct musical character. All concerts at the Other Minds Festival take place at Kanbar Hall in the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco from Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8.
[The Other Piano at Greenwich Village's Le Poisson Rouge]
Ronen Givony of the Wordless Music Series and music curator for Le Poisson Rouge comments on the music of Subotnick:
It's great to present an exciting new large-scale piano work from Morton Subotnick. He has always straddled the worlds of classical, pop, and electronica. He has managed to be both an early pioneer and someone who stays current; it will be a real treat to have him guest in with Kathleen Supové, providing real time processing in surround sound.
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