October 3
2-9PM
Re:Soundings' A Festival of Firsts
The Brick Elephant
12 Emily Street
Valley Falls NY 12185
Admission by donation
Potluck dinner from 7 to 8PM
Chase performs at 3pm on the Festival roster
Nicholas Chase gives the World Premiere of the newly revised Songs of the Thirsty Sword Part I (For Lucky Mosko) as part of Re:Soundings' A Festival of Firsts at the Brick Elephant in Valley Falls New York.
Chase's interactive visual work with the improvising trio NIRUSU III has been acclaimed by the LA Weekly as "pushing the edge of audio/visual improv", and his interactive audio/visual composition Transmission was featured with the Illuminated Corridor's NOVA at the 2008 Whitney Biennial. This concert circuit, Chase continues his exploration of dynamic, spontaneously composed visual narratives and music with the World Premiere Songs of the Thirsty Sword Part I (For Lucky Mosko) for solo piano with interactive electronics and video. For more information visit www.nicholaschase.net
Re:Soundings is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the arts.
A Festival of Firsts is a music and multi-media extravaganza featuring 8 premieres and more, facilitated by Damian of Kalvos and Damian and Mary Jane Leach
The concerts are held in the Brick Elephant, formerly an old church, in Valley Falls, New York.
12 Emily Street, Valley Falls, NY 12185
For more information about Re:Soundings visit www.resoundings.net
For details about A Festival of Firsts visit www.resoundings.net/Oct2009.html
To learn more about Nicholas Chase visit www.nicholaschase.net
and to read about Songs of the Thirsty Sword visit www.nicholaschase.net/ngoma/ (then scroll to the bottom of the page)
Directions to The Brick Elephant:
Valley Falls is in northern Rensselaer County, 20 minutes north of Troy, 25 minutes west of North Bennington, Vermont.
From the west: at the intersection of Routes 40 and 67 in Schaghticoke, drive 1.5 miles east, turn right just as you get over the bridge, then drive on State Street (117) two blocks and turn left. The Brick Elephant is the red brick former church on the left at the next corner - it's the biggest building in the village - you can't miss it.
From the east: when 67 branches off to the west from 22 (Eagle Bridge), continue driving for 11 miles,turn left just before the curving bridge, then drive on State Street (117) two blocks and turn left. The Brick Elephant is the red brick former church on the left at the next corner - it's the biggest building in the village - you can't miss it.
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