Balassi Institute-Hungarian Cultural Center in New York Presents Moment's Notice: An opto-acoustic experimental music performance by the László G?z, Gy?rgy Kurtág Jr., Miklós Lukács Trio
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 at 7 PM (Doors open at 6 PM)
Le Poisson Rouge, New York
Balassi Institute–Hungarian Cultural Center in New York and Le Poisson Rouge are pleased to present Moment’s Notice, a rare encounter between three leading experimentalists from different corners of new music – jazz trombonist and stalwart of the Hungarian neo-avant-garde László G?z, acclaimed electronic sound artist Gy?rgy Kurtág Jr., and cimbalom extraordinaire Miklós Lukács. Inspired by the Hungarian electronic classical music scene of the decades of state socialism (1960s-70s), the trio will explore the spirit of the avant-garde and its relevance to today’s new music scene. The performance will be complemented by innovative opto-acoustic projections created by Szabolcs Kerestes and the Budapest–based Binaura Collective. The project launched in 2015, and before their New York appearance, the trio will perform at LACMA in Los Angeles (May 20).
Moment’s Notice will take place at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. Le Poisson Rouge is located at 158 Bleecker Street, New York City. Tickets are $15 Seated, $10 Standing, $5 Student.
For Moment’s Notice, the G?z/Kurtág Jr./Lukács Trio will spin an overview of the Hungarian electronic classical music scene that carried the torch of innovation during the repressive decades of state socialism (1960s-70s) – building a spiritual bridge between the experimentalism of the 1920s and the freedom of artistic expression brought about by the end of socialism (1989). The program kicks off with Gy?rgy Ligeti’s classic Artikulation (composed in 1958 in Cologne, then the epicenter of the German electroacoustic movement), accompanied by Rainer Wehinger’s 1970 “visualized sheet music.” The musicians then launch into a series of improvisations based on composed pieces, paying homage to the artistic lumens of the past while maintaining a cohesive vision of the future in the present.
Unique to this project is the electronic music visualization created by Szabolcs Kerestes and programmed by the Binaura Collective. The notes and sounds produced by the musicians will generate opto-acoustic signs and animated sequences, projected in real time and adding a new layer to the improvisation.
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Le Poisson Rouge, New York
Balassi Institute–Hungarian Cultural Center in New York and Le Poisson Rouge are pleased to present Moment’s Notice, a rare encounter between three leading experimentalists from different corners of new music – jazz trombonist and stalwart of the Hungarian neo-avant-garde László G?z, acclaimed electronic sound artist Gy?rgy Kurtág Jr., and cimbalom extraordinaire Miklós Lukács. Inspired by the Hungarian electronic classical music scene of the decades of state socialism (1960s-70s), the trio will explore the spirit of the avant-garde and its relevance to today’s new music scene. The performance will be complemented by innovative opto-acoustic projections created by Szabolcs Kerestes and the Budapest–based Binaura Collective. The project launched in 2015, and before their New York appearance, the trio will perform at LACMA in Los Angeles (May 20).
Moment’s Notice will take place at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. Le Poisson Rouge is located at 158 Bleecker Street, New York City. Tickets are $15 Seated, $10 Standing, $5 Student.
For Moment’s Notice, the G?z/Kurtág Jr./Lukács Trio will spin an overview of the Hungarian electronic classical music scene that carried the torch of innovation during the repressive decades of state socialism (1960s-70s) – building a spiritual bridge between the experimentalism of the 1920s and the freedom of artistic expression brought about by the end of socialism (1989). The program kicks off with Gy?rgy Ligeti’s classic Artikulation (composed in 1958 in Cologne, then the epicenter of the German electroacoustic movement), accompanied by Rainer Wehinger’s 1970 “visualized sheet music.” The musicians then launch into a series of improvisations based on composed pieces, paying homage to the artistic lumens of the past while maintaining a cohesive vision of the future in the present.
Unique to this project is the electronic music visualization created by Szabolcs Kerestes and programmed by the Binaura Collective. The notes and sounds produced by the musicians will generate opto-acoustic signs and animated sequences, projected in real time and adding a new layer to the improvisation.
About the artists
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