New Music From a New Ensemble
By Alexander Hough in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 24, 2009 5:45PM
Photo: Renee LaLonde
The result was Anaphora, which has its one year anniversary next month. The Chicago-based group plays both classical and contemporary music, and this Monday, April 27, they'll concentrate on the latter, putting on a concert of largely improvisatory minimalist and process pieces at the Chopin Theatre.
Anaphora will play two works by Chicago composer and sound artist Olivia Block. An untitled electroacoustic composition will be perfomed by the composer, and "Stupid Afternoon," an acoustic work for winds, strings, and piano, commissioned by Anaphora, will receive its world premiere.
Chicago music scene mainstay George Flynn will perform his own "An Inner Glance" for solo piano, and five percussionists will play "Music for Pieces of Wood" by Steve Reich, who was awarded a long overdue Pulitzer Prize this week.
Rounding out the show, husband and wife will team up, with Pederzoli playing Ritch's "400 g," written for violin and CD. The recording is a four second clip of a violin performance that has been stretched to four minutes (think lateral expansion; the pitch isn't affected), a process Ritch likens to looking at a cell under a microscope. Pederzoli will play a graphically notated score that calls for improvisation according to these usually hidden nuances.
The traditional gift for a one year anniversary is paper, so bring your $10 cash ($5 if you're a student, and nothing if you're 12 or under) and help Anaphora celebrate early.
Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division, Monday, April 27, 7 p.m., $10, $5 with student ID, free for ages 12 and under, (773) 278-1500