Dark Age Machinery

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
We hear music inspired by (and sometimes played by) machines, including Marc Mellits'lilting guitar riff "Dark Age Machinery." Other "mechanized" works on the bill include music for disklavier by Kyle Gann, an historical recording of Alexander Mossolov's frenetic "Symphony of Machines," and selections from Josh Schmidt's darkly comedic musical "Adding Machine."

Also Featured Tonight:

Samuel Barber / Mutations from Bach
Adam Unsworth / all i need
Manuel Ponce / Balada mexicana
Igor Stravinsky / "Vom Himmel Hoch" (Chorale and Variations)
Annie Gosfield / "The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory"

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