Maya Beiser Performs Bill Morrison's Films for Cello at MoMA
Organization:
The Museum of Modern Art NYC
Category:
Music
Geographical Area:
New York
Start
Date:
10/23/2014
End Date:
10/23/2014
Start Time:
8:00 PM
End Time:
10:00 PM
Event
Info:
"Cello goddess" Maya Beiser will perform live in Films for Cello, featuring films by adventurous filmmaker Bill Morrison and music by composers Michael Gordon and Michael Harrison. Maya's performance is part of Bill Morrison: Compositions, MoMA's comprehensive view of his work at mid-career. The evening includes Light is Calling (2004, music by Michael Gordon), Just Ancient Loops (2012, music by Michael Harrison), and the New York premiere of All Vows with live music (2013, music by Michael Gordon).
Michael Gordon's All Vows is a reimagination of Kol Nidre, the central prayer of the Yom Kippur service. The music was commissioned for Maya in 2006.
Just Ancient Loops, also created for Maya, is a 25-minute piece by Michael Harrison that unveils every aspect of the cello - from its most glorious and mysterious harmonics to earthy, rhythmic pizzicatos. Just Ancient Loops is the centerpiece of Maya's album with Michael Harrison, Time Loops, which was chosen as one of NPR's top 10 recordings of 2012.
Light is Calling was written by Michael Gordon in his New York studio during the days and months after September 11, 2001. Morrison's film for the piece was created by reprinting and re-editing a scene from the black and white 1926 film, The Bells.
The New Yorker magazine famously once referred to Maya Beiser as "the cello goddess." The Israeli-born cellist is equal parts glamour, passion, and musical artistry of the highest level, and she brings it all to everything she does - from her collaborations with Steve Reich, to her work with Brian Eno and Shirin Neshat, to her stage shows at BAM and other top venues around the world. Maya captivates audiences with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire, and relentless quest to redefine her instrument's boundaries. The Boston Globe declares, "With virtuoso chops, rock-star charisma, and an appetite for pushing her instrument to the edge of avant-garde adventurousness, Maya Beiser is the post-modern diva of the cello."
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