America and the Black Angel
October 5-6, 2007
harbourfront centre theatre, toronto
This program of American music focused on descent and protest. It featured George Crumb's Black Angels and Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) accompanied by live-mixed film by Peter Mettler, Allen Ginsberg's Howl set to music by Canadian composer Jonathan Goldsmith, and protest songs by Woody Guthrie & Bob Dylan performed by Josh Finlayson & Andy Maize. The other performers included actor Ted Dykstra, and musicians Susan Hoeppner (flute), Michael White (trumpet), Jonathan Goldsmith (piano), George Koller (bass), Andrew Burashko (piano) and the Tokai String Quartet.
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🎥 Introduction
Laurie Brown, Andrew Burashko
🎥 Vox Balenae (Voice of the Whale), George Crumb
i. Vocalise (For the Beginning of Time)
ii. Sea Theme
iii. Archaeozoic
iv. Proterozoic
v. Paleozoic
vi. Mesozoic
vii. Cenozoic
iix. Sea Nocturne
Susan Hoeppner flute, Rafael Hoekman cello, Andrew Burashko piano, Live film mix by Peter Mettler
🎥 Howl, Jonathan Goldsmith
Text by Allen Ginsberg
Ted Dykstra reader, Jonathan Goldsmith piano, George Koller bass, Michael White trumpet
INTERMISSION
🎥 It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding, Bob Dylan
Masters of War
The Sinking of The Reuben James, Woody Guthrie
🎥 Wreck of the Old '97
Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson
🎥 Black Angels, George Crumb
1. Departure
i. Threnody I: Night of the Electric Insects
ii. Sounds of Bones and Flutes
iii. Lost Bells
iv. Devil-music
v. Danse Macabre
2. Absence
i. Payana Lachrymae
ii. Threnody II: Black Angels!
iii. Sarabanda a la Muerta Oscura
iv. Lost Bells (echo)
3. Return
i. God Music
ii. Ancient Voices
iii. Ancient Voices (echo)
iv. Threnody III: Night of Electric Insects
Tokai String Quartet
Live film mix by Peter Mettler
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