Tag: Alex Ross
'Peter Sellars to Join Alex Ross in Conversation at The Wallis
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'Meredith Monk Performs 'On Behalf of Nature' at BAM, Sings for Audiences at Home in Minute Long Video
For Meredith Monk, her unique blend of singer/dancer meditations for the stage, 'On Behalf of Nature,' is just another phase in her slow-evolution as an artist -- the portrait of which can be found in her long career but also in her most recent endeavors. -
'From Cameron Carpenter to Disney, 'Hurricane Mama' Exists in Its Own Organ Genre
The organ's sonic capacity to blow out your eardrums is uncanny. Quite possibly the loudest sound on the planet, the Disney organ — affectionately named "Hurricane Mama" by Terry Riley — is of the echelon. So like Cameron Carpenter's most idiosyncratic International Touring Organ, it resonates beyond compare. Cameron Carpenter was recently laughed at on the late night show "@midnight." Guest like Chris Delia coined a new title for the flamboyant musician: "Future Uber Driver." While Cameron might be the butt of the joke, his chops at the sticks is unparalleled. A most resounding musician, he is internationally heralded for his unique talent and expert concoctions on the pipes. But the organ is like a musical skeleton, using breath like the human body to resonate through vocal channels and reverberate off bone. The Disney organ, designed by builder Manuel Rosales and architect Frank Gehry, is a wooden ensemble of pipes that produce an unusual texture and color unlike many of its kind — if any even exist in the same arena.
