{"id":113,"date":"2011-07-09T01:32:29","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T05:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2011-07-11T18:20:24","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T22:20:24","slug":"members-of-a-far-cry-perform-the-course-of-empire-at-the-peabody-essex-museum-on-july-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nellshawcohen.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/members-of-a-far-cry-perform-the-course-of-empire-at-the-peabody-essex-museum-on-july-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Members of A Far Cry to perform “The Course of Empire” at the Peabody Essex Museum on July 30!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m thrilled to announce that I will\u00a0collaborating with members of A Far Cry<\/a><\/strong>, Boston’s leading string orchestra, to present my string quartet The Course of Empire<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/strong>, which was\u00a0inspired by the suite of five paintings by great 19th c. artist Thomas Cole<\/strong>. For the first time ever, the quartet will be performed\u00a0directly\u00a0in front of the paintings themselves! The performance will coincide with the unveiling of the first\u00a0Beyond the Notes<\/strong><\/em> multimedia companion website, which explores the Course of Empire<\/em> paintings and music in depth.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Cole, Destruction (1836) from The Course of Empire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The concert is being presented by the Peabody Essex Museum<\/a><\/strong> in Salem, MA on Saturday, July 30, 2011, <\/strong>with two\u00a0performances at 11:00am<\/strong> and 3:30pm<\/strong> in the special exhibit galleries (free with museum admission). The event is part of the Inspired by the Land<\/a><\/strong> festival, held in conjunction with\u00a0the opening of national touring exhibit\u00a0Painting the American Vision<\/a><\/em><\/strong> featuring 45 landscape paintings by Cole and his contemporaries.<\/p>\n

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A Far Cry (Photo: Yoon S. Byun)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Course of Empire<\/em> will be brought to life by four musicians who perform regularly with A Far Cry: Liza Zurlinden <\/strong>and Ethan Wood<\/strong>, violin; Jason Fisher<\/strong>, viola; and Alexei Gonzales<\/strong>, cello. Founded in 2007, the groundbreaking self-conducted string orchestra has enjoyed a heady ascent toward the highest ranks of today’s new generation of classical ensembles. Hailed by the Boston Globe as \u201cthrilling,\u201d\u009d \u201cintrepid\u201d\u009d and \u201cbrilliant,\u201d\u009d A Far Cry explores the traditional boundaries of classical music, experimenting with the ways it is prepared, performed, and experienced. A Far Cry was recently appointed Chamber Orchestra in Residence at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Visit\u00a0www.afarcry.org<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n

The concert will coincide with the premiere of multimedia companion\u00a0Beyond the Notes<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/strong>, which I’m producing with the support of an\u00a0Entrepreneurial Grant<\/a> <\/strong>from New England Conservatory (my first E-grant supported the production of The Faraway Nearby<\/a><\/em>).\u00a0The Beyond the Notes<\/em> website and mobile app for The Course of Empire <\/em>will be up and running in the very near future, and I will be posting on my blog, twitter<\/a>, and sending out a newsletter announcing its release. Please keep an eye out for that!<\/p>\n

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Screen capture of the upcoming multimedia companion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The website\/app\u00a0will feature a comprehensive guide to the paintings and music, featuring audio of the string quartet and\u00a023<\/strong> short videos exploring the historical, artistic, and intellectual contexts for Thomas Cole’s five paintings, and illuminating how\u00a0Empire<\/em> fueled my creative process and musical decisions.<\/p>\n

The videos include extensive excerpts from my interview with the awesomely knowledgeable and articulate\u00a0Linda S. Ferber<\/strong>, Vice President and Senior Art Historian of the New-York Historical Society<\/a><\/strong> (sponsor of the touring exhibit and permanent home of the Empire<\/em> paintings). My favorite quote from Ms. Ferber:\u00a0\u201cA string quartet composed to The Course of Empire<\/em> is very natural, when you think about it.\u00a0Thomas Cole was very musical…I think he would be immensely pleased to find his paintings transmuted into musical form.\u201d\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m thrilled to announce that I will\u00a0collaborating with members of A Far Cry, Boston’s leading string orchestra, to present my string quartet The Course of Empire, which was\u00a0inspired by the suite of five paintings by great 19th c. artist Thomas Cole. For the first time ever, the quartet will be performed\u00a0directly\u00a0in front of the paintings … <\/p>\n

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