Joshua Pierce Plays Michael Harrison's Revelation: Music for the
Harmonically Tuned Piano - Performances in Westhampton, New York
on July 19 and 20
The Roseline Koener Atelier of Westhampton will present the internationally
acclaimed pianist Joshua Pierce performing Michael Harrison's Revelation:
Music for the Harmonically Tuned Piano at the Roseline Koener Atelier, 14A
Montauk Highway in Westhampton, New York on Saturday, July 19 at 8:30 PM
and Sunday, July 20 at 3 PM.
Composed for a new "non-tempered" microtonal tuning that Harrison
invented, this 90-minute magnum opus is a modern approach to the ancient
principles of pure intonation and harmonic resonance. Revelation introduces
never-before-heard combinations of modes, harmonies, and acoustical phenomenon
that have been praised in The New York Times as "a new harmonic world...
generating huge golden balls of vibrant sound," and in Stuart Isacoff's new
book Temperament as "he seemed to free an angelic choir above." This will
be the first time that Revelation has been performed by a pianist other than
the composer. These performances will mark the World Premiere of the new
extended score.
Tickets for these performances are $30, which includes a light supper and
cocktails. To make reservations or for more information, please contact
the Roseline Koener Atelier at 631-288-6721.
Grammy nominated pianist Joshua Pierce has performed in prestigious music
centers throughout the world as a soloist and with an extraordinary array
of orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, Symphony
Orchestra of Russia, Moscow State Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony
Orchestra, and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded nearly
200 works including numerous world premieres as a soloist and with orchestra
for EMI Classics, Carlton Classics, Helicon, Koch International Classics,
MMC, Phoenix, Pro Arts, Sony Classics, Vox and other labels. His landmark
series of recordings of John Cage's music on the Wergo label has earned him
tremendous acclaim worldwide. His 25-year collaboration with the pianist
Dorothy Jonas, as part of the two-piano team, Pierce & Jonas, has resulted
in numerous acclaimed recordings and performances, including a command
performance with the Royal Philharmonic for England's Royal Family. For
more information, visit http://www.jamesarts.com/pierce/index2.html.
Composer and pianist Michael Harrison is one of the world's leading
composers working with just intonation and rational number based tuning
systems as applied to the piano. His work has been hailed as "an indisputable
landmark in Western tuning's circuitous history" (Kyle Gann, The Village
Voice). In 1986, he created the "harmonic piano" with the ability to play
up to 24 notes per octave. As a disciple of La Monte Young, Harrison prepared
all of the specialized tunings for Young's 6-" hour historical work, The
Well-Tuned Piano, and became the only other person to perform the work. In
1999 Harrison performed his own epic composition, From Ancient Worlds (New
Albion Records), in Rome at the "Festival 4 Pianoforti." A celebration of
America's visionary composer/pianists, the festival featured full-length
solo performances by Harrison, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Charlemagne
Palestine. Revelation received its world premiere in 2001 at Germany's
prestigious Klavier Festival Ruhr. In October of the same year the work was
premiered in the U.S. at Composers Collaborative's Solo Flights festival
at Lincoln Center. For more information visit http://www.michaelharrison.com.
For more information about these artists, please contact Jeffrey James
Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 or [log in to unmask]
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
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Website: http://www.jamesarts.com
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