Electroacoustic Music of Judith Shatin Performed in Maine on May 14 by Cellist Madeleine Shapiro Judith Shatin's For the Birds for amplified cello and electronic playback will be presented by cellist Madeleine Shapiro on Thursday, May 14 - 8 PM at the Olins Arts Center of Bates College, Andrews Road in Lewiston, Maine. This performance is part of ModernWorks' The Nature Project, which includes a four-day residence at the College. Other composers on the program are Matthew Burtner, Paul Rudy, Guillermo Galindo, Orlando Jacinto Garcia and David Tcimpidis. More about The Nature Project at http://www.modernworks.com/repertoire/natureproject.html. The composer has written about the work, 'For the Birds, for amplified cello and electronics, is an homage to the birds of the Yellowstone region as well as a play on Cage's book of that name. Rather than imitate the sounds of the natural world in music, I include them, sometimes clearly, sometimes digitally transformed beyond recognition. The joining of the voice of the cello with that of the birds, reminds us of the joining of the human worlds with those of the birds that surround us. The transformation of their voices speaks to the transformative power of music. For the Birds was commissioned by cellist Madeleine Shapiro. I am grateful to naturalist Kevin Colver for sharing his bird recordings. Bird enthusiasts my also know that he is the narrator of the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs: Western Region. Each of the four movements is named for different groups of birds: 1. Songbirds, 2. Sapsuckers, 3. Birds of Prey and 4. Water Birds. A video of Madeleine Shapiro's performance is online at http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=3D5953. Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Website: http://www.jamesarts.com *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html