ICElab at BAC: Glass Clouds and Fallen Warriors | Music of Phyllis Chen and Du Yun
November 4, 2011 | 7:30pm
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)
450 West 37th Street
New York, NY
FREE
ICElab places the musicians of ICE in close collaboration with composers and sound artists to incubate radical new evening-length works. Phyllis Chen and Du Yun are composer/performers who use sounds, video and electronics to create landscapes that reflect on themes of the popular symbols of the present, and the power of nostalgia for things past.
We invite you to take part in this exciting new venture and to join the conversation with ICE and ICElab artists in the intimate environment of Howard Gilman Performance Space at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
Reception with the artists following performance.
Phyllis Chen (b. 1978) Chimers, for violin, clarinet, flute, piano, toy piano, toy instruments, percussion, electronics, and video (2011)
Du Yun (b. 1977): New Work, for flutes, clarinet, bassoon, guitar, trumpet, tuba, oboe, violins, percussion (2011)
ICElab receives leading support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, alongside generous funding from the Greenwall Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Beer has been lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
Listen to a clip of Phyllis Chen's "Glass Clouds We Have Known
From the Blog
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Tonight: Glass Clouds and Fallen Warriors
November 4, 2011
We're pumped for our FREE ICElab show tonight at The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)! Featuring music by ICElab composers Phyllis Chen and Du Yun, this will be, in the words of ICE bassoonist Rebekah Heller, "an incredible night of toy pianos, metal bowls, oboe solos, video projections, and free beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery". Click the photo below to view a few snapshots from the setup (our three most recent wall photos): The show starts at 7:30pm and, although tickets are free, the reservations list is currently full. Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to add your name to the waitlist.
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Streaming Glass Clouds
October 31, 2011
Earlier this year, we were deeply saddened to find that a performance of ours at The Southern Theater was canceled due to severe financial difficulties at the venue. We had commissioned several works that we were planning to play during that concert, including two world premieres by ICElab composer Phyllis Chen. We decided that the show needed to happen regardless: we partnered with our friends at Meerkat Media, who filmed us performing the pieces in our rehearsal space, and broadcast them to the world via WQXR.
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Snapshots from BAC Load In
October 28, 2011
Here are a few snapshots from ICE's load in at the Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) on Friday, October 28th:
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Phyllis Chen on “Chimers”
October 27, 2011
In anticipation of our upcoming performance of Phyllis Chen's Chimers during our FREE show on November 4th at The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC), we thought we'd bring back this recent interview that we conducted with the composer regarding this work. While you're at it, check out this video from the premiere of the piece. Enjoy!
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Phyllis Chen - “Chimers” Video
October 25, 2011
Check out this video of ICE presenting the world premiere of ICElab composer Phyllis Chen's piece Chimers (2011) at the 2011 Mostly Mozart Festival. We're looking forward to performing it again as a part of our FREE show at the Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) on November 4th!
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Evading Authority, Russian Solfege, and the Downfall of Genres/Binaries: an Interview with Du Yun
November 3, 2011
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Composer Du Yun has been a fixture on the ICE scene since our inception; in fact, she was one of the founders of the ensemble. Since then, she's gone on to garner international performances and praise for her highly original work. The New York Times has hailed her as "cutting-edge…to whom the term ‘young composer’ could hardly do justice,” and Time Out New York has classified her as “...an indie pop diva with an avant-garde edge," and mused that "[Du Yun] re-invents herself daily…so does her music”. We're excited to be playing a new work by Du Yun tomorrow night at our FREE ICElab show at The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC). Check out this interview with the composer, conducted by Brianne Galli:
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Du Yun x Shahzia Sikander @ Mass College of Art
November 1, 2011
Watch ICElab composer Du Yun perform original music to accompany animations by visual artist Shahzia Sikander. The footage comes from a recent performance at Mass College of Art on October 3, 2011, which was part of an exhibition entitled The Exploding Company Man and Other Abstractions. ICE presents a brand new work by Du Yun on Friday, November 4th as part of our FREE ICElab show at The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC). We hope to see you there!
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Du Yun Interviewed by HuffPost
October 26, 2011
We're gearing up for Glass Clouds and Fallen Warriors, a FREE concert featuring the music of ICElab composers Du Yun and Phyllis Chen at the Baryshnikov Arts Center on November 4th. Check out this great recent interview with Du Yun by Daniel J. Kushner of The Huffington Post (view the original published version here):
