ICE/Xenakis » robby

Summertime with Xenakis

robby — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:56:34 +0000

In the fall of 2008, ICE gave the US premiere of Iannis Xenakis’s opera Oresteia. This summer, the recording of that concert will soundtrack a marionette version of the opera, directed by Luca Vigetti, to be held at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater in New York’s Central Park.

On the same day, ICE’s own Nathan Davis will join master percussionist (and Xenakis expert) Steven Schick and others for the first open-air U.S. performance of Persephassa. The concert will take place around the lake in Central Park, with the audience in the middle of the lake on rowboats. Xenakis, on a lake, in the middle of Central Park. Seriously.

It’s all part of Make Music New York on June 21, 2010. More details on these and other Xenakis performances here.

Xi_in_rehearsal: San Diego

robby — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:29:53 +0000

Xi/Perspectives: “a little bit of craziness” – David Byrd-Marrow

robby — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:21:41 +0000

David Byrd-Marrow

ICE’s rockstar horn player David Byrd-Marrow gives us some insight into what it’s like to prepare for the experience of playing Xenakis.

Xi/San Diego

robby — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:06:14 +0000

ICE & Steve Schick bring it to the West Coast.

Just stumbled on one blogger’s response to the Chicago show from June 2009:

Regarding last week’s one night only ICE performance of Iannis Xenakis’ work at the MCA: [...] Best performance of the year thus far.

Read his full post here.

Xi/Perspectives: “Lucky enough to be in the room” – Ryan Ingebritsen

robby — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:21:08 +0000

During an interview about the new piece he wrote for ICE, composer Ryan Ingebritsen recalls hearing the ensemble’s Xenakis show at the MCA Chicago.

“It gripped you from the inside and pulled your insides out…”

XNY

robby — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:47:27 +0000

On October 17, ICE and Steve Schick will bring the Xenakis show to Miller Theatre. And for you New Yorkers who’ve waited so long to experience the ferocity of this unparalleled experience, they’re bringing a little something extra…