In this site-specific performance created for The Charles Engelhard Court, Alarm Will Sound and Dance Heginbotham pair movement with the music of Tyondai Braxton, Aphex Twin, Edgard Varèse, and Raymond Scott.
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Program:
Edgard Varèse, “Integrales”**
Transition 1 (electronic playback): Raymond Scott, Manhattan Research, Inc; In the Hall Of The Mountain Queen
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Freund), “Cock/Ver10″*
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Orfe), “Jynweythek”*
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Newman), “Fingerbib”*
Transition 2 (electronic playback): Raymond Scott, Manhattan Research, Inc; Hostess: Twinkies (Instr.)
Edgard Varèse (arr. Hause), “Poème électronique”
Transition 3 (electronic playback): Raymond Scott (modified by Price), Manhattan Research, Inc; Twilight in Turkey
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Thomson), “Gwely Mernans”*
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Brown), “Kesson Daslef”*
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Burhans), “Cliffs”
Transition 4 (electronic playback): Raymond Scott (modified by Price), Manhattan Research, Inc; Sprite “Melonball Bounce”
Aphex Twin, A.K.A Richard D. James (arr. Richards), “Avril 14th”
Tyondai Braxton, “Fly By Wire”
(Choreography World Premiere)
*Excerpt from “Twin” (2012)
**Staging by Nigel Maister
Recorded February 20, 2014, in The Charles Engelhard Court of The American Wing
Credits
A Production of Met Museum Presents
General Manager: Limor Tomer
Senior Manager, Production and Programs: Kwabena Slaughter
Audio Engineers: Eric Xu, Malcolm MacDuffie, Keith Rubinstein, Brendan Bekowies
Director: Christopher Noey
Camera Operators: Sarah Cowan, Jessica Glass, Thomas Shomaker, Marina Zarya
Editor: Jessica Glass
Instruments and Backline: Centanni Percussion, Studio Instrument Rentals
Lighting: Nicole Pearce Lighting Design, Worldstage
Rigging: Sapsis Rigging
Special thanks to Peter Kenny and The American Wing curatorial department
ALARM WILL SOUND
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Alan Pierson, Artistic Director and Conductor
Erin Lesser, flutes
Alexandra Sopp, piccolo
Christa Robinson, oboe and English horn
Campbell MacDonald, clarinet and saxophone
Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet and bass clarinet
Michael Harley, bassoon, contrabassoon, and voice
Matt Marks, horn
Jason Price, trumpet
Mike Gurfield, trumpet
Michael Clayville, trombone
Timothy Albright, bass trombone
Joe Barati, bass trombone
John Orfe, piano and keyboard
Chris Thompson, percussion
Luke Rinderknecht, percussion
Yuri Yamashita, percussion and keyboard
Mellissa Hughes, voice
Courtney Orlando, violin and voice
Caleb Burhans, violin and electric guitar
Nadia Sirota, viola
Brian Snow, cello
Miles Brown, bass
Nigel Maister, Staging Director
Gavin Chuck, Managing Director
Jason Varvaro, Production Manager
Peter Ferry, Production Assistant
DANCE HEGINBOTHAM
John Heginbotham, Artistic Director and Choreographer
Dancers:
Winston Dynamite Brown
John Eirich
Lindsey Jones
Courtney Lopes
Weaver Rhodes
Sarah Stanley
Andrea Weber
Adrienne Bryant, Managing Director
Nicole Pearce, Lighting Designer
Maile Okamura, Costume Designer
