Three Folk Songs in Search of a Fanfare — Palate Cleanser (2003)

Detail of Stephen Prina and ensemble performing at the opening of Dia:Beacon, Beacon, New York, May 17, 2003. Photo: Stephanie Berger.

Sat, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m.
MoMA, Floor 1, Sculpture Garden
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Sculpture Garden

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This performance accompanies
Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise.

In Stephen Prina’s daylong composition for a brass octet, timpani, guitar, and voice, two brass quartets are separated at a distance in the Sculpture Garden; both perform for the duration of the afternoon, creating antiphonal effects across the space. Then, the two brass quartets are reassembled as an octet and joined together by timpani, guitar, and voice to perform songs associated with Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, and Odetta, coupled with a song by Prina. The performance concludes with a “respatialized” interpretation of a Charles Ives brass melody by the octet.

Stephen Prina, voice and guitar

TILT Brass
Nicolee Kuester, conductor
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet
Olivia Pidi Weiss, trumpet
Jen Baker, trombone
Julie Dombroski-Jones, trombone
Dr. Terry Greene II, trombone
Chris McIntyre, trombone
William Lang, bass trombone
Dan Peck, tuba
Dennis Sullivan II, timpani

Previous performances: Dia Beacon, Beacon, New York (premiere)

The performance is included with Museum admission, and no separate ticket is required.

Rain Date: Sun, Oct 26