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Saturday, February 26, 2011

a meeting of great minds

Classical meet Hip Hop; Hip Hop meet Classical

MASON BATES

Mason Bates: "For me, classical music can engage the mind like no other art form, but at the beginning of any piece of music, it’s a visceral experience. As the piece unfolds, your brain gets engaged. What makes [my wife] my ideal listener is she knows what it means to feel music." (source: interview by Richard Nilsen; The Arizona Republic)



DJ RADAR
(Bombshelter DJs, Furious Styles Crew)

"TURNTABLE BRINGS CARNEGIE HALL TO ITS FEET
WORLD PREMIERE OF CONCERTO FOR TURNTABLE

October 2, 2005 - DJ Radar and the Red Bull Artsehcro received a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall today when they performed the world premiere of “Concerto for Turntable”. This three movement piece was conceived and composed by Raúl Yáñez to help legitimize the turntable as an instrument, and at the same time push the boundaries of classical music. “The Concerto format and classical music is very strict; Raul had taken a lot of chances, not only with the turntable but with just the form of it. He’s really kind of opening Pandora’s Box,” Radar stated.

The Red Bull Artsehcro’s tuba player, Angelo Kortyka described the night as, “A glimpse into the future of classical music, and having done it at Carnegie makes it the best.” This landmark event was one of the first times a turntable has been on-stage in Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium."

Thursday, February 17, 2011

connect

SKID ROW
Directed by Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell
Orlando Ward (Midnight Mission) spoken to Pras (Fugees): "that's part of your quest--connecting with people, man. You know...how do you get the heart-to-heart thing going on [...] connect, same family, same, tribe, same folk...it's a real basic thing man, we search for commonalities [...] whenever we connect on a human level and let people see that there's something different than they expected, then we got a chance to work together and do something" 32:00


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Monday, February 7, 2011

Last Exit to Brooklyn
















51:49 -- Hubert Selby Jr.


"I will rise now, and go about the city
in the streets, and in their broad ways
I will seek him whom my soul loveth."
Song of Solomon 3:2,3


Directed by: Uli Edel
Written by: Hubert Selby Jr. (book), Desmond Nakano (screenplay)
"There is more of humanity in a prostitute trying to truly love, if only for a moment, than in all of the slow-motion romantic fantasies in the world." - Roger Ebert