This, our final concert of the year, is in many ways a synthesis of the two primary facets of Loop38’s 2018-19 season, reinterpreting our yearlong collaboration with the visual artists of Sawyer Yards through the lens of the various compositional styles that we have presented throughout our formal concerts around the city.

Works by the artists of Sawyer Yards will be on display, and the musical program is comprised of compositions, which tackle the concept of visual arts; some literally, others through abstraction. We call back to our very first appearance at Sawyer Yards with a reprisal of both Cathy Berberian’s Stripsody and Cornelius Cardew’s Treatise, both of which task the performer with translating images into sound. Both Julian Anderson’s Van Gogh Blue and Morton Feldman’s Piano Piece (to Philip Guston) hold a direct connection to painting, but shifts the burden of translation to the composer. Lastly, Ashley Fure’s A Library on Lightning contemplates a chance-based “art”: the fractal patterning known as Lichtenberg figures, which etches itself into the skin of those who have been struck by lightning.

Stick around after the program to get a closer look at the artwork, to chat with musicians, and to enjoy an end-of-season reception!

On the Program:

Ashley Fure - A Library on Lightning (2018)

Matthias Pintscher - NOW I from "Profiles of Light" (2015)

Cornelius Cardew - Excerpts from Treatise (1967)

Morton Feldman - Piano Piece (to Philip Guston) (1963)

Cathy Berberian - Stripsody (1966)

Julian Anderson - Van Gogh Blue (2015)
I. L'Aube, soleil naissant
II. Les Vignobles
III. Les Alpilles
IV. Eygalieres
V. la nuit, peindre les étoiles (le 25 mai 1889, 4:40am)