A MIDI realization of Chris Becker's arrangement of Debussy's "Jimbo's Lullaby" for vibraphone, harp, viola, cello, and toys. Video created by Rachel Cohen.
Racoco Productions presents Assemblage #1, a multidisciplinary, multimedia work featuring live chamber and electronic music by composer Chris Becker, choreographed and improvised movement by Rachel Cohen, and real-time collage-making using zip-loc bags of curated materials left behind by Cohen’s mother, a quiet artist and quilter, who passed away in February 2020.
Through intimate videos and live performances, Assemblage #1 explores impermanence, ancestry, and artist identity, and the human effort to fit the pieces together.
Assemblage #1 features live performances of original compositions and arrangements for cello, viola, harp, and vibraphone. With performers Rachel Cohen, Fina, Masumi Kishimoto, Meghan Schardt, and Austin Birdy (vibraphone, percussion), Sam Gray (viola), Lucia Stavros (harp), and Caitlin Thomas (cello).
Performances: August 3, 7:30 p.m., and August 4, 2:00 p.m.
at the Brick Aux, 628 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
This is another sketch for Assemblage, a new, collaborative work-in-progress with choreographer Rachel Cohen and Racoco Productions. Rachel and I are trading music and movement on video back and forth, generating a lot of material, and figuring out how to make a long-distance "virtual collaboration" work.
Becker - Soft Synth, Field Recordings, Toy Samples
Misha Penton Collective is Sculpture Month Houston 2023 music ensemble in residence. Experience voice, guitar, and electronic ambient, textural, and spacious music to accompany the visual art installations throughout the sonorous Silos at Sawyer Yards.
