SONiC and Mannes/The New School co-present three new interactive works developed through ACO’s EarShot CoLABoratory composer residency program. Inspired by the African-American history of resilience, healing, and awakening post-trauma, Marcus Gilmore’s Pulse, developed with ACO through The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative with mentor Zakir Hussain, is scored for drums, jazz ensemble, spoken word, and orchestra. Trevor New’s Cohere Touch connects artists across continents using the composer’s own augmented reality environment. Mendi and Keith Obadike’s Dream Train is an immersive sound installation and performance that encourages audiences to dream collectively as a means of social transformation.

Featuring

American Composers Orchestra Glenn Alexander II, conductor Paloma McGregor, director/choreographer Marcus Gilmore Trio Trevor New, violist

Program

Dream Train by Mendi & Keith Obadike, sound artists

Cohere Touch by Trevor New, electro-acoustic violist and composer

Pulse by Marcus Gilmore, drummer and composer, Fellow in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

Post-Concert Discussion and Q&A, moderated by Melissa Ngan, featuring Rolex Mentor and Protégé Artists Zakir Hussain & Marcus Gilmore, plus CoLABoratory Fellows Trevor New, Mendi + Keith Obadike

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