Glenn Branca: World Premiere of Symphony No. 15 "Running Through The World Like An Open Razor" (Music for Strange Orchestra) November 20, 2010

Branca's newest symphony may be his most entertaining. Using a tremendous variety of instrumentation Branca has created seven widely contrasting movements. Although the piece is unlike much of his earlier work it is distinctively Branca's. From softly undulating washes of sound to rich changing neo-harmony to resonant fields of acoustic phenomena to roaring musical brutalism and even to parody this symphony is a tour de force on the razor's edge of 21st Century new music.

In this performance Branca will be conducting an ensemble of 12 musicians playing more than 100 varying instruments, both acoustic and electric, many built, altered or prepared specifically for this production.

Like a music that's never been heard before might sound this piece creates an extraordinarily unusual symphonic ambiance in a massive range of sound that thus far may be unprecedented in modern music.

"Symphony No. 15 Running Through The World Like An Open Razor (Music For Strange Orchestra)" by Glenn Branca is a co-production of The New Spectrum Foundation and Le Poisson Rouge.

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LPR will be offering a Limited Edition Double Vinyl Pressing of the world premiere performance of Symphony No. 15 at LPR. Each recording will be:

* Signed by Glenn Branca

* Individually numbered

* 2 discs on High Quality v180-gram Vinyl

This limited edition run is only available to ticketbuyers and will only be pressed if more than 200 orders are processed.

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This is a partially seated event.

Tickets for Saturday, November 20th:
https://secure.gigmaven.com/events/3586/orders/new

Tickets for Sunday, November 21st:
https://secure.gigmaven.com/events/3587/orders/new

Official Website: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1614