Tristan Perich, Lesley Flanigan and Chris Peck at The Bridge December 11, 2009

Tristan Perich, Lesley Flanigan and Chris Peck at The Bridge

Friday, December 11, 2009
8:00 PM, $10
The Bridge
209 Monticello Road (at Graves St.)
Charlottesville, VA 22902

The Bridge in Charlottesville presents New York-based artists Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan, joined by local artist Chris Peck. Perich’s duet "Dual Synthesis" (for harpsichord and 1-bit electronics) and Flanigan’s "Amplifications" (for voice and speaker electronics) explore the viscerality of electronic music. Mixing primitive sounds from their own hand- constructed instruments with the harpsichord and voice, each choreographs intersections between acoustic and electric sound.

Regular staples of the New York City experimental scene, Perich and Flanigan create music that spans electroacoustic, classical and noise. In addition to their solo work, they are also known for collaborative projects with the Loud Objects (Tristan Perich, Kunal Gupta, Katie Shima) and Bioluminescence (Lesley Flanigan, R. Luke DuBois).

For composer/inventor Tristan Perich, Dual Synthesis comes on the heels of finishing his new album, 1-Bit Symphony. An electronic composition in five movements on a single microchip, 1-Bit Symphony expands on the format of his 2005 release, 1-Bit Music. A departure from traditional recordings, 1-Bit Symphony literally ‘performs’ its music live when turned on. A complete music circuit, programmed by the artist and packaged inside a standard CD jewel case, plays the composition through a headphone jack mounted in the case itself. Probing the foundations of digital sound, 1-Bit Symphony celebrates the virtuosity of electricity. The new album, to be released by Cantaloupe Music, will be available exclusively for presale at performances during the tour.

Artist/vocalist Lesley Flanigan’s tour of Amplifications introduces her first solo album for speaker electronics and voice. Moving among a cluster of wires and microphones, she builds compositional frameworks that grow and break apart. Her speaker instruments, employing a built-in microphone, create pulsing tones through their own feedback, which Flanigan samples and weaves into her own vocal patterns. The result is music that hovers somewhere between noise experiments and lyrical song, resonating with organic transparency.

Chris Peck is a Michigan-born composer investigating the peculiarities of listening and perception through a diverse practice that includes works for large untrained groups, interdisciplinary performance collaborations, and improvisation with the computer. His frequent work with dance has included scores for RoseAnne Spradlin, Eleanor Bauer, John Jasper, David Dorfman, Jeanine Durning, Ming Yang/Dance Forum Taipei, Abby Yager, and others.

featuring:
- Tristan Perich (http://www.tristanperich.com)
- Lesley Flanigan (http://www.lesleyflanigan.com)
- Chris Peck

More Information:
- The Bridge: http://www.thebridgepai.com
- Event Information: http://tristanperich.com/Event/745
- Contact Email: mail@tristanperich.com
- Contact Telephone: (917) 690-4991
- Venue Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=209%20Monticello%20Road,%20Charlottesville,%20VA%20(The%20Bridge)

Official Website: http://tristanperich.com/Event/745