The Brick presents
THE ALL-FATHER / HYPNAGOGIA
by Paul Pinto and Nick Brooke
at The Brick Theater — 579 Metropolitan Ave
February 12, 2025, at 8PM
Running Time: 75 Minutes with a short intermission

Sampled and sourced from Wagner’s herculean oeuvre, THE ALL-FATHER – Side One: Rheingold (part one) is the opening eighth of Paul Pinto’s ambitious new theatre ritual, a radical reimagining of The Ring Cycle where masculinity and fatherhood is gesungen by a chorus of beefy Wotans. Sung in German… kind of.

The second half features excerpts from Nick Brooke’s works PSYCHIC DRIVING and TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES, which seamlessly mixes musical samples with live performers. The intricate works meditate on sleep, opera, and torture, based on the CIA’s Psychic Driving experiments with hallucinogens and transitional states of wakefulness.

CREDITS

THE ALL-FATHER
Created by Paul Pinto (after Richard Wagner)
Performed by Paul Chwe MinChul An, Michael Chinworth, Alex Gibson, Brian McCorkle, Paul Pinto, and Dax Valdes
THE ALL-FATHER is made possible with support from thingNY

HYPNAGOGIA, PSYCHIC DRIVING and TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES
Created by Nick Brooke
Performed by Maho Agawa, Michael Chinworth, Ariadne Greif, Annie MingHao Wang, Akane Little, Paul Pinto, Dax Valdes, and Susannah Wilson

Find them: pfpinto.com, nbrooke.com

Presented in collaboration with New Latin Wave

The New Latin Wave brings their popular Latine Composers Showcase to the Atrium for four nights only with some of New York’s most unique Latine voices. Composer-performer Pauchi Sasaki presents another installment of her opera ARTEMIS, a multi-year project inspired by NASA’s program to bring the first woman to the Moon’s surface in 2026. Known for her interdisciplinary approach, integrating musical composition with multimedia performance, new technologies, and self-designed instruments, Pauchi explores the relationship and tensions between the female body, metal, technology, futurism and power. ARTEMIS aims to celebrate and bring light to this milestone in women's history in our pursuit of knowledge and new discoveries. This opera is envisioned as a transcultural coven, a rite of passage where the voices of women from all cultures and times resonate and are amplified.

This concert will present two world premieres: “ARTEMIS: Recitative” commissioned by HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, Dresdner Musikfestspiele und Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden; and “k’uKu”, commissioned by Americas Society. 



December 6-7, 2024

American Composers Orchestra

Link: BAM | Journey LIVE

Austin Wintory, Composer & Conductor

Ode to Joy, Executive Producer

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Journey LIVE

BAM teams up with composer/conductor Austin Wintory and the American Composers Orchestra to present an original, interactive live performance of his Grammy-nominated score for Journey, “the most beautiful game of its time" (IGN).

In an alchemical collision of mediums, live musicians respond to the real-time actions of on-stage gamers as they explore the gorgeous universe within the hit video game. Never the same each time it is played, JourneyLIVE is an interactive parable, marking an unprecedented formal exploration in which live musicians respond to the actions of video game players as they traverse miles of sprawling desert, rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves, and howling winds.

December 6-7, 2024

American Composers Orchestra

Link: BAM | Journey LIVE

Austin Wintory, Composer & Conductor

Ode to Joy, Executive Producer

‍

Journey LIVE

BAM teams up with composer/conductor Austin Wintory and the American Composers Orchestra to present an original, interactive live performance of his Grammy-nominated score for Journey, “the most beautiful game of its time" (IGN).

In an alchemical collision of mediums, live musicians respond to the real-time actions of on-stage gamers as they explore the gorgeous universe within the hit video game. Never the same each time it is played, JourneyLIVE is an interactive parable, marking an unprecedented formal exploration in which live musicians respond to the actions of video game players as they traverse miles of sprawling desert, rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves, and howling winds.

Ariadne sings with The Knights in an intimate salon concert with snacks, drinks, and an after party!

Program will include:

• Mozart Sinfonia Concertante (violin, viola and piano)

• Massenet's Elegie for voice, viola and piano

• Brahms Two Songs for viola, voice and piano

• Rachmaninoff Oh Cease Thy Singing Maiden Fair (voice, violin and piano)

Performed by an amazing group of musicians from The Knights:

• Ariadne Greif, soprano (special guest)

• Colin Jacobsen, violin

• Nicholas Cords, viola

• Jeewon Park, piano

The schedule for the evening will be:

• doors open at 6:30pm with snacks and welcome drinks

• music performance will start at 7:00pm

• around 8pm we will have an afterparty with sight reading and more social time

Ariadne Greif Sopran
Brooklyn Rider
Johnny Gandelsman Violine
Colin Jacobsen Violine
Nicholas Cords Viola
Michael Nicolas Violoncello

The Brooklyn Rider Almanac Vier kurze Stücke für Streichquartett von Clarice Assad, Gabriel Kahane, Giovanni Sollima und Tyshawn Sorey
Arnold Schönberg Streichquartett Nr. 2 fis-Moll op. 10
PauseColin Jacobsen «Chalk and Soot» für Streichquartett und Sopran

Preise CHF 85 / 55 / 30

Als «eines der Wunder der zeitgenössischen Musik» wurde das New Yorker Streichquartett Brooklyn Rider in der «Los Angeles Times» gerühmt. Denn es spielt nicht nur bestehende Werke – wie hier Arnold Schönbergs op. 10 –, sondern schafft sich mit Kompositionsaufträgen ein eigenes, stilistisch überaus vielfältiges Repertoire, das weit in jazzige oder rockige Gefilde reicht. Viele dieser Aufträge haben einen Bezug zu den grossen Themen der Gegenwart: zu verschiedenen politischen Konflikten etwa, oder zur Klimaerwärmung. Nun bringen sie vier neue Stücke aus ihrer Sammlung nach Zürich. Mit dabei ist auch die Sopranistin Ariadne Greif: Sie singt «Chalk and Soot» des Brooklyn-Rider-Geigers Colin Jacobsen.

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Johnny Gandelsman, Violin

Colin Jacobsen, Violin

Nicholas Cords, Viola

Michael Nicolas, Cello

Ariadne Greif, Soprano

Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over the last fifteen-plus years, with repertoire ranging from late-Beethoven to Persian classical music to American roots music to the endlessly varied voices of living composers. 

They will present four brand new string quartets inspired by "Der Blaue Reiter", a pre-WW1 era collective led by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, Schoenberg's tonality-shattering String Quartet No. 2 with the mesmerizing American soprano Ariadne Greif, as well as a new song cycle written by Colin Jacobsen, the violinist of quartet and The Knights ensemble.

“They are four classical musicians performing with the energy of young rock stars jamming on their guitars, a Beethoven-goes-indie foray into making classical music accessible but also celebrating why it was good in the first place.”

 —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"I don't believe I've ever experienced the radical emotional range of Op. 132's long, slow movement — with its liberating, dancing interjections — more intensely than when listening to the entirety of Healing Modes.” 

 —The New York Times

With their gripping performance style and unquenchable appetite for musical adventure, Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over their fifteen-plus year history. Defining the string quartet as a medium with deep historic roots and endless possibility for invention, they find equal inspiration in musical languages ranging from late Beethoven to Persian classical music to American roots music to the endlessly varied voices of living composers. Claiming no allegiance to either end of the historical spectrum, Brooklyn Rider most comfortably operates within the long arc of the tradition, seeking to illuminate works of the past with fresh insight while coaxing the malleable genre into the future through an inclusive programming vision, deep-rooted collaborations with a wide range of global tradition bearers, and the creation of thoughtful and relevant frames for commissioning projects.  

A concert curated by Ginevra Petrucci at the Casa Italiana Zerilli—Marimò at NYU at New York University.

Sacred and Profane

An evening of ecstatic chamber music and dada operatic comedy

with Ariadne Greif, soprano, Paul Pinto, baritone, Mary Birnbaum, stage direction,

Nadia Sirota and Jonah Sirota, violas, Benjamin Larsen, cello, Hyungjin Choi, piano,

Katherine Fortunato, percussion and the Momenta String Quartet

Robert Sirota’s broken places, a healing meditation on brokenness…. hearts, dreams, worlds. Composed for flutist Martha Cargo and cellist Benjamin Larsen.

The nine movements of A Sinner’s Diary comprise a surreal liturgy about the pull and tug between our inner demons and the angels of our better nature. For flute, 2 violas, cello, percussion and piano.

Sheree Clement’s Table Manners, originally for two sopranos and 40 pounds of silverware – is a comedic vocal duet about friendship, competition, and greed. Live premiere starring Ariadne Greif and Paul Pinto.

Mermaid Songs, three vivid, funny and forthright songs about not giving up your dream to be a mermaid, friendship, champagne cocktail parties and chemotherapy. For soprano and string quartet. Premiere performance, with Ariadne Greif directed by Mary Birnbaum.

Spread out a blanket and soak in one of Moab’s favorite events! It’s the Festival’s 32nd annual free Community Concert. This wide-ranging program includes music from the American Songbook, duos for flute and marimba, a work by Diné composer and pianist Connor Chee about his musical heritage, and a special performance by artists from the Hopi Nation, who bring their own dancing and music to the festivities. The young stars of BAILEN round out the program with fresh, original tunes. 

Event Description: Moab’s Old City Park has beautiful shade trees, plenty of room to spread out on the lawn, and free parking! The festival provides some seating at this family-friendly, free, afternoon program and concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or camp chairs. Picnics are welcome.  

Flutist and program curator Catherine Gregory, percussionist Ian Rosenbaum, and soprano Ariadne Greif, explore the relationship of sound, breath, and life through a collection of newly written miniatures by a diverse array of composers. The human voice and percussion join the flute to fashion a trio of the world’s oldest instruments in this theatrically conceived program, Just Breath(e).

Works by Timo Andres, Clarice Assad, Kinan Azmeh, Juhi Bansal, Viet Cuong, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Diane Monroe and Matthew Evan Taylor are intertwined with specially arranged works by Raven Chacon, Chris Cerrone, and Kevin Puts that play on the same theme.

About the venue: A guided scenic hike at a private ranch leads concert-goers to enjoy music chosen to fit the setting. Among our most popular events, these scenic hikes offer unparalleled musical intimacy and engagement with festival artists. Click the Important Details tab above for more information. 

This season the Moab Music Festival turns its attention to our greatest local resource—the mighty Colorado River. Join us as we explore a range of perspectives of living artists, with the hope to inspire ongoing stewardship of this precious resource.

The banks of the Colorado are the perfect setting to hear two world premieres by up-and-coming composers Maya Miro Johnson and Roydon Tse. Sponsored by the festival’s Commissioning Club and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Johnson and Tse’s new commissions are inspired by the river. The program also includes a work by Salt Lake City composer John Costa, original music by Diné composer/pianist Connor Chee, a presentation by the Hopi Nation, and literary readings from Utah authors.

About the venue: Perched on the Colorado River and set against towering red rock walls, Red Cliffs Lodge is a spectacular location for an outdoor evening concert. The stage is set on an expansive lawn adjacent to the Colorado; bring a chair, spread your blanket on the lawn or find your spot in the provided seating area and enjoy the music as the sun sets on this beautiful venue.

Pre-Concert Panel: Just before the Colorado Currents performance, attend a free panel discussion at the Red Cliffs Lodge Colorado Room from 5:30-6:30 pm. Discussion will include the Moab Music Festival’s two world premieres, stewardship of the Colorado River, and the importance of water in the Hopi culture. Panelists include:

• Moderator, Serah Mead 

• John Weisheit, Co-Founder at Living Rivers and the Colorado Riverkeeper,

• Howard Dennis, Native American flutist and Hopi Elder, and

• Moab Music Festival commissioned composers Connor Chee, Maya Miro Johnson, and Roydon Tse.

Accommodation: Make the concert venue your accommodation in Moab and save 30% on your stay. When you book a room at Red Cliffs Lodge between August 30 and Sept 2, save 30% with the discount code MMF2024. Important: Enter the code on the page where you select your dates.