Roulette Presents John King's '10 Mysteries' CD Release, 5/15
By: Caroline Cole Apr. 22, 2010
Roulette presents a performance featuring music from composer, John King. His new CD entitled, "10 Mysteries" will be performed by the String quartet, Crucible (Cornelius Dufallo and Chris Otto, violins; John King, viola; and Alex Waterman, cello) at NYC's Roulette on Saturday, May 15 at 8:30 pm.
Earlier this year, John King released his second CD, "10 Mysteries" on John Zorn's Tzadik label. King has 2 previous CD releases of music for string quartet; AllSteel (Tzadik) and Ethel (Cantaloupe). King embraces rock, jazz, blues and other popular styles in a program for string quartet. Composer, guitarist and violist John King (www.JohnKingMusic.com) has received commissions from the Kronos Quartet, Red {an orchestra}, Ethel, the Albany Symphony, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Mannheim Ballet, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, the Ballets de Monte Carlo and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. He has written three operas (his most recent opera Dice Thrown was recently performed at CalArts in Los Angeles) and has composed for orchestra, chamber ensembles, rock bands, dance, film and theater. King won the Alpert Award in the Arts for Music in 2009. This award provides unrestricted, annual prizes of $75,000 to five artists.
Crucible will also be joined by the TILT Brass project's quartet (Rachel Drehmann, horn; Joe Exley, tuba; Russ Johnson, trumpet; Chris McIntyre, trombone) and Charlotte Dobbs, soprano, for the world premiere of SAPPHO presto chango. These 12 short arias are based on the poem fragments of Sappho which are to be performed as an independent layer to the instrumental ensemble. To end the evening, pianist Jenny Lin will perform King's petite ouverture en forme de mErCE CunninGHAm, a piece written for Merce in honor of his 90th birthday. Crucible features New York string luminaries Cornelius Dufallo, Chris Otto and Alex Waterman, who perform with such groups as Ethel, the JACK Quartet and the Either/Or Ensemble. Led by trombonist and composer Chris McIntyre, Brooklyn-based TILT Brass is a versatile collective of brass and percussion artists that present works ranging from the historical avant garde to commissioned works by composers such as James Tenney, Anthony Coleman, and Lois V. Vierk.
Roulette (www.roulette.org) is located at 20 Greene Street, NYC, between Canal and Grand. Tickets are $15/$10 and can be reserved at 212.219.8242. Admission is free to Roulette members.
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