GRAND BAND. PHOTO: JAYME HALBRITTER
P E A K D E B U T
GRAND
BAND
14
G
rand Band is a unique musical ensemble that includes six pianos arranged in a circle and
played by "the finest, busiest pianists active in New York's contemporary-classical scene"
(The New York Times). The sextet engulfs the audience in the sonic intensity of four landmark
contemporary works: the iconic and massive Gay Guerilla by cult underground figure Julius Eastman;
the pulsating Sensitive Spot by Australian sound artist Kate Moore; and my lips from speaking, a riff on
Aretha Franklin's Think by Pulitzer-winning composer Julia Wolfe. In a thrilling combination of sight and
sound, Missy Mazzoli's Three Fragile Systems is enhanced by the debut of an animated film by Joshua
Frankel. In this film, commissioned by Peak Performances, Frankel builds a world of geometry, color,
and looping patterns of human bodies created collaboratively with choreographer Faye Driscoll,
heightening the experience of the music.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 @ 8:00 PM
