Drummer/writer John Niekrasz discusses his process of learning Walter De Maria’s 1964 composition Cricket Music for performance at the 2020 Extradition Series Winter Concert.
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Sometimes Extradition’s curation is the result of workmanlike research. Sometimes fate takes a hand. For our upcoming 20th concert, a high dose of kismet stirred the pot.
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Eleven transparencies, one short page of instructions. What can we build from this, visually? How can we approach it, musically? How will we balance and respect each performer’s improvisational and compositional instincts to create a piece that also follows the character of the composer’s graphics?
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Two dancers in New York in the 1980s. A one-time dance performance, circa 2004. A CDR of that performance’s music in a box for 15 years. An old friendship revealed, from across the country. A reach back in time and memory. A reconstruction, bringing in all that history.
Read MoreAs we get close to wrapping up our third year of programming, we’re looking forward to our biggest year yet in 2019, with expanded programming and greater community involvement.
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When interpreting graphic scores, repeating yourself doesn’t necessarily mean repeating yourself.
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Why does our series name evoke law enforcement?
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Our plucky little startup of a New Music series is about to present its tenth concert, so it's about time we had a dedicated website.
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