{"id":10440,"date":"2013-06-01T08:25:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=10440"},"modified":"2013-05-30T13:26:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T17:26:53","slug":"the-month-of-moderns-2013-the-gulf-between-you-and-me-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/the-month-of-moderns-2013-the-gulf-between-you-and-me-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Month of Moderns 2013: The Gulf (between you and me)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Month of Moderns 2013:\u00a0The Gulf (between you and me)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gulf (between you and me)<\/em>,<\/strong> a major project that has taken years of planning, brings together composers, a poet, an artist, and a variety of musicians from Japan and America to join The Crossing in exploring a particular theme: how we seem to hear what the earth is saying to us with the same sad inability with which we often listen to those we most love.\u00a0 Luxembourg-American poet\u00a0Pierre Joris<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has written a three-part poem that will tie the three performances and composers of this project together. \u00a0To get to know all three composers better, we offer ancillary events \u2013 a film and two concerts \u2013 that will give insight to the artists\u2019 work.\u00a0 We welcome\u00a0Chris Jonas\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0quartet,\u00a0Sun Spits Cherries<\/strong>, and\u00a0Gene Coleman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0ensemble of Japanese musicians playing a variety of traditional and contemporary instruments in\u00a0Ensemble N_JP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Saroyan<\/strong>\u00a0wrote, \u201cThe intention of art has always been to deepen, extend, elevate, ennoble, strengthen, and refresh the experience of living. \u00a0It cannot begin to do these things until it accepts part of the management of the\u00a0physical\u00a0life of man, which is now in the hands of inferior men.\u201d Here we make no pretensions toward having answers, we simply aim to sing beautiful, thought-provoking music that is relevant to our lives as we engage art to better understand our world.<\/p>\n

Each concert features one new work for\u00a0The Gulf (between you and me<\/em>) and several interesting works on related subjects \u2013 how we perceive the natural world around us, how we love it, how it continues to defy and define us, captured by artists today, as throughout the history of art.<\/p>\n

The Crossing Presents<\/em><\/p>\n

Friday June 7 @ 8pm<\/a>
\nGene Coleman\u2019s
\nEnsemble N_JP
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\nSaturday June 15 @ 6:30pm<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>
\nPierre Joris Reading His Poetry<\/p>\n

Saturday, June 15, 2013 @ 8pm
\nMonth of Moderns I<\/strong>
\nAt The Philadelphia Cathedral
\nWith special guest Toshimaru Nakamura<\/em><\/strong>
\nGene Coleman<\/a>:\u00a0The Gulf<\/em>\u00a0(world premiere)
\nSanta Ratniece<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0Chu Dal<\/em>\u00a0 (Silent Water, 2008)
\nTamar Diesendruck<\/a>:\u00a0Other Floods<\/em>\u00a0(2010)<\/p>\n

Philadelphia composer\u00a0Gene Coleman\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0musical language is at times experimental, at other times minimal, often drawing on Japanese influences, improvisation, extended techniques, and Gene\u2019s interest in architecture and structure to create a rich and unique sound world.<\/p>\n

Wednesday June 19 @ 8pm<\/a>
\nChris Jonas\u2019s quartet
\nSun Spits Cherries<\/p>\n

Sunday June 23 – Monday July 1<\/a>
\nArtist Dan Cole’s work as inspired by
\nThe Gulf (between you and me)<\/em><\/p>\n

Sunday, June 23, 2013 @ 4pm
\nMonth of Moderns II<\/strong>
\nThe IceBox at Crane Arts Center in Northern Liberties<\/strong>
\nChris Jonas<\/a>:\u00a0The Gulf<\/em>\u00a0(world premiere)<\/em>
\nSanta Ratniece<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0Horo Horo Hata Hata<\/em>\u00a0 (2008)
\nJust\u00e9 Janulyt\u00e9<\/a>:\u00a0aguarelle\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(Watercolor, 2007)<\/p>\n

The Gulf (between you and me)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0continues with the musical world of Santa Fe composer\u00a0Chris Jonas<\/strong>\u00a0in a work that offers a musical language different from any The Crossing has yet sung.\u00a0 This is a collaborative work with graphics created by Philadelphia artist\u00a0Dan Cole<\/strong>projected on the 100\u2019 x 25\u2019 foot great wall of the IceBox, intended to be heard in the magnificent acoustic of this modern secular cathedral; we celebrate this wonderful performance venue in the first of four programs to be heard over the next two seasons.<\/p>\n

Wednesday June 26 @ 6:30pm<\/a>
\n\u201cInside the Composer\u2019s Studio:
\nGabriel Jackson\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 30, 2013 @ 4pm
\nMonth of Moderns III<\/strong>
\n<\/em>At the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Gabriel Jackson<\/a>:\u00a0The Gulf\u00a0<\/em>(world premiere)
\n<\/em>Santa Ratniece<\/a>:\u00a0Saline\u00a0<\/em>(Salt Lakes, 2006)
\n<\/em>John Cage<\/a>:\u00a0Four 2\u00a0<\/em>(1992)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After his visit during MoM 2011, the singers of The Crossing were so enamored of British composer Gabriel Jackson\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0that we set about engaging this internationally-recognized composer for a very special event. Gabriel will compose the third and final installment of\u00a0Pierre Joris\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0poem cycle for\u00a0The Gulf (between you and me)<\/em>; this\u00a0promises to be an important evening for The Crossing, as we sing in Gabriel\u2019s thoroughly engaging musical language..<\/p>\n

Major Support Has Been Provided By:<\/p>\n

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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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