Density 2036: part xi Album Release Listening Party
About this Event
Density 2036: part xi Album Release Listening Party
Join Claire Chase, JACK Quartet, and Density Arts in celebrating the 11th installment of Claire Chase's monumental 24-year Density 2036 commissioning project! Sono Luminus releases "The Holy Liftoff" by Terry Riley, realized by Samuel Clay Birmaher, and performed by Claire Chase and the JACK Quartet.
At this event, "The Holy Liftoff" will be played by Claire Chase and JACK from beginning to the end (approximately 60 minutes).
Tickets will go on sale JULY 15, 2026.
About "The Holy Liftoff"
Arising from the seed of an improvised four-part chorale, which was then hand-notated across multiple pages amongst a parade of cartoon characters and other illustrations that are integral pieces of the score, Riley’s expansive concept of the work is open to endless reimaginings – his original intent was for Chase to perform it with any number of other collaborators, and the huge volume of material can be reorganized or expanded to accommodate all kinds of performance scenarios. The version of the work recorded here is a 60-minute realization by New York composer Samuel Clay Birmaher – written in close collaboration with both Chase and Riley – for up to eighteen-part flute choir and string quartet, performed by a multi-tracked Chase and the JACK Quartet, with additional layered sounds including stones, birdsong, wind, and Riley’s spoken voice.
More info about Density 2036 and other commissioned works available at www.densityarts.org
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 25.00
