[Black Sound Symposium] – Anthony R. Green: Zoom In + Bill Solomon
The Zoom In performance project is first and foremost about the Black experience in the United States in all of its various iterations. It developed organically through performances of original works, works by other composers, improvisation, and finding the commonality between the art created from these approaches. Additionally, it is a project that is constantly changing as the Black experience in the US also changes not only because of the passing of contemporary time but also because of the information from the past that is constantly being unearthed and revisited, thus creating a stronger context of past Blackness in dialogue with the present.
Anthony R. Green
The creative output of Anthony R. Green (b. 1984; composer, performer, social justice artist) includes musical and visual creations, interpretations of original works or works in the repertoire, collaborations, educational outreach, and more. Behind all of his artistic endeavors are the ideals of equality and freedom, which manifest themselves in diverse ways in a composition, a performance, a collaboration, or social justice work. Green’s compositions have been presented in over 25 countries across six continents by internationally acclaimed soloists and ensembles. He has received commissions from pianists Jason Hardink and Stephen Drury, the McCormick Percussion Group, the Fromm Foundation, Celebrity Series Boston, Chamber Music Tulsa, Access Contemporary Music, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, NOISE-BRIDGE, and other soloists, ensembles, festivals, and organizations. As a performer, Green has presented projects in 11 countries across 4 continents. He is also co-founder of Castle of our Skins: celebrating Black artistry through music. www.anthonyrgreen.com
Bill Solomon
Program:
To Cover You by Lauren McCall
The Same But Different by Jessie Cox
Movements in Movement and Sound by Anthony R. Green
Bill Solomon performs solo commissioned works from Anthony R. Green, Jessie Cox, and Lauren McCall. Bill Solomon is a percussionist, writer, and educator from New York City. He is a member of Bent Duo with pianist David Friend and has premiered and recorded works by Jace Clayton, Sarah Hennies, Casey Anderson, and Matt Sargent. His chapter “Queering Musical Chrononormativity: percussion works of the West Coast group” is included in the forthcoming collection Queer Music Theory published by Oxford University Press. He is a co-founder of the Queer Percussion Research Group and is currently editing a collection of zines on queer percussion.
Cost: $22 General / $16.50 Members