bitKlavier Preludes and Commissions: dual record release and concert
Coming next week!
After nearly two years of writing about these two records—The Preludes for bitKlavier and the bitKlavier Commissions—I am delighted that their release, along with a celebratory concert, is set for next week. The records will arrive on Bandcamp and all the usual streaming sites on Tuesday July 23, and our celebration concert, featuring Cristina Altamura and Adam Sliwinski, is on Thursday July 25 in Princeton. More info below…
Here’s the concert info:
Thursday, July 25th, 5pm
Special Album Release Concert of New Music for bitKlavier and Piano
Featuring
Cristina Altamura and Adam Sliwinski
Co-presented by
Sō Percussion Summer Institute & Legacy Arts International
Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University
Anthony H. P. Lee Hall
136 Alexander Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Free and unticketed
And here are the albums:
and some lovely photos by the incomparable Maria Grazia Facciolà:
I’m super grateful to Cristina and Adam for their collaborative spirits and wicked musicianship; I’d never have made these things with their inspiration! I’m also delighted by the work made by the commissioned composers—Molly Herron, Annika Socolofsky, Chris Douthitt, Noah Fishman, Nate May, Bora Yoon, Jenny Beck, and Pascal Le Boeuf—and look forward to hearing these pieces played by intrepid pianists for years to come (a new release of bitKlavier is coming next week as well, with all the music included).
Once again, read more about each piece here and here…. enjoy!