[New York, NY]

David Grubbs performs in Terry Riley's "In C"
February 3, 2016, 7:30 pm
at (le) Poisson Rouge

at (le) Poission Rouge as a part of the eclectic ensemble of musicians including: clarinetist Joshua Rubin of the ICE Ensemble, Trombonist Chris McIntyre, electronic musician Ben Vida, flautist and conductor Petr Kotik of the SEM Ensemble, and the breathtaking drumming of Greg Fox. Cited more than once by the New York Times as one of the most vital interpretations of Terry Riley’s 1964 masterwork in recent memory, Darmstadt’s annual birthday concert has become a time-honored tradition. Terry Riley's work was radical for its abandonment of classical form, allowing any group of musicians to play its 53 musical fragments in just about any combination they wish. The result is a hypnotic interweaving of mantric musical fragments, and is open to myriad interpretations, Darmstadt’s birthday concert serves as the annual benefit for its celebrated Essential Repertoire series. Funds raised will support a three night concert festival in May at Roulette celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music. David Grubbs is an associate professor in the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, CUNY.  He is the author of Records Ruin the Landscape: John Cage, The Sixties, and Sound Recording (Duke University Press). Grubbs has released twelve solo albums and appeared on more than 150 commercially-released recordings.  He is known for his cross-disciplinary collaborations with writers such as Susan Howe and Rick Moody, and with visual artists such as Anthony McCall, Angela Bulloch, Cosima von Bonin, and Stephen Prina.  His work has been presented at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, the Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou.  Grubbs was a 2005-6 grant recipient from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and is a member of ISSUE Project Room’s Board of Directors. more info here