Roulette: Jessica Pavone – 'Lull' for String Octet & Soloists
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Jessica Pavone, viola
Brian Chase, amplified percussion
Nate Wooley, trumpet
Aimée Niemann, violin
Charlotte Munn-Wood, violin
Abby Swidler, viola
Christopher Hoffman, cello
Mariel Roberts, cello
Shayna Dulberger, double bass
Nicholas Jozwiak, double bass
Jessica Pavone – Lull
Composer and violist Jessica Pavone presents the in-person record release concert of Lull – a composition for string octet and soloists in four movements. Recorded during the pandemic year of 2020, the piece reflects a multifaceted experience of ‘stasis’ – quietude and introspection sustained amidst tension and instability.
In the music, occasions of consonance and dissonance take turns occupying foreground and background: Lull’s harmonic consonance evokes a calmness with a temperament of cool neutrality; its stark moments of harmonic dissonance maintain a similar composure. The rhythmic pacing of Lull can be characterized in terms of landscapes: endless rolling waves, expansive monochrome desert, stars punctuating an empty dark sky… Compositionally, the music is crafted at the finest line between notation and indeterminacy in a tightly controlled balance of structure and individual free choice. Each of the two soloist movements contain the highest degree of improvisation allowing for a greater insertion of ‘individuality within the larger collective framework.
Lull is manifest as an extension of Pavone’s solo viola practice which has origins in 2012. In this solo practice, Pavone deeply explores the impact and implications of long-tones and sustained resonances as well as repetition, song form, and sympathetic vibration. In 2017, she established the J. Pavone String Ensemble – consisting of two violas and two violins; the octet of Lull is an outgrowth of this ensemble.
Like in much of Pavone’s music, the qualities of consonance and expansiveness prevail, a sonic environment in which the listener persists.
The livestream will take place at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific.
Attending in person: Proof of vaccination will be required to attend this performance in person. All tickets must be purchased in advance of the performance. No tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Doors will open one hour before the performance. Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to show time and depart immediately afterward. Everyone entering Roulette must abide by the guidelines outlined here: http://roulette.org/safety
The performance will take place at:
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(Entrance on the Corner of Third Avenue; Accessible Entrance on Atlantic Ave)
In-person tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door
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