Isabel Crespo Pardo: desbordandome
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20 advance, $25 at the door)
- Isabel Crespo Pardo, voice
- Lester St. Louis, cello
- Henry Fraser, double bass
desbordandome (the overflowing self) is a new set of open form pieces by Roulette Van Lier Fellow Isabel Crespo Pardo written for their trio featuring Lester St. Louis on cello and Henry Fraser on bass. Through these graphic scores, the trio explores themes of change, interconnectedness, and failure, as well as the expressive and sonic potential of words.
Attending online: A live stream will be available free of charge at 8pm Eastern on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.
Attending in person: Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 8pm.
Please review Roulette's current COVID-19 Safety Guidelines before attending: https://roulette.org/safety/
About Isabel Crespo Pardo, voice
About Lester St. Louis, cello
Lester St. Louis (b.1993) is a New York-born and -based composer, improviser, cellist, sound designer, and curator. His work traverses through performance, installation, curation, artistic research, and recording. His works are rooted in dynamic environments of improvisation both sonically and socially, ecstatic sound worlds. flow and interaction. He has performed internationally throughout the U.S, the E.U, Canada, China, and in South America; and collaborates with artists such as Chris Williams [under the moniker HxH], Edi Kwon Jaimie Branch, Dre A. Hočevar, Charmaine Lee, Isabel Crespo Pardo, Emeka Okereke, Tortoise, Yo La Tengo, TAK Ensemble, The International Contemporary Ensemble, Random International, Superblue, Terrence Nance, Found Sound Nation, Wet Ink Ensemble, and many more. As a composer, Lester has been commissioned by artists such as The JACK Quartet, RAGE THORMBONES, Jennifer Koh, String Noise, and Ghost Ensemble, among others. He is deeply excited to see what new ventures and collaborations the future may bring and those that will be made.
https://metropolisensemble.org/artists-collection/lester-st-louis